First developed as part of BAX's tenth anniversary in 2001, these awards have been designed to honor individuals in the arts who have revealed and transformed our creative world. By instigating and enduring change they have deepened the definition of their field and paved the way for others.

The awards are given in three categories: ARTISTS, ARTS EDUCATION and ARTS MANAGEMENT. Additionally, each year there is an honorary award designated.

BAXten awardees all select an individual, organization or entity to receive a PASSING IT ON AWARD. The PASSING IT ON FUND allows each year's recipients in each of the categories to financially assist others in their field that exemplify the same criteria that the awardees were chosen for.

Past BAXten Award recipients have included

ARTISTS 2007 Deborah Hay Yasuko Yokoshi 2006 Dean Moss Pamela Sneed 2005 Carl Hancock Rux Judith Sloan 2004 Clarinda Mac Low Elizabeth Streb 2003 Jennifer Miller Meredith Monk 2002 Reno Marlies Yearby 2001 Peggy Shaw Hank Smith ARTS ADMINISTRATORS 2007 Jen Abrams Ruby Lerner 2006 Karen Bernard Bob Yesselman 2005 Kristin Marting Norma Munn 2004 Maurine Knighton Craig Peterson 2003 Nathan Elbogen Martha Wilson 2002 Ellie Covan Virginia Louloudes 2001 Steve Gross Mikki Shepard ARTS EDUCATORS 2007 Reg Flowers Jessica Nicoll 2006 Denise Jefferson George Emilio Sanchez 2005 Dr. Sharon Dunn Andrew Jannetti 2004 Sister Kwayera Archer-Cunningham Joan Finkelstein 2003 Jackie Chang David Pleasant 2002 Ana Maria Alvarez Martha Bowers 2001 Sandra Stratton-Gonzalez Greg McCaslin HONORARY AWARDS 2007 Susan Perlstein 2006 Bev Grant 2005 Elise Bernhardt Toshi Reagon 2004 Liz Koch, Arts Manager   for Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz 2003 Marie Artesi, Former Director DCA's Community Arts Development Fund 2002 Susan Glass, former Executive Director of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs' Materials for the Arts 2001 Regina Hawkey, BAX's Founding Board President

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