Community Arts Partnership Awards
2009 Community Arts Partnership Awards
Congratulations to the winners of our 2009 Community Arts Partnership Awards!
On Friday, March 6, the Greater Columbus Arts Council awarded three individuals and three businesses with a 2009 Community Arts Partnership Award for their exemplary support of the arts as part of GCAC's annual meeting at COSI Columbus.
Award winners were:
- Philanthropist Anne Melvin, who received the Arts Partner award for her lifetime support of the arts, including her nominator the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
- Judy Shafer, Director of Jazz in Schools for the Jazz Arts Group, who received the Arts Educator award for her work to educate local children through the arts.
- Michael Reed, who received the Emerging Arts Leader award for his work as an artist and with Junctionview Studios.
- JPMorgan Chase, which received the award in the Large Business category for companies with more than 500 employees. Chase was nominated by Thurber House and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra.
- Oakland Nursery, which received the award in the Medium Business category for companies with 50-500 employees. Oakland Nursery was nominated by the Otterbein College Department of Dance and Theatre.
- Morse Road Family Dental Group, which received the award in the Small Business category for companies with fewer than 50 employees. Morse Road Family Dental Group was nominated by The King Arts Complex.
GCAC's annual Community Arts Partnership awards, formerly the Business Arts Partnership awards, honor the Columbus community for its active support of central Ohio's artists and arts organizations. Thirty-five businesses and individuals were nominated for 2009. Columbus City Councilmember Priscilla Tyson, Franklin County Commission President Paula Brooks and Charlene Brown, host of WOSU Public Media's ArtZine, presented today's awards.
Thank you to all our event supporters. Stay tuned for information about the 2010 Community Arts Partnership awards.
