Governor's Arts Awards a Night to Remember in South Bend
A near capacity crowd attended the 2011 Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards program, held April 26, 2012 at the Ernestine M. Raclin School for the Arts on the campus of
Indiana University South Bend.
“I do appreciate the efforts made by the Commission in sharing this program with communities around the state and making the arts available and accessible to everyone,” Governor Daniels told the audience. “The arts can bring us together at a time in our nation when so much can divide us. Art should be a common ground for us all.”
The award recipients included: opera singer and educator Sylvia McNair; concert harpist and educator Susann McDonald; philanthropist June Edwards; arts educator, performer and writer Mark Fauser; concert pianist and educator Alexander Toradze; and the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
More than 300 people from all corners of the state attended the awards dinner, held in the Student Activity Center prior to the awards presentation and performance program.
One common theme for the awards was that of arts education and the impact the recipients have had, and continue to have on the lives and pursuits of young talent.
“The video vignettes that introduced each recipient captured their commitment to creative minds be they future artists, performers, or knowledge seekers,” said IAC Executive Director Lewis C. Ricci. “The dedication of our recipients to their careers, their talents, but more importantly their personal mission to share with others was reflected through the program.”
Artists Sought to Create Indiana Black History Public Art Project
The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC), the Indiana Historical Bureau (IHB) and the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) recently announced a call for artists to create sculpture works for the Black History Public Art Legacy Project.
Under a mandate from the Indiana General Assembly, and with concurrence of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus, it was determined that a public art legacy project should be created and installed in the Indiana State House, located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Artists are invited to submit an application to design and fabricate one or both traditional bronze busts for the Indiana State House. The works are intended to celebrate the life and public service of two African American legislators who served the State of Indiana. The IAC, the IHB, and the IDOA will coordinate the selection process to select the artist/s for this commission. Both sculptures will become part of the permanent historic sculpture collection managed by the IDOA and will be on public display.
