Champions of the Arts 2009
About this original series
The Arts Council for Monterey County's annual Champions of the Arts Gala honors members of the Monterey County community who have made outstanding contributions to making the arts a greater part of the lives of everyone living in our region. The proceeds benefit the Arts Council's Professional Artists in the Schools program which provides arts education to about 12,000 students throughout Monterey County each year. Join us January 24, 2009 at the Embassy Suites in Seaside, CA for a gala artists reception, a brillant silent auction, gourmet dinner, an envocation by poet Adela Castillo, entertainment by the Spirit of Salinas Irish Dancers and Andreas Fault, as well a moving tributes to the Champions. This year we honor cowboy painter legend Jack Swanson for Lifetime Achievement; Ariel Theatrical's Gail Higginbotham as Luminary; Artist and Advocate Amalia Mesa-Baines as Educator; Youth Arts Collective as Nonprofit; Philanthropists David and Susan Gill; Friend of the Arts David Allan; and a Special Tribute to Erin Gafill and Tom Birmingham, founders of of the Big Sur Arts Iniatiative.
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Episodes of Champions of the Arts 2009
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2009 Champions Tribute
Each year the Arts Council for Monterey County encourages and promotes excellence in the arts by recognizing outstanding organizations and individuals from all areas of our region. We are thrilled to announce that renowned painter JACK SWANSON is the recipient this year of the Lifetime Achievement Award, teaching artist DAVID ALLAN will be honored as a Champion/ Friend of the Arts, and ARIEL THEATRICALl founding director GAIL HIGGINBOTTHAM is our Luminary. We will also present awards to Paul F...
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Release date
Feb 2, 2009
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Runtime
21:12
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2009 Champions Tribute
This 22 minute video honors the 2009 Champions of the Arts of Monterey County. Lifetime Achievement Champion Jack N. Swanson gives a quick view of his arts and views as a vaquero artist married to Sally Swanson. Luminary Champion : Gail Higginbotham tells the story and motivation behind Salinas' ARIEL Theatrical. Our Champion Educator, Dr. Amalia Mesa-Bains, Ph.D of CSUMB's Visual and Public arts shares her art, nurtures community art, and honors the creators of our diverse cultural heritage. ...
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Release date
Jan 25, 2009
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Runtime
21:12
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Gail Higginbotham:2009 Luminary Champion of the ...
The Arts Council for Monterey County is proud to have Gail Higginbotham, founder of Ariel Theatrical in Salinas as it 2009 Luminary Champion of the Arts. In this interview featuring photos from Ariels collection, Gail shares her perspective that theater transforms everyone, especially the actors who have to understand other people's motivations and feeling to portray them. This is the basis to the honesty inherent in the Ariel program which leads young people to reflect on who they are and the...
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Release date
Jan 22, 2009
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Runtime
14:39
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Erin Lee Gafill and Tom Birmingham: SPECIAL TRIB...
2009 SPECIAL TRIBUTE CHAMPIONS-- Erin Lee Gafill and Tom Birmingham As the fires raged in Big Sur last summer, Erin and Tom helped ensure that a unique cultural legacy would be protected. In this ten minute interview they share their sense of legacy with the Big Sur community past and present. The discuss their connections with Nepenthe and the Big Sur Arts Initiative. The pieces includes photos by Tom Birmingham and selections from the Nepenthe family archives and Erin's paintings. Michael Ho...
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Release date
Jan 19, 2009
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Runtime
10:05
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David and Susan Gill: 2009 Champion Philanthropi...
David and Susan Gill are the Arts Council for Monterey County's 2009 Champion Philanthropists. David and Susan have been lifelong supporters of the arts and community projects, especially for young people in South Monterey County. Their generosity and work has supported South County Strings, Arts in the Libraries, Stage Hands, South Monterey County Center for the Performing Arts, and many other past and current arts projects. The video last five minutes and features commentary by the Gills, Ki...
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Release date
Jan 17, 2009
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Runtime
04:42
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Mary Green 1927 - 2009
The Arts Council for Monterey County joins the arts community of our region and everyone who loves art and longs for peace and justice in mourning the passing of our friend Mary Reese Green 1927 - 2009. Mary was our 2007 Champion Luminary of the Arts. She will be missed.
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Release date
Jan 14, 2009
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Runtime
03:34
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Amalia Mesa-Bains,Ph.D 2009 Champion Educator of...
The Arts Council for Monterey County is proud to award Amalia Mesa-Bains, Ph.D its 2009 Champion Educator of the Arts. In this 14 minute interview Dr. Mesa-Bains shares her story and commitment to equity in the arts and arts healing role in contemporary America. Amalia draws deeply on a strong sense of social justice, her own family and her cultural traditions in her art and work as director of the School of Visual and Public Art at California State University Monterey Bay. The video includes ...
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Release date
Jan 7, 2009
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Runtime
14:28
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David Allan, Champion Friend of the Arts
The Arts Council for Monterey County is proud to present David Allan with our 2009 Champion Friend of the Arts. David and the students of Pacific Valley School in Big Sur are creating a mural to honor the fire fighers who fought so valiantly to save lives and property in Big Sur this summer. David not only teaches at Pacific Valley School, he is also a professional artist, ling cod fisherman, and surfer. The video features lives scenes of the Big Sur Chalk fire. Michael Houston made the video ...
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Release date
Dec 25, 2008
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Runtime
13:54
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YAC: 2009 Nonprofit Champion of the Arts
The Arts Council for Monterey honors the Youth Arts Collective as 2009 Nonprofit Champion of the Arts for Monterey County. Meg Biddle and Marcia Perry founded the Youth Arts Collective in Monterey almost 10 years ago. The saw a need for dedicated young artists to get the nurturing and support they need. The program serves 14 to 24 year olds and serves a both a studio and haven for the young artists. No one is turned away for lack of membership fees. As Jane Tulloch, YAC's marketing coordinator...
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Release date
Dec 17, 2008
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Runtime
09:11
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Paul Fleischman: Professional Artist and Arts Ch...
Paul Fleischman will be honored January 24, 2009 at the Embassy Suites in Seaside by the Arts Council for Monterery County as Professional Artist Champion of the Arts for 2009. Paul talks about his art and development as a writer, performer, and artist. Paul was born in Monterey and won the Newberry Gold Medal Award in 1989 for his book Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. Seedfolk the story of a diverse group of people putting together a community garden in Cleveland is a part of community rea...
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Release date
Dec 16, 2008
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Runtime
13:43
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