Giving

Past Recipients

Bill Rudman with Cleveland's skyline in the background
Bill Rudman
2000 ROBERT P. BERGMAN PRIZE
Innovative Arts Educator
Portrait of Dorothy Humel Hovorka
Dorothy Humel Hovorka
1987 SPECIAL CITATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE ARTS
Leader in Cultural Enterprises
Kay Williams, Ray Shepardson and Julie Harris
Ray Shepardson
1985 SPECIAL CITATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE ARTS
Cultural Catalyst
Portrait of Reuben and Dorothy Silver
Reuben and Dorothy Silver
1984 SPECIAL CITATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE ARTS
Actors and Directors
Vincent Dowling in a theater auditorium
Vincent Dowling
1983 SPECIAL CITATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE ARTS
Artistic and Producing Director, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
Premier Industrial Archives
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
2025 Special Citation for Distinguished Service to the Arts
cap_8_25_JENNIE_photog Robert Muler (3)
Jennie Jones
2025 Special Citation for Distinguished Service to the Arts
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Greg Peckham
2025 Robert P. Bergman Prize
CAP_Robin_photog Robert Muller smaller(3)
Robin Pease
2025 Martha Joseph Prize
cap_8_25_MARK_photog Robert Muler (5)
Mark E. Howard
2025 Lifetime Achievement Artist
Visual Art
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Jason Vieaux
2025 Mid-Career Artist
Music
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Ali Black
2025 Emerging Artist
Literature
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Raymond McNiece
2021 Lifetime Achievement
Literature
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Corrie Slawson
2021 Mid Career
Visual Arts
Alice Ripley by Gene Reed
Alice Ripley
2021 Mid Career
Theater & Dance
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1961 — 2026
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