Announcing the 2016 Governor's Awards for the Arts Winners
by Hannah Brokenshire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2016
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Hannah Brokenshire
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WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2016 GOVERNORS AWARDS FOR THE ARTS IN OHIO
Columbus, Ohio: Nine winners have been selected to receive awards at the 2016 Governors Awards for the Arts in Ohio on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. The 2016 award recipients and categories, including city and county, are:
Arts Administration: Gary Hanson, executive director, The Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland (Cuyahoga)
Arts Education: Joe Deer, professor, Wright State University Dayton (Montgomery)
Arts Patron: George Barrett, chairman/CEO, Cardinal Health Dublin (Franklin)
Business Support of the Arts (small): First-Knox National Bank Mount Vernon (Knox)
Business Support of the Arts (large): Premier Health Dayton (Montgomery)
Community Development & Participation: Harmony Project Columbus (Franklin)
Individual Artist (two winners):
Janice Lessman-Moss, professor of textile arts, Kent State University Kent (Portage); John Scalzi, author Bradford (Darke)
Irma Lazarus Award: James Conlon, music director, Cincinnati May Festival Cincinnati (Hamilton)
The Governor's Awards Selection Committee, comprised of four Ohio Arts Council (OAC) board members and three members selected by the Ohio Citizens for the Arts (OCA) Foundation, recommended winners after reviewing 88 nominations submitted by individuals and organizations from across Ohio.
Award Ceremony and Luncheon | Wednesday, May 18
The award ceremony will take place during a luncheon Wednesday, May 18, at noon at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown Columbus. Winners will receive an original work of art by photographer and visual artist Paula Kraus of Dayton, Ohio. The Ohio Arts Council and the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation host the luncheon to honor this years winners and acknowledge continued support by Ohios elected officials. The Governors Awards luncheon is held in conjunction with Arts Day, a daylong arts advocacy event sponsored by Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation.
About the Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically. Find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or visit the OAC website at oac.ohio.gov
About the Ohio Citizens for the Arts/Foundation
Through the efforts of thousands of individuals and arts and education organizations, Ohio Citizens for the Arts advocates on behalf of arts and culture, and funding for the same, through the Ohio Arts Council. The Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation formed in 1990 as a companion organization, leverages additional support for the arts and arts education.
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