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December 1 @ 6:00pm PST
Simulcast on
MoPOP’s Facebook page + Amazon Music’s Twitch channel + Amazon Music app
JOIN US VIRTUALLY
This one-night-only benefit will feature unforgettable performances by Alice In Chains, as well as performances from Metallica, Billy Corgan, Korn, and more.
Check out the full lineup here!
For the first time ever, this highly anticipated annual event will be moving from MoPOP’s Sky Church to an online platform where it will be free and open to all, giving pop culture lovers across the world an opportunity to connect and become a part of our creative community.
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Your Support Means More Than Ever
While this year's Founders Award will stream for free and be open to all, like many arts organizations around the country, MoPOP has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. As a community supported non-profit museum and in-person gathering space, closing our doors was especially difficult.
All proceeds raised through Founders Award will provide relief by allowing us to continue to serve our community, reach young people, and preserve our shared pop culture history during this difficult time.
Learn more about ways you can show your support or bring a little bit of the in-person party to you by making a gift below!
APPEARANCES BY SOUND OFF! ALUMNI ARTISTS
Katyrose Jordan // The Human Missile Crisis // David's Van // Talaya.
Our 2020 Honoree
Over the course of their remarkable career, Alice In Chains: vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez and vocalist/guitarist William DuVall and posthumously, original lead singer, Layne Staley and bassist, Mike Starr have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, toured to sold out audiences and earned multiple Grammy Award nominations. They have amassed a diehard international fanbase numbering in the millions and are a household name worldwide.
Alice In Chains discography features some of the biggest and most important albums in rock history, including 1992’s quadruple-platinum-certified Dirt, 1994’s triple-platinum-certified EP Jar of Flies, which was the first EP in music history to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and 1995’s self-titled double-platinum-certified Alice in Chains, which also entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 1.
They returned in grand style in 2009 with the critically acclaimed Black Gives Way to Blue, which hit No. 1 across the rock and alternative charts, earned a Grammy nomination, was certified Gold and hailed by Vice as “a record that’s as powerful as anything the band has done.” The band’s latest album released in 2018, Rainier Fog, hit No. 1 across Billboard’s Rock, Alternative and Hard Music Charts and No. 1 on the iTunes Rock Album Chart and earned them a Grammy nod for “Best Rock Album.” Alice In Chains remains one of the most successful and influential American rock bands of all time.
Since 2007, the Museum of Pop Culture Founders Award has celebrated artists whose noteworthy contributions continue to nurture the next generation of risk-takers.
To support our fundraising efforts, Founders Award includes an online auction featuring some amazing packages and memorabilia. The auction ends at 11:59PM PST on December 1. Start your bidding now!
FEATURED AUCTION ITEMS
Founders Award 2021 Experience
Founders fan, here is your opportunity to join us for MoPOP’s 2021 Founders Award gala with two VIP tickets to the full Founders experience, including first class tickets on Alaska Airlines.
Alice in Chains Autographed Gibson Guitar
The perfect choice for any music fan or collector, this gorgeous Gibson Les Paul guitar in Cherry Sunburst is autographed by members of Alice In Chains: Jerry Cantrell, William DuVall, Mike Inez, and Sean Kinney.
Pearl Jam Autographed Fender Guitar
Take home this 2019 capri-orange Fender “Player Telecaster” electric guitar autographed by all five current members of Pearl Jam, plus touring keyboard/organist “Boom” Gaspar.
Backstage Pass: Founders AWARD 2020
FOUNDERS AWARD COMMITTEE
JODY ALLEN *
HONORARY CHAIR
LESLIE JACKSON CHIHULY
COMMITTEE CHAIR
CHARLIE BILLOW
LEIGH ANNE CLARK
MARK DEDERER
DANA FRANK *
SHELLEY HILF
IAN R. KERRIGAN
MARIA MACKEY
MICHAEL J. MALONE
MIKE MCCONNELL
LIZ MCCONNELL
MICHELLE QUISENBERRY *
AMY SPRANGERS
AMY WINDHAM
* = MoPOP Board Member
PAST HONOREES
Brandi Carlile 2019
John Fogerty 2018
The Doors 2017
Joe Walsh 2016
Jimmy Page 2015
Jackson Browne 2014
Crosby, Stills & Nash 2013
Carlos Santana 2012
Buddy Guy 2011
Billy Cox 2010
Steve Cropper 2009
Robbie Robertson 2008
Ann & Nancy Wilson 2007
DONORS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!
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