On October 5, Trust Executive Director Chris D’Arcy traveled to Washington DC to accept the 2012 Gary Young Award during the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) annual conference.
NASAA Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Katz gave kudos to Chris for her innovative work with the Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust. Said Katz: “The programs and policies (that Chris D’Arcy) has led demonstrate how state arts agencies can be true policy entrepreneurs by bringing diverse people together around common goals. Her innovative leadership in forging strategic alliances with key sector leaders to advance the field of public funding for the arts is an invaluable asset to the entire state arts agency field.”
The Gary Young Award was established by the New England Foundation for the Arts to honor the memory of a man who made numerous contributions to the state arts council movement in the United States, and to provide recognition to those who carry on his tradition of leadership in this field.
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies is the membership organization that unites, represents and serves the nation’s state and jurisdictional arts agencies. To learn more about NASAA and state arts agencies, visit www.nasaa-arts.org.
Needless to say, the award was a huge boon for Oregon and its cultural sector, as well as for D’Arcy herself. Feel free to congratulate Chris on the Cultural Trust’s Facebook page. Gov. John Kitzhaber already did!
Photo: Chris D’Arcy, Oregon Arts Summit 2012, taken by Andie Petkus.