MEDIA ADVISORY:
ARTSERVE MICHIGANS PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL
GOVERNORS AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER
SOUTHFIELD, MI, September 14, 2004 ArtServe Michigans President Barbara
Kratchman today announced that Juan Atkins will receive the 2004 ArtServe
Michigan Governors Awards International Achievement Award along with Derrick
May and Kevin Saunderson. Juan, Derrick and Kevin are receiving the award
because of their achievements in techno music.
The trio will receive the prestigious award along with 8 other award recipients
on Thursday, November 18 at The Henry Ford in Dearborn. The other awards
categories and recipients are:
Cultural Organizations Blissfest Music Organization, City of
Marquette Arts & Culture Department and the Grand Rapids Ballet Company
Michigan Artist Michael Daugherty, composer
Emerging Artist Liliana Rokita, singer/songwriter
Arts in Education Dr. C. Robert Maxfield, Superintendent of Farmington
Public Schools
Civic Leader Maxine and Stuart Frankel
Business Honor Roll LaFontsee Galleries and Underground Studio
For more information about the Governors Awards or to purchase tickets contact
ArtServe Michigan at (248) 557-8288 ext.17.
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About ArtServe Michigan
ArtServe Michigan, www.artservemichigan.org, is a statewide arts advocacy
organization that supports and advocates for the arts, arts education and
culture in the state of Michigan. ArtServe Michigan accomplishes its mission by
working with artists, educators, cultural organizations, businesses, volunteers
and others through statewide programs, services and a variety of collaborative
efforts.
About the ArtServe Michigan Governors Awards
ArtServe Michigan Governor's Awards for Arts & Culture is a state-wide program
that showcases and celebrates Michigan artists, arts organizations, arts
patrons and business support of the arts. Winners are selected in 7 categories
International Achievement, Arts in Education, Michigan Artist, Emerging
Artist, Business Honor Roll, Cultural Organization, and Civic Leader. A
selection committee made up of citizens from throughout the state chooses the
winners. The primary mission of the ArtServe Michigan Governor's Awards for
Arts & Culture is to increase public awareness of the economic, educational and
cultural value of the arts in our state. Over 700 artists, legislators, business
leaders, arts managers, board members and patrons from every corner of the state
attend the event.
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Now it's truly official, I hope some members of 313 List will be at the event on
18 th November. It will be nice to have a feedback of this event. Thanks to all
peoples who have signed the guestbook, now closed due to this official
announcement. I will delete it later. If you have infos websites or newsletter,
this announcement is truely official and you are free to use it for inform
peoples of the Juan Atkins nomination.
You can verify at their website :
http://www.artservemichigan.org/
Dimitri Pike
http://wildtek.free.fr
http://groups.msn.com/313TechnoMusic
