NAC Community Award Recipients
Since the early 1980's the Northampton Arts Council has given awards annually for two categories of excellence in the arts.
The award for Dynamic Impact in the Arts is given to an artist or arts organization that demonstrates rare achievement in the arts, either during that year or over a period of years. The award was named after Jane Ahlfeld in appreciation for her many years of service as chair of the Arts Council.
The award for Community Service in the Arts is given to an individual or business who have made a tremendous effort on behalf of the arts. This award is named after Keen Hahn who spent many years working at the Northampton Center for the Arts before his untimely death.
1983
Richard Rescia
1984
Carol Gotwalls
1985
Ralph Levy
1986
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Gordon Thorne
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Donald Clark and Audrey Pepper
1987
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Bob Cilman
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Michael Mufson
1988
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Barbara Shaeffer-Bacon and Karen Kreiger
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Steve Calcagnino
1989
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Bart Gordon
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Steve Stoia and Stephen Petegorsky
1990
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Kathy Service and Shon Cox Doucette
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Donald Tepper
1991
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Pip Stromgren and Helen Rescia
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Gail Giere Collins and Jordi Herold
1992
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Duane Robinson, staff of the Academy of Music
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Norinne Tiley
1993
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Martin Carrera and Gail & Dan Yacuzzo
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Leslie Ferrin
1994
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Katherine Sanderson and Meg Irwin-Brandon
1995
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Faith Kaufman and Blaise Bisaillon
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Ed Charla and Mal Thursday
1996
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: John Reily
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Carol Hyde
1997
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Joseph Rich and Robert Walker
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Howard Polonsky, Dee Degeiso, Geoff & Linda Post
1998
(no awards given out)
1999
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Bill Feinstein
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Sheryl Stoodley
2000
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Claudio Guerra
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Jim Arementi
2001
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Bruce MacMillan
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Amie Dowling and Julie Waggoner
2002
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Christine Sonnhalter
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Kathy Couch
2003
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: FACES
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Lisa Leizman
2004
(no awards given out)
2005
(no awards given out)
2006
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Gwen Agna
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Lisa Thompson
2007
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Lillian Forguites and Miraim Clap
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Duane Robinson and David Jenkins
2008
Keen Hahn Community Service Award: Ann Shannahan
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact Award: Eric Suher
2009
Keen Hahn Community Service: Andrew Crystal
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact: Joe Blumenthal
2010
Keen Hahn Community Service: C3
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact: Beau Flahive
2011
Keen Hahn Community Service: Penny Burke
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact: Michael Tillyer
2012
(no awards given out)
2013
Keen Hahn Community Service: Liz Chalfin and Zea Mays Printmaking
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact: Ted Lee and Feeding Tube Records
2014
(no awards given out)
2015
Bob Cilman Award for Community Service and Dynamic Impact on the Arts: Jim Olsen
2016
(no awards given out)
2017
(no awards given out)
2018
(no awards given out)
2019
(no awards given out)
2020
Keen Hahn Community Service: Esther White
Jane Ahlfeld Dynamic Impact: Richard Rescia