Courage Award for the Arts

These awards are very meaningful to me. I’m deeply inspired by all the honorees—by their courage, their determination, their spirit. In their own ways, they’re all working for peace.

— Yoko Ono Lennon, Courage Award for the Arts

The award was established in 2009 by Yoko Ono Lennon. Courage Award for the Arts laureates receive a prize of US$25,000.

Recipients

• 2016:
  • Laurie Anderson
  • Mohammed el Gharani
• 2014:
  • Laurie Anderson
  • Valie Export
  • Marianne Faithfull
  • Gustav Metzger
• 2013: Julian Assange
• 2012:
  • Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar
  • Sabine Breitwieser and Jenny Schlenzka
  • Kate Millett
  • Carolee Schneemann
  • Martha Wilson
• 2011:
  • Simone Forti
  • Jean-Jacques Lebel
  • Meredith Monk
  • Yvonne Rainer
• 2010:
  • Guerrilla Girls
  • GuerrillaGirlsBroadBand
  • Guerrilla Girls On Tour
  • Printed Matter
  • Émile Zola
• 2009:
  • Gilbert and Lila Silverman
  • La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela