edited by CARMEN SIERING
In December, Ivy Tech Community College–Bloomington, in partnership with the City of Bloomington Arts Commission, hosted the 2019 Community Arts Awards. Award categories and recipients were:
• Arts Advocate: Danielle Urschel, artist and owner of Obsolete Press, LLC
• Arts in Education: Amy Brier and Frank Young, master stone sculptors and founders of Indiana Limestone Symposium
• Arts in Business: Oliver Winery, whose corporate giving focuses on the arts and health care
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Peter LoPilato, owner of The Ryder magazine and film series
• Regional Arts Service: Back Roads of Brown County Studio Tour
Winners were juried by an independent community group, including artists, administrators, and long-time area residents who support the arts.