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Awarded annually since 2015, The Golden Mango was established by The Studios to recognize “a person who fosters aesthetic, social, intellectual, and monetary contributions to our island arts community and its reputation as a center for the arts.”
The award itself is designed and fabricated by the visual artist Helen Harrison.
The Studios Hero Award was created as a response to Hurricane Irma in 2018, “to recognize members of Key West’s creative community, whose response to a time of need is an extraordinary call to service, helping their neighbors with selflessness and in the true spirit of One Human Family.” The Studios Hero Award is not an annual award but is given only when exceptional circumstances are the occasion for exceptional acts of generosity. The real challenge is selecting just a few individuals who embody the spirit of selflessness and direct action that has helped Key West survive whatever comes her way.