On October 17, Americans for the Arts presented the 2011 National Arts Awards in New York City.

This year'€™s honorees were:

• Frank Stella - Isabella & Theodor Dalenson Lifetime Achievement Award
• Beverley Taylor Sorenson - Eli & Edythe Broad Award for Philanthropy in the Arts
• Jenny Holzer - Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award
• President'€™s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities - Arts Education Award
• Gabourey Sidibe - Bell Family Foundation Young Artist Award
• Wells Fargo & Company - Corporate Citizenship in the Arts Award

The annual awards recognize those artists and arts leaders who exhibit exemplary national leadership and whose work demonstrates extraordinary artistic achievement.

They are organizations and individuals - €”artists, business leaders, and patrons- €”who understand that the arts and arts education enrich people and communities alike.