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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Governor Announces Arts Awards


Journal Staff Report
      SANTA FE – Gov. Bill Richardson and first lady Barbara Richardson, along with the New Mexico Arts Commission, have announced seven individuals and a high-profile classical radio station as recipients of the 2008 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts.
       The 2008 Governor's Arts Awards recipients are:
       Harry Benjamin of Silver City for painting; Tammy Garcia of Santa Clara Pueblo for visual arts — pottery, sculpture and glass; Jack Loeffler of Santa Fe for ethnomusicology and writing; Noel Marquez of Artesia for painting and mural artistry; Eugene Newmann of Ribera for painting; Ali MacGraw of Tesuque — major contributor to the arts; Eileen A. Wells of Santa Fe — major contributor to the arts; and KHFM Radio 95.5 of Albuquerque — major contributor to the arts.
       The 2008 Governor's Arts Awards ceremonies will be held at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 12, at St. Francis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe. The ceremony will be preceded by an afternoon reception and exhibition opening, at 3:30 p.m. in the Governor's Gallery, fourth floor, State Capitol. Both the awards ceremony and gallery reception are free and open to the public.
       The Governor's Arts Awards were established in 1974 by Gov. Bruce King and first lady Alice King.
   

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