2017 Governor's Arts Awards

On November 1, 2017, the Governor's Arts Awards recipients were recognized by Governor Chris Sununu during a ceremony and reception at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, hosted by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.

Nominees include individual artists, arts organizations and communities who contribute to New Hampshire’s creative economy in exemplary ways. Each recpient recieved an award designed and created by Berlin sculptor Andre Belanger, which are based on the State House dome eagle – the first public art in the state.

• Governor's Arts Awards Press Release from Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
• Images from the ceremony and reception
• Governor's Arts Awards Categories and History

The 2017 Governor’s Arts Awards recipients are:

Arts Education Award Recipient: Randy Armstrong, Barrington

Arts in Health Award Recipient: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Creative Arts Program, Lebanon

Creative Communities Award Recipient: City of Nashua

Distinguished Arts Leadership Award Recipient: Susan Strickler, Manchester

Folk Heritage Award Recipient: Fred Dolan, Strafford

Lotte Jacobi Living Treasure Award Recipient: Richard Whitney, Stoddard

Special Council Award In Memory of Commissioner Van McLeod

Photos by Abbigail Saffian.

Funds for the 2017 Governor's Arts Awards were generously donated by private contributors, including the following:

Presenting Sponsor:

Participating Sponsors:
Joan and Howard Brodsky	Roger Brooks	Christine Dwyer
Contributing Sponsors:
Renee and Dan Plummer	Chris and Tom Stevens
Supporting Sponsors:
Liz and Jeremy Hitchcock	Mary McLaughlin	Kathryn Muirhead
Robert Oot and Carol Robey
Council Friends:
Arnie Arnesen Adele Boufford Baker Robert Begiebing Carolyn Benthien Kent Devereaux Sara Germain Judith Gibson and Patrick Duffy	Terry Heinzmann Marilyn Hoffman Jacqueline Kahle and Michael Dell’Orto Elaine Krasker Elizabeth Morgan Toni Pappas	Barbara Pitsch Timothy Sink Bob Spiegelman and Truda Bloom Sarah Stewart Susan Strickler Billie Tooley

Last updated: November 7, 2017