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Show Nominations sought for governors t( Utah folk art, cultural heritage awa Nominations for the seventh annual Governor's Award for Folk Art and for the Governor's Cultural Heritage Award are now being accepted by the Utah Arts Council. These awards recognize individuals or groups (hat have made significant contributions to Utah's cultural heritage through the practice of traditional art form. Living folk and ethnic craft -sworkers, musicians, singers, storytellers and dancers are eligible for nomination. Particular emphasis em-phasis will be placed on artistic excellence, authenticity and the traditional nature of the artist's work, as well as on the artist's influence on his or her community. Previous recipients of the Governor's Folk Art Award are the late singer-storyteller Kenneth Ward Atwood of West Jordan, Salt Lake quilter Nina Grimes, sad-dlemaker sad-dlemaker Glen Thompson of Huntsville, the late Slovenian accordionists ac-cordionists Tony Kokal, Jr. and John Costello of Carbon County, basketmakers Molley McCurdy and Mollie Bonamont, who are mem bers of the Goshutetr,hl V' Utah, and rawhifcfe; Governor's Cultural , B Award was presented f, Japanese-America;1 arranger Tamae KoH , 1 Salt Lake City. -:- Nominations are dueb Rl the Utah Arts Council v 1 forms can be obtain I the Folk Arts Program ! loot South Temple, Salt Laker' W 84102. For more inform W 533-5760. 'i; (too SA |
