Over the past 13 years we have gathered annually at the Viola Awards to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of our creative community from the previous year. The Flagstaff Arts Council is asking our community to come together and reflect on 2020, the pandemic, and our community through a Year in Review video. This video will premiere at the Viola Awards on Friday, June 18th. We all know that 2020 was a year filled with lots of challenges, loss, emotion, and moments of resiliency. Please share your reflections on the year 2020 by participating in this project.

This video will reflect on 2020 and look toward the future. Participants will answer at least 3 of the following questions:

How did you feel at the beginning of the pandemic?
Did art or creative practice help you in any way?
Was there a community event or art program that stood out to you during the pandemic?
How do you feel Flagstaff weathered the last year of the pandemic? Were there moments of joy, hope, or resiliency?
How do you feel now, more than a year after the pandemic began?
What did the pandemic teach you about yourself or your creative practice? How does that affect your outlook on the future?

To participate: record your answers to at least three of the above questions using the Voice Memo (or equivalent) smartphone app, holding the phone about six inches below your face. Do not hold the phone right in front of your mouth to avoid blowing into the mic. After recording, please submit your audio files via email to Sarah Downing (sdowning@flagartscouncil.org) before Friday, April 30, 2021.

This audio will play over video edited to reflect the sentiments shared in the recording created by Flagstaff filmmaker, Nick Geib.

If you have any questions about participating in this video project, please contact Sarah Downing (sdowning@flagartscouncil.org or 928-779-2300×111).