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Governor's Arts Awardees
Every two years the Montana Arts Council honors individuals who have provided an outstanding contribution to the arts in the state. The Governor's Arts Awards are presented at a major celebration hosted by the Governor and are given in a variety of fields including Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Opera/Musical Theater, Design Arts, Crafts, Literature, Folks Arts, Media Arts, Interdisciplinary Arts, Photography, Service to the Arts, and Montana Artist Working Out-Of-State.
The recipients of the 2008 Governor's Arts Awards were:
Corwin "Corky" Clairmont, Pablo—Visual Arts/Service to the Arts
Terry Conrad, Missoula—Media Arts/Service to the Arts
Ed Lahey, Missoula/Butte—Literature
Allen Vizzutti, Missoula/Seattle—Music
return to topPrevious Governor's Arts Awards Honorees for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts:
Folk and Traditional Arts
Oshanee (Agnes) Kenmille, 2001
Literature
A.B. Guthrie, Jr., 1982
Music
John Lester, 1986
Service to the Arts
Jo-Anne Mussulman, 1999
Dr. Joseph Mussulman, 1999
David Nelson, 1999
Joseph S. Sample, 1997
Miriam Sample, 1997
Benjamin Steele, 1992
Shirley Steele, 1992
John Talbot, 1994
Susan Talbot, 1994
Larry D. Williams, 2003
Visual Arts
Becky Eiker, 2005
Robert F. Morgan, 2001
James Kenneth Ralston, 1984
Robert Scriver, 1990
Frances Senska, 1988
Jessie Wilber, 1988
Previous Governor's Arts Awards Honorees
Cartooning
Stan Lynde, 1983
Dance
Michael Smuin, 1981
Folk and Traditional Arts
Wally McRae, 1989
Bernie Rasmussen, 1981
Kevin Shannon, 1987
Harold Sprague, 1985
Virginia Sprague, 1985
Agnes Vanderburg, 1983
Thomas Yellowtail, 1993
Literature
Stephen Ambrose, 1999
James Lee Burke, 2001
Ivan Doig, 1991
Dorothy Johnson, 1983
William Kittredge, 1985
Norman Maclean, 1987
Thomas McGuane, 1989
James Welch, 1981
Paul Zarzyski, 2005
Media Arts
Myrna Loy, 1989
Music
Philip Aaberg, 1995
Eugene Andrie, 1981
Uri Barnea, 2003
Judith Blegen, 1983
Donald Carey, 2001
Eric Funk, 2001
Mary E. Moore, 1997
Christopher Parkening, 1987
Mary Agnes Roberts, 1991
Edmund Sedivy, 1983
Presentation of the Arts
Arnie Malina, 1997
Myrna Paulus, 2001
Ralph Paulus, 2001
Service to the Arts
Francis Bardanouve, 1995
Archie Bray Foundation, 1981
Judy Erickson, 2003
LaDonna Fehlberg, 1983
Robert Fehlberg, 1983
James Haughey, 1981
Hawthorne School, 2005
Elmer Jakab, 1999
Terry Melton, 1991
Montana Institute of the Arts, 1993
U S WEST Foundation, 1989
Special Recognition Award
Montana Power Company, 1999
Theatre
Bigfork Summer Playhouse, 1997
Fort Peck Summer Theater and
Fort Peck Fine Arts Council, 1999
Missoula Children's Theatre, 1987
Montana Repertory Theatre, 1983
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, 1991
Visual Arts
Rudy Autio, 1981
Joanna Barker, 2001
Dana Boussard, 1987
Ray Campeau, 1987
Russell Chatham, 1997
Custer County Art and Heritage Center, 2003
Gennie DeWeese, 1995
Robert DeWeese, 1995
Edith Freeman, 1993
Walter Hook, 1985
Isabelle Johnson, 1983
Eewokso - Ernie Pepion, 2005
Lyndon Fayne Pomeroy, 1991
James Poor, 1985
Gary Schildt, 1999
David Shaner, 1989
William Stockton, 2003
Peter Voulkos, 1985
Yellowstone Art Museum, 1995
