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Field Name ValueName of Organization Arts & Education Council of Greater St. Louis
Organization Address 3547 Olive Street
City St. Louis
State MO
Zip Code 63103
Chief Professional First Name Cynthia
Chief Professional Last Name Prost
Title President & CEO
Email Cynthia-P@keeparthappening.org
Phone 3142894000
Is the contact person the same as the Chief Professional?
No
Contact First Name Scott
Contact Last Name Giffen
Contact Title Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships
Email scott-g@keeparthappening.org
Phone Number 3142894009
Amount of Request $3,000.00
Event Name 2018 St. Louis Arts Awards
Event Date 1/22/2018
Date of sponsorship deadline 11/1/2017
Location of Event Chase Park Plaza Hotel
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Purpose of event For 27 years, the St. Louis Arts Awards has honored the people, organizations and corporate citizens that craft, create and nurture the arts in the St. Louis region. This year, the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis’ (A&E) signature, sell-out event will once again shine the spotlight on St. Louis' best and brightest on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. Attended by nearly 700 arts patrons, and with a goal of raising over $460,000 in gross revenue, the Arts Awards recognize and celebrate the honorees' impressive impact on their communities.
A&E requests that the Staenberg Family Foundation renew its support for this important and prestigious event with a commitment of $3,000 - for which Staenberg Family Foundation will be recognized as a Table Sponsor in all earned and paid media, paid advertisements, Arts Awards publications, stage video scroll, etc. A&E welcomes the Staenberg Family Foundation to this group of distinguished community patrons of A&E's single, largest fundraising event. The 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards was a resounding success - and the A&E board, staff and event volunteers are dedicated to ensuring the 2018 event exceeds all expectations.
A&E is proud to announce the 2018 Honorees for the event: Johnetta Haley, Music Educator, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts; Dennis M. Reagan, The Muny, Lifetime Achievement in the Arts; Gene Dobbs Bradford, Jazz St. Louis, Excellence in the Arts; Keith Tyrone Williams, Grand Center Arts Academy, Art Educator of the Year; Saint Louis Fashion Fund, Arts Startup of the Year; Art on the Square, Arts Collaboration; World Wide Technology, Inc., Corporate Support of the Arts. Most notably, the Staenberg Family’s support of Gene and Jazz St. Louis as their founding sponsor of JazzU.
The 2018 St. Louis Arts Awards proceeds augment A&E's core mission program which provides critical financial, professional development, collaboration and accelerator services to nearly 70 arts and arts education organizations each year - especially during this tenuous time of government funding. Proceeds from the event will be granted out by the end of the 2nd quarter of 2018. To date, A&E has provided over $105 million in grants to organizations of all sizes throughout the 16-county bi-state region - including Illinois - since 1963. Those organizations, in turn, keep the St. Louis region vibrant and provide access to a wide and diverse variety of performances, workshops and exhibits for over 1.7 million children and adults.
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Who is your targeted audience? The true targeted audience is the 1.7 million children and adults for whom the event proceeds benefit. A&E was founded in 1963 to acknowledge a disparity in the way arts organizations were being financially supported in comparison to social service, education, health and environmental sectors.A&E supports organizations that provide arts and arts education access to diverse audiences. With a long-term objective of ensuring an enriching and vibrant arts community for all, A&E has committed to funding organizations whose performances, exhibits and educational programs affect every demographic, reaching people of all ages and ethnicity, including those in economically under-served areas. For A&E, arts education and outreach are especially important aspects of any arts organization and are prerequisites for funding.
In 2016, A&E awarded grants that enabled over 1.7 million children and adults to attend an exhibit or performance. Grant funded outreach programs, such as art classes and workshops, reached nearly 300,000 individuals while 80% of programs offered by A&E funding organizations reaching and impacting at-risk and special needs audiences. A&E funds organizations throughout a 16-county, bi-state service area which covers urban, suburban, and rural communities, including St. Louis city; the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren and Washington; and the Illinois counties of Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe and St. Clair.
The arts are our region's greatest assets. By providing essential funding for organizations that host programs, workshops, and performances, A&E improves the quality of life for people in the region.
What is your expected attendance? The St. Louis Arts Awards is the only event that brings together arts lovers and community leaders from across all disciplines, organizations, and corporations under one roof. The entire bi-state region of the St. Louis Area is welcome. The target of invitations are on past supporters, those connected to honorees with little exposure/access to the arts and their many walks of life, civic leaders, and constituents of A&E grantee organizations.
A&E expects another sell-out crowd approaching 700 this January. Co-chairs for the event are Susan Block and John Russell; presenting sponsor is Centene Corporation; Principal Sponsor is Edward Jones; Gift Sponsor is Ameren; Honoree Sponsors are PNC and Monsanto; and Host Committee members are Dr. Tim and Mrs. Kim Eberlein, etc. Anticipated renewal sponsorships are from World Wide Technology and Steward Family Foundation (Entertainment Sponsor); Emerson (Principal Sponsor); Ken and Nancy Kranzberg (Honoree Sponsor) and many more.
The invitation for the 2018 event will be designed this fall and sent this November. Attached is last year’s invitation for reference.
Please attach your invitation 2017 AA Invitation FINAL.pdf
Please attach sponsorship opportunities 2018 Arts Awards eBrochure 8.23.17.pdf
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Please attach any other additional documents you feel is necessary
2016 St. Louis Arts Awards Program FINAL.pdf
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be inspired.EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS
Mike Isaacson
The Muny and Fox Theatricals
ART EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Harvey Lockhart
Riverview Gardens School District
EXCELLENCE IN
PHILANTHROPY
Jim and Cathy Berges
The Berges Family Foundation
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
IN THE ARTS
Steven Woolf
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
CORPORATE SUPPORT
OF THE ARTS
EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS
ARTS INNOVATOR
2017 St. Louis Arts Awards Honorees
2017 St. Louis Arts Awards
Board of Directors
Chair Leonard T. Eschbach
Secretary Peter Sargent
Treasurer Ruth Saphian
Development Janet W. Newcomb
Facilities Shawn Schukar
Governance C. Brendan Johnson
Grants Nicole Hudson
Marketing & Events Caren Vredenburgh
Centene Center for the Arts
3547 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103-1014
Strategic Planning Cary Hobbs
Members at Large
Terrance J. Good
Barbara B. Goodman
Kenneth Kranzberg
Members
Nora Akerberg
Dorte Bjerregaard
Susan Block
Sheila Burkett
Chris Cedergreen
Diane R. Drollinger
John Gianoulakis
Kristin J. Guehlstorf
Jason Hall
Eric Koestner
Linda Lee
Rachelle Rowe
Donald M. Senti
Mary Ann Srenco
Susan A. Stith
Andrew Trivers
Carol J. Voss
Ex-Officio
Cynthia A. Prost President and CEO
Noah Vasquez President, Young Friends of the Arts
Invest. Impact. Accelerate. Celebrate.
The Arts and Education Council is a multi-faceted united arts
fund supported solely by private contributions from individuals,
corporations, and foundations. A&E provides financial support,
professional development services, incubation, acceleration and
promotion services to nearly 70 arts and arts organizations each
year. Your support for A&E grows into millions of arts experiences
for people of all ages and backgrounds across the St. Louis
metropolitan region. When the Arts Thrive, Our City Thrives!
Give today at KeepArtHappening.org!
*as of December 1, 2016
Table Sponsors
Arthur & Helen Baer Charitable Foundation
Jim and Cathy BergesBKD, LLPClarkson EyecareExpress ScriptsFriends of Pianos for
People and the Alex Townsend Memorial Foundation
HOKMike Isaacson and
Joe OrtmeyerLeigh Gerdine College
of Fine ArtsJim and Merry
MosbacherOpera Theatre of
Saint LouisPwCRepertory Theatre
of St. LouisRiverview Gardens
School DistrictJohn H. RussellSaint Louis Art MuseumThompson Coburn LLPWashington University
in St. Louis
Principal Sponsors
Stage & Entertainment Sponsor
Excellence in the Arts Award Sponsor – Mike Isaacson
Nancy and Ken Kranzberg
Art Educator of the Year Award Sponsor
Gift Sponsor
Gift Bag Sponsor
Presenting Sponsors
Kick Off Reception Hosts
Susan and Terry Block
John H. Russell
Production Sponsor
Honoree Luncheon Sponsor
2017 St. Louis Arts Awards Susan Block and John H. Russell, Co-Chairs
Monday, January 23, 2017 Chase Park Plaza
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception Lindell Room
7:00 p.m. Dinner, Awards and Entertainment Khorassan Ballroom
RSVP by January 13, 2017 to Melissa Howe at
Melissa-H@KeepArtHappening.org or 314.289.4009
Ken Page, Emcee Award-winning Broadway Actor and Singer
North County Big Band Led by Harvey Lockhart, Art Educator of the Year
Taylor Louderman Broadway Actress and Singer
Patrons
Mr. and Mrs. Barry H. Beracha
Gretta ForresterNancy and Walter GalvinDavid and Barbara GiffordBarbara B. GoodmanCarol and Tom Voss
Event Hosts
Nora AkerbergMarie-Hélène BernardDorte BjerregaardSandy Blasingame and
Gary HallSara BurkeMary and Robert CiapciakClark and Jeanie DavisKim and Tim EberleinLen EschbachTerrance J. GoodSheila Greenbaum and
Gary M. WassermanKelly HummertKim and Brendan
JohnsonSally C. JohnstonMary and Eric KoestnerJoanne and Alan KohnLinda and Paul LeeSusan and Danny
LudemanPeter Mackie
Lisa MelandriDonna Moog and
Leonard LandsbaumJim and Merry MosbacherJohn NickelPenny Pennington and
Michael FidlerKelly PollockPaul ReuterStephanie RivenRuth Saphian and
Omer KinranAlice and Peter SargentElizabeth Gentry SayadPat and Ken SchutteAnn and Hugh ScottDon SentiDr. and Mrs. Thomas M.
SilerMary Ann SrencoCaren VredenburghFranklin WallisFrank Whitman
Tributes & Contributions
Dr. William DanforthMr. and Mrs. Hubert DruryMrs. Bettie S. JohnsonLinda Stark
Principal Benefactors
Lynne and Jim Turley
Major Benefactors
Media Sponsors
St. Louis Arts Awards proceeds benefit A&E’s annual campaign to support nearly 70 arts and arts education organizations.
Business or cocktail attire encouraged. Parking is cash only. Valet parking on Lindell Blvd. – $13. Garage parking on Maryland Ave. – $7
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Alison and John Ferring
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Entertainment
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Every January, more than 600 St. Louisans escape the dark, dreary slush of winter and pack the Khorassan Ballroom at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel to celebrate the people and organizations that make our community so vibrant. Whether it’s their first time at the St. Louis Arts Awards or they’ve been going every year since its start in 1992, the audiences leave with chills down their spines – not from the winter temperatures, but from the talent and artistry of their fellow St. Louisans.
The Arts and Education Council’s St. Louis Arts Awards is the only event that brings together arts lovers from across all disciplines, organizations and corporations under one roof. It is an elegant evening of cocktails and dinner, an awards presentation and awe-inspiring performances – all packed into just four hours. (Hollywood awards shows could learn a thing or two from us.)
Proceeds from the evening benefit the Arts and Education Council’s annual campaign, which provides support to more than 70 arts and arts education organizations throughout 16 counties in the bi-state region.
The 2018 St. Louis Arts Awards Honorees Each year, the St. Louis Arts Awards recognizes seven artists, educators, philanthropists, corporate
citizens and arts organizations for their contributions to St. Louis’s ever-growing artistic community. In 2018, join us in honoring the following extraordinary people and organizations.
About the 2018 St. Louis Arts Awards
Royce Martin performing during the 2017 event.2016 Tony Award nominee Beth Malone performing at the 2017 event.
Johnetta HaleyMusic EducatorLifetime Achievement in the Arts
Dennis M. ReaganThe MunyLifetime Achievement in the Arts
Gene Dobbs BradfordJazz St. LouisExcellence in the Arts
Keith Tyrone Williams, Grand Center Arts AcademyArt Educator of the Year
Saint Louis Fashion FundArts Startup of the Year
Art on the SquareArts Collaboration
World Wide Technology, Inc.Corporate Support of the Arts
ON THE COVER:Top: Lawrence K. Otto (center), market president of U.S. Bank, accepts the 2017 Corporate Support of the Arts award on behalf of U.S. Bank. Bottom: Broadway star Ken Page, accompanied by pianist Michael Horsley, opens the 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards with a performance. Page also served as emcee for the evening.
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
SPONSOR CATEGORY & LEVEL
$90 per ticket non-tax deductible, remaining 100% tax-deductible
Principal Sponsor $30,000
Honoree Award (7)$15,000
each
Commemorative Gift
$15,000
Gift Bag$15,000
Cocktail Reception$10,000
Principal Benefactor
$10,000
Premier Table
$7,500
Major Benefactor
$5,000
Table Sponsor $3,000
Exclusivity Per honoree • • •
Client & Employee Engagement
Table(s) of 101 with
Priority Seating
1 with Priority Seating
1 with Priority Seating
1 with Priority Seating
1 with Priority Seating
1 with Priority Seating
1 with Premier Seating
1 with Preferred Seating
1 with Preferred seating
Invitations to the VIP After Party 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2
Invitations to the Honoree Luncheon • • • •
Brand Recognition, Day of Event
Program (600+ attendees) Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Name
Program ad Full page
Signage Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Name
Video scroll Exclusive logo slide
Exclusive logo slide
Exclusive logo slide
Exclusive logo slide
Exclusive logo slide Logo Name Name Name
Verbally acknowledged from Stage • • • • • •
Stage Presence Opportunities •
Other Logo Placements On gift On gift bag
Brand Recognition, Ongoing
Event invitation (2,000 households) Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Name Name
A&E’s Happenings publication (distribution 8,000)
Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Name Name
Online
Social media (3,000 Facebook followers) Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Name Name
Website (7,300 monthly visits) Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Name Name
e-Newsletter (11,000 subscribers) Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Name Name
e-Happenings (distribution 7,700) Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Logo Name Name
Sponsorship Deadlines to be Included in Event Materials: Event Invitation: November 1, 2017 Gift and Gift Bag: November 1, 2017 Event Program, Signage and Video Scroll: January 8, 2018
Sponsorship Benefits
2017 event co-chairs, Susan Block and John Russell, welcome guests.
Susan Block, founder of The Designing Block in Clayton, is a native St. Louisan celebrated for her creativity and dedication to our community. John Russell, senior vice president at Stifel Financial Corporation, is a passionate supporter of theater locally and nationally.
The 2018 St. Louis Arts Awards Co-Chairs
For more information, contact:Scott Giffen, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships
Arts and Education Council314.289.4009 or Scott-G@KeepArtHappening.org
All photos by Suzy Gorman unless otherwise noted.
Join us onJanuary 22, 2018
Chase Park Plaza Hotel5:30-9:30pm
2017 Art Educator of the Year, Harvey Lockhart, with the North County Big Band.
Principal Sponsor
2016 St. Louis Arts Awards
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PROUD SUPPORTERS OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY OF ST. LOUIS
60 WELDON PARKWAY ❘ ST. LOUIS, MO 63043 ❘ 800.432.7008 ❘ www.wwt.com
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Welcome to the 2016 Arts Awards!Since 1992, the St. Louis Arts Awards has been our region’s preeminent event
honoring individuals and organizations who achieve a legacy of artistic excellence and businesses that enrich St. Louis’ arts and cultural community.
Tonight, we’re pleased to come together to celebrate these outstanding individuals and organizations.
Honorees Lifetime Achievement in the Arts
Agnes Wilcox, Prison Performing Arts
Excellence in Philanthropy Arthur & Helen Baer Charitable Foundation
Art Educator of the Year Doug Erwin, Ferguson-Florissant School District
Excellence in the Arts Bach Society of Saint Louis
Arts Collaborator Dr. Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Champions of the Arts Dr. Tim and Kim Eberlein
Excellence in the Arts The Bosman Twins
Entertainment COCA’s Hip Hop Crew under the direction of Redd Williams
Ferguson-Florissant School Choirs led by Doug Erwin The Bosman Twins, jazz saxophonists, with vocalist Morgan Bosman
Presenting Sponsors
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Invocation Reverend Terri Swan Senior Pastor, Salem United Methodist Church
Welcome Jim and Stacey Weddle, Co-Chairs Leonard T. Eschbach, Board Chair Cynthia A. Prost, President & CEO
Dinner Vine Ripe Red Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella with Cucumber Bundled Greens Seared Atlantic Salmon with Red Wine Reduction Vegetarian Entrée: Risotto Cakes on Lemon Herb Emulsion Chocolate Pot de Creme
Entertainment COCA’s Hip Hop crew under the direction of Redd Williams
Performing: Redd Riddin’ Thru the Hood Choreographed by Redd Williams to Big Bad Wolf by Duck Sauce and Burn it Up by Janet Jackson
Awards Presentation Agnes Wilcox, Prison Performing Arts Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Arthur & Helen Baer Charitable Foundation Excellence in Philanthropy Doug Erwin, Ferguson-Florissant School District Art Educator of the Year
Entertainment Doug Erwin, Art Educator of the Year, and the combined choirs of the Ferguson-Florissant School District
Performing: “The Color Purple” from the musical The Color Purple
Awards Presentation Bach Society of Saint Louis Excellence in the Arts Dr. Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris, University of Missouri-St. Louis Arts Collaborator Dr. Tim and Kim Eberlein Champions of the Arts The Bosman Twins Excellence in the Arts
Entertainment The Bosman Twins, jazz saxophonists, featuring vocalist Morgan Bosman; Jeff Anderson, bass; Montez Coleman, drums; Eric Slaughter, guitar; and Ptah Williams, piano.
Performing:Dear James, Written by Morgan BosmanDB Blues Remix, Written by Dwayne and Dwight Bosman
PROGRAM
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SPONSORSPresenting Sponsors
Silver Anniversary Sponsor
Principal Sponsor
Excellence in the Arts Award Sponsor - The Bosman TwinsNancy and Ken Kranzberg
Gift Sponsor
Stage & Entertainment Sponsor
Art Educator of the Year Award Sponsor
Principal Benefactor SponsorLynne and Jim Turley
Premier Table Sponsor
Gift Bag Sponsor
Production Sponsor
Wine Sponsor
Honoree Luncheon Sponsor
Media Sponsors
As of January 21, 2016
Kick Off Reception HostsJim and Stacey Weddle
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As of January 21, 2016
SPONSORS (cont.)Major Benefactors
Table Sponsors
Arthur & Helen Baer
Charitable Foundation
AT&T
The Big Muddy Dance Company
BKD, LLP
BMO Private Bank
Bryan Cave, LLP
Dr. Tim and Kim Eberlein
Express Scripts
Friends of the Bach Society
of Saint Louis
HOK
Lashly & Baer, PC
Mr. and Mrs. Chris and Kris Lewis
Maritz
Maryville University
Jim and Merry Mosbacher
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St. Louis Public Radio
Staenberg Family Foundation
Thompson Coburn LLP
Webster University Leigh Gerdine
College of Fine Arts
Whitfield School
Alison and John Ferring
Fox Family Foundation
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Maritz
Maryville University
Jim and Merry Mosbacher
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St. Louis Public Radio
Staenberg Family Foundation
Thompson Coburn LLP
Webster University Leigh Gerdine
College of Fine Arts
Whitfield School
SPONSORS (cont.)
Tributes and ContributionsMr. James and Mrs. Catherine BergesMr. and Mrs. Stephen F. BrauerDavid C. FarrellBettie GershmanElizabeth HerringJoanne KnightAnn Lee and Will KonnekerCharles MacKayCarol North and Nicholas KryahMabel L. Purkerson, M.D.Ruth and Alvin SitemanDr. Steven and Yona StrasbergJessie L. Ternberg, M.D.
Event HostsNora AkerbergHendrick B. BarnerMarie-Hélène BernardBarbara BridgewaterSara and Jack BurkeElissa and Paul CahnMr. and Mrs. Robert J. CiapciakLeonard T. EschbachJoan GoodsonLisa Greening and
Sam BlumoffKarin Hagaman and
Mark GormanPatricia HeckerMary Ann HoganMarilu KnodeMary and Eric KoestnerJoanne and Alan KohnJim and Pam KrekelerLeonard Landsbaum and
Donna MoogLinda and Paul Lee
Sally S. LevyTrisha LolloPeter F. MackieJohn NickelPenny Pennington and Michael FidlerKelly PollockMabel L. Purkerson, MDPaul ReuterRuth Saphian and
Omer KinranAlice and Peter SargentDavid and Jamie
SauerburgerElizabeth Gentry SayadMrs. Edward SchnuckJessie L. Ternberg, MDMarc ThayerCarol VossCaren VredenburghCheryl WalkerFrank Whitman
PatronsMr. and Mrs. Barry BerachaDavid CharakDr. William H. DanforthThe Fromm FamilyNancy and Walter GalvinDavid and Barbara
GiffordBarbara Bushman
GoodmanMr. and Mrs. James H. Howe, IVGordon and Susie PhilpottMary Ann and Andrew Srenco
As of January 21, 2016
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Agnes Wilcox, former artistic director of Prison Performing Arts, directed plays and taught poetry in Missouri prisons for more than 25 years.
Wilcox explains that as a teenager, her mother once took her to a women’s prison. “Everybody looked like me,” she recalls. “I can’t tell you what it means at age 17 to have privilege illustrated in that way. I knew I would never be in prison because of my family and my circumstances. That seemed very unfair.”
In discussing her work with inmates over the years at four Missouri prisons, Wilcox says what stands out “is the joy that seeing and participating in theater gives to a human being, whether he or she is an equity actor or a prison inmate. We all need outlets for the creativity that is part of every human being.”
“I find that theater is a very powerful motivator, whether you’re getting your GED or learning how to read,” she adds. “Theater can enchant you into doing things you might not necessarily plan to do.”
Wilcox says she is thrilled to be receiving tonight’s Lifetime Achievement Award, though her first thought was, “Oh my goodness, I must be old.” She refused to tell her age, half-heartedly joking, “I’m an actor. Actors never tell their age.”
Wilcox taught at Webster University and Washington University in St. Louis in the early 1980s, and by the 1990s she was artistic director of The New Theatre (TNT) in St. Louis. At TNT she directed 21 new and contemporary plays and produced for 13 seasons.
Prison Performing Arts began as a project within TNT, and grew to become an independent organization in 1999. In 2010 and 2012, Wilcox developed and directed two museum-theater performances with former inmates and homeless veterans for the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, “Staging Old Masters” and “Staging Reflections of the Buddha.” Her production of “Hamlet” with high-security inmates was featured on NPR’s “This American Life” with Ira Glass.
Wilcox retired in March of 2015 after 22 years at Prison Performing Arts. In retirement, she will travel and spend time with her husband of 45 years, Bob Wilcox, a theater critic and college professor, though trips might have to come in between her projects. She is currently working on a young adult novel and has hopes of producing another museum project with former prisoners and homeless veterans in 2017.
Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Agnes Wilcox, Prison Performing Arts
Prison inmates performing The Tempest with Prison Performing Arts
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Arthur & Helen Baer Visual Arts Galleries at A&E’s Centene Center for Arts and Education
“Helen Baer would say that the arts define a culture,” explains Pat Stark, trustee of the Arthur & Helen Baer Charitable Foundation. “She’d tell you that if you can get children at an early age interested in the arts – be it visual arts, performing
arts, music, dance – it can set a course for positive development for the rest of their life.”Although the Arthur & Helen Baer Charitable Foundation was officially established by
Helen Baer in the early 1980s, its roots go further back. Her husband, Arthur Baer, was the CEO of Stix Baer & Fuller retail department store (originally called the Grand Leader) before it was sold in the late 1960s. Arthur was a brilliant businessman, a futurist and a generous benefactor to the St. Louis community. He wrote a $250,000 check in 1954, which funded the original Nine Network building on the Washington University campus as he saw the possibilities of using television for education. Arthur also purchased the Campbell House and made it available to the St. Louis community when it was on the verge of being demolished.
Arthur passed away in 1969 and left Helen with the task of continuing his charitable activities. Her passion was to deliver arts education to children. When Helen died in 1993, she left $2.5 million to the charitable foundation to be used for St. Louis community betterment projects and arts education programs to help underserved children.
Since then, the Foundation has disbursed $8.5 million to various nonprofits, including the Saint Louis Art Museum, Nine Network, COCA, Arts and Education Council, St. Louis University Art Museum, Jazz St. Louis’ JazzU Program, Craft Alliance Center of Art & Design, Art St. Louis and Friends of Kids with Cancer art therapy programs at St. John’s Mercy Kids Cancer Center and Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.
“Both Helen and Arthur would be very proud of being named a recipient of this award, and the fact the charitable foundation has made an imprint on so many St. Louis arts organizations,” says Stark.
“Our goal has always been to find an organization where our funding is going to make a difference to that organization or our funding will allow an organization to say, ‘the Baer Foundation is behind us,’ which in turn will encourage other foundations and donors to offer their support.”
Excellence in Philanthropy Arthur & Helen Baer Charitable Foundation
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Doug Erwin has been a fine arts educator for the past 25 years. Currently, Erwin teaches acting at McCluer High School, where he has served as the Director of Theater for
the past 14 years, building the largest high school African-American theater program in Missouri. Alumni from McCluer’s theater program have earned over $1 million in theater scholarships since Erwin has led the program.
Erwin also performs in professional musical theater, including Stray Dog Theatre, Insight Theatre Company, Center Stage Theatre, The Alpha Players and Midwest Lyric Opera.
For the past five years, Erwin also has served as the K-12 Fine Arts Content Leader for the Ferguson-Florissant School District, supervising 23 schools. He is currently completing a doctorate in fine arts education at Lindenwood University, holds an educational specialist degree in educational administration from Lindenwood, and has a master of arts in theater education and a bachelor’s in speech and theater from Truman State University.
For his dissertation research, Erwin has looked at the importance of arts education for young students, “which shows a huge correlation between high performance on standardized test and participation in fine arts.”
“That’s one of the big things people don’t realize,” he says. “It’s not just the kids who are amazingly gifted. It’s the participation in the arts, and it doesn’t matter what the arts discipline is.”
Erwin was one of 20 educators and two fine arts educators selected to represent Missouri over the 11-year duration of the Japan Memorial Fulbright Program. As a result, Erwin is the only American to have studied Karuda (a form of Japanese Theatre). He is also co-founder and chair of the Fine Arts Regional Consortium; directed the first Ferguson-Florissant “All District Musical” featuring over 300 students from 23 schools; and directed “Ferguson’s Children: Our Voice,” a production featuring over 400 children in grades K-12 featuring vocal and instrumental music, theater, dance and visual art in response to the community unrest in Ferguson.
Recently, Erwin has partnered with Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Missouri-St Louis to create student theater works based on Theatre of the Oppressed. Erwin is currently the district representative and sponsor to the Student Summit on Race sponsored by Education Plus.
As Art Educator of the Year, Erwin said the honor was “humbling,” and added: “I feel like now I have to increase the quality and caliber of everything I am doing. It raises the stakes. Not that I was coasting before but I feel like I have to represent all of the arts teachers in the St. Louis region by being a role model as well as an ambassador for the arts.”
Art Educator of the Year Doug Erwin
The Art Educator of the Year Award is sponsored by
Students from McCluer and McCluer South Berkely High Schools perform in Legally Blonde, directed by Doug Erwin
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The Bach Society of Saint Louis’s Arts Award comes in the same year the organization is celebrating its 75th anniversary as the oldest continuous chorus in the St. Louis area.
“Receiving this award is a huge honor for us and especially poignant given that it is our 75th season,” says Melissa Payton, executive director of the Bach Society and principal singer in the Bach Society Chorus.
Founded in 1941, its mission is to “provide stimulating and enriching musical and educational experiences for audiences and performers in the tradition of Johann Sebastian Bach.”
The Bach Society Chorus includes many of the finest voices in the St. Louis region, supported by a core of paid professional singers. The Bach Society Orchestra consists of all professional instrumentalists, including members of the St. Louis Symphony. Soloists are engaged from across the country and are recognized for their artistry in the performance of 18th Century music.
Payton explains that the Bach Society not only performs music composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded by some as perhaps the world’s greatest composer of all time, but also features music inspired by Bach. She maintains that with the plethora of singing and a cappella shows on television, choral music is undergoing a resurgence, with more young people auditioning for the Bach Society and attending performances.
“Our chorus is becoming younger and younger,” Payton says. “We recently had a big reunion concert where 65 singers joined us for our fall concert. The alumni said they were excited about how much youth we have in the organization [now].”
On the subject of youth, the Bach Society is committed to educating young people through its music education programs. These include: Giving Bach to St. Louis Youth – a mentorship and scholarship program for high school students; Young Artists Awards, a scholarship program for students under the age of 30; and Encore, side-by-side rehearsals with a local college or university choir.
In addition, the Bach Society organizes benefit concerts to contribute to groups such as the American Red Cross and Assistance League of St. Louis; provides free concert tickets to children in the underserved community; gives free lectures and presentations to students and other community groups all over the St. Louis region; spearheads an online choral calendar at STLSings.org; and collaborates with local arts groups including Dance St. Louis, Cathedral Concerts and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Excellence in the Arts Bach Society of Saint Louis
Bach Society Chorus and Orchestra at College Church
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Florida A&M University music scholars, Dwayne and Dwight Bosman are composers, arrangers, jazz artists and music educators.
St. Louis natives, the twins’ passion for jazz started at an early age when their father, Lloyd Smith, exposed them to jazz greats such Earl “Fatha” Hines, Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Smith, a well-known businessman, performed as a side man in Basie’s and Ellington’s orchestras.
Paula V. Smith, the twin’s mother and the first African-American administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor under the Reagan Administration, was also an avid jazz lover.
Influenced by famous musicians, like family friend Louis Armstrong, as well as John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, the twins began performing professionally as The Bosman Twins by age 14. The two play virtually every woodwind instrument available, including a range of clarinets, saxophones and flutes.
Over the years, the Bosman Twins have shared their love of music and the stage with entertainment legends Freddie Cole, Branford Marsalis, Fontella Bass, Roy Ayers, David Peaston and the late trumpeter, Lester Bowie.
Recipients of the Harmon How to Listen and the Missouri Folk Art grants, in addition to numerous other awards, they are particularly proud of being presented with a St. Louis Arts Award.
“This award means a lot to us because, in a sense, we are being honored by the people who are our peers,” says Dwight. “The Arts and Education Council has given this award to so many prestigious and notable people who have done so much good for the arts in St. Louis. We are honored and humbled to be included.”
The twins have traveled across the country in their roles as music directors and champions of youth music education. Dwayne is the former Music Director at Crossroads College Preparatory School in St. Louis. Dwight, band director and music educator for more than 30 years, is now retired from the St. Louis Public School District.
“Educating youth about music is of the utmost importance to us,” says Dwight. “These youngsters are the musicians of tomorrow. Whether they are amateur or semi-pro or become professional musicians, having a love and appreciation for music opens up their world. Even if they do not become professional musicians, the exposure may help them to become patrons of the arts.”
In April 2015, The Bosman Twins released their first album of original music, entitled “When Lions Roar.” The twins have two more original albums planned in the near future.
Excellence in the Arts The Bosman Twins
The Excellence in the Arts Award is sponsored by
Nancy and Ken Kranzberg
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Dr. Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris grew up loving the arts. As a small child, she accompanied her father, a self-taught artist, to the Saint Louis Art Museum, where he would set
up an easel and paint reproductions of the great masterpieces. “I was an only child for seven years and I remember spending a
lot of my weekends as a small girl there with him,” she says.As it turns out, not only did the art museum make an indelible impression on Lewis-
Harris, but she also became a trailblazer there as its first African-American college intern, art educator and curator.
“I get a lot of joy from art,” says Lewis-Harris, whose work in visual arts has been as a printmaker and photographer as well as an arts administrator, curator and teacher.
“Art is about expression, especially nowadays,” she says. “There is so much bad news out there people don’t know how to react. The arts are there, I believe, to see the best part of human beings and humanity. They bring out the best in us.”
Today, Lewis-Harris is the Director of the Connecting Human Origin and Cultural Diversity program at University of Missouri-St. Louis. She currently holds the title of associate professor in both Anthropology and at the College of Education.
Lewis-Harris has her master’s and doctorate degrees in anthropology from Washington University. In her former position as assistant curator at the Saint Louis Art Museum, she curated several exhibits, including: Art of Papua New Guinea; Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series; Masterpieces of Central Africa; and the reinstallation of the museum’s Pacific galleries.
Lewis-Harris has advised and curated exhibits with many regional art institutions and groups including the Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis Artist Guild, Gallery Visio, Venus Envy, The Schmidt Gallery, Altart, Belas Artes Gallery, The St. Louis Outsider Art Fair and the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She currently consults for national and international museums and galleries as an independent curator. She has also published numerous articles and catalogs on Pacific and African-American art and culture in relation to identity, art and contemporary society.
In her position at the Center for Human Origin and Cultural Diversity at UMSL, she has integrated her past roles of educator, writer, artist, anthropologist and curator to address the important issues of cultural diversity, social segregation and the exhibit and presentation of minority cultures. She has given workshops and lectures to diverse audiences, from Pacific museum directors to rural agricultural advisors from Missouri and Illinois.
Lewis-Harris is also on the board of the Ferguson Youth Initiative, which serves young people between the ages of 13 and 19, offering various programs to help enrich their lives as well as getting them involved in the future of Ferguson and the greater St. Louis community.
Arts Collaborator Dr. Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris
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In 1998, Dr. Tim Eberlein and his wife Kim relocated to St. Louis from Boston, when Tim joined the faculty at Washington University in
St. Louis. He is currently Bixby Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and Director of the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center.
Until the move, Kim had been involved in healthcare administration. While she has done some consulting work in St. Louis in the field of public health, she has put much of her energy into the arts. She first joined the board of the Community Music School of Webster University, followed by the boards of the St. Louis Symphony, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, St. Louis University Library Associates, and the Friends Board of the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Together, she and her husband support many arts organizations financially, and have chaired fundraising events for the St. Louis Symphony, the Black Rep, the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.
Kim was instrumental in re-launching the St. Louis Visionary Awards in 2015 and has served as a panelist for the Regional Arts Commission. In both cases, her purpose in getting involved was to recognize and support the variety of individual artists and arts organizations that are thriving here.
“I think we have a very robust arts scene in St. Louis,” says Kim. “It is truly exceptional for a city this size. That was really a wonderful discovery once we got here. And there is no doubt that in the 18 or so years that we have lived here, the arts have just become stronger.”
The Eberleins are enthusiastic fans of the arts and love to invite others to performances. In particular, they enjoy introducing young professionals to opera and symphony, and have used the strong arts culture of St. Louis as a recruiting tool to bring literally hundreds of faculty here.
“We feel if you live in a community, giving to the arts is important because they add so much meaning and enjoyment and enhance the quality of life,” says Kim. “We also like how they bring people together who might not otherwise be in the same room. [The arts] are a community connector.”
One unique opportunity the Eberleins have had to work together on is Sing for Siteman, now in its seventh year. This concert features singers in town performing in the Opera Theatre season sharing their talents for one evening to raise funds for cancer research.
“Our patients at Siteman depend on the arts for hope and healing,” said Tim. “There is no more uplifting sensation than to hear music, of all genres, throughout the atrium and lobby at Siteman, thanks to our many volunteer musicians.”
Champions of the Arts Dr. Tim and Kim Eberlein
Symphony musicians perform at Siteman Cancer Center as part of the Siteman Cares program
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Jim and Stacey Weddle are enthusiastic supporters of the arts in St. Louis and the work of the Arts and Education Council.
Stacey’s musical interests date back to learning to play the violin at an early age and continuing to play in her university’s orchestra. Their children have inherited her musical abilities. Their two sons are both accomplished Irish musicians and have competed multiple times in the All Ireland international musical competition.
Through Jim’s role as Managing Partner, Edward Jones and its Associates continue to be an important driver supporting the arts and arts education in the region.
Jim and Stacey are proud to be members of the St. Louis region that so loyally and generously supports the Arts and Education Council.
Stacey and Jim Weddle
Co-chairs Jim and Stacey Weddle
Entertainment
Ben Nordstrom, Emcee
Ben Nordstrom is a multi-talented performer and actor who has starred in both dramatic productions and musical comedies on the national stage. Nordstrom has won numerous awards for his performances, including two Kevin Kline Awards for Best Actor in a Musical for his work at STAGES St. Louis, an Arts and Education Council grantee.
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The COCA Hip Hop Crew, under the direction of Anthony “Redd” Williams (left), will be performing Redd Riddin’ Thru the Hood. Choreographed by Redd Williams to Big Bad Wolf by Duck Sauce and Burn it Up by Janet Jackson. Redd Williams, a St. Louis native, has performed on tours, in music videos and commercials for some of hip-hop’s biggest recording artists. He is Artistic Director of COCA’s Hip Hop Crew, a year-round dance company made up of students elementary through high school, selected through an open audition process.
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Entertainment (cont.)
The stage and entertainment is sponsored by
Doug Erwin
Doug Erwin will lead the combined choirs of the Ferguson-Florissant School District in a performance of “The Color Purple” from the musical The Color Purple, music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Erwin is the Director of Theatre at McCluer High School, the K-12 Fine Arts Content Leader for the Ferguson-Florissant School
District and is active performing in professional musical theatre. Erwin is also on faculty for Theatre and Speech through at Lindenwood University and UMSL.
Bosman Twins
The Bosman Twins will perform Dear James, written by Morgan Bosman, daughter of Dwight Bosman, who will accompany them as a vocalist. The Bosman Twins will also perform their original song, DB Blues Remix. The Bosman Twins have shared their love of music and the stage with entertainment legends Freddie Cole, Branford Marsalis,
Fontella Bass, Roy Ayers, David Peaston and the late trumpeter, Lester Bowie. Whether performing with their own band or accompanying other notable jazz professionals, their unique style and renditions of jazz, rhythm and blues, funk and gospel have earned them national and international acclaim. Their studio band will also be joining them on stage tonight: Jeff Anderson, bass; Montez Coleman, drums; Eric Slaughter, guitar; and Ptah Williams, piano.
Morgan Bosman
Morgan Bosman, daughter of Dwight Bosman, will perform her original piece, Dear James, on stage with her father and uncle. Morgan is the “soul-drenched songstress” making her way in the music world. Hailing from St. Louis and currently based in Nashville, Morgan’s inspirations stem from the likes of Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys and Ella Fitzgerald
just to name a few. Her influences are what give her a memorable voice exuding deep, soulful melodies complimented by sweet jazz, R&B and gospel roots.
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2015 GranteesDanceDance St. LouisModern American Dance
CompanyRobert L. Reed Tap
Heritage Institute
LiteraryThe 7th Grade Poetry
FoundationRiver Styx
Multi-DisciplinaryCinema St. LouisCircus HarmonyCOCA (Center of
Creative Arts)Sheldon Arts FoundationSpringboardSt. Louis ArtWorksSt. Louis Public Radio /
90.7 KWMU
MusicBach Society of Saint LouisCommunity Music School
of Webster UniversityGateway Men’s ChorusJazz St. LouisOpera Theatre of Saint
LouisSaint Louis Classical Guitar
SocietySt. Louis Cathedral ConcertsSt. Louis Children’s ChoirsSt. Louis SymphonyUnion Avenue Opera
PerformanceCircus FloraGitana ProductionsMetro Theater CompanyNew Jewish TheatrePrison Performing ArtsRepertory Theatre of
St. LouisShakespeare Festival
St. Louis Slightly Askew Theatre
EnsembleSTAGES St. LouisThat Uppity Theatre
Company
VisualContemporary Art
Museum St. LouisCraft Alliance Center
of Art & DesignGreater East St. Louis
Community FundInternational
Photography Hall of Fame and Museum
Laumeier Sculpture Park
The Luminary Missouri Immigrant &
Refugee Advocates
Maritz Arts and Education Fund for TeachersAfrican Musical ArtsArrowpoint Elementary
School
Bayless Elementary School
Brown Elementary SchoolJana Elementary SchoolNormandy Elementary
SchoolSoldan International
Studies High SchoolWalnut Grove SchoolWillow Brook Elementary
School
Monsanto Rural Community Arts Education ProgramGateway Center for the
ArtsThe Hettenhausen Center
for the ArtsHighland Arts CouncilJacoby Arts CenterLooking Glass PlayhouseO’Fallon Arts CommissionRaintree Arts CouncilSullivan Patrons of the
ArtsWarren County Fine Arts
Council
Fox Performing Arts Charitable FoundationKeep Art Happening
Scholarship
Regional Business CouncilSocial Venture Partners
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Corporate Champions of the Arts 2014 Edward Jones Partners and Associates
Past Arts Awards Recipients
Corporate Leadership in the Arts 2015 Warner Baxter and Tom Voss, Ameren Corporation
Lifetime Achievement in the Arts1992 Evelyn Newman1993 Joseph Pulitzer1994 Katherine G. Wells & Ben H. Wells1995 Margaret Grigg1996 Dr. Leigh Gerdine1997 Margie Wolcott May1998 Adam Aronson and Judith Aronson, Ph.D.1999 Norman Goldberg2000 Joanne Kohn2001 Charles Guenther, Ruth Slenczynska, Ron Himes2002 Emily Rauh Pulitzer2003 Alice Gerdine
2004 Peter Bunce, Nancy and Ken Kranzberg2005 Priscilla McDonnell2006 Joneal Joplin,
Douglas Turpin2007 Mary Strauss2008 Gyo Obata2009 Jeanne Trevor2010 Stephanie Riven2011 Mae Wheeler2012 Linda Kennedy2013 Chuck Berry2014 Carol North and Nicholas Kryah2015 Jill McGuire
Corporate Support for the Arts 1992 Southwestern Bell Corporation1993 Union Electric Company1994 The May Department Stores Co.1995 Emerson Electric Co.1996 Mark Twain Banks1997 Monsanto Fund1998 Edward Jones1999 Commerce Bank and the William T. Kemper Foundation2000 UMB Bank, N.A.2001 Maritz Inc.2002 Bank of America
2003 The Boeing Company2004 Anheuser-Busch Companies2005 Centene Corporation2006 Sachs Properties2007 Brown Shoe2008 Thompson Coburn LLP2010 Ameren2011 Wells Fargo Advisors2012 Novus International, Inc.2013 PNC Bank
Young Artist of the Year2002 Melanie Hadley, National Society of Arts & Letters– St. Louis Chapter, piano competition winner
Champion of the Arts2010 Regional Arts Commission2011 Karen Duffy2013 St. Louis Public Radio/90.7 KWMU
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Art Educator of the Year 1998 Celeste Banta, McKelvey Elementary, Parkway School District1999 Kemara Skinner, Soldan International Studies High School, St. Louis Public Schools2000 Suzanne Bushey, Ames Visual & Performing Arts Elementary, St. Louis Public Schools2001 Gary Lang, Seckman High School, Fox School District2002 Fredrick J. Nelson, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School2003 Sr. Gail Buckman, SSND, St. Gabriel the Archangel School2004 Mary Eichenberger, Ferguson-Florissant School District2005 Jan Davis, Ferguson-Florissant School District2006 Joseph Schulte, Saint Louis University High School2007 Sr. Gabriel Mary Hoare, S.L., Nerinx Hall2008 Linda Packard, Reed Elementary, Ladue School District2009 Sr. Patricia Giljum, CSJ2010 Beverly Whittington, Ames Visual & Performing Arts Elementary, St. Louis Public Schools2011 Wayne Salomon, John Burroughs School2012 Jason Brown, Riverview Gardens School District2013 Duane Martin Foster, Normandy School District2014 Heidi Morgan, University City High School2015 Winifred Crock, Parkway Central High School
Excellence in Philanthropy1997 E. Desmond Lee2002 Lucy and Stanley Lopata2003 The Whitaker Foundation2004 Marilyn and Sam Fox2005 Alison and John Ferring2006 Anabeth and John Weil2007 Sally S. Levy2008 Mary Ann Lee2009 Laurance L. and Virginia Browning, Jr.
2010 Dr. Wilfred R. and Ann Lee Konneker2011 Christian B. Peper2012 Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation2013 Judy and Jerry Kent2014 Thelma and David Steward2015 Ken and Nancy Kranzberg
Arts Innovator2009 Jessica Hentoff2011 Paul K. Reuter2012 Joan Lipkin 2015 Jim McKelvey and Doug Auer
Arts Collaboration2010 Citygarden2014 E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative
Past Recipients (cont.)
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Excellence in the Arts1992Leonard SlatkinRobert McFerrinWebster University
1993Colin GrahamSteven WoolfKatherine Dunham
1994Arthur OsverHenry TownsendMona Van DuynJarvis Thurston
1995John KendallLaumeier Sculpture ParkRobert Orchard
1996Heikki SeppaWilliam GassJosephine Throdahl
1997Ethelyn SparfeldJane Sauer
1998Marita WoodruffAnnelise MertzMetro Theater Company
1999Alexandra ZahariasThe Sheldon Arts Foundation Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
2000COCA (Center of Creative Arts) Charles MacKayErnest Trova
2001Dance St. Louis
2002David HalenThe Muny (The Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis )Patrick Schuchard
2003Johnnie JohnsonPeter SargentAgnes Wilcox/Prison Performing Arts
2004Willie AkinsYoung Audiences of St. Louis
2005Community Music School of Webster UniversityCraft AllianceReggie Thomas
2006Christine BrewerHerb DruryJazz St. Louis
2007Susan SlaughterSaint Louis Art MuseumCarolbeth True
2008Ivor David BaldingGerald EarlySTAGES St. Louis
2009Cinema St. LouisRobert Powell
2010David Robertson
2011 Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
2012 Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Peter Martin
2013 Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Michael Uthoff
2014 Lee Nolting St. Louis Symphony
2015 Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Denise Thimes
Past Recipients (cont.)
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Chairs Co-chairs1992 Phoebe Scott Burke Judy Champ
1993 Jo-Ann Digman Lisa McMullin
1994 Marylen Mann Pixie Messey
1995 Joanne Kohn Amy Whitelaw
1996 Pat Whitaker
1997 Sue Engelhardt Mary Ann Hogan
1998 Linda Fabel Mary Ann Hogan
1999 Mary Ann Hogan Debbie Sears
2000 Debbie Sears Cheryl Holman
2001 Cheryl Holman Becky Kueker
2002 Peggy Ritter Connie Kahn
2003 Peggy Ritter/Connie Kahn Marsha Rusnack
2004 Marsha Rusnack/Cheri Fromm
2005 Cheri Fromm/Cynthia J. Brinkley Judy Harris and Donald Suggs
2006 Cynthia J. Brinkley/Nancy Galvin/ Judy Harris
2007 Nancy Galvin/Cary Hobbs
2008 Cary Hobbs/Bill Donius
2009 Bill Donius/ James and Karen Castellano
2010 James and Karen Castellano/ Dick Fleming and Sarah Smith
2011 Dick Fleming and Sarah Smith/ Tom and Carol Voss
2012 Tom and Carol Voss
2013 Ken and Nancy Kranzberg
2014 Lynne and Jim Turley
2015 Lynne and Jim Turley
Past Arts Awards Chairs and Co-Chairs
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Sam Stang was born in Northfield, Minnesota in 1959. He attended Washington University in St. Louis from 1980 – 84 and was a student of Fritz
Dreisbach at Penland School of Crafts in 1983 and of Lino Tagliapietra at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine. Sam was a founding partner of Ibex Glass Studio (1985 through 1991) and started Augusta Glass Studio in Augusta, Mo., in 1992, which he still operates as a sole proprietorship.
“All of my pieces are made by using traditional European glassblowing techniques. With the murrini pieces, I begin by making glass rods which are patterned in cross section. The rods are cooled and cut into thin pieces and arranged on an iron plate which is then heated to fuse the murrini. This is then rolled into a tube on the end of a blowpipe and shaped into the final form. Every piece I make is entirely produced hot at the furnace. The banded bowls are blown as separate sections and fused together. This technique, known as incalmo, requires a great deal of skill and cooperation. I work with at least one assistant and often with a team of three experienced glassblowers.”
About the Arts and Education Council
The Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis (A&E) is a unique asset in our community. A&E is our region’s only united arts fund supported by private contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations and institutions
committed to the value and benefit of the arts to our community. The Arts and Education Council serves as the base—the root, if you will—through which
funding, training, and collaboration happens for nearly 70 arts organizations that enrich the cultural landscape of St. Louis each year.
Board of DirectorsChair Leonard T. EschbachSecretary Peter SargentTreasurer Ruth Saphian
MembersNora AkerbergSusan BlockSheila BurkettChris Cedergreen
Diane R. DrollingerJohn GianoulakisBarbara B. Goodman Kristin J. GuehlstorfJason HallCary D. HobbsNicole HudsonKenneth Kranzberg C. Brendan JohnsonEric KoestnerLinda LeeJanet W. NewcombDorte Probstein
Rachelle RoweShawn SchukarDonald M. SentiMary Ann SrencoSusan A. StithAndrew TriversCarol J. VossCaren Vredenburgh
Immediate Past ChairTerrance J. Good
Ex-OfficioCynthia A. Prost
*As of January 21, 2016
2016 Board of Directors and Members*
About the Award
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WorkingTogether.Emerson is proud to support arts and education initiatives throughout the St. Louis community.
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