The Stranger's Genius Awards Honor Local Artists

october 12, 2003  12:16 pm
The Stranger's Genius Awards Honor Local Artists
A packed house toasted the Seattle arts community last week as four local artists and two arts organizations were named the first recipients of the $5,000 prize, reports the Seattle Post- Intelligencer. All the hugging and kissing between critics and award winners brought a disclaimer of sorts from Stranger Editor Dan Savage. "None of our critics has slept with any of the award winners. Not yet. Maybe it's time they paid up."