Anna Nolan (Covault) and Allen Covault were honored with the Thomas C. Woods III Partner in the Arts award in May by the Nebraska Arts Council at the Governor’s Arts Awards. The couple have supported the arts in David City for decades. After moving to David City Anna joined the Butler County Arts Council board. As volunteer administrator she writes grants, solicits sponsors and hosts artists. For 25 years Allen served on the Grand Island Concert Association board including years as President. In 2005 the couple received the Volunteer of the Year award from the chamber of commerce for outstanding service including for the Thorpe Opera House Foundation.
In 2007 they co-founded Bone Creek Art Museum which as Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art opened in 2008 and brought national attention to the art of David City native Dale Nichols and others. They formed the Nolan Covault Foundation to assure future growth and success of the museum’s mission to connect people to the land through art. The couple also supports many other arts organizations in Nebraska.
