Gov. Brad Henry gave the ‘Special Recognition” award  to Linda Barnett, president of the Oklahoma Art League, at the Governor’s Arts Awards presentation at the state capitol. (Photo by Stacey Swafford, Historian of the OAL).

Oklahoma Art League members received the “Special Recognition Award” from the Arts Council at the Governor’s Arts Awards presentation. The OAL was a predecessor of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and  was founded in 1910.

Linda Barnett is the current president. The group has donated 96 art works to the OCMA.

Governor Brad Henry honored 15 individuals and two organizations for their contributions to the arts at the 35th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council, the ceremony was on the 4th Floor Rotunda of the State Capitol. A reception on the first floor of the Capitol followed the ceremony.