Duprey, Wilson Feted As Individual Arts Champion At Awards Monday

CONCORD, NH — The new Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord will host this year's annual state art awards given to residents and organizations that have made contributions to the quality of life in the Granite State, via the use of art. The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts 2019 Governor's Arts Awards were honor two Concord residents, Stephen Duprey, and Robert Wilson, at its event beginning at 5 p.m. on Oct. 21. Both Duprey and Wilson are receiving Individual Arts Champion awards.

Duprey is the owner of The Duprey Companies, a hotelier and property management company; Wilson is a member of the board of trustees for the Capitol Center for the Arts, and leader of its campaign chairman.

Other winners include:

• Arts Education: Theo Martey, Manchester
• Arts in Health: Crotched Mountain School, Greenfield
• Creative Communities: Town of Mason
• Distinguished Arts Leadership: Bente Torjusen, Lebanon
• Folk Heritage: Jane McBride Orzechowski, Newport
• Lotte Jacobi Living Treasure: Sylvia Nicolas, Mont Vernon

Duprey, in an email, said, while he was "grateful for this honor," it was really the 300 associates at his companies who do the work that allows the company to invest in the arts and for him to "devote time to all these fun projects."

Duprey added, "For me, the greatest honor of being given this award is to be sharing it with Bob Wilson, a friend, mentor and a lifelong leader in Concord, NH, and particularly in the arts."

Tickets to the event, which will include a reception with light refreshments, are still available online from the Capitol Center for the Arts ccanh.com or by calling their box office at 603-225-1111.

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