Governors Arts Awards
Community Spirit Award

The Community Spirit Award recognizes the city, town, or village government or community wide non-arts organization (e.g., Chamber of Commerce, Main Street organization) that significantly fostered the arts within the last five years through funding and/or program initiatives. Examples include: major municipal support to a cultural facility or public art program, establishment of a local arts commission/council, unique public/private partnerships to promote cultural tourism, significant increases in local public support for the arts.

• 2005 - City of Portsmouth
• 2003 - Town of Littleton
• 2001- City of Manchester
• 1999 - City of Claremont
• 1997 - City of Rochester
• 1995 - Town of Newport
• 1993 - Exeter Arts Committee Board of Selectmen
• 1991 - Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce
• 1989 - City of Nashua