2023 Governor's Arts Award for Arts Service Recognition for Arts & Cultural Affairs Manager Jenni Petersen-Brant Copyrighted
March 6, 2023
City of Dubuque Presentation(s) # 01.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: 2023 Governor'sArtsAward forArts Service RecognitionforArts &
Cultural Affairs Manager Jenni Petersen-Brant
SUM MARY: Arts & Cultural Affairs Manager Jenni Petersen-Brant will be recognized
for receiving a 2023 Governor's Arts Award for Arts Service.
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2023 Governor's Arts Awards - Arts Service Nomination for
jenni Petersen-Brant
In the spring of 2020 - less than one year after Jenni Petersen-Brant
began her position as the City of Dubuque's Arts & Cultural Affairs
Coordinator - COVID slammed our arts and culture sector. The entire
sector experienced significant economic setbacks - restrictions on
gatherings, changes in consumer behavior, unemployment. Jenni
promptly initiated a weekly virtual gathering of our local arts and
culture nonprofits. What began as a sounding board and ideation
opportunity for participants to work through challenges grew into
access to grants and creative methods to keep programming alive and
available to audiences. Jenni's initiative in researching and posting
available grants made this possible. Today, there is not one local
nonprofit arts & cultural organization that closed its doors due to the
pandemic. Jenni's efforts played a key role in this success story.
In 2021 Jenni secured a $500,000 NEA grant which is now
strengthening our local arts and culture nonprofits by sub-granting
funds for their operations.
In addition to finding funding, one of Jenni's gifts is connecting creatives
to each other. In 2021, she launched the Creatives Cafe - gathering
groups of 40-50 participants from the creative economy in a relaxed
forum to network and share their vision of arts and culture in Dubuque.
Jenni combines creativity and ingenuity with vision, determination, and
people skills to shape resources and programs that will have long-
lasting impacts for Dubuque and Iowa.
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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF
CULTURAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM
iowa PaooucE STATE Thank you for joining the lowa Department of Cultural Affairs
couNci� iowa OF IOWA and the lowa Arts Council to celebrate this year's honorees.
On behalf of the lowa Department of Cultural Affairs and lowa Arts
Council, congratulations to the 2023 Governor's Arts Awards honorees. Welcoming Remarks ,
Chris Kramer
The Governor's Arts Awards are a long-standing lowa Arts Council Director, lowa Department of Cultural Affairs
program to recognize and celebrate lowans who have made a lasting
impact on the vitality of the arts in lowa. Previous recipients include some lowa H�story Month Observance
of lowa's leading artists, community builders, arts organizations, and
patrons of the arts. Susan Kloewer
Administrator, State Historical Society of lowa
This year's honorees continue in this tradition, and exemplify the best
of our state,with their creativity, dedication, entrepreneurial spirit and Governor's A�� rds Presentation
passion for the arts. David Schmitz
Administrator, lowa Arts Council
At the lowa Department of Cultural Affairs,we are fortunate to support Poetry Reading by Landon Stanley
and partner with many incredible arts leaders and organizations Marshalltown Hlgh School
across our state, often over many years. Quite literally,we can measure 2022 Poetry Out Loud Champion
the growth of the arts in lowa through the accomplishments and Video Remarks from Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson
contributions of this year's honorees. Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
This year's honorees are inspiring, and we hope that they inspire all of Award Presentations and Special Recognition
you to continue doing great work for the advancement of the arts and Special presentation by Leo Landis
creativity in your communities and our state. State Curator, State Historical Society of lowa and
State Historical Museum
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partnership and support of this event.
Chris Kramer David Schmitz
Director Administrator Art Educators of lowa
lowa Department of Cultural Affairs lowa Arts Council lowa Alliance for Arts Education
West Des Moines Valley High School Bands
National Endowment for the Arts
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AWARDS HISTORY 2023 GOVERNOR'S ARTS AWARD CATEGORIES
Honoring lowans for excellence and achievement in the arts is a ARTS SERVICE AWARD
longstanding tradition of the lowa Arts Council. Highlights an arts service organization that has made a significant
impact on the vitality of the arts in their community/region over the
The lowa Arts Council was formed by a state law in 1967, following award period (July 1, 2020, to November 1, 2022).
federal legislation two years earlier that created the National
Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities. ARTS LEARNING AWARD
Following the NEA's example of cultivating and recognizing excellence Highlights an individual or organization that has increased access to
in the arts, many states, including lowa, soon launched their own state arts learning experiences or enhanced arts learning outcomes for
arts awards. K-12 students in a significant or unique way over the award period
Over the decades, lowa's awards have honored some of our state's Uuly 1, 2020, to November 1, 2022).
leading arts organizations along with visionary arts leaders, educators EMERGING ART� ' r'�DER A`"'"RD
and patrons.
Showcases an emerging arts leader who has made meaningful
Visit iowaculture.gov to learn more about the Governor's Arts Awards contributions to advance the arts in lowa within the first ten years
and view a list of past recipients. of their professional arts career.
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Recognizes an individual, nonprofit organization or community that
has had a particularly significant impact on the arts in lowa over time.
Note: posthumous nominations are eligible.
iAMPl01 dVARD
Highlights an individual, team or organization that has taken an active
role in building a sustainable and thriving ecosystem for the arts in
lowa overthe award period (July 1, 2020, to November 1, 2022).
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QUAD CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,Davenport : �
KAREN CHAPPELL, lowa City
SHANNON DURBIN, Decorah
°RTS S F R\/I C'F STEVE CARIGNAN, Cedar Falls
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JENNI PETERSEN-BRANT, Dubuque
MOMENTUM, Des Moines ALAN GREINER,Boone
JOAN LIFFRING-ZUG BOURRET, in memoriam
STEVE SEMKEN&ICE CUBE PRESS,North Liberty
SUE RIEDEL,Dubuque
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Amber Danielson, Chair Akwi Nji COUNCIL IowaucE sTnrE OFIOWA
Marshalltown Cedar Rapids
The lowa Department of Cultural Affairs encompasses the
Donna Dostal Andre Perry State Historical Society of lowa, which includes the Library,
Council Bluffs lowa City Archives and Museums, as well as Historic Sites and the
State Historic Preservation Office; the lowa Arts Council; the
Jennifer Dutcher Claudia Rivera interim lowa Humanities Council; and Produce lowa,the
Fort Dodge Hampton state office of film and media.
Michelle Hargrave Frank Sposeto
Davenport Collins M I SS I O N
The lowa Department of Cultural Affairs empowers lowans
to create and sustain culturallyvibrant communities by
connecting with the people, places and points of pride that
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS LEADERSHIP def'ne °ur State.
Chris Kramer Susan Kloewer ION:
Director Administrator, State Historical
Societyoflowa All lowans have opportunities to learn, create and thrive
Liz Gilman through the arts, history, humanities, film and media.
Executive Producer, Produce lowa David Schmitz
Administrator, lowa Arts Council
IOWA ARTS COUNCIL STAFF iowA CouNCi�
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Jon Berg Jennie Knoebel
Program Manager,Arts in Program Manager, "�
Community Development Arts�earning, Capacity Building Established in 1967,the lowa Arts Council empowers lowa
and Humanities to build and sustain culturally vibrant communities by
Sarah Florian cultivating creativity, learning and participation in the arts.
Grants and Operations Manager EJ Philby-Burton
Art, Film and Media Coordinator
Lindsay Keast
Program Manager,Arts and
Creativity
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On March 1, Arts& Cultural Affairs Manager Jenni Petersen-Brant was recognized at the Governor's Arts
Awards in Des Moines, IA for her outstanding contribution to the vitality of the arts in lowa.The
Governor's Arts Awards is a long-standing program of the lowa Department of Cultural Affairs and the
lowa Arts Council to recognize and celebrate lowans who have made a lasting impact through the arts
on current and future generations. Petersen-Brant received special recognition for her service in her role
at the City of Dubuque, and as an accomplished artist, where she has cultivated interpersonal
connections across the sector and secured national funding resources to leverage the arts and creativity
as key COVID-19 recovery tools for the Dubuque community. Congrats Jenni!
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