2012 Quincy Arts Awards presented today

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Award winners receive original artwork from the Quincy Art Center

The 2012 City of Quincy Arts Awards will be presented by Mayor John Spring on Tuesday, January 8 at the meeting of the Quincy Rotary Club.

Also presenting the awards will be Dustin Hall, Joe Bocke, president, Quincy Society of Fine Arts and Dave Boster, vice-president, Quincy Society of Fine Arts.                                                    

The 2012 City of Quincy Arts Awards winner will receive the framed original artwork from the art students of Libby Tournear, Quincy Art Center.

Awards will be given in the categories of Arts Organization, Business Leadership, Individual Artist, Volunteer Leadership and Lifetime Achievement.

This year’s winners are as followed:

Peoples Prosperity Bank
Business Leadership 
2012 City of Quincy Arts Award
Artist: Ellie Craig 

Vicki Dempsey
Volunteer Leadership
2012 City of Quincy Arts Award
Artist: Rylee Hendricks

Ann Miller Titus
Individual Artist/Teacher
2012 City of Quincy Arts Award
Artist: Kate Ropchak

Midsummer Arts Faire
Arts Organization
2012 City of Quincy Arts Award
Artist: Maya Shaw

Connie & Rich Niemann
Lifetime Achievement  
2012 City of Quincy Arts Award
Artist: Emma Eyler

Jim Mentesti
Lifetime Achievement
2012 City of Quincy Arts Award
Artist: Emma LaFollette 

In 2011 the City of Quincy Arts Awards were presented to:
*  Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County
*  Media Development and ETC Computerland, Business Leadership
*  John Gebhardt, Volunteer Leadership
*  Brandon Thomsen, Individual Artist/Teacher