People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos
Receives Prestigious NJ State Council on the Arts Award 

Steve Runk, Executive Director, NJ State Council on the Arts;
Sharon Burton Turner, Chair, NJ State Council on the Arts;
Georgia Whidden, Board President, People and Stories Gente y Cuentos;
Patricia Major Andres, Executive Director, People and Stories Gente y Cuentos;
Lawrence K. Carlbon, Council Member, NJ State Council on the Arts

Trenton, NJ.  People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for excellence in artistic quality, programming and public service in the arts. State Arts Council leadership held an awards reception on April 29, 2010 in Trenton to recognize the importance of the work of People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos.

"We're honored and delighted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' recognition of our work."  Patricia Andres, Director

This award, the State Arts Council’s most prestigious mark of distinction, is designated based on grant application review and conferred upon People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos for the duration of the grant period for which funding is received.

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is a division of the NJ Department of State. It receives funding in direct appropriations from the State of New Jersey through a dedicated Hotel/Motel Occupancy fee and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Since 1966, its volunteer members and professional staff have worked to improve the quality of life in New Jersey by helping the arts to flourish. For more information about the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, visit www.njartscouncil.org.

Mission Statement:  People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos, a reading and discussion program offered in English or Spanish, creates unique access to literature.  Adults and young adults who have had limited opportunities to experience the power of literature work in small groups led by a trained coordinator.  Participants draw upon their own experiences to discuss complex short stories.  As they examine the poetics, issues, and values the stories explore, people can discover ways to see things differently.

 

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