2009 Annual Legacy Program

WR:  The Rockefeller Brand on the Arts in Arkansas
May 3, 2009

This event focused on exploring and remembering the Rockefeller tradition of support for the arts, particularly Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller’s contributions to the arts and art education across the state. The panelists stated the importance of arts on society and discussed the impact the late governor had on the art scene in Arkansas.

2009 Panelists:

  • Anne Bartley, daughter of Jeanette Bartley Rockefeller and former Director of the Department of Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage (now the Department of Arkansas Heritage)
  • Kenneth W. Rose, Associate Director of Research and Education at the Rockefeller Archive Center in New York
  • Townsend Wolfe, Executive Director of the Arkansas Arts Center from 1968 – 2002 
  • Ann Nicholson (moderator), producer and host of the weekly fine arts magazine "Arts Scene" on KLRE 90.5 FM and KUAR 89.1 FM

This year, the annual heritage event was held in conjunction with the opening of our our fourth annual Arts in the Air Professional Art Exhibit and Sale. 

2009 Supporting Materials:

Media

Creative Materials (PDF)


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