“Landscape with Round Bales #2” featured artwork courtesy Karen Kinder.
Governor’s Awards recognition
shared online on Arts Day in Pierre rts South Dakota and the South Dakota Arts Council are celebrating the 25th biennial Governor’s Awards in the Arts with online ceremonies Tuesday, February 10, 2021. The biennial awards presentation honors the achievements of South Dakota’s artists, educators and arts supporters statewide. Governor’s Award recipients are selected from nominations submitted in five categories reflecting the work of professional artists and arts educators, and the support of individuals, businesses and organizations that encompass South Dakota’s arts community, including an award recognizing outstanding support of the arts to Native Nations with lands in South Dakota. This year’s online ceremony includes a message from Governor Kristi Noem and a video spotlight of each of the award recipients, with photographic examples of their contributions to the South Dakota creative environment. Also posted as part of the celebration will be artwork from the winners of the first Governor’s Student Art Competition. Arts Advocacy Day at the Legislature includes the presentation of arts information and a copy of Arts Alive to elected officials and legislators and floor announcements celebrating South Dakota’s arts in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. An additional feature of this year’s Arts Day is an online professional development webinar with Lori L. Jacobwith, an internationally recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert. Jacobwith’s workshop, Expand your reach, engage your board, will precede the prerecorded awards celebration.
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Recipients of this year’s awards: John Lopez, Lemmon, for
Distinction in Creative Achievement
The Pat and Dale Larson Family,
Brookings, for Outstanding Support of the Arts by an Individual
John Banasiak, Vermillion, for Outstanding Service in Arts Education
Brookings Arts Council, Brookings, for Outstanding Support of the Arts by an Organization or Business Cloud Horse Art Institute, Kyle, for Outstanding Support of the Arts to Native Nations with Lands in South Dakota.
www.ArtsCouncil.sd.gov
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