RON SWARNER: PIERCE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION WAS ALL BUSINESS >>>

What do Lynn Di Nino and Candi Hall have in common?  How about Linda Danforth and David W. Craig? Or all four? They and Barbara Lee Smith (not present and had a stand in) were all recipients of this year's Margaret K. Williams Arts Awards, which were presented last night at the Tacoma Art Museum.

In a ceremony that can be described as well organized and on time the five Pierce County artists spoke a little, posed a little and thanked the capacity crowd.

The Commission selected worthy candidates, as you may discover here.

Also impressive was the performance by Reality Check, a group of kids from Candi Hall’s D.A.S.H. Center. (D.A.S.H. Center is still short on funds to remain open. Please donate before the end of the year deadline.)

Margaret K. Williams, for whom the awards are named, spent many years building the arts community in Pierce County, as well as shaping the Commission, before her death in 1990.