Order of Arts and Letters

Order of Arts and Letters of Orioni
Collar and star
Awarded by Orioni
Established	2006
Country	Orioni
Eligibility	All
Criteria	Distinguished career in the dissemination of the culture and image of Orioni, through its active participation in work or related fields of literary or artistic creation
Status	Currently awarded
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Sun
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The Order of Arts and Letters of Orioni is a biennially awarded Civil Order of Merit of Orioni, sponsored by the Empress of Orioni “to afford recognition to outstanding contributions by individuals, groups of individuals, institutes, or organizations in spreading the culture and image of Orioni, through active participation in or work in related fields of literary or artistic creation.”

This order has a single category and, besides the honours, also carries a diploma with its presentation and monetary grant of Φ50.000 by the Andro Academy of Fine Arts and a Φ200.000 donation by the Empress.

Established 24 July 2006, the order was initiated by Sasha Akuchi, who was the Councillor of Education in 2006.

Background

The Order of Arts and Letters is granted by the Empress of Orioni by Imperial Decree, from nominations by the Council of Education, the dean of the Andro Academy of Fine Arts, or other department responsible for cultural action. Orinese government guidelines stipulate that citizens of Orioni must be at least thirty years old, respect Orioni civil law, and must have, “significantly contributed to the enrichment of the Orinese cultural inheritance” to be considered for award.

Membership is not, however, limited to Orinese people; recipients include numerous foreign luminaries. Before granting the order to a foreign recipient, the Council of Foreign Affairs is consulted. Foreign recipients are admitted into the Order, “without condition of age”.

The order is presented by the Councillor of Education.

Recipients

• 2006: Reichsmuseum of Alaghon, Tamurin
• 2008: Isenah el-Redahk
• 2010: National Gallery of Tagmatica, Tagmatium
• 2012: Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Suverina
• 2014: National museum of Orioni, O'polis
• 2016: Lovra museum and conference center, Zuidhaven
• 2018: (To be announced.)
• 2020: (To be announced.)
• 2022: (To be announced.)
• 2024: (To be announced.)