Governor’s Arts Awards Finalists Announced
This year’s Governor’s Arts Awards finalists were announced earlier this month at a celebratory reception for the 72 artists, arts organizations, businesses, educators and individuals nominated.
Judith Hardes was named the 2018 Philanthropy Honoree. The seven additional honorees will be announced during the gala dinner.
The organization also announced that this year’s Shelley Award will be presented to Alberto Álvaro Ríos, Arizona’s first poet laureate and artistic director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU.
The 37th annual Governor’s Arts Awards gala dinner will take place on March 22 at the Arizona Biltmore.
To view the full list of honorees, visit: azcitizensforthearts.org/governors-arts-awards/finalists.
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