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Public invited to Governor’s Awards in the Arts celebration

Press Release Date:	Friday, October 22, 2010
Contact Information:	Ed Lawrence Communications Director 502-564-3757, ext. 473 ed.lawrence@ky.gov www.artscouncil.ky.gov

FRANKFORT, KY — The Kentucky Arts Council and Gov. Steve Beshear will present the 2010 Governor’s Awards in the Arts at 10 a.m. EDT, Oct. 28, 2010, in the Capitol Rotunda, Frankfort. Immediately following the ceremony, there will be a reception on the mezzanine level of the Capitol. The celebration is free and open to the public.

The Governor’s Awards in the Arts are presented annually in nine different categories. The Milner Award was the first established and remains the most prestigious. The 2010 Governor’s Award in the Arts recipients are:

Milner Award	Al Shands	Crestwood
National Award	Annie Potts	Franklin
Artist Award	Stephen Rolfe Powell	Danville
Business Award	Hilliard Lyons	Louisville
Community Arts Award	Mayfield/Graves Co. Art Guild	Mayfield
Education Award	Melanie Wood	Louisville
Folk Heritage Award	Loyal Jones	Berea
Government Award	Mountain Arts Center	Prestonsburg
Media Award	Rich Copley	Lexington

For more information about the Governor’s Award in the Arts and the recipients of the 2010 awards, go to http://artscouncil.ky.gov/10govaward/index.htm.

Nomination forms for the 2011 Governor’s Awards in the Arts are currently available at http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog1/ga_gdl.html.

The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.