2018 icon award honorees

The ICON Awards is an inaugural event celebrating those in
our community who have made an impact on Acadiana through Arts, Business and Culture.
The proceeds from the event will provide a foundation for the ABC Fund,
which is dedicated to sustaining, advocating for and protecting Acadiana’s
creative economy by providing ongoing business and financial support
to organizations and individuals throughout the region who have devoted
themselves to music, culture and the arts. 

Lifetime Achievement, Visual: Philip Gould

Lifetime Achievement, Performing: Michael Doucet dit BeauSoleil

Patron: Dr. Gerald and Geraldine Hubbell

Artist-Performing: Sonny Landreth

Artist-Visual: Dennis Paul Williams

Trailblazer: D.L. Menard

Trailblazer: Service League of Lafayette/Junior League of Lafayette

Leadership in the Creative Economy-Project: Blue Monday-John Williams

Leadership in the Creative Economy-Individuals: Steve and Cézanne Nails Dockside Studios

Rising Star: Alex "PoeticSoul" Johnson