3rd Annual GANSPA-Gifted Artists Neo Soul & Poetry Awards

From the venue:

(Atlanta, GA Sunday, October 23, 2016) - GANSPA is a celebration of the Arts, focusing on Neo Soul & Poetry. Since inception in 2014 the GANSPA Awards has honored outstanding community leaders in the Arts and Entertainment field. Past recipients include Radio Personality Joyce Little V-103/1380 WAOK, Actor Tommy Ford, Radio Personality SiMan Baby, Majic 107.5/97.5, News Anchor JaQuitta Williams and Emmy Award Winning Poet Hank Stewart.

The GANSPA Organization's mission is to support artists year round through its education and mentoring programs as well as spotlight excellence through the Annual Awards Ceremony. Raising awareness of Sickle Cell Anemia is a paramount objective.

The festivities will take place at the Mountain View Community Center, 3400 Sandy Plains Marietta, GA 30066. The afternoon will begin at 3:30 pm with a Red Carpet. A Pre-show featuring artist from around the Southeast will start at 4:00 pm. The evening ceremony commences at 5:00 pm. Two-time Grammy Award Winner Eshe of Arrested Development, will perform live in the opening number. The awards ceremony will also include tributes to Tamika "Georgia Me" Harper, Tony, Peabody, Renowned Poet along with Dichotomy the Poet, recipient of the Hank Stewart Community Activism Award, R&B diva Angie Stone, GANSPA Hall of Fame Inductee. A bevy of celebrity presenters will bestow 15 awards to International and local artists that reside throughout the South East. Bruce George founder of the Genius is Common Movement and Co-founder of Russell Simons' Def Poetry Jam will address the audience. The show will also broadcast live to thousands online.

Kier's Hope is our official charity. Kier "Junior" Spates of the Steve Harvey Morning Show is our official Sickle Cell Goodwill Ambassador. We encourage donations directly to the Kier's Hope Foundation in the name of GANSPA Awards.