City Of Puyallup Video Celebrating Local Art Wins National Award

PUYALLUP, WA — Puyallup is a city of the arts, and the world is starting to take notice.

According to a recent update from the City of Puyallup, its video "Celebrating Art in Puyallup" just won an award from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors. The video was produced by Pierce County Television and primarily features the talents of the Northwest Sinfonietta, a locally-based professional chamber orchestra.

The video can be seen below:

The short film took home the 2021 NATOA Government Programming Award's Award of Distinction in the Arts and Entertainment category.

The Puyallup Library also took home an Award of Distinction in the Library category for their video, Visit the Puyallup Library Online!

Congratulations to both the winners for their work recognizing Puyallup's community spirit. The awards are sure to lift the spirits of city organizers who have recently been embroiled in a bit of an arts-related debacle: the city recently unveiled a proposal to build a brand-new city welcome sign at the intersection of Meridian and SR 512 — but public feedback to the proposed design was so strong and overwhelmingly negative they've had to table the proposal.

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