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New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

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2003

Hands of Ryan Parker

Jazz Musician

2003 NewHampshire ArtsFellow

[ Volume XXI Number 1 � Spring 2003 ]

Photo by Julie Mento

Enriching New Hampshire’s quality of life since 1965.

InsideFellowship Applicants AlertFirst Gathering of Nation’s Poets LaureateGovernors’ Arts Awards Nomination FormHidden Treasures: New Exhibit OpensNew Partnership between Arts Council and NH State Lottery

Coming up in future issues2000-2001 Biennial Report

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ContentsT A B L E O F

Arts Council Alerts ................................................ 2Hidden Treasures Series ........................................ 4Making Music Together ........................................ 5Gathering of Poets Laureate .................................. 8Governors’ Arts Awards ...................................... 10New Governor/New Poem ................................ 13Around the State ................................................ 14Around New England & the World .................... 16NH-Quebec Dance Exchange ............................ 182002 Medal of Arts Recipients .......................... 20Percent for Art Update ........................................ 22Grant Deadlines .................................................. 24

NH Arts NewsNH Arts News is published quarterly. It reaches 6000 people free of charge.To change address information, pleasee-mail, info@nharts.state.nh.us, or writeto NH Arts, New Hampshire StateCouncil on the Arts, 40 North MainStreet, Concord, NH 03301-4974.

State of New HampshireDepartment of Cultural ResourcesDivision of the Arts© NH State Council on the ArtsConcord, New Hampshire USA

Editor: Rebecca L. LawrenceProduction Editor: Julie MentoGraphic Design: Dharma CreativeContributors: Lynn Martin Graton,Yvonne Fried, Judy Rigmont

On the CoverThe jazz improvisations of 2003 FellowRyan Parker of Dover can be heard onDeep Oceans, K&R jazz label. The compactdisc was produced in collaboration withChris Van Voorst Van Beest, Les Harris Jr.,and Herb Pomeroy.

A New Look for a New SeasonAs we welcomed in 2003 we also welcomed a new graphicdesigner, Brian Page, Art Director of Dharma Creative in Nashua.Page has over 10 years of experience in developing a publicimage for nonprofits and businesses. Clients have ranged fromthe American Textile History Museum to Cabletron. In keepingwith the Yankee philosophy of “making do,” the Arts Council’srequest for proposals specified “creative frugality” as a criterionfor new design work. Page embraced the challenge. To commenton our new look, e-mail Julie Mento, jmento@nharts.state.nh.us.We look forward to your feedback!

This newsletter is available electronicallyor in alternative formats. Please call

603/271-2789

DirectorF R O M T H E D I R E C T O R

We are featuring Arts Council partnershipsin this issue of NH Arts. When money istight, as it is right now in state governmentand always has been for state funding ofthe arts, partnerships don’t just make

sense they are a necessity. The NH ArtsDivision is a small agency as governmentagencies go. We have only nine peopleto do the work of 12, so we reach out toother New Hampshire and New Englandagencies and nonprofits to expand ourfinancial and people resources. Usuallythe partnerships are a natural fit: Artsand historic sites; arts and schools; artsand libraries. Sometimes the partnershipssurprise: Arts and on-ramps? Arts andscratch tickets? Arts and fly-fishing?Yes, we have programs and projects that feature all of these combinations.

To look at partnerships only as a necessity,however, diminishes their worth to thework we do. Partnerships, especially the more unlikely ones, remind us andthe public that the arts do play a role in everyone’s life. Sometimes the artsare the means that help teachers teach,marketers sell, and manufacturers make.Other times, they are an end in them-selves, bringing pleasure, easing pain,increasing understanding, and bridgingcultural differences.

What becomes apparent in looking at themany ways the arts intersect our lives isthat we must support the teaching of allthe forms that the arts take and provideconditions for lifelong learning in the arts.

The world needs artists who are skilled in their craft and creative in their thinking.The world needs people who, throughlearning and experiencing the arts, stay intouch with their own creativity even if theychoose different paths professionally.

The NH Arts Council needs to support theartists, organizations, and communitiesthat make the state a welcoming placefor this kind of creativity. One way we cando that is through creative partnerships.This issue of NH Arts highlights only afew of our partners, but we also wouldlike to thank all of our partners who helpus support the arts in New Hampshire.You know who you are.

Rebecca L. LawrenceDirector, Division of the Arts

“When money is tight...

partnerships don't just make sense,

they are a necessity..”

Staff & ArtsCouncilor News

Director RebeccaL. Lawrence wasrecently elected to the board of theNational Assemblyof State ArtsAgencies (NASAA)for a three year term.

Traditional ArtsCoordinator LynnGraton, Arts inEducationCoordinatorCatherine O’Brian,and Council ChairChristine Dwyerserved on NationalEndowment for theArts panels this year.

Community Arts and ADACoordinator JudyRigmont served ona national reviewpanel for VSA arts.

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Important Notice:

FY2004 Grant

Guidelines & NH

Artist Roster Are

Updated & Online

Attention!The Apple Hill Chamber Players perform on

stage at the Colonial Theatre in Keene with

approximately 150 school children from the

surrounding region. Each year The Colonial

Theatre holds six free concerts for local students

Photo courtesy of the Colonial Theatre

Arts Council AlertsAll Grant Info Now Online

Updated Grant Guidelines, applicationforms, and the New Hampshire ArtistRoster are currently available on thewebsite of the NH State Council on theArts, www.state.nh.us/nharts.

They will not be mass mailed to organizations or individuals. Peopleneeding access to the Internet may go tolocal libraries, which offer public Internetaccess terminals free of charge. If you havetrouble downloading, contact GrantsTechnician Margie Durkee at 603/271-2789or mdurkee@nharts.state.nh.us.

No hardcopy version of the NH ArtistRoster will be available. A limited numberof hard copies of the Grant Guidelinesonly may be picked up in person at thedowntown Concord offices of the NewHampshire State Council on the Artsfree of charge. If mailed, there is a fee.

Cost for mailing one hard copy of theGuidelines, $5.00. Add $3.00 each for duplicate Guidelines mailed to thesame address. Make check payable to“Treasurer, State of New Hampshire”and send to:

Grant GuidelinesNH State Council on the Arts40 North Main StreetConcord, NH 03301

“More and more New Hampshire

communities are seeing the arts as the

energy source for revitalizing downtowns

and jumpstarting sluggish economies.”

Attention Fellowship Applicants!

The State Arts Council asked staff totake a fresh look at the guidelines forapplying for Artist Fellowships. The ArtsCouncil wanted to make sure that thisopportunity both encourages new talentand celebrates sustained creativity. This has led to some new policies ofparticular interest to past fellows.

Building upon recommendations fromthe Artist Advisory Committee, the ArtsCouncil has approved several changes.Some changes have to do with reviewpanels. Others affect which artists mayapply. These changes to eligibility havebeen added to the online guidelines forFY04 awards:

� A Fellowship award recipient mustwait five (5) years from the year inwhich he/she receives the award toapply again, i.e. a fiscal year 2003Fellow may apply again in calendaryear 2007 for a fiscal year 2008 award.

� Individual artists are limited to threeFellowship awards per lifetime. Uponreceiving the third award, they will be eligible for special recognitionopportunities.

If you have any questions or commentsabout these changes, please direct them to:

Artist Services Program NH State Council on the Arts40 North Main StreetConcord, NH 03301

Proposed Budget CutsCultural Facilities GrantsThe State Legislature created the CulturalFacilities program in 1987 with new legislation and an appropriation of $25,000.In FY92, the Legislature doubled thatappropriation to $50,000. Now, facedwith state budget deficits, the Governor’srecommended budget includes only $1per year for cultural facilities grants.

Over the 15 years of the program’s existence, 185 grants went to 71 facilitiesin 47 communities. This was the only“bricks and mortar” grant that the StateArts Council could award. Granteesmatched the grants with private dollarsfor everything from making historic theatres accessible to wheelchair usersto purchasing new kilns for student use.

While the state budget is being debatedby the House and the Senate, the StateArts Council has put the program onindefinite hold. Should funds be restored,a new grant deadline will be announced.

New Grant Opportunityfor CommunitiesMore and more New Hampshire commu-nities are seeing the arts as the energysource for revitalizing downtowns andjumpstarting sluggish economies.Littleton, Portsmouth, Manchester, andNewport all have had success with thisstrategy and now the State Arts Councilis offering a new grant category to helpevery community in these kinds ofefforts. The new Community ArtsDevelopment Grant, up to $7,000, willsupport communities in the planningand implementation of arts projects such as: cultural assessments, inventories,plans, or resource guides; and establishingnew local arts agencies with local government support. This new categoryalso supports partnership projects formedto include the arts in master plans or inlocal, state or regional economic impactstudies that focus on the economic benefits of the creative industries.

The focus of this grant is to create andstrengthen partnerships between the artsgroups and government or communityagencies.

The first application deadline was March14, 2003. Additional deadlines will beannounced as funds are available. Thecomplete grant guidelines, includingsample projects, and applications areonline at www.state.nh.us/nharts. For more information, contactCommunity Arts Coordinator JudyRigmont, 603/271-0794 orjrigmont@nharts.state.nh.us.

Opportunity

The New Hampshire

Institute of Art in

Manchester is the

first and only

nationally accredited

independent college

of art in the state.

Each semester the

Institute hosts guest

lecturers and visiting

artists for presentations

and talks in the

French Auditorium

which are open to

students and the

public free of charge.

Photo by

Gary Samson

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The State of New Hampshire owns adiverse collection of art and artifacts thathas been in the making for 100s of years,yet the public is mostly unaware of thesehidden treasures. A number of the art-works and artifacts placed in the state’scare are kept at the Divisions of Libraries,Arts and Historical Resources. TheDepartment of Cultural Resources, led byCommissioner Van McLeod,wanted to bringthese treasures to light. So, theDepartment launched a new series ofexhibitions, each one designed to highlightsome aspect of the state’s collections.

Thanks to the growing number of NewHampshire citizens who are making voluntary purchases of conservationlicense plates (a.k.a. Moose Plates), cultural as well as environmental

conservation projects havea new funding source.Administered by theDepartment of CulturalResources, a portion ofthese new funds allowthe NH State ArtsCouncil (NH Division

of Arts) to offer a new type ofgrant. These grants may be used to conserve publicly owned, historic culturalfacilities or artworks over 50 years oldthat contribute to New Hampshire’s cultural heritage.

For FY2004, about $40,000 is availableto the State Arts Council to offer CulturalConservation Grants of up to $10,000each. All levels of government are eligibleto apply, including municipalities andtowns, counties, state agencies other thanthe Department of Cultural Resourcesand its Divisions, and federal agencies

or nonprofit 501 (C) 3 organizations thatmanage publicly owned historic artworksor cultural facilities that are located withinthe State of New Hampshire.

The deadline for applying is April 30, 2003.Each $2 requested must be matchedwith $1 of in-kind contributions of goodsor services or cash (or any combinationof the two).

Application forms and complete guidelines, including funding criteria and sample projects, are online atwww.state.nh.us/nharts.

The other two divisions in theDepartment, the State Library and theDivision of Historical Resources also areoffering new grant programs for conser-vation projects specific to libraries andhistoric properties. These do not requirethat the buildings be used for arts programming or that the objects to bepreserved have artistic as well as historicalsignificance. Contact those divisions formore information.

New Hampshire’s Hidden Treasures: New Exhibition Opens

The exhibition planning committee,facilitated by Arts Director RebeccaLawrence, includes representatives fromthe three Divisions: Julie Mento for Arts,Russell Bastedo for Historical Resources,and Charles Shipman from the State Library.

The pilot exhibition, curated by StateLibrary and Division of Historic Resourcesstaff focused on World War II posters.

The second exhibition, Artists at Work,1935-1942, which opened on March19th places artworks produced for

Moose Plates, a New Cultural Resource on the Move

New Hampshire’s Federal Art Project,1935-1942, in historical context, usingitems donated to the New HampshireArtist Archives, a joint project of theState Arts Council and the Library.

It combines WPA paintings, graphic arts,and photographs in the State LibraryCollection with archived items includingan artist’s work table and tools, personalphoto albums, WPA correspondence andnewspaper stories of the time.

The two featured artists are HerbertWaters (1903-1996) and NathanielBurwash (1906-2000), both of whomdonated their papers to the NH ArtistArchives. Several other organizations,including the NH Art Association andLeague of NH Craftsmen, have loanedartworks and artifacts to fill out the storyof 1930s New Hampshire and the arts.Artists at Work received funding fromthe New Hampshire Conservation Trustand Public Service of New Hampshire.

The Summer exhibition slot is being leftopen for outside, compatible exhibitors.Plans are underway to show an exhibitionfrom Ireland, highlighting the story ofrecent conflicts.

The Fall exhibition is being organized by the Division of Historical Resources. It will portray the architectural history of the State HouseComplex with photographs, architectural drawings and itemsthat were displacedas part of earlier remodeling projects.

A small Novemberexhibition, organizedby the Arts Division,will complement theGovernors’ ArtsAwards. It willshowcase some ofthe original eagleawards designed bydifferent artists tobe given to the seven new award recipients.

What: Artists at Work, 1935-1942: New Hampshire Remembered

Where: Department of Cultural Resources, NH State Library, second floor, 20 Park Street, Concord

When: March 19 through June 4 Library hoursare Monday-Friday 8:30 am–4:15 pm

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s

Nathaniel Burwash

Herbert Ogden

Waters

Photos courtesy of

New Hampshire

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Photos by Lynn Martin Graton

Building upon the initial survey of musical traditions that led up to theSmithsonian Folklife Festival, JulienOlivier, Jack Beard, and Jeff Warner willcarry out additional fieldwork for thisnew project. Olivier, a specialist inFrench-Canadian traditions, journeysnorth to research traditional fiddle musicand song in the Colebrook and Berlinarea. Jack Beard, a specialist in ethnicmusic and contra dance, is doing fieldwork in the Manchester and Nashuaareas. Jeff Warner, a community scholarnoted for his publications of folk musiccollected by his parents as well as hisown interpretations of traditional songs,is doing fieldwork in the seacoast region.Research for the project will be featuredon a new web site being developed bythe State Arts Council as a curriculumresource on New Hampshire folklife forteachers and students. The NewHampshire State Lottery Commission’spromotion will help educate an evenwider audience about the diversity ofmusical traditions in New Hampshire.

Songs of the Seasons will focus on vocal traditions in different languages.Traditional songs relay, in poetic andmemorable form, the challenges and joysof individuals, families, and communities.Usually, traditional songs are not composedby professional songwriters, but ratherby ordinary people with a gift for puttingthe experiences of life to words. Because

they endure, traditional songs often capture the evolution of language—giving us a window into vernacular expressions of former times.

The theme of this particular collection of songs—work and celebration relatedto the seasons—will provide insight intoNorthern New England’s changing relationship to the environment. Andregardless of the climate, celebrations—and the songs associated with them—often parallel the change in seasons andprovide a punctuation point to the cyclesof life. The songs will draw from NewHampshire’s English and Celtic roots,Yankee and French-Canadian traditions,as well as the heritages of Latino andother communities who have settled in thestate more recently. This new compactdisc will bring the humor, wisdom, andlove of language that can be found in

Making Music

Spotlight: Making Music Together

traditional songs to a wider audience andhelp honor the artists and communitieswho preserve these songs.

Complimentary copies of Songs of the Seasons will be sent to schools andlibraries around the state. It will be available for purchase through the StateArts Council and at the State HouseVisitors Center gift shop. Or you mightjust be the lucky winner of a free copywith your purchase of a lottery ticket!

Stay tuned for the release date and information on how to obtain a copy ofSongs of the Seasons: Traditional Songsof Work and Play in New Hampshire. For a copy of Choose Your Partners:Contra and Square Dance Music in New Hampshire, contact SmithsonianFolkways (www.si.edu/folklife) or visitthe State House Visitors Center gift shopin Concord.

“Songs that resonate again and again

with people’s lives, become part of

a collective expression, part of the

community, part of a tradition.”

Singing alone does not build whatRobert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone,calls “social capital,” that glue of connectivity that builds community. Butsinging and making music together, nowthat’s a different story. The State ArtsCouncil’s Traditional Arts CoordinatorLynn Graton not only searches for peoplewho make music together, she recordsthem, and finds ways to share theirmusical traditions with everyone else.Traditional songs are often passed downwithin families—and while some wouldcall the melodies and lyrics old fash-ioned, they usually are well loved fortheir ability to express both joy and sorrow. Songs that resonate again andagain with people’s lives, become part of a collective expression, part of thecommunity, part of a tradition.

The State Arts Council’s first compactdisc, Choose Your Partners: Contra andSquare Dance Music in New Hampshire,which grew from the research done forthe 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival,was distributed on the Folkways label.Now Graton has engaged a team ofresearchers to identify songs for a newcompact disc, Songs of the Seasons:Traditional Songs of Work and Play inNew Hampshire. And this music projecthas attracted a surprising new partner tohelp promote it, the New HampshireLottery Commission. The Lottery willfeature the compact disc as a prize inseveral summer promotions.

Regina Delaney

plans to record a

variety of Irish songs,

some acappela and

some accompanied

by harp.

Bernardo Guzman

(seated) leads his

family—wife

Maria, daughter

Monica, and son

Bernardo—in

singing a variety

of family

Christmas songs

at a recording

studio in North

Sutton.

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Photo right (small):

The Cote family

sing songs of their

French Canadian

heritage at a

recording studio

in North Sutton.

Confirmed

New Hampshire to Host First-timeGathering of US Poets Laureate For the first time in history, PoetsLaureate from around the nation willgather in New Hampshire on Thursday,April 24 through Saturday, April 26, for a conference on the role of poetry in

society. The event is being hosted by the New Hampshire Writers Project inassociation with the American Academyof Poets. The three-day event, dubbed“Poetry and Politics,” will bring togetherpoets laureate representing some 30states, plus prominent politicians, educators and media moguls for aground-breaking discussion of the role of poetry in society. The brainchild ofNew Hampshire Poet Laureate MarieHarris, the event will take place in avariety of locations around the state.

“The idea of bringing poets and politicianstogether was a natural for the state thatplays a unique role in US politics,” NH Poet Laureate Marie Harris explains.“During the primary season, NewHampshire is where a lot of the keyissues facing our country get definedand debated. We want to make sure thatculture and, specifically, poetry, is partof that discussion,” Harris said.

“While the tradition of state poet laureatehas been around since the 1930s moststate poets laureate have never met.There wasn’t even a central list of whothey all were until we began to put this

together,” Harris explains. Her initialbrainstorm broadened into the three-dayevent with the involvement of the NewHampshire Writers’ Project and TheAcademy of American Poets.

The conference has three primary goals,according to NHWP Executive DirectorKatie Goodman. “We want to gather thepoets in one place and provide informalopportunities for them to exchangeinformation, ideas, and concerns. Therole of the laureate is not well defined inany state, and it seems to be up to theindividual to interpret the position and toinitiate presentations, programs andoccasional poetry that address the placeof the poet in society.

Secondly, we want to make sure thatpoetry and culture are part of the politicaldiscussion in the upcoming election season. So we’re not just putting poetsand politicians in a room together, we’retaking the visiting poets, along with ournative New Hampshire poets into NewHampshire communities.

Finally, we see this not as an end initself, but rather a beginning of the discussion which will certainly continue,in one form or another, for years. And,although we have no expectations ofspecific outcomes, we’re confident thatthe issues raised will serve to ignite further exploration of the poet’s publicrole,” says Goodman.

The poets arrive Thursday evening andthe event begins Friday morning whenthe Poets Laureate travel to the readingvenues, accompanied by New Hampshirepoets. On Saturday, the conference willtake place at The Highlander Inn andConference Center in Manchester. Paneldiscussions include Poet as Citizen;Poetry and Education; Poetry, HumanCreativity and the Brain; Poetry and theMedia; Poets and Politicians and Poetryand the Spirit.

Saturday night a gala dinner at the Centerof NH will celebrate the gathering of poetsand recognize the state’s supporters ofpoetry and the arts, with a keynote

“The idea of bringing poets and

politicians together was a natural for

the state that plays a unique role in

US politics.”NH Poet Laureate Marie Harris

Firs

t-tim

espeech by the incoming Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts,poet and essayist Dana Gioia.

For more information contact KatieGoodman at the New Hampshire Writer’sProject at 603/226-6649.

Washington, D.C. – Dana Gioia, nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush as the ninth Chairman of the NationalEndowment for the Arts was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on January 29, 2003.

Upon his confirmation Mr. Gioia said, “Leading the NationalEndowment for the Arts is a great privilege and an enormousresponsibility. Both the arts and arts education face manychallenges at present, and the Endowment has much to do.”

Mr. Gioia assumed office in early February, having recentlycompleted a book of literary essays and an opera libretto.

He succeeds Michael P. Hammond as Chairman. Mr. Hammondassumed office on January 22, 2002 but passed away shortlyafter on January 29. Eileen B. Mason, who was appointedSenior Deputy Chairman by the Bush Administration, has been leading the agency since that time.

A biography of Dana Gioia is available on the NEA’s web site.

For more information, contact the NEA Office of Communicationsat 202-682-5570 or visit the NEA Web site at www.arts.gov.

Dana Gioia Confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts

Dana Gioia

confirmed as new

Chairman of the NEA

Photo courtesy of

the NEA

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Dana Gioia,

National

Endowment

for the Arts

Chairman, to be

Keynote Speaker

Awards

The New Hampshire State Council onthe Arts issues a call for nominations forthe 2003 Governors’ Awards in the Arts.VSA Arts New Hampshire again joins the State Arts Council as a partner insponsoring the Cultural Access LeadershipAward. Seven honorary awards will bemade in recognition of outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth,support, and availability of the arts inNew Hampshire.

Award Categories

Cultural Access Leadership Award,sponsored in partnership with VSA Arts New Hampshire, recognizes a NewHampshire non-profit arts organizationfor practicing exemplary cultural accessthat includes and exceeds physicalaccess. Programmatic access involvesadapting the presentation of art-making,art exhibits, musical performances, andtheatrical productions so that peoplewith and without disabilities have thesame opportunities to experience thearts, as audience and artists. The awardcelebrates sustained leadership in thearts that includes people with disabilities,their families, and their friends.

The Lotte Jacobi Living Treasure Awardrecognizes a New Hampshire artist, in anydiscipline, who has made a significantcontribution to his or her art form and tothe arts community of New Hampshire,reflecting a lifetime of achievement.

New Hampshire Folk Heritage Awardrecognizes a New Hampshire traditionalfolk artist, who has made a significantcontribution to his or her art form and tohis or her cultural community, reflectinga lifetime of achievement. Traditional art forms are those art forms, passedinformally from generation to generation,that reflect the culture of a particularcommunity defined by ethnic heritage,occupational, religious, geographic, or familial groups.

The Individual Arts Patron Awardrecognizes a New Hampshire residentwho has made a significant contribution tothe support of the arts in New Hampshire.Contributions may include donations ofmoney, time, goods, or services thatover time have significantly increasedfunding for the arts.

The Distinguished Arts Leadership Awardrecognizes an individual who has playeda sustained role in the advancement,direction, or management of a NewHampshire nonprofit arts organization.Examples include: Executive Director,Artistic Director, and Board President.

The Arts Education Award recognizes anorganization, individual, school district orcommunity that has made an outstandingcontribution to arts education during thepast five years. Contributions might includeincreased financial commitment to artseducation or innovation in the classroom.

The Community Spirit Award recognizesthe city, town, or village government orcommunity wide non-arts organization(e.g., Chamber of Commerce, MainStreet organization) that significantlyfostered the arts within the last five yearsthrough funding and/or program initiatives.Examples include: major municipal support to a cultural facility or public art program, unique public/private partnerships to promote cultural tourism,significant increases in local public support for the arts.

Please be selective. In the past, thestrongest nominations have providedthe judges with carefully selected, relevant information and clear, persuasive narratives.

� In addition to the paper copies submitted,the 2 page narrative must be availableon disk or electronically in 16 pt.accessible font, double-spaced. (Arial,Helvetica, Times Roman or Verdana)

� Nominees for the Cultural AccessLeadership Award will be visited by a member of the Award SelectionCommittee as part of the review process.

Deadline

Nominations must be postmarked no laterthan May 21, 2003 or hand-delivered tothe NH State Council on the Arts by4:15 PM on that day.

Selection

An awards selection committee, appointed by State Arts CouncilChairman M. Christine Dwyer, will review the nominations and make theirrecommendations to the Governor.

Presentation and Celebration

Governor Craig Benson will be invited topresent the Governors’ Arts Awards atan evening event on November 12, 2003.All nominees will be recognized. Eachaward recipient (groups will share a single award) will be given an originalartwork by a New Hampshire artist,which interprets the two eagles designedfor the top of the State House dome. The original 1819 eagle, now housed at the NH Historical Society, was thestate’s first public art commission.Performances by New Hampshire artistswill enhance the celebration.

Eligibility

Individual Nominees must be residents ofNew Hampshire and not have previouslyreceived a Governors’ Arts Award.Posthumous nominations may not be made.

Organizational Nominees must be physically located in New Hampshire.

With the exception of the CommunitySpirit and Cultural Access LeadershipAwards, self-nominations are not eligible.

How to Make a Nomination

� Complete a nomination form (availablein several formats). Make six (6)copies of the completed form and use the original and copies as coversheets for each of the seven (7) copiesof the narrative and attachments thatmake up your nomination.

� Prepare up to two (2) pages statingyour nominee’s accomplishments and contributions to the excellence,growth, support, and availability ofthe arts in New Hampshire as theyrelate to one of the award categories.Be as specific as possible in addressingthe different criteria for each award.

� Gather additional written documentationto support your nomination, which mustinclude at least 3 letters of support forthe nomination. Other written materialsmight include newspaper articles,brochures, statistics, biographicalinformation, etc. If applicable, youmay also include two (2) sets of slides,catalogues, or recordings of an artist’swork. NOTE: Visuals may also besubmitted electronically as TIFF or JPGfiles to jmento@nharts.state.nh.us.

� Collate the nomination form, narra-tive, and written attachments intoseven (7) packets for each member ofthe award selection committee toreview prior to their meeting. Placeaudio/visual materials and catalogues,if included, in a separate packet.Audio/visual materials and catalogueswill be shared at the review meeting.Materials will not be returned, do notsend one-of-a-kind valuable materials.

Governors’ Arts Awards 2003 Nomination Form Deadline: May 21, 2003

Celebration

Photo (upper right):

New Cultural Access

Leadership Award to

be presented this year.

Created by Joy

Raskin of Concord, NH

Photo courtesy of VSA

Arts NH

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2003 Governors’ Arts Awards Nomination FormNominee ____________________________

Phone (day) ________________________

e-mail ______________________________

Address ____________________________

City____________________________ , NH

Zip ________________________________

Arts Affiliation ______________________

Nominator __________________________

Phone (day) ________________________

e-mail ______________________________

Address ____________________________

City____________________________ , NH

Zip ________________________________

Arts Affiliation ______________________

� Lotte Jacobi Living Treasure

� NH Folk Heritage

� Individual Arts Patron

� Distinguished Arts Leadership

� Arts Education

� Community Spirit

� Cultural Access Leadership

Category (select one)

Return by May 21, 2003 to:

Governors’

Arts Awards

NH State Council

on the Arts

40 N. Main St.

Concord, NH 03301

This information

is available

electronically or in

alternative formats.

Please call v/tty

603/228-4330 or

info@vsaartsnh.org.

Past Recipients of Governors’ Arts Awards

New Governor

New Governor, New Poem

New Year, New HampshireBy Marie Harris, New Hampshire Poet Laureate

Governor Craig Benson asked NewHampshire Poet Laureate Marie Harris tocompose a new poem for his inauguralceremonies, which took place onJanuary 9, 2003. Harris had begun thetradition of writing a new poem for newbeginnings in state government with former Governor Shaheen’s inauguration.Past NH Poets Laureate, when invited toparticipate in inaugurations, had selectedone of their poems from previously published works to read.

During her term, Harris has been fascinated with defining the public role of poet laureate. She has taken herquest to the nation by inspiring the firstgathering of state poets laureate, whichwill take place in New Hampshirethis April (see related article onpage 8).

“How few have ever had anything

more of a choice in government than

in climate?” John Adams, Thought on Government

The Hunger Moon draws icy tides upriver,heaving gray-green slabs of seawater onto the salt marshes. Inland, a houserides snow swells into eveningwhile inside the householder, satisfied in the knowledge of a well-provisioned root cellar, a woodshed stacked with even cords, pulls the shutters to, turns from the darkening window.

And still, quarrelsome winds bay down the chimney.

The urge to retreat to hearthand leatherbound studies of certaintyis as strong as the pull of the moon;but there are timeswhen what we may need most are the rude and raucous disputationsthat sputter and spark like bonfires on frozen ponds,attracting a quorum of neighbors.

New Hampshire

Governor

Craig Benson

Photo courtesy of

the Governor’s

Office

Photo (left):

New Hampshire’s

Poet Laureate,

Marie Harris

Photo by

Neil Lovett

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Please state in one brief paragraph, the key reasons why this nomineeshould receive an award. Confine response to space provided.

2001 Rawn Spearman, DudleyLaufman, Genevieve Aichele,Henry Melville Fuller, City ofManchester, Deborah Stuart

1999 Tomie dePaola, Larry & HenryRiendeau, Patricia Lindberg, Peter Karagianis, The City ofClaremont, Edith Grodin

1997 John Woodsum Hatch, BobMcQuillen, Nancy Brennan, The City of Rochester, Grace A. Casey, Arthur Hall

1995 Donald Hall, Newt Washburn,David Bresnahan, Elaine Krasker,Town of Newport

1993 Herbert Waters, Peggy Senter,David & Rosamond Putnam,Exeter Arts Committee Board of Selectmen

1991 Robert Hughes, Dwight Graves,Kimon S. Zachos, Greater DoverChamber of Commerce

1989 Karl Drerup, Alton School Board,May & Sam Gruber, City of Nashua

1980 Lotte Jacobi, Federated Arts, NHYouth Orchestra

Around the StateCongratulations to…

Patryc Wiggins, roster artist/tapestryweaver from Guild and Director of theEconomic Corporation of Newport, for being honored with a “Women WhoMake A Difference” award in October.The award recognizes women who makea difference in the lives of those theytouch. Patryc was praised for revitalizingNewport economically and culturallyand for reviving interest in the machinetool industry.

Robert M. Larsen, managing partner ofthe Concord law firm Sulloway & Hollis,for being selected as one of 18 executivesnationwide whose works were includedin After Hours Executive Creativity, avisual and literary arts exhibit held inNew York this past fall. The exhibit highlights the level of creativity amongbusiness executives and reinforces linksbetween business and the arts.

The following New Hampshire artistswho were recognized at the 2002Biennial Regional Juror’s Choice competition at the Thorne-SagendorphArt Gallery at Keene State College inOctober: Georgia Fletcher, Dublin, Juror’sAward of $500 for her oil-on-canvasportrait; Jane Frances Collister,Walpole, second place award of $300,for her maple and bronze sculpture; Kris Calnan, Sharon, honorable mentionfor her collage; and Genevieve Groesbeck,Peterborough, for her ceramic piece.

Frederick Moyer, roster artist and pianistfrom Lee, on the release of his newrecording, Enoch Arden, Melodrama forSpeaker and Piano with music byRichard Strauss. For this collaborativework, Moyer teamed up with BenjaminLuxon, one of the world’s great baritones,who reads poetry by Alfred Lord Tennysonwhile Frederick plays the music of Strauss.

Milli Janz, Nashua playwright and writer,whose play, The Murder Party, wasawarded Honorable Mention in the StagePlay Script category of the 71st AnnualWriter’s Digest Writing Competition whichattracted more than 19,000 entries.

Edith L. Grodin, former Chair of the NH State Council on the Arts and retiredBoard President of the League of NHCraftsmen, for receiving a LifetimeEmeritus Award at the League’s awardpreview party preceding their 69thAnnual League of New Hampshire’sCraftsmen’s Fair.

2003 Artist Fellow Tim Gaudreau, photographer and sculptor fromPortsmouth, who recently participated ina six-week cultural exchange program inIndia sponsored by Rotary International.Tim had the opportunity to interact withother artists and to collaborate with Indianartists in a workshop format exploringand developing a project in the spirit ofhis community activist eco-art work.

Welcome To…

Elisa Gerasin, who is the new AssistantDirector at Ballet Theatre Workshop andthe Children’s Repertory Ballet Company.Ms. Gerasin, also a talented dancer in herown right, was born in Mexico where shetrained and became a company memberat the Victoria Ballet in Guadalajara. Shelater continued her training at Point ParkCollege and the Pittsburgh Ballet School,performed with Colorado Ballet andreturned to the Victoria Ballet where sheperformed and taught before returning to the United States. Ms. Gerasin hastaught several classes at BTW and isnow assisting with the administration ofthe school and company.

Kenneth Kiesler, who is in his first season as Conductor and Music Directorfor the New Hampshire SymphonyOrchestra. A graduate of the Universityof New Hampshire and the PeabodyConservatory at John HopkinsUniversity, Mr. Kiesler served for 15 years as Conductor of the IllinoisSymphony Orchestra, is Founder andDirector of the renowned Conductor’sRetreat at Medomak, and is Director ofthe Orchestras and OrchestralConducting Program at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He plans tocontinue with the latter position whilecommuting to New Hampshire to fulfillhis NHSO commitments.

Remembering…

Lee Dennis, freelance writer from Keeneand charter member of the MonadnockWriters Group, who passed away lastsummer. Lee had a distinguished careerwith more than 50 articles published insuch publications as Yankee, SpinningWheel and Collectibles Illustrated. Inaddition, Lee had two books publishedon American games and was anacknowledged expert in her field. She andher husband, Rally, operated the GamePreserve in Peterborough, a museum ofover 1,200 early board and card games.

Francis X. Gardner, who passed away inJanuary, was a lifelong actor, singer, anddirector. He was a member of theConcord Community Players for manyyears and appeared professionally atarea summer theatres. He also served as the Technical Director for the CapitolCenter for the Arts. He retired in 1998from his “day job” as a purchasing agentfor the State of New Hampshire.

He provided invaluable assistance to the State Arts Council in its research onthe history of the agency. He conductedthe first survey of NH theatres in themid-1960s to demonstrate the impact of the arts on the state’s economy.

Nancy Nemec, who passed away inFebruary, was a fine arts printmaker and active member of the League ofNew Hampshire Craftsmen and the New Hampshire Art Association. She wasalso active in community work in Warner,NH, where she had lived since 1971.

Her work was exhibited and collectedinternationally. Recognition of her workincluded medals of honor from AudubonArtists, the National Association ofWomen Artists, and the ConnecticutAcademy of Fine Arts Exhibitions. TheLeague of New Hampshire Craftsmenhonored her work and her teaching in anexhibit, The Mentor Connection, in 2000.

Mark Your NH Arts CalendarsArts Awareness Day

On Thursday, April 10, 2003, NH Citizensfor the Arts (formerly Arts 1000) issponsoring an Arts Awareness Day tocelebrate the arts and their impact onour lives and the State’s economy.Activities include breakfast for legislatorsand arts advocates, 7:30 AM - 9:30 AMat the Tuck Library of NH HistoricalSociety, 30 Park Street, Concord. Therewill also be performances and specialpresentations throughout the morning.

NH Citizens for the Arts, is a nonpartisan,statewide, grassroots advocacy group.For more information, emailHoffmanMar@aol.com

Annual Business Awards Dinner

The New Hampshire Business Committeefor the Arts will be announcing thisyear’s recipients of awards honoringbusinesses that support the arts on May 1, 2003 at their annual banquet.Each honoree will receive original artworkby a New Hampshire artist.

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At the invitation of First Lady Laura Bushand Governor Jeanne Shaheen, RobertHughes of Berlin created New Hampshire’sChristmas ornament for the 2002 WhiteHouse Christmas tree based on thetheme, “All Creatures Great and Small.”

Hughes decided upon the Black-cappedChickadee. Although the birds are mostpopulous in Alaska and Newfoundland,they can be found year round in all partsof New Hampshire, in deciduous to mixedforests and suburban to rural bird feeders.

Artists from all 50 states were invited toa reception hosted by First Lady LauraBush at the White House to view theirornament on the tree. “Walking in thefront door (of the White House) is trulyamazing,” recounts Roberts Hughes’wife, Marie. “Laura Bush is a charmingand gracious hostess. She welcomed usand told us that we were their very firstChristmas party. We met a great manyartists from all over the country.”

Robert Hughes was born in 1915 inProvidence, Rhode Island, graduatedfrom the Rhode Island School of Designin 1939, and moved to Berlin, NewHampshire where he began a 43 yearteaching career in the Berlin PublicSchools. Hughes has been the recipientof numerous awards and commissions.In acknowledgment of his enormousimpact on the high school art department,Hughes was officially recognized by theState of New Hampshire as “Teacher ofthe Year” in 1975. Other awards includethe John Hays Fellowship, Rhode Island

New Hampshire Chickadee Lands in White House, Thanks to North Country Artist

“...Hughes’ chickadee, along with the

ornaments by the other artists, became

part of the permanent White House

art collection.”

School of Design’s Alumni of the Year in1989, and the Living Treasure Governors’Arts Award in 1991.

Following its appearance on the WhiteHouse Christmas tree, Hughes’ chickadee,along with the ornaments by the otherartists, became part of the permanentWhite House art collection.

The Creative Economy Council is anindustry association committed to advancingNew England’s cultural-based creativesector economy. Under the leadership ofthe New England Council and the NewEngland Foundation for the Arts, theCreative Council will support and initiatepolicies, partnerships and programs thatstrengthen the creative sector and enhanceits contribution to the regional economy.

Seventy-five people, representing all sixNew England states, have been namedto the Council. They include leaders inthe arts, government, education, andbusiness sectors.

The luncheon event was hosted byCathy Minehan, President of the FederalReserve Bank of Boston.

The keynote speaker for the event was John Kreidler, Executive Director,Foundation for Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley.

The New Hampshire members of theCreative Council are: Christine Dwyer,RMC Research; Paul Hodes, Shaheen &Gordon Professional Associates; Bryon Champlain, Jefferson-Pilot; Nancy Sununu, NH Furniture Masters;Susie Lowe-Stockwell, League of NH Craftsmen; Rebecca Lawrence, NH Division of Arts; Joan Goshgarian, NH Business Committee for the Arts;Mary McLaughlin, Bank of NewHampshire; and Steve Blackmer,Northern Forest Center.

Americans for the Arts Gets $120 Million Gift

Americans for the Arts is canvassing its constituents before its board goesinto a February retreat to decide howbest to use the $120-million gift recentlypresented to them by philanthropist RuthLilly. The organization’s director, RobertLynch, says, “No doubt this gift will proveto be one of the largest ever given to thecause of advancing the arts in America.”Lynch, in a letter to constituents, expectsthe funds to go into an endowment, and

“We also anticipate that Americans forthe Arts will continue to focus on workthat results in more resources for thearts, arts education for all Americans,and better communities in partnershipwith the arts, as we have done over thelast 40 years.”

www.artsusa.org/press/lillyletter.html

Copyright for Creative WorksExtended by 20 Years

In an effort to put more creative works in the public domain, Internet publisherEric Eldred of Derry, NH challengedCongress’s extension of copyright oncreative works to 70 years after theauthor’s death. The U.S. Constitution, asa way to promote the arts and sciences,allows Congress to grant exclusive rightsto authors for limited times, which in1790 translated to 14 years. Recently, theU.S. Supreme Court upheld the 20-yearextension. Practically speaking, the rulingmeans that most works created from 1922on will be protected until at least 2019.

Proponents for having more works in thepublic domain cite free access as a wayto promote these works, many of whichhave been forgotten, to more people.Seeking middle ground between perpetualexclusive rights and public domain,some groups, such as CreativeCommons and Open Content, havesprung up to encourage authors to cedesome rights—for educational purposes,for example—while retaining royaltyincome for their heirs.

Creative Economy Council HoldsInaugural Meeting

The New England Council began turningits blueprint for the Creative Economyinto an action plan with the first officialconvening of the Creative EconomyCouncil on January 16, 2003.

Photo (right):

Robert Hughes’

Black-capped

Chickadee ornament

hanging from a

bough on the White

House Christmas Tree.

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Dance Exchange

Border Crossings: New Hampshire & QuebecChoreograph a Dance ExchangeSetting the Stage…

As reported in an earlier issue of NH Arts,an official Quebec–New HampshireCultural Cooperation Agreement wassigned during a Trade, Cultural andTourism Mission to Canada in October,2001. During that visit, State ArtsCouncil Director Rebecca Lawrence metwith Dena Davida, Director of Tangente,a Montreal-based dance presentingorganization and incubator for new choreographers. Together, they laid thegroundwork for a new dance exchangeprogram. A lot has happened since then…

In the spring of 2002, Davida traveledsouth to meet with State Arts Council staffand New Hampshire dance presentersand to introduce them, via videotapes,to contemporary Montreal-based dancecompanies, both large and small.Together, they explored possible danceexchange projects.

During the subsequent Quebec culturaldelegation’s official visit in October 2002,Davida was joined by Diane Isabelle ofthe Quebec Arts Council to pursue performing arts exchanges. State ArtsCouncil staff arranged site visits andmeetings to build on previous discussions.A planning meeting, which included representatives of the Quebec Ministryof Culture and Communications, the NHArts Division (NHSCA), the NH CulturalResources Department, and New EnglandFoundation for the Arts was held inPortsmouth to make concrete plans for adance exchange and funding strategies.

Choreographing a Plan

Agreement was reached that theexchange will take place over two yearsin two phases. In May of 2004, KeeneState College will send a few of its topdance students and faculty to Montrealfor a two to three-week immersion in theMontreal dance scene which, tentatively,could include: meeting and studying withpeers in dance studios at universitiesand professional training programs; creating a short piece; presenting anevening showcase at Tangente; sharingthree to five-minute studies; and guestteaching for KSC faculty. On their return,they would share new work at KeeneState College. If this model programproves successful, other similarexchanges with other colleges anddance programs could be initiated onboth sides of the border.

Next, Keene State College would host aQuebec dance company for a multi-weekresidency, followed by an extended tour to other New Hampshire and NewEngland venues. With this plan in place,Bill Menezes, Director of the RedfernArts Center at Keene State College volunteered to help organize the danceexchange project. This past Novemberhe led a NH delegation, including JaneForde from the Music Hall in Portsmouth,Ford Evans from the dance departmentat Dartmouth College, Marcia Murdock,choreographer and chair of Keene StateCollege’s dance department, MaryChapin Durling, representing FitchburgState College and the Association ofPresenters from Northern New England(APNNE), and Judy Rigmont,

Community Arts Coordinator at theState Arts Council, to Montreal to seethe work of Quebecois dance companiesand choreographers. They attendednumerous showcases featuring Quebecoisdance companies offered on and off siteat the CINARS conference, met andlearned more about the work ofMontreal-based choreographers andcompanies at an afternoon video showcase, and attended an eveningshowcase of 14 choreographers/artistsat Tangente’s studio. Menezes, whostayed a few days longer, had anexhaustive, stimulating full week andreturned with lots of printed materialsand videotapes to share.

Rehearsals Scheduled

The exploration continues. Menezes continues his research of QuebecoisDance Companies. He traveled to QuebecCity in February to more showcases andwill be presenting videos and promotionalmaterials to members of two regionalpresenting consortiums, New EnglandPresenters and the Association ofPresenters in Northern New England,

to receive input on the selection of aQuebecois dance company and to makearrangements for a 2004-05 dance tour.Bill is also busy writing an ExpeditionsGrant to the New England Foundationfor the Arts to assist with planning thetouring and outreach program phase(step two) of the exchange programover the next year. It’s a great collaborative effort.

Watch for the public premiere of NewHampshire-Quebec’s First DanceExchange in 2004.

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“If this model program proves successful,

other similar exchanges with other

colleges and dance programs could be

initiated on both sides of the border.”

Compagnie

Marie Chouinard's

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Chopin.

Artistic Director,

Marie Chouinard.

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sePresident George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush presented nineNational Medals of Arts in an OvalOffice ceremony at the White House inMarch. The National Medal of Arts is thehighest award given to artists and artspatrons by the US Government. Duringthe past 18 years, more than 200extraordinary patrons and artists in thefields of visual, performing and literaryarts have been honored.

Each year, the National Endowment forthe Arts seeks nominations from acrossthe country. The National Council on theArts, the Endowment’s advisory body,reviews the nominations and providesrecommendations to the President, whoselects the recipients.

National Endowment for the ArtsChairman Dana Gioia had the privilegeof notifying the 2002 medalists. “We honor these individuals for the singular distinction of their artisticcareers,” said Gioia. “Whether they were creating stunning choreography, re-conceiving contemporary stagedesign, or adding Motown to our nation’smusical vocabulary, these remarkablepeople have made significant contributionsto our nation’s cultural life.”

The 2002 Medal of Arts Recipients

Florence Knoll Bassett, designer/architect, Miami, Fla.

Florence Knoll Bassett profoundly influenced Post World War II design with her innovative approach and herpioneering interiors of functionalism andcontemporary beauty. Her work is in thecollections of the Museum of ModernArt, Metropolitan Museum, Smithsonian,and the Louvre.

Trisha Brown, dancer/choreographer, New York, N.Y.

As a member of the Judson DanceTheater in the 1960s, Trisha Brownpushed the limits of choreography,changing modern dance forever. Brownhas received a MacArthur FoundationFellowship, two Guggenheim Fellowships,and five NEA fellowships. She also servedon the National Council on the Arts.

Uta Hagen, actor/educator, New York, N.Y.

Uta Hagen’s acting career spans 60years. She has won Tony Awards for herroles in The Country Girl and Who’sAfraid of Virginia Woolf? In 1998-99, shewas honored with a LifetimeAchievement Tony Award. Hagen is theauthor of Respect for Acting and AChallenge for the Actor.

Lawrence Halprin, landscape architect/environmental planner, San Francisco, California

Lawrence Halprin has been at the forefront of urban design innovation in the United States for 50 years. Hisawards include the American Institute of Architects’ Thomas Jefferson Awardand the American Society of LandscapeArchitects’ Gold Medal for distinguishedachievement.

Al Hirschfeld, artist/caricaturist, New York, N.Y.(deceased)

Al Hirschfeld is best known for the wittycaricatures of theater personalities heproduced for the The New York Timesfrom 1928 until his death in January2003. His work has appeared in numerouspublications and is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,Museum of Modern Art, WhitneyMuseum of American Art and the St. Louis Art Museum.

George Jones, country singer, Nashville, Tenn.

George Jones’s first hit song, Why BabyWhy, came in 1955. White Lightning,his first number one country record, followed in 1959. More hits followed. His autobiography, I Lived To Tell It All,reached number six on The New YorkTimes bestseller list. Jones won aGrammy in 1999 as Best Male CountryVocalist and was elected to the CountryMusic Hall of Fame in 1992.

Ming Cho Lee, painter/stage designer, New York, N.Y.

Ming Cho Lee arrived from China in1949 and has led American stage designas a practitioner and teacher since the1960s. He has designed extensively formajor theatres in the US and hasreceived Tony, Ovation and Helen HayesAwards. A member of the Theatre Hallof Fame, he has received the Mayor’sAward for Arts and Culture (New YorkCity). He has taught theatre design atthe Yale Drama School since 1969.

Philippe de Montebello, museum director, New York, N.Y.

Philippe de Montebello has led TheMetropolitan Museum of Art for morethan 25 years. During his tenure, the Met has doubled in size, made signif-icant acquisitions, mounted acclaimedexhibitions, developed wide-reachingeducational programs and reinstalledmuch of its permanent collection. Bornin Paris and an American citizen since1955, his numerous honors include the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur,the Spanish Institute Gold Medal Awardand the Blérancourt Prize.

William “Smokey” Robinson, Jr.,singer/songwriter, Detroit, Mich.

One of pop music’s legends, SmokeyRobinson achieved more than two dozenTop 40 pop hits with The Miracles, andwrote and produced more hits forMotown performers. He has received aGrammy Living Legend Award, a SoulTrain Heritage Award and a LifetimeAchievement Award from the NationalAcademy of Recording Arts andSciences. He has been inducted intoboth the Songwriters Hall of Fame andthe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities provided support for the 2002 National Medal of Arts with special assistance from Burt and Deedee McMurtry, the Vin and Caren Prothro Foundation and thePerkins-Prothro Foundation.

2002 Medal of Arts Recipients Honored at the White House

Country singer

George Jones

was honored for a

successful career

spanning four

decades.

Photo (right):

Dancer and

choreographer

Trisha Brown was

recognized for her

innovations in the

field of modern dance. First Lady Laura

Bush enjoys a

moment with

Philippe de

Montebello, director

of The Metropolitan

Museum of Art for

the past 25 years.

First Lady Laura Bush and Ming Cho Lee,

nationally known and celebrated painter and

stage designer, at the White House reception

following the presentation of the 2002

National Medal of Arts.

Photos by Jocelyn Augustin

Courtesy of the National Endowment

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Veteran

sPercent for Art Update:NH Veterans’ Home Artwork Nears Completion

As the New Hampshire State Veterans’Home’s ambitious expansion project,which will result in an additional 100-bedcapacity, progresses, so too are theambitious projects of four artists who willenhance the public spaces in the Veterans’Home with commissioned artworks.

Gordon Carlisle, Sheldon Cassady,Robert Hughes, and Michele O’NeilKincaid were selected from dozens ofartists who bid on the project. Proposalsincluded murals, sculpture, quilts, floormosaics, stained glass, and existingpaintings. All the proposals togetherrequested $84,541. There was $21,400available to spend.

Gordon Carlisle’s multi-paneled trompel’oeil oil painting series entitled WindowsComing Home is now 90% complete.The Site Advisory and Art SelectionCommittees are reviewing the pieces asthe final details are worked out. The finaltouch will be to apply varnish to protectthe paintings from fading under ultra-violetradiation that comes from the naturalsunlight that flows in from the windowedcorridor where they will be placed.

Carlisle’s Windows Coming Home seriescaptures typical views that residents at theVeterans’ Home may have experienced ontheir journey home from war time totheir families and friends. The visitors tothe home will be reminded of the scenesand values that these veterans fought topreserve. Each “window”, individualpaintings on plywood cut out to resemble

different types of windows, willhang approximately 4’ from thefloor to allow for easy viewingfor residents and visitors whomay have poor eyesight or beviewing the images fromwheelchairs.

Sheldon Cassady’s New HampshireMountainous Landscape is more thanhalfway complete with a view from atopMount Kearsarge in the Dartmouth-Sunapee Region. This 360-degreepanoramic view is planned for the interiorof one of the two secondary atria.Cassady is excited to show his work tothe Site Advisory and Art SelectionCommittee, scheduled for early spring.

The other secondary atria will house twoframed quilts by quilter Michele O’NeilKincaid. One brightly colored and highly-detailed quilt entitled Tree of Life willhang high up in one of the secondaryatria. The second, smaller quilt, entitledOctober Frost, will hang at approximately4’ from the floor to allow for easy viewingof its detailed craftsmanship. Both quiltsare machine appliqued, hand-beaded,hand-embroidered, embellished withmachine “stems”, and “Scotchguarded®”for protection against both moisture andultraviolet radiation.

Kincaid’s own father resided in the NewHampshire State Veterans’ Home until hepassed away in 1997. While there, hehung a quilt she made for him, entitledDad’s Quilt into which she incorporated

family photos through an image-transfer-to-fabric process. Her memories of histime there inspired the quilts that willnow belong to all the veterans residingat the home.

Robert Hughes takes his inspiration fromthe time he served as naval officer duringWorld War II. He spent much of his dayon the conning tower from where hecould view the entire ship. Very often hewould view groups of sailors fishing forrelaxation while seagulls and sea animalswere constant visitors and entertainmentfor the crew. His bird mobile evokessome good memories from those stressful times.

Hughes’ mobile involves variously sizedand colored figurative bird shapes thatrange from one to four feet in length.The construction consists of paintedwood with steel rods in place for supportand balance as the wooden shapesmove. The mobile will respond to slightbreezes and air currents after it is placedin the primary and largest atrium. Thework will hang eight feet or more fromthe ground. Hughes hopes the birds’gentle flight will spark good memoriesand that the continual motion will be soothing.

Robert Hughes’ “Bird Mobile”,

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For more than a century, the NewHampshire State Veterans’ Home hasbeen a home and health resource forGranite State armed forces veterans.Established in 1890 as the Soldier’sHome for Civil War Veterans, it has provided care and comfort for thousandswho have served their country. The Home’smission states: A veterans chosen home,where caring is assured, friendships surround, and good lives go on.

Photos (this page):

Gordon Carlisle’s

“Windows Coming”,

NH Percent for Art

Photos by Julie Mento

FY2004 Grant Deadlines For projects occurring between July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004

Across Programs

Grant Name Deadline Amount Mini-grant Quarterly* $1,000 Peer Mentorship On-going $500 ArtLinks Initial proposal May 30, 2003 $10,000

Artist Services Program

Grant Name Deadline AmountIndividual Artist Fellowship May 2, 2003 $5,000 New Works May 2, 2003 $5,000 Percent for Art Varies Varies

Arts Advancement Program

Grant Name Deadline Amount New! Cultural Conservation Grant April 30, 2003 $10,000 Cultural Facilities On Hold Until Further Notice $8,000 Annual Advancement March 14, 2003 $7,000 FY05-06 Operating November 21, 2003 $12,000

Arts in Education Program

Grant Name Deadline Amount Artist Residency February 7, 2003 $5,000 AIE Leadership Initial proposal August 14, 2003 $5,000 AIE Planning Ongoing $1,000

Community Arts Program

Grant Name Deadline Amount Development March 14, 2003 $7,000 Project Quarterly* $3,500

Traditional Arts ProgramGrant Name Deadline Amount Project March 14, 2003 $4,000 Apprenticeship April 28, 2003 $3,000

*Quarterly Deadlines:April 1, 2003 for projects beginning on or after July 1, 2003 July 1, 2003 for projects beginning on or after October 1, 2003 October 1, 2003 for projects beginning on or after January 1, 2004 January 1, 2004 for projects beginning on or after April 1, 2004 April 1, 2004 for projects beginning on or after July 1, 2004

Two New Percent for Art Opportunities Coming Soon

Two new Percent for Art Projects are coming soon! Project details and Request forArtist Proposals will be available beginning the Spring of 2003 for the Dover DistrictCourthouse in downtown Dover, and the Carroll County Courthouse in rural Ossipee.For more information about New Hampshire’s Percent for Art Program and how tobecome involved, visit the State Arts Council’s website under “grants and services”or contact Julie Mento, Artist Services Coordinator at jmento@nharts.state.nh.us.

For more

information and

application forms:

www.state.nh.us/

nharts

Photos (below):

Exterior view and

Trial Courtroom of

new Dover District

Courthouse

Photos by Julie Mento

General Phone:603/271-2789

URL:www.state.nh.us/nharts

Fax: 603/271-3584

TTY/TDD:800/735-2964

Office Hours: 8:15 am – 4:15 pmClosed all Stateand most Federalholidays

New Hampshire StateCouncil on the ArtsEstablished in 1965, the New HampshireState Council on the Arts and the NewHampshire Division of the Arts comprisethe state’s arts agency. Funding comesfrom appropriations from the State ofNew Hampshire and the NationalEndowment for the Arts, a federalagency. Volunteer Arts Councilors setpolicies, approve grants, and advise theCommissioner of the Department ofCultural Resources on all matters concerning the arts.

The State Arts Council’s mission is toenrich New Hampshire’s quality of lifethrough the arts. The Director of theNew Hampshire Division of the Artsadministers the agency, which is part ofthe Department of Cultural Resources.

New Hampshire State Arts Councilors

Chair

M. Christine Dwyer, Portsmouth

Vice Chair

William Hallager, Lincoln

Gerald Auten, HanoverRichard W. Ayers, HopkintonMimi Bravar, Bedford Paul Hodes, ConcordJacqueline R. Kahle, WiltonJames Patrick Kelly, NottinghamPeter McLaughlin, HanoverEdward J. McLear, MeredithGary Samson, ConcordJasmine Shah, NashuaTim Sappington, RandolphGrace Sullivan, ManchesterMelissa Walker, Madbury

Department ofCultural ResourcesVan McLeod, Commissioner20 Park StreetConcord, NH 03301603/271-2540

Division of the ArtsRebecca L. Lawrence, Director40 North Main StreetConcord, NH 03301603/271-2789

Division of Arts Staff

Yvonne Fried, Assistant Director, 603/271-0791

Judy Rigmont, Community ArtsCoordinator, 603/271-0794

Catherine O’Brian, Arts EducationCoordinator, 603/271-0795

Lynn Martin Graton, Traditional ArtsCoordinator, 603/271-8418

Julie Mento, Artist Services Coordinator, 603/271-0790

Dawn Nesbitt, Accountant I, 603/271-7926

Marjorie Durkee, Grants & ContractsTechnician, 603/271-2789

Sarah Chalsma, Arts Program Assistant, 603/271-0792

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