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Community Arts Award winner: Louisville Central
Community Centers
The Governor’s Awards in the Arts honor Kentucky individuals,
businesses and organizations that make outstanding and significant
contributions to the arts in Kentucky. The commonwealth’s most prestigious
awards in the arts will be presented at a public ceremony and reception on
March 4, 2003 in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort. 2003 marks the 25th
Anniversary of the Governor's Awards including the esteemed Milner Award. The
awards ceremony will kick-off the year's anniversary celebrations culminated by
an "In Performance" gala at the Kentucky Center for the Arts planned for
September.
Each year the Governor’s Awards in the Arts demonstrate that
the arts are at work in Kentucky. This year’s recipients represent the
diversity of arts experiences and the significance of the contributions of the
arts to education and to the economy. The collective dedication to supporting
the arts in Kentucky represented by this esteemed group further demonstrates
the many ways that Kentucky citizens continue the tradition of creating a rich
cultural legacy. Milner Award
Donna S. Hall
 The Milner Award was established in 1977 in honor of B.
Hudson Milner, a Louisville utility executive and civic leader whose
contributions to the arts in Kentucky remain important to this day. The Milner
Award is the most prestigious tribute presented for outstanding individual
contributions to the arts and was the first Governor’s Award in the Arts.
In 1987, Governor Martha Layne Collins expanded the program to recognize the
outstanding work in the arts in many sectors of Kentucky communities.
The 2002 recipient, Donna Hall, has dedicated much of her time,
resources and influence to enriching the lives of others through volunteering
and working on behalf of the arts in Kentucky and the nation. Hall is currently
active on an esteemed list of boards that includes the Kentucky Center for the
Arts, The Governor’s School for the Arts, The Kentucky Art and Craft
Foundation, and the Kentucky Opera Association—as well as the boards of
institutions of higher learning and foundations in the state of Kentucky. Her
past board service and work includes such well-respected organizations as
Americans for the Arts, the Paramount Arts Center, the National Museum of Women
in the Arts and the National Corporate Theatre Board.
Donna Hall has worked passionately to both further specific arts
organizations and to promote an appreciation and awareness for the arts and
their integration into business, education and daily life. Because her belief
in the importance of the arts is so strong, Donna Hall is one of the
state’s premier fundraisers on behalf of the arts. National
Award
John Henry
The National Award honors a Kentucky son or daughter who has
achieved national acclaim. Sculptor John Henry has received not only national
acclaim, but has truly served as an ambassador for the arts representing
Kentucky. Henry, who returned to his home state of Kentucky over ten years ago
after living and working in other parts of the country for many years, has
earned a national and international reputation in his field as an innovative
and highly prolific sculptor with a unique vision and style.
Henry has works in major private and public collections, museums,
and cities across the United States, Europe and Asia. In addition to his
impressive reputation as an artist, Henry works to bring attention to the art
of sculpture through such activities as serving as the Chair of the Board of
Directors of the International Sculpture Center in Washington, D.C., and
through his support of sculptors—both professional and novice—in
Kentucky. Artist Award
Moses Goldberg
 Moses Goldberg—director, playwright, scholar,
teachers, and mentor—is the 2002 recipient of the Artist Award. This
recently retired Producing Director of Stage One Theatre in Louisville
dedicated twenty-four years to providing the highest quality theatrical
productions and education programs to the children and youth of Kentucky. It
was through Goldberg’s leadership that Stage One was established as one of
the top five children’s theatres in the nation.
For the last two decades Moses Goldberg has directed numerous
critically acclaimed productions, written countless scripts for young
audiences, and has been considered the “father” of participation
theatre in the United States. He has also taught at the university level and
his textbook, Children’s Theatre: A Philosophy and a Method, is a core
text in degree programs in children’s theatre. Throughout his career in
theatre, Goldberg has been not only a well-respected and tremendously
successful artist, but also a passionate advocate for the central role of the
arts in every child’s education. Business Award
Fifth Third Bank
The Business Award attests to outstanding interest in and support
of the arts by an organization or individual. This year’s recipient, Fifth
Third Bank, has had a tremendous impact on the success of the arts in Kentucky,
particularly in the Louisville, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky regions. Not
only has Fifth Third Bank provided grants to arts organizations ranging from
large—such as the Kentucky Center for the Arts, Actors Theatre, and the
Kentucky Art & Craft Foundation—to small—such as the Pleiades
Theatre Company, the Blue Sky Foundation and the Shelby County Community
Theatre—but employees have played major leadership roles in organizations
such as the Fund for the Arts, the Louisville Orchestra and Actors Theatre.
President and CEO James R. Gaunt served as chairman of the Fund for the Arts
campaign in 1998 that raised $6 million to benefit area arts groups, and serves
as Vice Chair of the Clifton Cultural Arts Center in Louisville.
Fifth Third Bank sets a standard for leadership and philanthropy
in the arts for other banks and corporations to follow.
Community Arts
Award, Individual
Jarrett Boyd
 This year’s recipient of the Community Arts Award
to an Individual has been the driving force behind arts and cultural events in
her community both within her capacity as Director of the Carroll County
Library and beyond. Jarrett Boyd is known for her lifelong commitment to
bringing the arts to Carroll County, and in recent years, for her strong belief
that the public library serve as the cultural center of a community.
As Library Director, Boyd initiated “Celebrate Carroll
County,” a one-day celebration of artisans, craftspeople, musicians and
storytellers; organized an annual quilt display, directs a local artist
showcase each spring that features regional two- and three-dimensional artwork;
and organizes regular readings by famous and not-so famous literary artists.
Jarret Boyd has been aptly described as the “instigator, motivator,
communicator, organizer, and problem-solver” behind arts events in the
Carrollton area. Community Arts Award, Organization
Louisville Central Community Centers
 This year the Community Arts Award to an Organization goes to the
Louisville Central Community Centers (LCCC), a community-based organization
that has worked to encourage the arts in the Russell Neighborhood of
Louisville. LCCC has served the Russell Neighborhood for 53 years as a
nonprofit human service organization. Programs such as the Kids’ Art
Academy illustrate LCCC’s commitment to strengthening the future of the
Russell community and its residents.
The Kids’ Art Academy, a program of LCCC, is an eight-month
after school visual and performing arts program designed to meet the
developmental challenges of youth, ages 6-12, during after school hours.
Through Kids’ Art Academy children develop teamwork skills, discover their
artistic styles, and are given the chance to perform for members of their
community. Through programs such as Kids’ Art Academy, Louisville Central
Community Centers has ensured that Russell area children benefit from a variety
of arts programs in their own community. Education
Award
Deborah M. Shannon
 Deborah Shannon has been at
the center of the arts in education movement in Kentucky throughout her career
in arts education, with organizations such as the Kentucky Arts Council and the
Kentucky Center for the Arts. She has brought energy and importance to arts
education by increasing the understanding that the arts can help students to
learn about the world and about themselves. Her ideas for new and innovative
programs have increased opportunities for learning for hundreds of teachers and
thousands of students throughout the state.
In her position at the helm of arts education programming at the
Kentucky Center for the Arts Shannon has spearheaded the development and
expansion of arts education efforts that include the Kentucky Institute for
Arts in Education, Arts Education Showcases, ArtsReach, Creative Connections,
the Exceptional Children’s Festival, the Governor’s School for the
Arts and the Summer Art Academies. She has served on the boards of many local
and statewide organizations, and in 1998 she was invited by the Kennedy Center
to be one of twelve arts professionals from around the country to join the
National Conversation on Artist Training, which resulted in the publication
Creating Capacity. Folk Heritage Award
Dr. Lynwood
Montell
 The Folk Heritage Award
recognizes a Kentucky individual who has made an outstanding contribution to
the preservation of Kentucky’s artistic traditions. In Kentucky and to
many in other parts of the nation, Dr. Lynwood Montell’s name is
synonymous with the documentation and preservation of Kentucky folklife.
Professor emeritus at Western Kentucky University, Dr. Montell has written and
lectured extensively on the Folk traditions of Kentucky and continues to be an
active and prolific scholar and lecturer. He has drawn on folk traditions to
build nuanced and complex portraits of everyday life and has a special talent
for presenting the results of his work to different audiences. His publications
are highly respected by fellow scholars, he has a special talent for reaching
students in the classroom and is constantly in demand as a storyteller or
lecturer at community events all across Kentucky.
Government
Award
City of Paducah/Artist Relocation Program
The City of Paducah is this year’s recipient of the
Government Award, which recognizes the work of an individual or agency
supporting the arts through government action. Paducah’s Artist Relocation
Program, begun in 2000, is quickly becoming a model of government commitment to
making the arts central to fostering economic and community development.
Through the Artist Relocation Program the City of Paducah directly supports the
creation of an artist community in Paducah’s Lower Town as a means of
revitalizing this neighborhood, which is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. The program provides direct city financial incentives, strong
dollar commitments from Paducah Bank, and an array of support from a
re-blossoming downtown and growing arts and tourism community.
As a result of the city’s efforts, artist are relocating to
Paducah from across the country and buying and renovating deteriorated older
structures to use as living, studio, and gallery spaces. The Artist Relocation
Program is proving that the arts can be the key to cultural and economic
renewal in downtown areas.
Media Award
The Lane Report
The Media Award recognizes an organization or individual that has
shown an outstanding commitment to bringing the arts to the attention of the
public. The Lane Report, published by Lane Communications of Lexington, has
shown this kind of commitment in the vast amount of coverage it has given to
the arts. Over the years this business publication has spotlighted arts events
and organizations, reported the accomplishments of Kentucky artists, and
highlighted the growing importance of culture and heritage to successful
tourism development. The Lane Report publishes features about the arts in
Kentucky that have reached audiences outside of the arts world.
Through The Lane Report, local arts councils, historic sites, art
exhibits, and regional theaters have become known to newer and broader
audiences.
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