City of Covington Receives Governor's Award in the Arts

City of Covington Receives the Governor’s Award in the Arts

 On October 1, 2008, Governor Steven L. Beshear presented the 2007-2008 Governor's Awards in the Arts in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.

The Governor's Awards in the Arts are the commonwealth's most prestigious awards in the arts honoring outstanding achievements in the arts and contributions to the arts in Kentucky.  The Government Award for significant support for the arts through government action is awarded to a government entity located in Kentucky or a government leader in Kentucky.

This year’s Government Award recipient was the City of Covington.  According to the Kentucky Arts Council, “Covington made a bold move in using the arts as an economic development tool to revitalize its downtown. The impetus began with Renaissance Covington, a non-profit development entity begun by the city. Through a long and thorough planning process, Covington cultivated the idea of an arts district using the National Main Street Program guiding principles: design, organization, promotion and economic restructuring.”