Registration Opens for the 2012 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio & Arts Day Luncheon
by Amy McKay
Registration is now open for the 2012 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio & Arts Day Luncheon. This year marks the 41st anniversary of the luncheon, which will be held at noon on May 9, 2012 at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown Columbus. The luncheon is hosted by the Ohio Arts Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. Single tickets, which must be purchased online at the Ohio Arts Council website, are $50 and include lunch and a dessert reception. Table sponsorships are also available through the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. Registration closes on April 9, 2012.
Eight winners, selected from 67 nominations submitted by individuals and organizations across the state, will be honored at the luncheon ceremony along with members of the Ohio Legislature. Winners will receive an original work of art by Debra Joyce Dawson, a plein air artist from Pataskala.
The seven award categories and recipients are: Arts Administration, Ed Stern & Buzz Ward, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (Cincinnati); Arts Education, Toledo School for the Arts (Toledo); Arts Patron, Louise D. Nippert (Cincinnati); Business Support of the Arts, Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Dayton); Community Development & Participation, ArtsinStark (Canton); Individual Artist, Michael Jerome Bashaw (Kettering); Irma Lazarus Award, Barbara S. Robinson (Cleveland).
Registration information is available on the Ohio Arts Council website at www.oac.ohio.gov/events/GovAwards. Advertisements may be purchased for the Governor's Awards program by visiting the Advertising page. Placing an advertisement in the luncheon program is an excellent way to congratulate a winner, promote an upcoming season, exhibition or performance, highlight a tourism venue or thank legislators for their support of the arts.
The 2012 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio & Arts Day Luncheon will be held in conjunction with Arts Day on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. This daylong event demonstrating public value and support for the arts is sponsored by the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. Arts Day will include an arts advocacy briefing, legislative visits, an arts showcase, tours of the Ohio Statehouse and student exhibitions.
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. Every year on Arts Day, the Capitol is filled with arts supporters sharing the importance of the arts in their communities.
For more information on how to participate in Arts Day, or how to purchase table sponsorships for the luncheon, contact the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation at info@ohiocitizensforthearts.org or 614/221-4064.
The 2012 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio & Arts Day Luncheon are presented in partnership with the Ohio Channel. Media sponsors include the Cincinnati Enquirer, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association, Ohio Magazine, Time Warner Cable, The Toledo Blade, WCBE-90.5 FM and CD101@102.5 FM.
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.
About the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation:
Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation provides information to all Ohioans about the arts and promotes their value to a high quality of life, a strong economy and the achievement of educational excellence. The foundation was formed in 1990 as a companion organization to Ohio Citizens for the Arts, which was established in 1976. Ohio Citizens for the Arts is a statewide, nonprofit grassroots membership organization focused on increasing public support for the arts in Ohio. Through the efforts of thousands 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.
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