TRINITY REP NAMES HONOREES FOR 25TH PELL AWARDS Octavia Spencer to accept the Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts on June 10, 2024 Trinity Repertory Company announces the local and national honorees of the 2024 Pell Awards Gala. Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer will receive the Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. This year’s recipient of the Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts is painter Bob Dilworth. Brown University President Christina H.