2015 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio Winners Announced

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2015 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio Winners Announced
by Justin Nigro

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2015

CONTACT:Justin Nigro
614/728-4445
justin.nigro@oac.state.oh.us
oac.ohio.gov

Columbus, OH--Six winners have been selected to receive the 2015 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio. The awards will be presented at a luncheon ceremony honoring the winners and members of the Ohio Legislature at noon on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown Columbus. The luncheon is hosted by the Ohio Arts Council and the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. Winners will receive an original work of art by Nicole Schneider, a printmaker and mixed-media artist from Cleveland, at a public ceremony during the luncheon.

Winners were selected by the Governors Awards Selection Committee from 68 nominations submitted by individuals and organizations throughout Ohio. The award categories and recipients are:

James Pate

Dayton (Montgomery)

Mayor Thomas Johnson

Somerset (Perry)

Morris Furniture Company

Fairborn (Greene)

Barbara Hunzicker

Lancaster (Fairfield)

Dr. Philip Brady

Youngstown (Mahoning)

Marie Bollinger Vogt

Sylvania (Lucas)

CLICK HERE FOR 2015 GOVERNOR'S AWARDS WINNER BIOGRAPHIES

The Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio & Arts Day Luncheon are held in conjunction with Arts Day, a daylong event demonstrating public value and support for the arts sponsored by the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. Arts Day will include an arts advocacy briefing, legislative visits, an arts showcase, Statehouse tours, and student exhibitions. For more information on Arts Day 2015, visit ohiocitizensforthearts.org or call 614/221-4064.

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 Statehouse is filled with arts supporters sharing the importance of the arts to their communities.

The 2015 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio & Arts Day Luncheon are presented in partnership with the Ohio Channel. The 2015 Governor's Awards Selection Committee was comprised of four Ohio Arts Council board members and three members selected by the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation.

More information about the Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio & Arts Day Luncheon, including a full list of past winners, is available on theOhio Arts Council website.

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
The 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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