2002 GOVERNOR'S AWARDS FOR THE ARTS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Eleven winners have been selected for the 2002 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio. Winners were selected in seven categories from more than 140 nominations. Awards will be presented at a luncheon honoring award winners and members of the Ohio Legislature hosted by the Ohio Arts Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation March 13, 11:30-1 p.m. at The Columbus Athenaeum, 32 North Fourth Street in downtown Columbus.

Award categories and recipients are: Individual Artist: Brinsley and Lilian Tyrrell (Ravenna), and Herbert Woodward Martin (Dayton); Arts Administration: Roger M. Berkowitz, Toledo Museum of Art; Arts Patron: Otto M. Budig Jr. (Cincinnati), and Loann Crane (Columbus); Arts in Education: Martin W. Nagy, Arts Council Lake Erie West (Toledo); Arts Outreach: Black Heritage Library & Cultural Center (Findlay); Business Support of the Arts: Dennis Kurlas, owner Red Squirrel and Skyline Chili (Hamilton), and Southern Ohio Medical Center (Portsmouth); Partnership in the Arts: University of Rio Grande ­ Graduate Education.
   
The Irma Lazarus Award will be given to Christoph von Dohnányi of The Cleveland Orchestra. The award honors the memory of Irma Lazarus, an arts patron, advocate and leader in the development of state funding for the arts in Ohio. It goes to organizations or individuals who have helped shape public
support for the arts. Special recognition will be given to the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education for nearly 30 years of promoting arts education in Ohio.
   
Winners will receive an original work by artist Kim Vito of Dayton. Vito is an Associate Professor of Art in the printmaking and drawing department of Wright State University. For more information on the 2002 Governor¹s Awards for the Arts call the Ohio Arts Council at 614/466-2613 or visit our website at www.oac.state.oh.us.

Kim Vito, Fall Landscape, 1995, color woodcut, 18" x 24"

deadlines

January 15

• Operating Support II - Visual and Performing Arts
• Appalachian Arts Program - FY 2002 applications

February 1

• Community, Traditional Arts and Festivals, including Operating Support II and Project Support

• AIE Artist in Residence - Sponsors

• Performing Arts on Tour - Artists

panel meetings

January 30
Artists Projects Program

February 20
Appalachian Arts Program

February 27-28
Visual Arts Operating Support II

2002 Directory Available

The OAC's 2002 Ohio Arts Festivals and Competitions Directory is a useful guide for anyone seeking information about arts and crafts festivals throughout Ohio. To receive a copy call 1-800-BUCKEYE and ask to speak to a travel counselor or send a self addressed #10 envelope with $1.03 in postage stamps ­ no cash or checks ­ to Ohio Arts Council, Attn: Festivals Directory, 727 East Main Street, Columbus, OH 43205-1796. An online version is available at www.oac.state.oh.us.