For over forty-five years The Cleveland Arts Prize has championed the arts, artists and cultural caretakers of the region. In 1999, the organization began collecting images, words, and stories about the work and lives of Arts Prize awardees. This ongoing project documents the accomplishments of all Cleveland Arts Prize awardees, past and present.
Cleveland Arts Prize Artist Awardees
NAME year prize subtitle
Lee K. Abbott 1982 Literature Fiction Writer
Shirley Aley Campbell 1986 Visual Arts Painter
Richard Anuszkiewicz 1977 Visual Arts Painter
Walter Aschaffenburg 1980 Music & Dance Composer
Victor Babin 1966 Music & Dance Composer
Larry Baker 1983 Music & Dance Composer
Matthias Bamert 1974 Music & Dance Composer
Blunden-Barclay 1985 Design Architects
Kenneth Bates 1963 Visual Arts Enamellist
David S. Bernstein 2000 Music & Dance Composer
George Bilgere 2003 Literature Writer
Andrew Borowiec 2006 Visual Arts Photographer
Albert Borowitz 1981 Literature Author
Moe Brooker 1985 Visual Arts Painter
Margaret Brouwer 1999 Music & Dance Composer
Rudolph Bubalo 1970 Music & Dance Composer
Stephen J. Bucchieri 1991 Design Architect
Linda Butler 1999 Visual Arts Photographer
Clarence H. Carter 1972 Visual Arts Painter
H.C. Cassill 1971 Visual Arts Printmaker
Bruce Catton 1972 Literature Historian
Laurence Channing 2000 Visual Arts Graphic Artist
Dan Chaon 2002 Literature Writer
Loris Chobanian 1981 Music & Dance Composer
John Clague 1967 Visual Arts Sculptor
Eric Coble 2007 Literature Playwright
Johnny Coleman 2003 Visual Arts Installation Artist and Sculptor
George E. Condon 1975 Literature Author
Claude Conover 1983 Visual Arts Ceramist
C. H. Cramer 1973 Literature Historian
Thomas P. Cullinan 1971 Literature Novelist-Playwright
Starling Cumberworth 1964 Music & Dance Composer
Gregory D’Alessio 2001 Music & Dance Composer
Edith Iglauer Daly 1983 Literature Author
David E. Davis 1980 Visual Arts Sculptor
Christina DePaul 2002 Visual Arts Artist
Marcel Dick 1962 Music & Dance Composer
Kenneth Dingwall 1997 Visual Arts Painter
Dennis Dooley 1986 Literature Author and Biographer
Dennis Eberhard 1984 Music & Dance Composer
Halim El-Dabh 1990 Music & Dance Composer
William D. Ellis 1967 Literature Novelist
Herbert Elwell 1961 Music & Dance Composer
Donald Erb 1966 Music & Dance Composer
George Fitzpatrick 2001 Visual Arts Artist
Richard Fleischman 1974 Design Architect
Carl Floyd 1989 Visual Arts Sculptor
Eleanor Frampton 1964 Music & Dance Choreographer
Klaus George Roy 1965 Music & Dance Composer
Herbert Gold 1987 Literature Novelist
David Gooding 1995 Music & Dance Composer
Grace Goulder 1965 Literature  Author
Mary Grimm 1993 Literature Author
Harlan W. Hamilton 1970 Literature Author
Don Harvey 1991 Visual Arts Sculptor
Richard A. Hawley 1984 Literature Novelist
Masumi Hayashi 1994 Visual Arts Photographer
J. Byers Hays 1962 Design Architect
Don Hisaka 1970 Design Architect
Athena Tacha 1981 Visual Arts Sculptor
Richard Howard 1974 Literature Poet
Gerald Humel 1978 Music & Dance Composer
Philip Johnson 1972 Design Architect
Kathryn Karipides 1974 Music & Dance Choreographer
John Terence Kelly 1968 Design Architect
Adrienne Kennedy 1990 Literature Playwright
Hugh Kepets 1979 Visual Arts Painter
Frederick Koch 1977 Music & Dance Composer
Norman Krumholz 2007 Design Urban Planner
Ellen G. Landau 1991 Literature Art Historian
Lesko Associates 1988 Design Architects
Vince Leskosky 2003 Design Architect
Frederick J. Lipp 1968 Literature Novelist
Robert A. Little 1965 Design Architect
Wendell Logan 1991 Music & Dance Composer
Edwin London 1982 Music & Dance Composer
Ryan Lott 2006 Music & Dance Composer
Nusha Martynuk 1999 Music & Dance Choreographer
Joseph McCullough 1970 Visual Arts Painter
Dianne McIntyre 2006 Music & Dance Choreographer
William McVey 1964 Visual Arts Sculptor
Ed Mieczkowski 1966 Visual Arts Painter
Edward J. Miller 1987 Music & Dance Composer
Frederick A. Miller 1968 Visual Arts Silversmith
John Paul Miller 1961 Visual Arts Goldsmith
John L. Moore 1995 Visual Arts Painter
Janet Moore 1980 Literature Author and Art Educator
William B. Morris 1983 Design Architect
Holly Morrison 1998 Visual Arts Visual Artist
Toni Morrison 1978 Literature Novelist
Eleanor Munro 1988 Literature Author
Thomas Munro 1964 Literature Art Historian
Bain Murray 1968 Music & Dance Composer
Dennis Nahat and Ian Horvath 1981 Music & Dance Choreographers
Kenneth Nevadomi 1988 Visual Arts Painter
Lewis Nielson 2007 Music & Dance Composer
John Nottingham & John Spirk 2006 Design Industrial Designers
Eugene O'Brien 1979 Music & Dance Composer
Mary Oliver 1979 Literature Poet
Joseph B. O'Sickey 1974 Visual Arts Painter
Frank Paino 1994 Literature Poet
John Pearson 1975 Visual Arts Painter
Harvey Pekar 2006 Literature Author
Christopher Pekoc 2007 Visual Arts Visual Artist
Norman K. Pertulla 1973 Design Architect
Heinz Poll 1995 Music & Dance Choreographer
Raymond Premru 1997 Music & Dance Composer
James Primosch 1992 Music & Dance Composer
Ruby V. Redinger 1977 Literature Novelist-Biographer
Ronald Reed 2001 Design Architect
Nikola Resanovic 2003 Music & Dance Composer
Andrew Rindfleisch 2002 Music & Dance Composer
Les Roberts 1992 Literature Novelist
Don Robertson 1966 Literature Novelist
Mary Doria Russell 1998 Literature Novelist
Judith Salomon 1990 Visual Arts Ceramist
Paul Schoenfield 1994 Music & Dance Composer
Viktor Schreckengost 1973 Visual Arts Industrial Designer and Painter
Arthur Shepherd (posthumous) 1977 Music & Dance Composer
David Shimotakahara 2000 Music & Dance Choreographer
Marilyn Shrude 1998 Music & Dance Composer
Jo Sinclair 1961 Literature Novelist
Phyllis Sloane 1982 Visual Arts Painter-Printmaker
Howie Smith 1985 Music & Dance Composer
Hale Smith 1973 Music & Dance Composer
Julian Stanczak 1969 Visual Arts Painter
Thom Stauffer 2002 Design Architect
Toshiko Takaezu 1962 Visual Arts Potter
Raymond DeCapite 1962 Literature Novelist
Diana Tittle 1997 Literature Writer
Fred S. Toguchi 1965 Design Architect
Paul Travis 1965 Visual Arts Painter
William Trout 1978 Design Architect
Alberta Turner 1985 Literature Poet
Lilian Tyrrell 1992 Visual Arts Weaver
Peter van Dijk 1969 Design Architect
Robert Wallace 1969 Literature Poet
Robert Ward 1972 Music & Dance Composer
James Waters 1993 Music & Dance Composer
Bruce Weigl 2001 Literature Poet and Memoirist
Wenda F. von Weise 1984 Visual Arts Quilted Tapestry Designer
Paul Westlake, Jr. 1995 Design Architect
Raymond Wilding-White 1967 Music & Dance Composer
Frank Wiley 1986 Music & Dance Composer
Sarah Willis 2000 Literature Novelist
La Wilson 1993 Visual Arts Sculptor
Richard Wilson 1989 Music & Dance Composer
Carl Wittke 1963 Literature Historian
Ralph Woehrman 1978 Visual Arts Painter-Printmaker
David Young 1999 Literature Poet
Brent Kee Young 1987 Visual Arts Glass Artist

 
 
Cleveland Arts Prize Special Prize Awardees
name year prize subtitle
Walter Anderson 1979 Martha Joseph National Endowment for the Arts, Catalyst for Support of Music
May Hill Arbuthnot 1967 Martha Joseph Associate Professor Emeritus, Western Reserve University
Victor Babin (posthumous) 1972 Martha Joseph Director, The Cleveland Institute of Music
Cindy Barber 2007 Martha Joseph Owner of Beachland Ballroom
Robert P. Bergman (posthumous) 1999 Martha Joseph Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
William P. Blair & William R. Joseph 2006 Martha Joseph Advocates for the Arts
Walter Blodgett 1974 Martha Joseph Organist, Conductor, Curator, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Ernestine and Malcolm Brown 1994 Martha Joseph Pioneering Gallery Owners and  Art Educators
Penelope D. Buchanan 1992 Martha Joseph Art Educator and Director, Teacher Resource Center, CMA
Case Western Reserve University 1997 Martha Joseph Advocate and Patron of the Arts
Alice Chalifoux 1986 Martha Joseph Master Performer and Teacher
Susan Channing 2007 Martha Joseph Director of SPACES
The Cleveland School of the Arts 1996 Martha Joseph Inspiring Example for Urban Education
Kathleen Coakley 1998 Martha Joseph Public Art Advocate
Robert Conrad 1973 Martha Joseph Vice President and Program Manager, WCLV
Betty Cope 1982 Martha Joseph General Manager, WVIZ-TV 25
Toby Devan Lewis 2007 Martha Joseph Arts Patron and Philanthropist
Wilda M. Donegan and Robert E. Woide 1986 Martha Joseph Catalysts for Arts Education
Vincent Dowling 1983 Martha Joseph Producing Director, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
Edris Eckhardt 1971 Martha Joseph Pioneer in Glass Sculpture
Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein 1997 Martha Joseph Partners in Cultural and Civic Leadership
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History 1988 Martha Joseph  Compiled and Edited by David D. Van Tassel and John J. Grabowski
John Ewing 1995 Martha Joseph          Co-Founder and Director, Cleveland Cinematheque
Jane Fallon 1979 Martha Joseph Gallery Director and Art Spokesperson
Gerald Freedman 1990 Martha Joseph Artistic Director,  Great Lakes Theater Festival
Dorothy Fuldheim 1983 Martha Joseph News Commentator and Author
Robert Gaede 1979 Martha Joseph Architect, Historical Preservationist
Marilyn Gell Mason 1999 Martha Joseph Director, Cleveland Public Library
Richard M. Gensert 1969 Martha Joseph Structural Engineer
Dr. Lester G. Glick 1988 Martha Joseph Cultural Leader and Advocate
Dr. Jerome Gross (posthumous) 1969 Martha Joseph Violinist, Surgeon, Friend of Music
F. Karl Grossman 1967 Martha Joseph Founder and Conductor, The Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra
David B. Guralnik 1985 Martha Joseph Lexicographer
Edward B. Henning 1980 Martha Joseph Chief Curator of Modern Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Allen C. Holmes 1987 Martha Joseph          Activist for Community Enhancement
Dorothy Humel Hovorka 1987 Martha Joseph Leader in Cultural Enterprises
Idea Center 2006 Martha Joseph          Communicators, Educators, Presenters
Russell and Rowena Jelliffe 1963 Martha Joseph Founders and Directors, Karamu House
Ellen Johnson 1977 Martha Joseph Professor, Oberlin College, Author
Martha J. Joseph 1967 Martha Joseph Cultural Leader
Louis Lane 1971 Martha Joseph Resident Conductor, The Cleveland Orchestra
Sherman E. Lee 1971 Martha Joseph Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Anne and Robert Levine 1977 Martha Joseph Founders, The Publix Book Mart
Peter B. Lewis 1990 Martha Joseph Patron and Cultural Activist
Arthur Loesser 1968 Martha Joseph Pianist, Author and Teacher
Lorin Maazel 1980 Martha Joseph Music Director, The Cleveland Orchestra
Robert P. Madison 2000 Martha Joseph Architectural Pioneer, Mentor, and Arts Patron
The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation 1992 Martha Joseph Facilitators and Supporters of Arts Education
Joseph McCullough 1988 Martha Joseph President,  
The Men and Women of The Cleveland Orchestra 1993 Martha Joseph  As Individual Artists and Cleveland’s Ambassadors to the World
William M. Milliken (posthumous) 1978 Martha Joseph Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Joan Mondale 1979 Martha Joseph Wife of the U.S. Vice President, Advocate of the Arts
Janet Moore 1974 Martha Joseph Teacher, Curator, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Richard Oberlin 1980 Martha Joseph Director, The Cleveland Play House
Karel Paukert 1995 Martha Joseph Curator of Musical Arts, CMA Master Organist and Impresario
Gregory Reese 2006 Robert P. Bergman Director, East Cleveland Library
Jack Renner and Robert Woods 1985 Martha Joseph Record Industry Pioneers
Brendan Ring 2007 Martha Joseph Owner of Nighttown
Alexander C. Robinson III 1974 Martha Joseph Architect and Civic Leader
Barbara S. Robinson 2001 Martha Joseph Arts Advocate
Bill Rudman 2000 Robert P. Bergman Innovative Arts Educator
Hyman Schandler 1984 Martha Joseph Violinist and Conductor
Thomas Schorgl 2007 Robert P. Bergman          CEO of Community Partnership For Arts and Culture
Jimmy Scott 2006 Martha Joseph Jazz Singer
Ray Shepardson 1985 Martha Joseph          Cultural Catalyst
Ben Shouse 1984 Martha Joseph Arts Advocate
Dorothy and Reuben Silver 1984 Martha Joseph Actors and Directors
Jeannette Sorrell 2003 Martha Joseph Founding Music Director , Appollo's Fire
Herbert E. Strawbridge 1999 Martha Joseph Arts Patron and Advocate
George Szell (posthumous) 1978 Martha Joseph Music Director, The Cleveland Orchestra
Frances P. Taft 1995 Martha Joseph Revered Teacher, Noted Scholar,  Discerning Arts Patron
Marjorie Talalay 1990 Martha Joseph Co-Founder and Director, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art
Wallace G. Teare 1977 Martha Joseph Architect and City Planner
Pauline Thesmacher 2002 Martha Joseph Master Voice Teacher
Eugenia Thornton Silver 1969 Martha Joseph Literary Critic, Friend of Literature
Evan H. Turner 1991 Martha Joseph Director, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Robin VanLear 2001 Robert P. Bergman Arts Outreach Innovator
Christoph von Dohnanyi 1989 Martha Joseph Music Director, The Cleveland Orchestra, Champion of New Music
Alla Wakefield 1964 Martha Joseph Founder, Publisher, and Editor,  Fine Arts Magazine
William E. Ward 1988 Martha Joseph Chief Designer, The Cleveland Museum of Art
Robert C. Weiskopf 1979 Martha Joseph Enlightened Patron of Music
Howard Whittaker 1963 Martha Joseph Director of the Cleveland Music School Settlement
Katherine B. Williams 1991 Martha Joseph Patron and Cultural Leader
Marjorie Witt Johnson 1999 Martha Joseph Pioneering Dance Teacher
Lillian C. Zevin 1991 Martha Joseph Publisher and Friend of Literature

 

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