Centre News
Professor shines in 2010 Kentucky Governor’s Awards video
November 18, 2010 By Leigh Cocanougher
Stephen Powell, who recently received The Artist Award by theGovernor’s Awards in the Arts, is featured in a new video
discussing his art and demonstrating how he creates his famous
masterpieces.
Watching Centre College professor of art Stephen Powell creating glass sculptures is like watching a magic show. And now, viewers everywhere have the opportunity to look on as Powell creates his masterpieces, discusses his craft and shares some of his favorite pieces with the world.
In a new video, created to honor Powell for having received The Artist Award by the Governor’s Awards in the Arts, Powell not only talks about his work but also demonstrates the process of blowing glass. Centre president John Roush and English professor Mark Lucas are also featured, sharing the many reasons why Powell is such a remarkable artist and so deserving of the award.
The Artist Award is the state’s highest honor in the arts and recognizes a lifetime achievement by an artist in any discipline who is a resident of Kentucky.
To read more about Powell’s recent award, click here. To view the video by the Office of Creative Services, click here.
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Founded in 1819, Centre College is ranked among the U.S. News top 50 national liberal arts colleges. Forbes magazine ranks Centre 24th among all the nation's colleges and universities and No. 1 among all institutions of higher education in the South. Consumers Digest ranks Centre No. 1 in educational value among all U.S. liberal arts colleges. Centre alumni, known for their nation-leading loyalty in annual financial support, include two U.S. vice presidents and two Supreme Court justices. For more, click here.