The Nebraska Arts Council has some great news for those who may have missed the 2012 Governor’s Arts Awards dinner and awards presentation recently held on April 2 in Lincoln at the Embassy Suites. The festivities, which were aired live the evening of the event, will be rebroadcast and also be available for on-demand streaming according to this schedule:

Rebroadcast Dates on NET2World:
Thursday, April 19, at 7 p.m., CST
Sunday, April 22 at 1 p.m., CST

The program is archived for on-demand streaming at http://www.netnebraska.org/publicmedia/

The Governor’s Arts Awards is celebrated biennially and is sponsored by the Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraskans for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. The live recording, rebroadcast and on-demand streaming schedule is made possible by NET Public Media in partnership with The Nebraska Arts Council.

The event theme, “The Arts Drive Nebraska”, explores Nebraska arts and culture in “modern cowboy style”: from a chopper saddle on the open road. The event included a cocktail hour and live entertainment, followed by the dinner and live broadcast awards program. Guests attended in their best business or biker attire.

The program hosts include Nebraska humorist Juli Burney and Dave Heineman, Governor of Nebraska. A live performance by Celtic Cabaret served as entertainment for the crowd. Awards provided to the evening’s honorees were ceramic vessels handcrafted by Susan Dewsnap, an artist based in Lincoln and a photograph by Larry Ferguson of Omaha for the recipient of the Leonard Thiessen award. Complete details on the event can be found in our Governor's Arts Awards section of the website.

GOVERNOR’S ARTS AWARDS Special Video Segments Available for Viewing
Delinea Design, an Omaha-based video production company,provided the videography for the 2012 Governor’s Arts Awards, which included an introductory theme video and video interviews for each of those honored this year. You may view these videos online at Delinea Design’s Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/delineadesign. Below are links to each individual segment:

The Arts Drive Nebraska: Introduction by Governor Dave Heineman
https://vimeo.com/39410835

Emerging Leader
Anne Trumble, Omaha
https://vimeo.com/39608754

Excellence in Arts Education
Connie Dillow, Wahoo
https://vimeo.com/39708876

Donald D. Ruleaux, Chadron
https://vimeo.com/39706535

Heritage Arts
African Culture Connection, Omaha
https://vimeo.com/39711141

Organizational Achievement
Blue Barn Theatre, Omaha
https://vimeo.com/39639024

Friends of the Midwest Theater, Scottsbluff
https://vimeo.com/39643391

Outstanding Artist
Jun Kaneko, Omaha
https://vimeo.com/39605962

Thomas C. Woods III Partner in the Arts
Kathy and Marc LeBaron, Lincoln
https://vimeo.com/39704016

Joan Squires, Omaha
https://vimeo.com/39648880

Leonard Thiessen Award
Catherine and Terry Ferguson, Omaha
https://vimeo.com/39716412

Our sincere thanks to NET Public Media and Delinea Design for building the Governor’s Arts Awards’ new video presence. We look forward to continuing this new tradition in 2014.