Circus Harmony Wins Missouri Arts Award for Arts Education

ST. LOUIS - Nov. 9, 2018 - PRLog -- The Missouri Arts Council and the State of Missouri have named Circus Harmony the recipient of the Missouri Arts Award for Arts Education! Circus Harmony is Missouri's only social circus organization and also the state's only complete circus school. They are internationally renowned for helping children defy gravity and other limitations. This is especially appropriate because the Missouri Arts Awards are meant to honor the state's arts heroes and Circus Harmony's students literally fly through the air like superheroes!

Since 1983, the Missouri Arts Council and the State of Missouri have been honoring the people who make the arts happen. The annual Missouri Arts Awards celebrate people, organizations, and communities that have made profound and lasting contributions to the cultural and artistic climate of the state. Honorees are selected by an independent panel in six categories: Arts Education, Arts Organization, Creative Community, Individual Artist, Leadership in the Arts, and Philanthropy.
This year's honorees are:
• Circus Harmony: Arts Education
• Kansas City Symphony: Arts Organization
• Hannibal, MO: Creative Community
• Steve Snyder: Individual Artist
• Cecilia Nadal: Leadership in the Arts
• Alison and John Ferring: Philanthropy

The actual awards ceremony will be held in the Rotunda of the Capitol Building in Jefferson City on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 1:00 pm. It coincides with other activities that are sponsored that day by Missouri Citizens for the Arts' Annual Citizens Day at the State Legislature. Do not be surprised if Circus Harmony's Artistic/Executive Director, Jessica Hentoff, attends the awards wearing a sparkling cape!

Circus Harmony is a nonprofit, social circus organization based in St. Louis, MO that uses circus arts to motivate social change by building character in individuals and bridges between communities. Founded by Jessica Hentoff—also a founding member of Big Apple Circus and Circus Flora—Circus Harmony believes the path to peace is one of cooperation and communication. By inspiring individuals and connecting communities with circus education and entertainment programs, Circus Harmony has a positive impact on the St. Louis area and beyond. Teaching children from different neighborhoods how to stand on each other's shoulders may seem like a strange way to take this path, but it works! Learn more at www.CircusHarmony.org