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Recipients of the State of Connecticut Governor’s Arts Awards from the worlds of music, poetry, visual arts and more will reflect on their own work, what it means to create locally, and the ways in which they engage with regional, national and international networks that foster creative talent while maintaining a home base in the state of Connecticut.

The conversation will be moderated by Jock Reynolds, the Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery.

About the Panelists

Jimmy Greene is a jazz musician and saxophonist.

We regret that this event has been cancelled.

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