During the opening keynote of this year’s National Arts Marketing Project Conference, Americans for the Arts and Destination Marketing Association International announced the recipients of the 2013 Arts Destination Marketing Award. This year’s winners are Bloomington, IN and Memphis, TN.

The award honors two local arts agencies and convention and visitors bureaus that have collaborated successfully to improve tourism in their community. It is intended to reinforce the importance of a strong relationship between a community's destination marketing organization and its cultural-heritage and arts agencies.

Congratulations Bloomington and Memphis! Keep up the great work!