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Kansas Arts Commission honors 2010 Governor's Arts Awards recipients
The Kansas Arts Commission honored the 2010 Governor's Arts Awards recipients. The winners were recognized at a reception and awards ceremony on Thursday, March 11, 2010, at Washburn University. Governor Mark Parkinson presented the awards.
This year's honorees were the City of Hays (Arts Community); Susan Craig, Lawrence (Arts Advocate); the Emporia Arts Council, Emporia (Arts Organization); Elliott Pujol, Manhattan (Artist); Doug Talley, Shawnee Mission (Arts Education); and Kevin Willmott, Lawrence (Artist).
In addition, Jim Richardson, a Kansas native and resident, was honored with this year's Distinguished Arts Award. Richardson is a highly recognized photojournalist and social documentarian known for his photographs of western landscapes, rural life and visual explorations of small-town Kansas life. Richardson has produced more than 20 stories for the National Geographic Society and is a contributing editor of National Geographic Traveler. He resides in Lindsborg and works as a freelance photographer. He and his wife also operate Small World: A Gallery of Arts and Ideas on the town's main street.
The Governor's Arts Awards are given annually to distinguished Kansas artists, patrons and arts educators, and have been given annually since 1974 by the governor and the Kansas Arts Commission. An expert panel, consisting of members of the Kansas Arts Commission, a representative from the Governor's office and arts professionals, selected the winners from submitted nominations.
Legislators in attendance at the event were Representative Sydney Carlin, Manhattan; Representative Barbara Craft, Junction City; Representative Paul Davis, Lawrence; Representative Nile Dillmore, Wichita; Senator Marci Francisco, Lawrence; Representative Don Hill, Emporia; Senator Janis Lee, Kensington; Representative Melody McCray-Miller, Wichita; Representative Eber Phelps, Hays; Representative Jill Quigley, Lenexa; Senator Chris Steineger, Kansas City; Representative Vern Swanson, Clay Center; and Senator Mark Taddiken, Clifton.
Also in attendance were Securities Commissioner Chris Biggs; Kansas Transportation Secretary Deb Miller; and Poet Laureate of Kansas Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg. The emcee for the evening was Ralph Hipp, news anchor for WIBW-13 News, Topeka.
The Kansas Arts Commission is the state agency dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts in Kansas. Its mission is to provide opportunities for the people of Kansas to experience, celebrate and value the arts throughout their lives. For more information on the Kansas Arts Commission, please visit the KAC website at http://arts.ks.gov.
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