WINNER OF THE 2017 CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE
" The board of trustees announced the winners of the Cleveland Arts Prize Wednesday, May 3. Two prizes are awarded to "emerging artists" currently living in Northeast Ohio or who have resided, worked, or studied here, and who show promise and have produced significant work. This year's winners include Kevin P. Keating a uthor of two well-received novels, The Natural Order of Things and The Captive Condition , and a prolific and widely-published writer of essays and short stories. A graduate of Columbia College and Cleveland State University, Keating is currently pursuing a degree from Southern New Hampshire University and teaching at Baldwin Wallace University." The oldest award of its kind in the United States, the Cleveland Arts Prize is a testament to the standard of excellence and quality of artists in Northeast Ohio. In addition to artists, the Arts Prize honors individuals who have expanded the community’s participation in the arts and helped make