Governor's Awards: Who's Getting Original Artwork By an Artist Named Schanberger

The Ohio Arts Council has announced the winners for next years Governor's Awards which will be given out on Arts Day, May 11th 2011.

From Amy McCay's press release on the Ohio Arts Council website...

Seven winners were chosen to receive the 2011 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio. Winners were selected from 73 nominations submitted by individuals and organizations throughout Ohio. The Awards will be presented at a luncheon ceremony honoring winners and members of the Ohio Legislature at noon on May 11, 2011 at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown Columbus. The luncheon is hosted by the Ohio Arts Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. Winners will receive an original work of art by Dayton photographer Francis Schanberger.

The seven award categories and recipients are: Arts Administration, Art Falco, PlayhouseSquare (Cleveland); Arts Education, Michael Lippert (Dayton); Arts Patron, Mary Wolfe (Perrysburg); Business Support of the Arts, Freund, Freeze & Arnold (Dayton); Community Development & Participation, Lancaster Festival (Lancaster); Individual Artist, James Friedman, photographer (Columbus); Irma Lazarus Award, Dr. Wayne Lawson (Columbus). Their full bios are listed below.




                              

For the biographies of the winners as well as the full article please visit the Ohio Arts Council website at http://www.oac.state.oh.us/News/NewsArticle.asp?intArticleId=578