The Massachusetts Cultural Council announced the winners of the 2009 Commonwealth Awards, the state’s highest honors in the arts, humanities and sciences, including the Peabody Essex Museum, Gunther Schuller and Ted Kennedy. The awards will be presented at a State House ceremony Jan. 13 with actress Elizabeth Banks, a Pittsfield native, as keynote speaker. The award itself (left) is a wooden bowl with a gold leaf explosion motif by artist Caleb Neelon of Cambridge. List of winners after the jump.
And the bowls go to:
- Creative Economy Catalyst (2): Worcester Cultural Coalition & Peabody Essex Museum, Salem.
- Creative Community: The City of Pittsfield, Mayor James Ruberto
- Individual Achievement: Gunther Schuller, Composer/Conductor
- Cultural Philanthropy (2): Barbara Lee Family Foundation, Cambridge & The Behrakis Foundation, Lexington
- Leadership: Louis Casagrande, Boston Children’s Museum
- Creative Learning (2): Codman Academy Charter Public School, Boston & Thonah Ep, Lynn
Full profiles of the winners are here. Jean Kennedy Smith will also be on hand to pick up two awards, one for herself for her work bringing the arts to the disabled, and one for her brother, Sen. Ted Kennedy.
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