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The City of Portland, ME opened their Fifth Annual NAP Exhibition with a wonderful awards reception held on March 4, 2011. The reception was held in the State of Maine room conveniently located in City Hall where the artwork is on display. This enabled all attendees the opportunity to view the 107 pieces of artwork prior to entering the reception room. The ceremony was opened with warm words from Acting City Manager Pat Finnigan, followed by the presentation of the Fifth Anniversary Award to Coordinator Karen Seymour by NAP Program Coordinator Robyn Raskin.

For the last six years, our Honolulu, Hawaii show has been coordinated by Tory Laitila, the Registrar for the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts (MOCA). MOCA's mission is to promote the value of arts and culture throughout communities in the City and County of Honolulu. Tory not only does this by maintaining all the city-owned artwork, but by offering the City and County employees the chance to showcase their artistic talent through the NAP Exhibition.

The National Arts Program® is pleased to announce our newest venue: Renown Health, NV.

By Lenora Boninfante

COURT HOUSE – Freeholder M. Susan Sheppard announced that Cape May artist John Safrit won the “Best of Show” award in the Tenth Annual Exhibit and Awards of The National Arts Program® (NAP) for Cape May County.

Safrit won the $300 prize for his works on paper medium of “Butter Butt” at the awards ceremony held at the Middle Township Performing Arts Center (PAC). The free NAP exhibit which includes 106 works by 61 local artists is open to the public weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the PAC located at 1 Penkethman Way, Cape May Court House.

Pinellas County held its Fifth Annual NAP ‘Colors of Pinellas’ Employee Art Show this year and as always it was a beautiful exhibit. Enthusiastic Coordinators Maria Reilly and Laura Berkowitz, backed by the support of the County Management and their talented employees, came together once again to produce this year’s show which included 158 artworks. A slide show, prepared by Jeffrey Withrow of the Human Resources Department, worked out perfectly as a way to announce the winners and showcase their pieces during the awards reception.