Cityfolk has won the 2009 Governor's Award for the Arts for Community Development and Participation. In that category, the Ohio Arts Council looks for individuals or organizations who "create or strengthen interactive arts participation among diverse community members while increasing public awareness about the role of the arts in community life." The Cityfolk Festival and Culture Builds Community are two strong programs that contributed to our success.The Governor's Award for the Arts winners are chosen for outstanding contributions to the arts statewide, regionally and nationally. In addition to the recognition for a job well done, we will be presented with an original work of art by painter Jean Koeller of New Carlisle, Ohio, at the Arts Day Luncheon on April 1, 2009.
Ohio is a state with a wealth of individual artists, individuals and institutions that are supportive of the arts and for that reason this process is highly competitive. For general information about the Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio, please see the Invitation, Fact Sheet and visit the list of Frequently Asked Questions. For more information about Arts Day and Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation, visit the Ohio Citizens for The Arts website.
Visit the Governor's Awards microsite to view video tributes to the past Award winners, pictures from the event and images of the awards. The complete list of nominees is available here.
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Congratulations to everyone at Cityfolk for this great honor. You're an asset not just to Dayton but the entire state and surrounding area! Keep up the good work!
Great to hear that Dayton is getting some credit for their fine arts...
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