For over forty-five years The Cleveland Arts Prize has championed the arts, artists and cultural caretakers of the region. In 1999, the organization began collecting images, words, and stories about the work and lives of Arts Prize awardees. This ongoing project documents the accomplishments of all Cleveland Arts Prize awardees, past and present.
Cleveland Arts Prize ARTISTS AWARDEES (Jump to Cleveland Arts Prize SPECIAL PRIZE AWARDEES)
NAME YEAR PRIZE SUBTITLE
Lee K. Abbott 1982 Literature Fiction Writer
Henry Adams 2010 Literature Author
Richard Anuszkiewicz 1977 Visual Arts Painter
Walter Aschaffenburg 1980 Music & Dance Composer
Victor Babin 1966 Music & Dance Composer
Larry Baker 1983 Music & Dance Composer
Matthias Bamert 1974 Music & Dance Composer
Blunden-Barclay 1985 Design Architects
Kenneth Bates 1963 Visual Arts Enamellist
David S. Bernstein 2000 Music & Dance Composer
George Bilgere 2003 Literature Writer
Andrew Borowiec 2006 Visual Arts Photographer
Albert Borowitz 1981 Literature Author
Moe Brooker 1985 Visual Arts Painter
William Brouillard 2009 Visual Arts Ceramic Artist
Margaret Brouwer 1999 Music & Dance Composer
Rudolph Bubalo 1970 Music & Dance Composer
Stephen J. Bucchieri 1991 Design Architect
Linda Butler 1999 Visual Arts Photographer
Shirley Aley Campbell 1986 Visual Arts Painter
Clarence H. Carter 1972 Visual Arts Painter
Amy Casey 2009 Visual Arts Artist
H.C. Cassill 1971 Visual Arts Printmaker
Bruce Catton 1972 Literature Historian
Laurence Channing 2000 Visual Arts Graphic Artist
Dan Chaon 2002 Literature Writer
Loris Chobanian 1981 Music & Dance Composer
John Clague 1967 Visual Arts Sculptor
Eric Coble 2007 Literature Playwright
Johnny Coleman 2003 Visual Arts Installation Artist and Sculptor
George E. Condon 1975 Literature Author
Claude Conover 1983 Visual Arts Ceramist
C. H. Cramer 1973 Literature Historian
Thomas P. Cullinan 1971 Literature Novelist-Playwright
Starling Cumberworth 1964 Music & Dance Composer
Gregory D’Alessio 2001 Music & Dance Composer
Edith Iglauer Daly 1983 Literature Author
David E. Davis 1980 Visual Arts Sculptor
Raymond DeCapite 1962 Literature Novelist
Christina DePaul 2002 Visual Arts Artist
Marcel Dick 1962 Music & Dance Composer
Kenneth Dingwall 1997 Visual Arts Painter
Dennis Dooley 1986 Literature Author and Biographer
Dennis Eberhard 1984 Music & Dance Composer
Halim El-Dabh 1990 Music & Dance Composer
William D. Ellis 1967 Literature Novelist
Herbert Elwell 1961 Music & Dance Composer
Mort Epstein 2009 Design Designer
Donald Erb 1966 Music & Dance Composer
George Fitzpatrick 2001 Visual Arts Artist
Richard Fleischman 1974 Design Architect
Carl Floyd 1989 Visual Arts Sculptor
Eleanor Frampton 1964 Music & Dance Choreographer
Klaus George Roy 1965 Music & Dance Composer
David Giffels 2010 Literature Author
Herbert Gold 1987 Literature Novelist
David Gooding 1995 Music & Dance Composer
Grace Goulder 1965 Literature  Author
Mary Grimm 1993 Literature Author
Jamey Haddad 2010 Music & Dance Percussionist
Harlan W. Hamilton 1970 Literature Author
Don Harvey 1991 Visual Arts Sculptor
Richard A. Hawley 1984 Literature Novelist
Masumi Hayashi 1994 Visual Arts Photographer
J. Byers Hays 1962 Design Architect
Don Hisaka 1970 Design Architect
Ian Horvath 1981 Music & Dance Choreographer
Richard Howard 1974 Literature Poet
Gerald Humel 1978 Music & Dance Composer
Angela Johnson 2008 Literature Author
Philip Johnson 1972 Design Architect
Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson 2008 Visual Arts Artist
Kathryn Karipides 1974 Music & Dance Choreographer
John Terence Kelly 1968 Design Architect
Adrienne Kennedy 1990 Literature Playwright
Hugh Kepets 1979 Visual Arts Painter
Frederick Koch 1977 Music & Dance Composer
Ernie Krivda 2009 Music & Dance Jazz Performer
Norman Krumholz 2007 Design Urban Planner
Ellen G. Landau 1991 Literature Art Historian
Lesko Associates 1988 Design Architects
Vince Leskosky 2003 Design Architect
Frederick J. Lipp 1968 Literature Novelist
Robert A. Little 1965 Design Architect
Wendell Logan 1991 Music & Dance Composer
Edwin London 1982 Music & Dance Composer
Ryan Lott 2006 Music & Dance Composer
Craig Lucas 2008 Visual Arts Artist
Nusha Martynuk 1999 Music & Dance Choreographer
Joseph McCullough 1970 Visual Arts Painter
Dianne McIntyre 2006 Music & Dance Choreographer
William McVey 1964 Visual Arts Sculptor
Phil Metres 2010 Literature Poet
Ed Mieczkowski 1966 Visual Arts Painter
Edward J. Miller 1987 Music & Dance Composer
Frederick A. Miller 1968 Visual Arts Silversmith
John Paul Miller 1961 Visual Arts Goldsmith
John L. Moore 1995 Visual Arts Painter
Janet Moore 1980 Literature Author and Art Educator
William B. Morris 1983 Design Architect
Holly Morrison 1998 Visual Arts Visual Artist
Toni Morrison 1978 Literature Novelist
Eleanor Munro 1988 Literature Author
Thomas Munro 1964 Literature Art Historian
Bain Murray 1968 Music & Dance Composer
Dennis Nahat 1981 Music & Dance Choreographers
Kenneth Nevadomi 1988 Visual Arts Painter
Lewis Nielson 2007 Music & Dance Composer
John Nottingham 2006 Design Industrial Designer
Eugene O'Brien 1979 Music & Dance Composer
Mary Oliver 1979 Literature Poet
Joseph B. O'Sickey 1974 Visual Arts Painter
Frank Paino 1994 Literature Poet
John Pearson 1975 Visual Arts Painter
Harvey Pekar 2006 Literature Author
Christopher Pekoc 2007 Visual Arts Visual Artist
Norman K. Pertulla 1973 Design Architect
Heinz Poll 1995 Music & Dance Choreographer
Raymond Premru 1997 Music & Dance Composer
James Primosch 1992 Music & Dance Composer
Ruby V. Redinger 1977 Literature Novelist-Biographer
Ronald Reed 2001 Design Architect
Nikola Resanovic 2003 Music & Dance Composer
Andrew Rindfleisch 2002 Music & Dance Composer
Les Roberts 1992 Literature Novelist
Don Robertson 1966 Literature Novelist
Melvin Rose 2008 Design Designer
Mary Doria Russell 1998 Literature Novelist
Judith Salomon 1990 Visual Arts Ceramist
Paul Schoenfield 1994 Music & Dance Composer
Viktor Schreckengost 1973 Visual Arts Industrial Designer and Painter
Terry Schwarz 2009 Design Urban Planner
Arthur Shepherd (posthumous) 1977 Music & Dance Composer
David Shimotakahara 2000 Music & Dance Choreographer
Marilyn Shrude 1998 Music & Dance Composer
Jo Sinclair 1961 Literature Novelist
Audra Skuodas 2010 Visual Arts Artists
Phyllis Sloane 1982 Visual Arts Painter-Printmaker
Howie Smith 1985 Music & Dance Composer
Hale Smith 1973 Music & Dance Composer
John Spirk 2006 Design Industrial Designer
Julian Stanczak 1969 Visual Arts Painter
Thom Stauffer 2002 Design Architect
Athena Tacha 1981 Visual Arts Sculptor
Toshiko Takaezu 1962 Visual Arts Potter
Diana Tittle 1997 Literature Writer
Fred S. Toguchi 1965 Design Architect
Paul Travis 1965 Visual Arts Painter
William Trout 1978 Design Architect
Alberta Turner 1985 Literature Poet
Lilian Tyrrell 1992 Visual Arts Weaver
Thrity Umrigar 2009 Literature Author
Peter van Dijk 1969 Design Architect
Dan Visconti 2008 Music & Dance Composer
Robert Wallace 1969 Literature Poet
Robert Ward 1972 Music & Dance Composer
James Waters 1993 Music & Dance Composer
Bruce Weigl 2001 Literature Poet and Memoirist
Wenda F. von Weise 1984 Visual Arts Quilted Tapestry Designer
Paul Westlake, Jr. 1995 Design Architect
Raymond Wilding-White 1967 Music & Dance Composer
Frank Wiley 1986 Music & Dance Composer
Sarah Willis 2000 Literature Novelist
La Wilson 1993 Visual Arts Sculptor
Richard Wilson 1989 Music & Dance Composer
Carl Wittke 1963 Literature Historian
Ralph Woehrman 1978 Visual Arts Painter-Printmaker
David Young 1999 Literature Poet
Brent Kee Young 1987 Visual Arts Glass Artist

 

Cleveland Arts Prize SPECIAL PRIZE AWARDEES (jump to Cleveland Arts Prize ARTISTS AWARDEES)
NAME YEAR PRIZE SUBTITLE
Walter Anderson 1979 Special Prize National Endowment for the Arts, Catalyst for Support of Music
May Hill Arbuthnot 1967 Special Prize Associate Professor Emeritus, Western Reserve University
Victor Babin (posthumous) 1972 Special Prize Director, The Cleveland Institute of Music
Cindy Barber 2007 Martha Joseph Prize Owner of Beachland Ballroom
Robert P. Bergman (posthumous) 1999 Special Prize Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
William P. Blair 2006 Martha Joseph Prize Advocate for the Arts
Walter Blodgett 1974 Special Prize Organist, Conductor, Curator, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Ernestine and Malcolm Brown 1994 Special Prize Pioneering Gallery Owners and  Art Educators
Penelope D. Buchanan 1992 Special Prize Art Educator and Director, Teacher Resource Center, CMA
Case Western Reserve University 1997 Special Prize Advocate and Patron of the Arts
Alice Chalifoux 1986 Special Prize Master Performer and Teacher
Susan Channing 2007 Martha Joseph Prize Director of SPACES
The Men and Women of The Cleveland Orchestra 1993 Special Prize  As Individual Artists and Cleveland’s Ambassadors to the World
The Cleveland School of the Arts 1996 Special Prize Inspiring Example for Urban Education
Kathleen Coakley 1998 Special Prize Public Art Advocate
Joanne Cohen 2010 Martha Joseph Prize Executive Director of the Art & Medicine Institute's Art Program at the Cleveland Clinic
Robert Conrad 1973 Special Prize Vice President and Program Manager, WCLV
Betty Cope 1982 Special Prize General Manager, WVIZ-TV 25
Toby Devan Lewis 2007 Martha Joseph Prize Arts Patron and Philanthropist
Wilda M. Donegan 1986 Special Prize Catalyst for Arts Education
Vincent Dowling 1983 Special Prize Producing Director, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
Edris Eckhardt 1971 Special Prize Pioneer in Glass Sculpture
Mary Elizabeth 1997 Special Prize Partner in Cultural and Civic Leadership
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History 1988 Special Prize Compiled and Edited by David D. Van Tassel and John J. Grabowski
John Ewing 1995 Special Prize Co-Founder and Director, Cleveland Cinematheque
Jane Fallon 1979 Special Prize Gallery Director and Art Spokesperson
Charles Fee 2009 Martha Joseph Prize Producing Artistic Director, Great Lakes Theater Festival
Nina Freedlander Gibans 2009 Martha Joseph Prize Community Arts Leader
Gerald Freedman 1990 Special Prize Artistic Director,  Great Lakes Theater Festival
Dorothy Fuldheim 1983 Special Prize News Commentator and Author
Robert Gaede 1979 Special Prize Architect, Historical Preservationist
Richard M. Gensert 1969 Special Prize Structural Engineer
Richard Gildenmeister 2008 Martha Joseph Prize Master Bookseller
Dr. Lester G. Glick 1988 Special Prize Cultural Leader and Advocate
Gordon Square Arts District and the leaders 2010 Martha Joseph Prize Community Arts Leaders
Dr. Jerome Gross (posthumous) 1969 Special Prize Violinist, Surgeon, Friend of Music
F. Karl Grossman 1967 Special Prize Founder and Conductor, The Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra
Graham Grund 2008 Martha Joseph Prize Arts Leader and Activist
David B. Guralnik 1985 Special Prize Lexicographer
Mary Louise Hahn 2010 Martha Joseph Prize Community Arts Leader
Edward B. Henning 1980 Special Prize Chief Curator of Modern Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Allen C. Holmes 1987 Special Prize Activist for Community Enhancement
Michael J. Horvitz 2009 Robert P. Bergman Arts Leader and Patron
Dorothy Humel Hovorka 1987 Special Prize Leader in Cultural Enterprises
Idea Center 2006 Martha Joseph Prize Communicators, Educators, Presenters
Russell and Rowena Jelliffe 1963 Special Prize Founders and Directors, Karamu House
Ellen Johnson 1977 Special Prize Professor, Oberlin College, Author
Martha J. Joseph 1967 Special Prize Cultural Leader
William R. Joseph 2006 Martha Joseph Prize Advocate for the Arts
G. Robert Klein 1997 Special Prize Partner in Cultural and Civic Leadership
Mitchell Kahan 2008 Robert P. Bergman Director, Akron Art Museum
Louis Lane 1971 Special Prize Resident Conductor, The Cleveland Orchestra
Sherman E. Lee 1971 Special Prize Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Anne and Robert Levine 1977 Special Prize Founders, The Publix Book Mart
Peter B. Lewis 1990 Special Prize Patron and Cultural Activist
Steven Litt 2010 Robert P. Bergman Art and Architecture Critic at the Plain Dealer
Arthur Loesser 1968 Special Prize Pianist, Author and Teacher
Lorin Maazel 1980 Special Prize Music Director, The Cleveland Orchestra
Robert P. Madison 2000 Special Prize Architectural Pioneer, Mentor, and Arts Patron
The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation 1992 Special Prize Facilitators and Supporters of Arts Education
Marilyn Gell Mason 1999 Special Prize Director, Cleveland Public Library
Joseph McCullough 1988 Special Prize President, The Cleveland Institute of Art
Mickie McGraw 2010 Martha Joseph Prize Community Arts Leader
William M. Milliken (posthumous) 1978 Special Prize Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Joan Mondale 1979 Special Prize Wife of the U.S. Vice President, Advocate of the Arts
Janet Moore 1974 Special Prize Teacher, Curator, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek 2009 Martha Joseph Prize Co-founder, Choreographer, New West Theater
Richard Oberlin 1980 Special Prize Director, The Cleveland Play House
Karel Paukert 1995 Special Prize Curator of Musical Arts, CMA Master Organist and Impresario
Gregory Reese 2006 Robert P. Bergman Director, East Cleveland Library
Jack Renner 1985 Special Prize Record Industry Pioneer
Brendan Ring 2007 Martha Joseph Prize Owner of Nighttown
Alexander C. Robinson III 1974 Special Prize Architect and Civic Leader
Barbara S. Robinson 2001 Special Prize Arts Advocate
Bill Rudman 2000 Robert P. Bergman Innovative Arts Educator
Michael Ruhlman 2008 Martha Joseph Prize Culinary Star
Hyman Schandler 1984 Special Prize Violinist and Conductor
Thomas Schorgl 2007 Robert P. Bergman CEO of Community Partnership For Arts and Culture
Jimmy Scott 2006 Martha Joseph Prize Jazz Singer
Ray Shepardson 1985 Special Prize Cultural Catalyst
Ben Shouse 1984 Special Prize Arts Advocate
Dorothy and Reuben Silver 1984 Special Prize Actors and Directors
Jeannette Sorrell 2003 Martha Joseph Prize Founding Music Director , Apollo's Fire
Herbert E. Strawbridge 1999 Special Prize Arts Patron and Advocate
Michael Symon 2008 Martha Joseph Prize Culinary Star
George Szell (posthumous) 1978 Special Prize Music Director, The Cleveland Orchestra
Frances P. Taft 1995 Special Prize Revered Teacher, Noted Scholar,  Discerning Arts Patron
Marjorie Talalay 1990 Special Prize Co-Founder and Director, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art
Wallace G. Teare 1977 Special Prize Architect and City Planner
Pauline Thesmacher 2002 Martha Joseph Prize Master Voice Teacher
Eugenia Thornton Silver 1969 Special Prize Literary Critic, Friend of Literature
Evan H. Turner 1991 Special Prize Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Don Vanderbrook 2008 Martha Joseph Prize Master Floral Designer
Robin VanLear 2001 Robert P. Bergman Arts Outreach Innovator
Christoph von Dohnanyi 1989 Special Prize Music Director, The Cleveland Orchestra, Champion of New Music
Alla Wakefield 1964 Special Prize Founder, Publisher, and Editor,  Fine Arts Magazine
William E. Ward 1988 Special Prize Chief Designer, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Robert C. Weiskopf 1979 Special Prize Enlightened Patron of Music
Howard Whittaker 1963 Special Prize Director of the Cleveland Music School Settlement
Trudy Wiesenberger 2010 Martha Joseph Prize Curator of University Hospital’s art collection
Katherine B. Williams 1991 Special Prize Patron and Cultural Leader
Robert E. Woide 1986 Special Prize Catalyst for Arts Education
Robert Woods 1985 Special Prize Record Industry Pioneer
Marjorie Witt Johnson 1999 Special Prize Pioneering Dance Teacher
Lillian C. Zevin 1991 Special Prize Publisher and Friend of Literature

 

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