Georgia Magazine - December 2019 - 8

OFFICE OF GOV. BRIAN KEMP

Arts, humanities
contributors honored

Georgia has had five capitals: Savannah (1777-85), Augusta
(1786-89), Louisville (1789-1807), Milledgeville (1807-67) and
Atlanta (1868-present).
Source: New Georgia Encyclopedia

Georgia Magazine

* Getting foxy. Two
baby fennec foxes
are the newest additions to the North
Georgia Zoo in Cleveland. Zaire and Emeka
arrived this summer
and live in the zoo's
nursery. As one of
the world's smallest fox breeds, fennec foxes
typically weigh less than 4 pounds when fully
grown. Through the zoo's Young Fox Encounters, these cuddly creatures can interact with
zoo guests. For info, visit myfavoritezoo.com.

Gov. Brian Kemp and first lady Marty Kemp,
third and fourth from left on front row,
gather with the 2019 Governor's Awards for
the Arts and Humanities winners.

ov. Brian Kemp announced
the 10 winners of the 2019 Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities at
a ceremony Oct. 24 at the Georgia Capitol.
"Georgia is home to a strong arts and humanities culture that fuels creativity and
innovation," Kemp said. "Growing and sustaining our arts and humanities sectors can
create a catalyst for community revitalization and local economic development across
the state."
Individual 2019 winners are photographer, collector and philanthropist Lucinda
W. Bunnen, Atlanta; visual artist Christopher Johnson, Cuthbert and Columbus; historian, writer and artist Hermina Glass-Hill, Kennesaw and Midway; arts and humanities
philanthropists Kathy Prescott and Grady Thrasher, Athens and Atlanta; arts advocate
Rick McKnight, Columbus; and musician and arts leader Angelica Hairston, Atlanta.
Winning organizations are Common Good Atlanta in Atlanta for providing college
humanities classes to Georgia inmates; the Madison-Morgan Conservancy in Madison-Morgan County for historic preservation; the Jessye Norman School of the Arts in
Augusta and Richmond County for arts education; and the Mercer University Press in
Macon for promoting literary excellence and the humanities.
The awards are sponsored by Georgia Humanities in partnership with the Office
of the Governor and the Georgia Council for the Arts. Athens painter Cecel Allee
created the unique awards presented to this year's recipients.
For more information on the awards and this year's recipients, visit
bit.ly/2019govaw.

Georgia glimpses

December 2019

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Compiled by Jennifer J. Hewett

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GEORGIA News

* Angels in Columbus. One of the hottest
photo spots in Columbus could be called
heavenly. Colorado artist Kelsey Montague
painted angel wings in downtown Columbus near 11th Street and Broadway. The
interactive artwork was commissioned by
Columbus-based Aflac and encourages
people to pose in front. Montague painted a
special wings mural at puppy height nearby
so dogs can be angels, too. For these and
more Instagram-worthy spots in Columbus,
visit bit.ly/igsncol.

* Paper chase. The exhibition Cut and Paste:
Works of Paper, which features artwork
made of paper by Georgia artists, will travel
throughout the state for the next two years.
Organized by the Georgia Museum of Art
and the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens,
the exhibit's first two stops were the Lyndon
House and the Robert C. Williams Museum
of Papermaking in Atlanta. Next stops will
be the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon,
Dec. 5-Feb. 14; the Albany Museum of Art,
Albany, Feb. 27-June 27; and the Telfair
Museum of Art's Jepson Center for the Arts,
Savannah, Aug. 1-Feb. 21, 2021. For details,
visit bit.ly/capttour.
-Pamela A. Keene

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