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Obama honors BAM

July 29, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
President Barack Obama on Monday awarded the 2013 National Medal of Arts to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
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President Barack Obama on Monday awarded the 2013 National Medal of Arts to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). The award, which recognizes BAM’s innovative contributions to the performing and visual arts, was received by BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington. 

Karen Brooks Hopkins; BAM’s Executive Producer, Joseph V. Melillo; and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Alan H. Fishman said, “We believe the choice of BAM for this honor reflects the hard work of the brilliant artists who have graced our stages and screens, hundreds of arts administrators and board members who have given the institution their service, the many generous donors and loyal audiences who believed in the potential of our organization over many years, and, of course, our beloved borough of Brooklyn and the city of New York, whose leaders have provided the resources for BAM to thrive.”


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