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Awards for the Arts Presented from left, Speaker of the House JoAnn Davidson, award recipient Ora Anderson and OAC Board Chair Barbara Robinson

Eight businesses and individuals were honored at the 1999 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio and Arts Day Luncheon, presented by the Ohio Arts Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation March 24.

Award categories and recipients were: Arts Administration, Salli LoveLarkin, Cincinnati; Arts in Education, Marjorie Witt Johnson, Euclid; Arts Outreach, Preservation Dayton; Arts Patron, Ora Anderson, Athens; Business Support of the Arts, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron; Individual Artist, Dorothy Gill Barnes, Worthington; Partnerships in the Arts, Champion International Corporation, Hamilton. The Irma Lazarus Award was given to Heinz Poll, Ohio Ballet, Akron.

The Ohio Arts Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts thank the event sponsors and all of the legislators and arts advocates who attended. The OAC joins the Cincinnati arts community in mourning the loss of Salli LoveLarkin who died April 2 after a lengthy illness.

photo caption: At the Governor's Awards for the Arts luncheon, from left, are Speaker of the House of Representatives JoAnn Davidson, 1999 Governor's Award recipient Ora Anderson and Ohio Arts Council Board Chair Barbara Robinson.

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will hold auditions May 30 at noon. Interested applicants must submit a resume, recent full-length photo and $5 audition fee to DCDC Auditions, 126 North Main Street, #240, Dayton, OH 45402. For more information contact Cynthia Alley at 937/228-3232.

Best wishes to State Representative E.J. Thomas and Rachel Longaberger on their recent marriage. Thomas was profiled in last month's ArtsOhio.

Thanks to everyone who completed the Ohio Arts Council Conference 2000 survey. Congratulations to Maria Duttera of Weathervane Playhouse in Newark, the winner of two registrations at the Ohio Arts Council conference slated for Fall 2000.

OAC Deadlines & Panel Meetings

June 1
Minority Arts Program - Long Term Assistance Applications

June 2-3
Performing Arts on Tour Presenters panel meets at Columbus Music Hall

Midwest Arts Conference Scheduled

The 12th annual Midwest Arts Conference, September 15-18 in Kansas City, Missouri, will be one of the largest booking and education events for the performing arts in the country. It is expected to attract more than 900 artists, managers, presenters and administrators. There will be an array of seminars and workshops, networking opportunities, more than 10 hours of exhibit hall time and some great parties. Registration brochures will be mailed in early May. For more information call Arts Midwest at 612/341-0755; general@artsmidwest.org or www.artsmidwest.org.