The annual Governor's Arts Awards program recognizes individuals and corporations for their support of the arts in Arkansas. The awards are presented at the Governor's Arts Awards luncheon held each fall in conjunction with ArtLinks, the Arts Council's annual statewide arts conference.
The award categories are: Arts Community Development, Arts in Education, Corporate Sponsorship of the Arts, Individual Artist, Folklife, Individual Patron and Lifetime Achievement.
For more information on the Governor's Arts Awards contact Cheri Leffew, special events/projects program manager at (501) 324-9767 or email cheri@arkansasheritage.org.
Click here to read about 2009 Governor Arts Award Recipients
| 2008 |
Paul Leopoulos |
North Little Rock |
| 2007 |
Dick Trammel |
Rogers |
| 2006 |
Mayor Jim Dailey |
Little Rock |
| 2005 |
Dwight Hobbs Curry |
Fort Smith |
| 2004 |
Steve Arrison |
Hot Springs |
| 2003 |
Betty Jo Hays |
Hope |
| 2002 |
Ray Baker |
Fort Smith |
| 2001 |
Carlos Price |
Hope |
| 2000 |
Nancy Hendricks |
Fayetteville |
| 1999 |
Ken Bailey & Jim Gresham |
Harrison |
| 1998 |
Charlotte Rierson |
Fairfield Bay |
| 1997 |
Benini |
Hot Springs |
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| 2008 |
Zinse Agginie |
Little Rock/Hope |
| 2007 |
Walton Arts Center |
Fayetteville |
| 2006 |
Brenda Turner |
Little Rock |
| 2005 |
Patricia Relph (Individual) |
Fayetteville |
| 2005 |
Fort Smith Symphony (Organization) |
Fort Smith |
| 2004 |
Linda McLeod |
Springdale |
| 2003 |
Fred Boosey |
Little Rock |
| 2002 |
Crittenden Arts Council |
West Memphis |
| 2001 |
Cross County Arts Council |
Wynne |
| 2000 |
Dianna Denton |
Morrilton |
| 1999 |
Frankie Goza |
Arkadelphia |
| 1998 |
Susan Turner Purvis |
Little Rock |
| 1997 |
Lynda Lyon |
Hot Springs |
| 1996 |
Andee Evers |
Pocahontas |
| 1995 |
Glynn Calahan |
El Dorado |
| 1994 |
Dr. Mary Hamilton |
Magnolia |
| 1993 |
Winston Taylor |
Russellville |
| 1992 |
Donna Wallace |
Batesville |
| 1991 |
Dorisenne Hill |
Little Rock |
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| 2008 |
Brackett-Krennerich & Associates Architects |
Jonesboro |
| 2007 |
Greenwood and Associates Inc. |
Fayetteville |
| 2006 |
Lennox Industries,Inc. |
Stuttgart |
| 2005 |
The Sentinel Record |
Hot Springs |
| 2004 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. |
Springdale |
| 2003 |
Simmons First National Bank, Corp. Headquarters |
Pine Bluff |
| 2002 |
Zero Mountain, Inc. of Fort Smith |
Fort Smith |
| 2001 |
The Bank of Fayetteville |
Fayetteville |
| 2000 |
Southwestern Bell Wireless-Fort Smith |
Fort Smith |
| 1998 |
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield |
Little Rock |
| 1997 |
Stone & Ward, Inc. |
Little Rock |
| 1996 |
Murphy Oil Corporation |
El Dorado |
| 1995 |
International Paper Company Foundation |
Pine Bluff |
| 1994 |
J M Products |
Little Rock |
| 1993 |
American Cablevision |
West Memphis |
| 1992 |
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center |
Hot Springs |
| 1991 |
Worthen Bank |
Pine Bluff |
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| 2000 |
M.G. Miller |
Fayetteville |
| 1998 |
Kelly Grooms |
Pocahontas |
| 1997 |
Kerri Jucas |
El Dorado |
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| 2008 |
Ruby Sales Rayder |
Lake Village |
| 2007 |
Rex Harral |
Wilburn |
| 1998 |
Sondra Torchia |
Eureka Springs |
| 1997 |
Jerry Fisk |
Washington |
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| 2008 |
John Erwin |
Little Rock |
| 2007 |
Darcy Pattison |
North Little Rock |
| 2006 |
Bryan W. Massey, Sr. |
Conway |
| 2005 |
Anita Huffington |
Winslow |
| 2004 |
Betty Dortch Russell McMath |
Little Rock |
| 2003 |
Dale Carpenter |
Fayetteville |
| 2002 |
George Price |
El Dorado |
| 2001 |
Gary Simmons |
Hot Springs |
| 2000 |
Repha Buckman |
Hope |
| 1999 |
Mike Nichols |
Little Rock |
| 1998 |
C. Michael Tidwell |
Little Rock |
| 1997 |
E. Fay Jones |
Fayetteville |
| 1996 |
Sheila B. Parsons |
Conway |
| 1995 |
Brad Mooy |
Little Rock |
| 1994 |
Carl Scott |
West Memphis |
| 1993 |
Rebecca Whitfield |
Little Rock |
| 1992 |
Jorges Villegas |
El Dorado |
| 1991 |
Cliff Baker |
Little Rock |
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| 2008 |
Coleman and Shirley “Peaches” Peterson |
Rogers |
| 2007 |
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Udouj Jr. |
Fort Smith |
| 2006 |
Jim Blair |
Springdale |
| 2005 |
Dr. Ted Bailey |
Little Rock |
| 2004 |
Dr. Paul Tucker |
Hot Springs |
| 2003 |
Dorothy Morris |
Hot Springs |
| 2002 |
Barbara Mashburn |
Fayetteville |
| 2001 |
James Dyke |
Little Rock |
| 1999 |
William Bettwy |
Pine Bluff |
| 1998 |
Elizabeth Pruet |
El Dorado |
| 1997 |
Janine Earney |
West Memphis |
| 1996 |
Donald Munro |
Hot Springs |
| 1995 |
June Freeman |
Pine Bluff |
| 1994 |
Billie Starr |
Fayetteville |
| 1993 |
Polly Crews |
Fort Smith |
| 1992 |
Joe Harris, Jr. |
Blytheville |
| 1991 |
Dolph Whitten |
Arkadelphia |
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| 2008 |
RuAnn Ewing |
Hindsville |
| 2007 |
Dr. William Clements |
Jonesboro |
| 2006 |
Julia Gardner (Lifetime Arts Patron) |
Wynne |
| 2006 |
Lorenzo Smith (Arts in Education) |
Little Rock |
| 2005 |
Chuck “Lucky Russell” Lomerson |
Clinton |
| 2004 |
Alice Guffey Miller (Arts in Education) |
Monticello |
| 2004 |
Doug DeMorrow (Individual Artist) |
Arkadelphia |
| 2003 |
Kathi Sweere |
Conway |
| 2002 |
Dr. Wesley Branstine |
Arkadelphia |
| 2001 |
Sleepy LaBeef |
Springdale |
| 2000 |
Rhonda Hicks |
El Dorado |
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| 2008 |
Peggy Caudle Vining |
Little Rock |
| 2007 |
Jeane M. Hamilton |
Little Rock |
| 2006 |
Charles Banks Wilson |
Fayetteville |
| 2005 |
George Dombek |
Goshen |
| 2004 |
Evan Lindquist |
Jonesboro |
| 2003 |
Stanley Rames |
Hot Springs |
| 2002 |
Townsend Wolfe |
Little Rock |
| 2001 |
Al Allen |
Little Rock |
| 2000 |
Susan Morrison |
Eureka Springs |
| 1999 |
Cliff Baker |
Little Rock |
| 1997 |
May Harris Gray |
Fort Smith |
| 1993 |
Lucy Cabe |
Little Rock |
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