Editing Museum of Pop Culture (section)

==Founders Award==
Since 2007, the Museum of Pop Culture's ''Founders Award'' has celebrated artists whose "noteworthy contributions continue to nurture the next generation of risk-takers". The annual benefit gala is key in funding the museum's educational programs, community engagement, and exhibitions.<ref name="founders award">{{Cite web |title=Founders Award |url=https://www.mopop.org//exhibitions-plus-events/founders-award/ |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=MoPOP.org}}</ref> In 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the gala had to be cancelled and for the first time ever, the event was made free to the public, streaming online on December 1, 2020, as MoPOP honored Seattle's own [[Alice in Chains]].<ref name="aic">{{Cite web |date=September 30, 2020 |title=MoPOP To Honor Alice in Chains With 2020 Founders Award |url=https://www.mopop.org/about-mopop/the-mopop-blog/posts/2020/september/mopop-to-honor-alice-in-chains-with-2020-founders-award/ |website=MoPOP.org |access-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102182046/https://www.mopop.org/about-mopop/the-mopop-blog/posts/2020/september/mopop-to-honor-alice-in-chains-with-2020-founders-award/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The benefit streaming raised more than $600,000 for MoPOP in its first night. A compilation featuring highlights from the tribute was made available for streaming on [[Amazon Music]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Music from Museum of Pop Culture's Founders Award Honoring Alice In Chains Available as Streaming Amazon Music Compilation |url=http://www.mopop.org/about-mopop/press/december-2-2020/ |website=MoPOP.org}}</ref>

;Recipients
* 2007: [[Ann Wilson|Ann]] & [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy Wilson]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2008: [[Robbie Robertson]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2009: [[Steve Cropper]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2010: [[Billy Cox]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2011: [[Buddy Guy]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2012: [[Carlos Santana]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2013: [[Crosby, Stills & Nash]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2014: [[Jackson Browne]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2015: [[Jimmy Page]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2016: [[Joe Walsh]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2017: [[The Doors]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2018: [[John Fogerty]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2019: [[Brandi Carlile]]<ref name="founders award"/>
* 2020: [[Alice in Chains]]<ref name="aic"/>
* 2022: [[Quincy Jones]]<ref name="founders award"/>