Send Us A Winner! Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio Nomination Form Available Online
by Jami Goldstein
The Ohio Arts Council is now accepting nominations for the 2005 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio. The annual awards are given to Ohio individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding contributions to the arts statewide, regionally and nationally. Deadline for nominations is Thursday, October 21, 2004.
Submit your nominations and support letters online . A complete explanation of the nomination process is available on the website. Nominations will be accepted only online.
Award winners are chosen for outstanding contributions to the arts — statewide, regionally and nationally. Awards are given for Arts Administration, Arts in Education, Arts Patron, Business Support of the Arts, Community Development and Participation and Individual Artist. Winners will receive a work of art by Ohio artist Nicholas Hill at a public ceremony during Arts Day on April 6, 2005.
The award ceremony will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Capitol Theatre in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts and will be free and open to the public. The Governor’s Awards for the Arts are presented by Ohio Arts Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation.
The Governor’s Awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with Arts Day April 6, 2005. This daylong event demonstrating public value and support for the arts is sponsored by Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. Arts Day will include an: arts advocacy briefing, legislative visits, workshops, Statehouse tours, and student exhibitions. For more information on Arts Day 2005, visit www.ohiocitizensforthearts.org
For more information about the Governor’s Award nomination process contact Darcie D’Ascenzo at the Ohio Arts Council, 727 East Main Street, Columbus OH 43205-1796; phone 614/466-2613; fax 614/466-4494; toll-free 888/243-8622; email darcie.d’ascenzo@oac.state.oh.us. The nomination form is available on the OAC website
Arts Day was created to foster a greater awareness of the value of the arts in Ohio. Citizens are encouraged to participate in Arts Day by visiting with their state legislators and communicating the need for public support of the arts and arts education. Each year on Arts Day the Capitol is filled with arts supporters sharing the importance of the arts in their communities. To learn more about participating in Arts Day contact Ohio Citizens for the Arts at info@ohiocitizensforthearts.org or 614/221-4064.
The Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio reception is sponsored by Carrabba’s Italian Grill—Polaris.
Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation was formed in 1990 as a companion organization of the Ohio Citizens for the Arts, which was established in 1976. OCA is a volunteer, nonprofit grass roots organization working to increase public support of the arts in Ohio. Through the efforts of hundreds of individuals and arts and education organizations, Ohio Citizens for the Arts advocates on behalf of the Ohio Arts Council and the arts throughout the state.
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.
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