Flagstaff Artist Darcy Falk Chosen as Creator of 2021 Viola Awards
Flagstaff artist Darcy Falk is chosen as the 2021 Viola Awards Artist. Falk begun production on the awards which will be given to the winners at the 13th Annual Viola Awards on Friday, June 18th.
Each year, we gather to honor the significant achievements of Flagstaff’s creative community at the Viola Awards. This year’s awards will recognize nearly 50 finalists across 9 categories including Excellence in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Music, Storytelling, STEAM, Education, Community Impact, and Emerging Artist. The Viola Awards will also be honoring Nat White and Dr. Edith Copely as this year’s Legacy Award recipients.
Click here to read more about this year’s finalists.
Falk’s inspiration for the awards was the interconnectedness of the arts, science, and cultural organization in Flagstaff. In her proposal she wrote “…we share resources: finances, venues, and volunteers. We rely on the cross-pollination of ideas to create our work, and that’s part of what makes Flagstaff unique.” The awards reflect this; Falk created a large textile collage, cut that collage into equal sections, then individually refined, stitched, and finished each of the twelve awards.
About Darcy Falk
Since 1984, Darcy Falk has been creating original artworks from textiles, using a wide variety of techniques, including a full range of surface design processes.
Her work has been included in national and regional juried and invitational exhibits over the past 35 years. Her pieces are part of several private and public collections, including the Sky Harbor International Airport art collection. Public commissions include work created for North Country Healthcare, the Taylor House, and the HALO House (all located in Flagstaff). Two pieces of hers have been used on posters for the Northern Arizona Book Festival. Her most recent commission was created for Karma Sushi Bar Grill in Flagstaff.
Falk is also a writer, having written a number of essays for Flagstaff Live’s Flagstaff Letter from Home column, as well as several pieces for national magazines. Since 2016, she has also run TallulahArthead.com, where she sells her oilcloth fashion accessories, screen-printed items and other sundries.
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Past Viola Award artists have included: Amy Begay (2020); Sonja London-Hall ( 2019 & 2015); Elizabeth Bonzani (2018); Steve Warburton (2017); Tom Williams (2016); Rena Hamilton (2014); Chris Norlin (2013); Daniel Pierre (2012); Ellen Tibbetts (2010).
Artist Darcy Falk poses in front of one of her textiles.
