The purpose of the Governor's Awards in the Arts is to recognize, with the commonwealth's highest honor in the arts, the extraordinary and significant contributions of artists, arts organizations, volunteers, schools, educators, local governments, legislators, and corporate citizens, to the arts in Kentucky or the nation.
The goals of the Governor’s Awards in the Arts are:
The 2009 awards will be presented by the Governor of Kentucky at a ceremony and celebration, coordinated by the Kentucky Arts Council. In addition, the Kentucky Arts Council coordinates the nomination and selection process by panel through the Governor’s office.
There are nine award categories. Each award category has its own eligibility requirements. The performance expectations are the same for all award categories. However, each award category has specific performance descriptions.
Your nomination will be reviewed using the following performance expectations as applied to each award category description:
Milner Award
Artist Award
Business Award
Community Arts Award
Education Award
Folk Heritage Award
Government Award
Media Award
National Award
Eligible nominations must meet the following specific requirements in each of the award categories:
Milner Award
Artist Award
Business Award
Community Arts Award
Education Award
Folk Heritage Award
Government Award
Media Award
National Award
Past Governor's Awards in the Arts recipients (see list below) are ineligible for nomination in any category.
Milner - Governor Julian Carroll, Moritz Bomhard, Jon Jory, James Still, Wendell Cherry, Harriet Simpson-Arnow, Jean Ritchie, Anna L. Huddleston, Barry Bingham, Sr., Wendell E. Berry, Robert Penn Warren, Jesse Stuart, Harlowe Dean, Rude Osolnik, Lucille Little, Sherry Jelsma, Homer Ledford, Marilyn Moosnick, Alun Jones, Robert Bruce French, Roy P. Peterson, Crit Luallen, Donna S. Hall, Bill & Josephine D'Amato Richardson, David A. Jones, Glema Mahr, J. Alexander Speer, Owsley Brown II
Artist - Harlan Hubbard, Robert S. Whitney, Alma Lesch, Helen Starr, Barney Bright, Ray Fry, Adale O'Brien, Paul Owen, John Tuska, Warren Hammack, Ed Hamilton, Minnie Adkins, David Livingston, George Zack, Lee Sexton, Lee Luvisi, Melvin Dickinson, Moses Goldberg, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Elizabeth Hartwell, Jay Flippin, La Von Van Williams, Jr., Vince DiMartino
Business - Brown-Forman Corporation, South Central Bell, Ashland Oil, Inc., Philip Morris USA, Humana, Inc., Texas Gas Transmission, Martin Coal Company, Liberty National Bank, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Trans Financial, Inc., Charlie Johnson/Active Transportation, The Commercial Bank of Grayson, William & Meredith Schroeder, Bank of Louisville, Peoples Bank of Madison County, J. W. Kinzer Drilling Company, Fifth Third Bank, Community Trust Bank, Julius Friedman, Artique, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare, John Timmons/ear X-tacy
Community Arts- Elmer Lucille Allen, Wayne Smith, Mary Yeiser, Bowling Green-Warren County Arts Commission, G. Caliman Coxe, Emily Wolfson, Ft. Knox Alumni Performing Arts Center, Donna Bradley-Morton, Rowan County Arts Council, Elizabeth Paxton, Fohs Hall Community Arts Foundation, Dorothy Brockman, John Edmonds, Tom Sternal, Appalshop, Jenny Wiley Theatre, Ashland Area Art Gallery, Princeton Art Guild, Cumberland County Arts Council, The Living Arts & Science Center, Roots & Heritage Festival, Billie Jean Osborne, Kenneth H. Clay, Paramount Arts Center, Saundra Kilijian, Master Musicians Festival, Covington Community Center, Jarrett Boyd, Louisville Central Community Centers, Montgomery County Council for the Arts, Nana Yaa Asantewaa, Singletary Center for the Arts, The Baker-Hunt Foundation, Kentucky Book Fair, Kentucky Repertory Theatre
Education - Henrietta Roush Scott, Hindman Settlement School, Lila Davis Bellando, Kentucky Educational Television, Norma E. Brown, Christian County Schools, Mildred Berkey, Hancock County Schools, Westport Middle School, Jean Green, Bige Towery. Jr., Ballard High School, Judy Sizemore, VSA arts of Kentucky, Dr. Diane Roketenetz/James E. Biggs Early Childhood Education Center, Daviess County Public Schools, Nancy Carpenter, Collaborative for Teaching & Learning, Diane Downs, Deborah M. Shannon, Vernell Bennett, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, Hazel Carver, The Russell Orchestra, Julie Ann White
Folk Heritage - Eddie Pennington, J. D. Crowe, Lynwood Montell, Lestel Childress, John Harrod, Marvin Finn, Lewis Lamb & Donna Lamb, Cowan Community Action Group
Government - Senator David Karem, Mayor Scotty Baesler, Representative Jody Richards, Congressman Ron Mazzoli, Representative Harry Moberly, Sue Larison, Louisville Regional Airport Authority, Senator Wendell Ford, Mammoth Cave National Park, Mayor Pam Miller, Secretary Ann R. Latta, Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship & Technology, City of Paducah Artist Relocation Program, City of Berea, Hindman/Knott County Community Development Initiative, Governor's School for the Arts, Pike County Extension for Fine Arts, City of Covington
Media - Barry Bernson, Cass Irvin, William Mootz, Jane S. Blake, WYMT-TV (Hazard), WKMS Radio (Murray), WEKU/WEKH Radio (Richmond), Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky Educational Television, Public Radio Service of Western Kentucky University, WHAS-TV (Louisville), Byron Crawford, Nick Lawrence, Arts Across Kentucky, The Lane Report, Business First of Louisville, WTCR Radio (Ashland), Kentucky Monthly, Morehead State Public Radio, Charlie Hughes
National - George Wolfe, Marsha Norman, Marvin & Morgan Smith, Rosemary Clooney, Christine Johnson Smith, Joe Downing, Sam Gilliam, Barbara Kingsolver, John Henry, The Judd Family - Naomi, Wynonna & Ashley, Ricky Skaggs, The Everly Brothers, Patricia Neal, Suzan-Lori Parks
Organization - Louisville Visual Art Association
Pioneer - Eben Henson, Arthur Harvey, D.M.A., Phyllis George, Fund for the Arts
Special Recognition - Harry Caudill
Organizations, businesses, or individuals from within or outside of Kentucky may make nominations.
Nominators play a very important role in bringing nominations to the attention of the Governor.
The Kentucky Arts Council will offer the following support to ensure that program standards and goals are met:
See the Governor's Awards for the Arts Nomination Form for details.
Detailed support materials are a valuable component of nominations, but will not be returned. In addition to letters of recommendation, news clippings and published articles are an extremely important part of the nomination process.
It is recommended that supporting materials be limited to 15 pages/pieces of any combination of the above. Letters of support, reviews, and other photocopied materials must be on standard-size (8 ½" x 11"), single-sided white paper only. Nominators should carefully prioritize and select support materials. Excessive supporting materials will not be forwarded for committee review. Please do not submit audio or video recordings.
Nominators are welcome to submit nominations in more than one category. A separate nomination form is required for each category.
Nominations will be kept active for three award cycles. Multiple nominations for the same nominee in the same year do not increase the nominee's competitiveness for an award.
Nomination Category. Please select only one category.
Nominee Info. Individual. This section is for information if Nominee is an Individual.
Nominee Info. Organization. This section is for information if Nominee is an Organization.
Nominee Race/Ethnicity. For Individuals, please choose the one(s) that represent(s) the race/ethnicity of the nominee. Select ALL that apply. For Organizations, choose only one that best represents 50% or more of staff or board or membership (not audience).
Nominee Status. Please choose only one.
Nominee Institution. Choose the one code below that best describes the specific type of organization or person that is nominated.
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Community Organizations Councils/Service Groups Educational Institution Individuals |
Government Media Performing Groups Venues/Presenters Other |
Nominator Info. This section is self-explanatory.
Nominations must be postmarked by March 1, 2009, or hand delivered to the Kentucky Arts Council office no later than 4:30 p.m. on that date. Nominations with deadlines falling on Saturdays, Sundays, or federal or state holidays will be accepted on the next business day if they are 1) officially postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service, 2) when using a shipping service (e.g. UPS, Federal Express, etc.) a dated receipt is provided, or 3) they are hand delivered by 4:30 p.m. Packages dated with internal postage meters will not be accepted. Late nominations will not be accepted under any circumstances and will be returned. Faxed nominations will not be accepted and incomplete nominations are unlikely to be considered.
Note: Due to postal regulations, all packages over 16 ounces must be given directly to a postal clerk at a post office, and not dropped in a postal box.
The Kentucky Arts Council welcomes all questions regarding this program and nomination form. For more information on this program, please contact:
Daniel Strauss
Senior Program Analyst
502-564-3757 Ext.
474
E-mail: Dan.Strauss@ky.gov
Kentucky Arts Council
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Phone: 502-564-3757
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FAX: 502-564-2839
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