On May 17, 2005 the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund held its annual luncheon to announce its 2005 grants and honor the recipients. Radio personality and Arts Fund board member, Ryan Cameron interviewed featured guest, Alfred Uhry, award-winning playwright of "Driving Miss Daisy." Over 700 of Atlanta's arts and business leaders and elected officials gathered in downtown Atlanta for the event. For a full list of the 2005 grantees, please visit the grants page.
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| Ryan Cameron interviews Alfred Uhry. | Virginia Hepner (left), outgoing Arts Fund chair, passes the torch to Carol Tome, CFO of The Home Depot and incoming Arts Fund chair. |
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| Left to right: Alfred Uhry, Chris Manos (executive director of Theater of the Stars), and _________ |
Fulton County Council Member Nancy Boxill and Arts Fund Board Member Lynda Courts. | |
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| Performers with the Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, 2004 Arts Fund grantee, open the show. | The Youth Ensemble of Atlanta gives a testimonial to the success of their 2004 Arts Fund grant. |
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| Lisa Cremin (director of the Arts Fund) with the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center |
Keith Jones of UPS announces the 2005 Arts Fund grantees. UPS was a $25,000 sponsor of the luncheon. | |
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| Left to right: Alicia Philipp (President, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta), Art Rollins of Merrill Lynch and a board member of the Atlanta Boy Choir, and Lisa Cremin |
Alfred Uhry and Ryan Cameron |
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| Lisa and Ron Brill (retired, CFO, The Home Depot and Arts Fund board member) |
Chris Manos and Vince Anthony, executive director of the Center for Puppetry Arts. |
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| Left to right: Chuck Ross (Arts Fund board member), Lisa Cremin, and Alfred Uhry |
Douglas Scott, artistic director of Full Radius Dance speaks about the impact of Full Radius's 2004 Arts Fund grant. |
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| Carolyn Morrisr and Carlton Turner of Alternate ROOTS with Lynda Courts. |
Virginia Hepner with members of the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County, a 2005 grantee. |
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| Barry Berlin, Arts Fund board member and Sue Chappell, Conyers-Rockdale Arts Council. |
Left to right: Veronica Njoku (executive director, Fulton County Arts Council), Venkatarama Koppaka (Arts Fund donor), Lisa Cremin, and Ryan Cameron. |
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