Governor’s Patron of the Arts Award

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The Governor’s Patron of the Arts Awards honors individuals, companies and organizations for their support of the arts and reaffirms the value of philanthropy for the arts in Connecticut.

From left to right:
Fritz Jellinghaus, Chair of the Connecticut Arts Council; Sharon Prince, Chair and President of Grace Farms Foundation; Kenyon Adams, Founding Arts Initiative Director of Grace Farms Foundation; Governor Dannel P. Malloy

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2018 Awardees
Fritz Jellinghaus, Chair, Connecticut Arts Council & Connecticut Arts Council Foundation;
Alva Greenberg;
Yale University;
United Technologies;
Grace Farms Foundation

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From left to right:
Stephanie Wiles, Director of the Yale University Art Gallery; Emily Bakemeier, Deputy Provost of Yale; Sharon Prince, Chair and President of Grace Farms Foundation; Alva Greenberg

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From left to right:
Sharon Prince, Chair and President of Grace Farms Foundation; James Bundy, Dean of the Yale School of Drama; Kenyon Adams, Founding Arts Initiative Director of Grace Farms Foundation

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From left to right:
Fritz Jellinghaus, Chair of the Connecticut Arts Council; Kenyon Adams, Founding Arts Initiative Director of Grace Farms Foundation; Sharon Prince, Chair and President of Grace Farms Foundation; Michael Chen, Vice Chair and Secretary of Grace Farms Foundation; Chelsea Thatcher, Director of Communications and Marketing of Grace Farms Foundation

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Sharon Prince, Chair and President of Grace Farms Foundation

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Dan Foster, fiddle player from York, England, who has made appearances at Carnegie Hall and performed across the US.

Photo by Nick Cinea Photography