Brave is Beautiful Nominee Photo Exhibit

MACOA Announces Brave is Beautiful Nominees and Photo Exhibit
Mineral Area Council on the Arts received nineteen nominations of local worthy individuals who go above and beyond and walk-in strength through daily adversity. Nominees include frontline health care workers who have preserved through the pandemic, individuals who always keep a positive attitude despite the struggle, those who always "do the right thing", some who have made community betterment contributions and volunteer, and those battling health issues. 

Of the nineteen nominees, the following are being honored in the Brave is Beautiful Photo Exhibit.

Kevin Enderle
Ben and Veda Galvan
Kelsey Hayes 
Roy Henson
Cindy Johnson
Diane Marshall
Gabrielle McCutcheon
Alison Pultz
Jim Seibert
Luke Strege 

The exhibit will be open to the public free of charge during normal business hours at the Cozean Library at Mineral Area College March 21st-April1st and at the Centene Center from noon to 4:00 PM on Saturday, April 2nd. An excerpt from the nomination will be displayed with each photo. Come and see our local heroes and the reasons each was nominated. 

Thank you to the community for nominating our local heroes. All nominees stand out for their contribution to our community and their example to others. We honor the remaining nominees here:

Kenneth Brewer
Lucresia Ferris
JeTaime Hovis
Scot Kirkley
Danny Joe Miller
Melanie Montgomery
Dawn Sherrill
Dorothy Visor with Kathy Crocker
Cynthia Wampler

Thank you to Brandon Scheldt, Highlightpics Portrait Photography, for partnering with MACOA to make this happen in our community. Financial assistance was provided with public support from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.