J. Mark Scearce Awarded Raleigh Medal of Arts
Dr. J. Mark Scearce will be awarded the Raleigh Medal of Arts in a ceremony October 6, 2010, in downtown Raleigh. The Raleigh Medal of Arts is given to individuals who have achieved extraordinary lifetime achievement in the practice of their art form. Scearce's award will honor his thirty years as a composer of distinction three days before his 50th birthday.
Originally based on the National Medal of Arts program, Raleigh's Medal of Arts was inaugurated in 1984 by the Arts Commission to establish special recognition for achievement in the arts. The actual medal was designed by artist Catherine Nailling Parrish in 1984 and fabricated by Joel Hass. Over the past 25 years, 128 medals have been awarded, with the recipients ranging from businesses such as Capitol Broadcasting Company to artists such as sculptor Thomas Sayre and choreographer Robert Weiss.
Scearce will be the fifth member of the NC State Music Department and the third director of the department to receive the award, after Bob Petters, Perry Watson, Al Sturgis, and Randy Foy. Scearce will also be the fifth ARTS NC STATE colleague to receive the award, after Henry Bowers, Charlotte Brown, Robin Harris, and John McIlwee. With special presentations to three NC State venues--Center State, Stewart Theatre, and the Friends of the College series--Scearce's presentation represents the 12th Raleigh Medal of Arts honor for North Carolina State University.
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