Awards and Recognitions
• Arts Build Communities Rising Star Award, Finalist 2010 by Virginians for the Arts
• Bruce Oliver Educator Leadership Award 2009 by Fairfax County Public Schools for partnership with West Potomac Academy High School
• Alex Awards 2009 by Alexandria Commission for the Arts
• Enterprise Award 2008 by Catalogue for Philanthropy
• Named “one of the best small nonprofits in the Washington DC region” 2007-2008 by Catalogue for Philanthropy
• Virginia House and Senate Commendation 2006 – The Commonwealth of Virginia House and Senate honored EWI with a Commendation for outstanding achievements in the community and for promoting the arts and cultures of immigrant and refugee women artists in 2006
• Making a Difference for Women Award 2006 by Soroptimist International
• Cultural Affairs Award 2005 by Alexandria Commission on Women
• Marga Fripp, New Century Scholar Award 2004 by Coca-Cola Foundation Award, USA Today and Phi Theta Kappa
• Marga Fripp, Governor of Maryland’s Award for Service and Volunteerism, 2003
Featured Stories about EWI’s Awards
- Mayor of Alexandria Bill Euille and Marga Fripp, winner of the 2009 Alex Awards
Nov. 7, 2009 – Marga Fripp, EWI’s Founding President and Executive Director has been awarded the 2009 Alex Awards by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. Marga was nominated by Barbara O’Keefe, a long-time supporter of EWI and a fan of Marga’s work. Thank you Barbara and the Alexandria Commission for the Arts for their support and recognition.
The Alex Arts Awards, a program of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, was created in 1985 to honor those who significantly contribute to the arts in the City of Alexandria. This year the award winning people are Marga Fripp of the Empowered Women International and Ilona Savage of the Alexandria Performing Arts Association. Both Marga and Ilona received their awards on Friday, October 23 at the “Taste for Giving” event at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
The honorees received an original work of ceramic art by Blair Meerfeld and brass star designed by David Martin of Gold Works.
