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By Sentinel Staff and The Associated Press Local silver carver Louis Minard, 78, was one of seven to receive the Governor's Award for the Arts, in a ceremony held Tuesday in Juneau. The other winners were: Alaska Folk Festival, a 22-year old music fest that runs for a week each spring in Juneau. Alaska Quarterly Review, a liter ary review that publishes fiction and essays and gives University of Alas ka Anchorage students experience in publishing. Ketchikan Area Arts and Hu manities Council, which sponsors programs in art, music, theater, dance, writing and other cultural efforts. David Mollett of Fairbanks, a painter who owns Site 250, an art gallery. Out North Theatre Company of Anchorage, cited for stage produc tions that push for social change. Ernest Smeltzer of Ketchikan, a Tlingit carver of totems, panels, masks and other works who teaches his art through school programs. ‘These men and women and the organizations they represent work hard for their communities, give self lessly of their time and enrich us all with their extraordinary gifts,’’ Gov. Tony Knowles said. Minard, a Tlingit, was born in Kake and moved to Sitka when he was a teenager. Except for a stint with the Army working on tugboats and barges in the Aleutian Islands, he has spent his life in Sitka. He began carving in 1974 and, for the past 17 years, has carved at the Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Cen ter. In the summer months he demon strates his work for visitors. Minard carves orginal designs and clan erm blems, working mostly in gold and silver. Minard also works with younger Native artists, teaching them carving techniques and passing on stories of Tlingit culture. ‘Through his efforts, Mr. Minard transforms the wisdom of his years and respect for his culture into beauti ful treasured pieces of art,’’ the Council stated, Louis Minard (Sentinel file photo by Reber Stein)
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
Sitka, Alaska, US
Wed, Feb 14, 1996
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