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2011 Commonwealth Awards
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celebrated the extraordinary achievements of the cultural leaders,
artists, and philanthropists who make Massachusetts a better place
through their creativity and commitment on February 9, 2011.
The 2011 Commonwealth Award recipients were:
- Achievement:
Williamstown Theatre Festival
- Creative Community:
Turners Falls RiverCulture
Project, Montague
Team Haverhill
Villa Victoria Center
for the Arts, Boston
- Creative Learning:
Nancy Barile, Revere High School
Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth
- Cultural Philanthropy:
Theodore H. Cutler Family Charitable
Trust, Boston
- Culture & Healing:
Longwood Symphony Orchestra,
Boston
- Leadership:
Katherine Sloan, Masssachusetts
College of Art & Design, Boston
Nancy Jane Fitzpatrick,
Berkshire Creative, Pittsfield
Learn more about the recipients.
As part of the ceremony, world-renowned violinist Lynn Chang
of Newton reprised his moving performance at the 2010 Nobel Peace
Prize in Oslo in honor of Chinese poet and dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Given every two years by the Massachusetts Cultural Council,
the Commonwealth Awards shine a spotlight on the extraordinary
contributions that arts and culture make to education, economic
vitality, and quality of life in communities across the state.
The Awards ceremony is also a chance for the Massachusetts nonprofit
cultural sector to come together, assert its value, and make the
case for public investment in its work.
Past Commonwealth Award winners include leading artists, writers,
and scholars such as Yo-Yo Ma and David McCullough; world-class
institutions like Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and the Peabody
Essex Museum; and social innovators like the Boston Cyberarts Festival
and the Barbara Lee Family Foundation.
This event is free and open to the public.
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