Savannah Native ‘Big Boi’ Earns Arts Award

Posted by Nikki
October 11, 2005

Antwan “Big Boi” Patton has won a few prizes in his life, including six Grammy awards for his work in the chart-topping hip-hop duo Outkast.

Now he can add a fine arts award given to him in his own hometown to the trophy cabinet.

Patton was presented with the Fine Arts Award by the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation in Savannah, Ga. in recognition of his achievement in the arts.

The foundation is dedicated to researching and preserving black history and culture in Savannah, Georgia’s oldest city.

“It feels great,” said Patton, who has lived and worked in Atlanta for over a decade. “It’s been a long time coming. After 13 years, I appreciate it.”

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