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 2005 Governor’s Arts Awards
Governor and Dr. Susan Lynch Honor Governor’s Arts Award Recipients
On October 25, 2005 at a special event hosted by the State Arts Council, Governor John Lynch and Dr. Susan Lynch, Honorary Chair of the 2005 Governor’s Arts Awards, announced the names of seven award recipients and the artists who were selected to designed their awards. The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts received 21 nominations for the 2005 Governors Arts Awards. The Governor’s Arts Awards are presented every two years and recognize outstanding accomplishments in arts education, arts patronage, arts support by a town or city, cultural access leadership, distinguished arts leadership, folk heritage, and an individual artist’s lifetime of work. The Governor presented each recipient with a unique award, designed by a New Hampshire artist, at the State Arts Council’s 40th Anniversary Gala on April 13, 2006 at the Capitol Center for the Arts.
The 2005 Governor’s Arts Awards recipients and award artists are:
Lotte Jacobi Living Treasure
Gerry Williams, studio potter, Dunbarton
Artist Creating Award: Jon Brooks, New Boston
Wood sculptor and furniture maker Jon Brooks (left) created a Governor’s Arts Award for studio potter Gerry Williams who has been named Lotte Jacobi Living Treasure. Brooks has known Williams since childhood since Williams was a close friend to his parents and a frequent visitor to their home. |
 Folk Heritage
(posthumously awarded)
Claude Smead, basket maker, West Swanzey
Artist Creating Award: Lisa Carpenter, Barrington
Mrs. Smead, (left) the widow of basket maker Claude Smead, poses with Traditional Folk Painter Lisa Carpenter, who created the Folk Heritage Award for him. Claude Smead passed away at age 88 shortly before the announcement of his award. Mrs. Smead accepted the award for her husband. |
 Community Spirit
City of Portsmouth
Artist Creating Award: Andre Belanger, Berlin
Andre Belanger created the Community Spirit Award presented to the City of Portsmouth during the gala event on April 13, 2006 at the Capitol Center for the Arts. |
 Arts Education
Roger Brooks, Principal, Beaver Meadow School, Concord
Artist Creating Award: Betsy Giberson, Warner
Beaver Meadow School principal Dr. Roger Brooks poses with Betsy
Giberson, the artist who created the Governor’s Arts Award for
Arts Education. Dr. Brooks is a leader in Arts Education programming
for the Concord School District and Giberson works in a wide range of
media and techniques. |
 Cultural Access Leadership
Concord Community Music School, Concord
Artist Creating Award: Marcy Schepker, Harrisville
Concord Community Music School has been named to receive the Governor’s Arts Award for Cultural Access Leadership. President Peggy Senter (left) poses with Dr. Susan Lynch and tapestry weaver and soft toy maker Marcy Schepker who created the Music School’s award. |
 Distinguished Arts Leadership
M.T. Mennino, Executive Director, Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord
Artist Creating Award: Teresa Taylor, Barnstead
M.T. Mennino (left) was radiant upon meeting Barnstead potter Teresa
Taylor. Mennino was named recipient of the Distinguished Arts Leadership Award, a testament to the tremendous impact she has had on New Hampshire arts during her relatively short residence in the state. She passed away shortly after this photo was taken. In April the award created by Taylor was accepted by her son Jason Mennino at the Capitol Center for the Arts. |
 Individual Arts Patron
Joan Farrel, Concord
Artist Creating Award: Beth Krommes, Peterborough
Named Individual Arts Patron by Governor Lynch, Joan Farrel (left) received an award created for her by illustrator Beth Krommes. |
 About the Award Design Theme
The artists who have been commissioned to create the awards are all juried members of various State Arts Council programs. All seven awards interpret the eagle designed for the dome of the State House, which was installed in 1819.
Since the 1950s, the wooden original has been safely preserved by the New Hampshire Historical Society in the Tuck Library. Its gold-leafed replica currently stands atop the State House dome. |
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