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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2002
CONTACT: Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation,
(410) 203-1301
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Eighty-five Maryland artists, educators, patrons and businesses have
been nominated for the Governor's Arts Awards sponsored by Maryland Citizens
for the Arts Foundation. The winners will be presented at the ArtSalute
Gala May 8, 2002 at 6:00 pm at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
The Governor's Arts Awards are the most prestigious honors given by the
state to Maryland artists, educators, and businesses that have demonstrated
an exemplary commitment to the arts. Presented by Maryland Citizens for
the Arts Foundation and the Maryland State Arts Council, the awards celebrate
the arts and demonstrate the importance of the arts and the arts community
to state culture. Awards will be given in five categories: individual
artist, arts educator, arts patron, small business and large business.
A distinguished panel of judges with experience in various artistic disciplines
reviews the nominations, which are received from people throughout the
state.
"We are very proud of the dedicated and talented arts community
in Maryland," says George W. Johnston, chair of Maryland Citizens
for the Arts. "These awards will serve as a shining light for those
who have toiled over the years and as an inspiration for young artist
across the state." The winners will be announced early this month.
More than 600 business leaders, government officials and members of the
arts community are expected to attend the gala. Lisa Simione, formerly
of National Public Radio will serve as the emcee. Comcast, Lockheed Martin,
The Rouse Company Foundation, Constellation Energy Group, the Maryland
Arts Council and T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation Inc. are among sponsors
of this year's event.
Located in Ellicott City, Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation
is dedicated to increasing public recognition and support of the arts
in Maryland. It is the companion organization to Maryland Citizens for
the Arts, the only statewide organization that works on behalf of all
Maryland's arts organizations to promote adequate funding for the Maryland
State Arts Council and support funding for the arts at the federal level.
List of Nominees by Category, County
25 Artist Nominees
An individual who has made a long-term contribution and achieved significant
recognition in an art form
Allegany
Ms. Cheryl Robinson (Cumberland)
Poet, Performing Artist
Anne Arundel
Ms. Eileen Carson (Crownsville)
Choreographer, Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Footworks Percussive
Dance Ensemble
Mr. J. Ernest Green (Severna Park)
Conductor, Music Director, Annapolis Chorale/ Chamber Orchestra
Ms. Viki A. Keating (Riva)
Glass Artist, Owner, Stained Glass Creations
Mr. Antonio Teixeira Mendes (Riva)
Painter; Veronica Bird Charitable Foundation's Ahead with Autism Gallery
Mr. Tom Hall
Conductor; Music Director, Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Mr. Carlton Leverette
Ceramics Artist; Chair, Art Department, Baltimore City Community College
Ms. Joyce J. Scott
Mixed Media, Performance Artist
Ms. Mary Kunaniec Skeen
Photographer; Fine Arts Faculty Member, Goucher College, Loyola College,
Towson University
Ms. Lorrain L. Whittlesey
Composer; President and Artistic Director, Private Sector Productions
Mr. Matthew Williams
Painter
Baltimore County
Mr. Willy Conley (Lutherville)
Actor, Director, Playwright; Associate Artist, Center Stage, Quest: Arts
for Everyone
Mr. Christopher T. Henry (Towson)
Photographer
Mrs. Amalie Rothschild (Pikesville)
[Posthumous] Painter and Sculptor, 1993 Lifetime Achievement Honoree
Frederick
Mr. William Cochran (Frederick)
Muralist; Co-Founder, Shared Vision: Public Art for Transformation
Howard
Ms. Eva Anderson (Columbia)
Choreographer, Artistic Director, Eva Anderson Dancers Ltd.
Dr. Camellia Blackwell (Savage)
Mixed-Media Artist; Founder, Int'l Center for Artistic Development
Ms. Lucille Clifton (Columbia)
Poet; Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, St. Mary's College of
Maryland
Mr. Nigel Reed (Columbia)
Actor
Montgomery
Ms. Ruth Bender (Chevy Chase)
Composer, Painter
Ms. Mollee Kruger (Rockville)
Author, Actor, Director
Ms. Liz Lerman (Takoma Park)
Choreographer, Founder, Artistic Director, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
Ms. Diana Saez (Rockville)
Conductor; Founder, Artistic Director, Coral Cantigas
Prince George's
Ms. Deborah Chapin (Seabrook)
Painter; Founder, National Academy of Plein Air Painters
Mr. Dominic Cossa (College Park, Resident of Arnold)
Opera Singer; Chair of Voice Division, University of Maryland School of
Music
28 Arts Educator Nominees
An individual who has made an outstanding contribution to education in
the arts
Anne Arundel
Mrs. Pamela Chaconas (Annapolis)
Director of Education, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Terra Ziporyn Snider (Severna Park)
Arts Education Advocate, Chair, Coalition for Balanced Excellence in Education
Mr. Edward Stewart (Annapolis)
Artistic Director, Ballet Theatre of Maryland
Baltimore City
Ms. Linda Linnard Andre (Annapolis Resident)
Program Specialist, Teacher Services, The Baltimore Museum of Art
Dr. Nathan Carter
Director, Morgan State University Choir; Chair, Department of Fine Arts,
MSU
Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick
State Superintendent of Schools, Maryland State Department of Education
Ms. Nia Roxcelanna Redmond
Program Developer, Baltimore Youth Communications/ Kids Scoop Paper
Ms. Sarah Zielaskiewicz
Instructor of Art-International Baccalaureate, Baltimore City College
High School
Baltimore County
Mr. Frank T. Cimino (Parkville)
Founder, Artistic Director, Maryland State Boychoir
Mr. William O. Myers (Owings Mills)
Founder, Musical Director, Maryland Sings
Ms. Suewhei Shieh (Towson)
Director, Asian Arts and Culture Center
Frederick
Mr. Bryant Edward Aylor (Frederick)
[Posthumous] Fine Arts Educator, Frederick Co. Public Schools
Ms. Joyce Michaud (Frederick)
Art Professor, Director, Ceramics Program, Hood College
Howard
Ms. Marilyn Byers (Laurel)
Artistic Director, Dance Dimension and FreeFall Dance
Dr. Michael Hickey (Columbia)
Past Superintendent, Howard Co. Public Schools; Director, Towson University
Center for Leadership in Education
Ms. Linda Newton (Ellicott City)
Visual Arts Resource Teacher, Howard High School
Montgomery
Ms. Lisa Agogliati (Bethesda)
Deaf Access Director, BAPA; Creative Arts Director, Montgomery Co. Public
Schools
Ms. Carolyn Cohen (Potomac)
Teacher, Fallsmead Elementary School
Mr. Michael D. D'Anna (Laytonsville)
English, Theater Teacher, Colonel Zadik Magruder High School
Ms. Margaret T. Gearin (Olney)
Art Specialist, Highland View Elementary School
Mr. William H. Graham, Sr. (Silver Spring)
Executive Producer, National Players at Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
Ms. Mary J. Staley (Takoma Park, Annapolis Resident)
Professor of Art, Montgomery College-Takoma Park; Amistad Friendship Quilt
Project;
Prince George's
Dr. David C. Driskell (Hyattsville)
Chair of the Art Department, University of Maryland [Retired]
Madame Sam-Oen Tes (Fort Washingto)
Artistic Director, Cambodian American Heritage Inc.
Mr. Hal Trapkin (Lanham)
Music Educator, Founder, "Percussion Discussion"
St. Mary's
Ms. Lynne Elaine Morgan (Mechanicsville)
Supervisor of Instruction for Fine Arts, St. Mary's County Public Schools
Talbot
Mr. Richard Osborne (Easton)
Teacher of Music and Theatre, The Country School
Mr. Vaughn L. Volungis (Trappe)
Elementary Art Instructor, Talbot Co. Public Schools
23 Arts Patron Nominees
An individual, organization or foundation that has had a significant effect
on the wider community through the arts
Allegany County
Ms. Candace K. Calhoun, Esq. (Cumberland)
Patron, Beall High School Drama Club
Mrs. Alphia K. Sharpless (Frostburg)
Manager and Arts Coordinator, Frostburg Senior Center
Anne Arundel
Dr. Dennis Younger (Severna Park)
President of the Board, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
Baltimore City
Ms. Constance R. Caplan
President, Mt. Vernon Cultural District; Chairman, Maryland Public Television
Magical Experiences Art Company
Ms. Joanne Lewis-Margolius, Founder and Director
Morgan State University Choir
Dr. Nathan Carter, Director
Sankofa Dance Theater
Ms. Kibibi Ajanku, Executive Director
Baltimore County
Mr. Gilbert A. Brungardt (Timonium)
Board President, Young Audiences; Chairman, Baltimore Co. Commission on
Arts & Sciences
Mrs. Glenda Chernoff (Pikesville)
Chairperson, Advocates for Baltimore County School Music
Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre (CCBC Essex)
Mr. Carl Freundel, Managing Director
Fredrick
Mr. & Mrs. Merchant McDonald (Middletown)
Patrons, Maryland Ensemble Theatre, Weinberg Center for Arts
Harford
Harford Community College (Bel Air)
Ms. Susan Nicolaides, Cultural Affairs Coordinator
Howard
Columbia Foundation (Columbia)
Ms. Barbara K. Lawson, Director, 1998 Foundation Honoree
Mrs. Doris H. Ligon (Columbia)
Founder, Executive Director, African Art Museum of Maryland
Howard County
The Honorable James N. Robey, County Executive
Montgomery
Mr. Michael E. Friend (Germantown)
Founder, Soul in Motion Players, Inc.
Mr. Bong Kim (Bethesda)
Curator and Patron, Asian Art Exhibits, Lectures
Mr. John Moser (Rockville)
Chair, Rockville Cultural Arts Commission, F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary
Conference
Prince George's
Gateway Municipalities Community Development Corporation (North
Brentwood)
Mr. Nick Francis, Executive Director
Mrs. Doris Patz (Adelphi, Pikesville Resident)
Maryland Artists Collection, University of Maryland University College
Talbot
The Avalon Foundation, Inc. (Easton)
Ms. Ellen General, President
Washington
Mr. Bennett S. Rubin (Hagerstown)
[Posthumous] Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Wicomico
Dr. Nan DeVincent-Hayes (Salisbury)
Author, Founder, The Writers Bloc Inc.
5 Small Business
Nominees
A business of no more than 100 employees that has shown outstanding commitment
to the arts in its community, region or statewide
Anne Arundel
Herrmann Advertising Design/ Communications (Annapolis)
Ms. Judi Hermann, Founder
Baltimore City
Sibanye Inc.,
African-American Art and Literary Boutique, Ms. Robin Green-Cary, Director
Cecil
Cecil Whig Newspaper (Elkton)
Mr. Jeff Mezzatesta, Publisher
Frederick
Jean Peterson Design (Frederick)
Graphic Design Firm, Ms. Jean Peterson
Worcester
Globe Theater (Berlin)
Cafe/Gallery Retail Business; Kate Hastings, General Manager
4 Large Business Nominees
A business of 101 or more employees that has shown outstanding commitment
to the arts in its community, region or statewide
Baltimore County
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. (White Marsh)
Mr. Stephen Burch, President, Mid-Atlantic Division
Maryland Public Television (Owings Mills)
Mr. Robert J. Shuman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Frederick
First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation (Frederick)
Walter C. Klein, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer
Montgomery
Lockheed Martin (Bethesda)
Dr. Vance Coffman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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