Dearborn Public Schools offers its congratulations to two staff members who will receive Mayor’s Arts Awards later this month.
Niki Cassidy, art teacher at Dearborn High, is receiving this year’s Arts Educator award.
Sunshine Durant will receive a Special Recognition. Ms. Durant teaches art at River Oaks and is also the district’s resource teacher for art.
The public is invited to attend the 2025 Mayor’s Arts Awards. The event will be April 28 at 7 p.m. in Studio A at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Artists, performers, and those who support the arts in the greater Dearborn community will be recognized for their contributions. The program will include seven awards categories, light entertainment and
a reception immediately following.
The other 2025 award honorees include Janeen Bodary, Artist/Performer Award; Karen Holland, Volunteer Award; Dearborn Fine Arts Club, Organization Award; and Steven & Faye Adelson/Steven Bernard Jewelers, Patron Award. Mayor Abdullah Hamood will present the 2025 Mayor’s Award to artist/designer Haroutioun Bastajian.
The Mayor’s Arts Award is organized by the Dearborn Community Fund.