Vanessa German named Artist of the Year at Governor’s Awards for the Arts
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by Courier Newsroom
VANESSA GERMAN, founder of ARTHouse and Love Front Porch in Homewood, receives the Artist of the Year Award from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf at the Sept. 27 ceremony at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. (Photos by Courier photographer J.L. Martello)
CELEBRATED JAZZ GUITARIST AND EDUCATOR JOE NEGRI received a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf.
MARY BRENHOLTS won an award in Arts Leadership & Service/Arts Innovation. Brenholts is director of Artists in Schools and Communities at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.
RENOWNED DRUMMER ROGER HUMPHRIES SR. received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Pa. Governor Tom Wolf.
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR TOM WOLF, with all of the honorees from the Governor’s Awards for the Arts, held Sept. 27 at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.
ROCK LITITZ—The Lancaster, Pa., group won an award for supporting innovative creativity within the live event industry.
