Wednesday, January 27, 2016 | The Crest Theatre, Sacramento

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A CALI FOR N IA STATE AG E NCY

Dancers’ Group, San Francisco San Diego Youth Symphony

Diablo Ballet, Walnut Creek

Latino Center of Art and Culture, Sacramento

Amador County Arts Council

Los Angeles County Arts Commission

WELCOME FROM THE GOVERNOR

WELCOME FROM THE ARTS COUNCIL

As Governor in 1976, I created the California Arts Council on the basis that the arts are central to the lives of Californians. Government investment in the arts is critical to support the expression of new ideas and cultural diversity across our society.

The arts and creativity play a key role in ensuring California remains a vibrant, thriving state to live in and to visit – our state’s artists and creative communities are among the many features that make California so unique.

On the occasion of the California Arts Council’s 40th anniversary, I congratulate the artists, organizations, Council members, staff, and all those whose dedication and creativity has contributed to the success and growth of our state.

Thank you for your contributions to the fabric of our lives as Californians. Here’s to the next 40 years!

Sincerely,

Edmund G. Brown Jr.

Over the past forty years, the California Arts Council has awarded more than 30,000 grants with a total investment of $368 million supporting our state’s artists and communities.

Many things have changed about this agency over the past four decades – from our size to our programs – but one thing remains true to this day: the California Arts Council has heart. Your state arts agency has passion, vision, and affection for the places and people of California – for our artists, our communities, our many cultures – and takes pride in working hard to serve every part of this golden state.

It has been possible for the Arts Council to lead as a result of the support of our champions: artists, community leaders, local citizens, elected officials – all those who have taken action to support this agency and recognize the importance of the arts and creativity for the success, the well-being, and the heart of our state. Tonight we celebrate forty years of these champions. You are our heroes.

Thank you for your passion and your partnership which will make it possible for us to thrive and grow for decades to come.

Sincerely,

Donn K. Harris Craig Watson

Council Chair Director

FOUNDED

BY GOVERNOREDMUND G. BROWN JR.

1976

WE HAVE AWARDED

WITH A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF

MILLIONSINCE 1976

30,000+

$368GRANTS

OUR MISSIONAdvancing California through the and

1976

2005

1984

2013

1986

2014

1993

2016

Artist residency program established

Poetry Out Loud begins

Statewide touring program established

Keep Arts in Schools tax-return fund created

Multicultural program established

Return of statewide Arts in Corrections program

California Arts License Plate created

$7 million permanent state funding increase

CALIFORNIA is HOMEto MORE

artiststhan anyotherSTATE

PROGRAM

SPONSORS

Presenting Sponsor

Event Sponsors

Media Sponsor

Artist appearances supported by

Special thanks to

Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support of tonight’s event.

Reception Sponsor

Order subject to change

Drum Procession led by Roy and PJ Hirabayashi

Welcoming Remarks from Host Annette Bening

Peter Coyote Original Member, California Arts Council

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.Invited

Great Wall Youth Orchestra

Juan Felipe Herrera United States Poet Laureate

Ballet Folklórico de Sacramento

Craig Watson Director, California Arts Council

Donn K. Harris Chair, California Arts Council

Jim SchultzThe Boeing Company

AXIS Dance Company

Dana Gioia California Poet Laureate

Lula Washington Dance Theatre

Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir

Join us for a community after-party in the

lobby of the Crest Theatre immediately

following the program

ANNETTE BENING

AXIS DANCE COMPANY

BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE SACRAMENTO

THE GREAT WALL YOUTH ORCHESTRA

DANA GIOIA

Annette Bening is a four-time Academy Award nominee, two-time Golden Globe winner, and a recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Award. She will next be seen on screen in Michael Mayer’s adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s play The Seagull, and in Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women. Bening was last seen on stage in Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production of King Lear in 2014. Annette graduated from San Francisco State University and was accepted by the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where she trained until she joined the acting company. She served as a member of the California Arts Council from 2004-2008.

Oakland-based AXIS Dance Company is one of the world’s leading and most innovativeensembles of dancers with and without disabilities. AXIS, founded in 1987, emerged at a time when the Disabilities Rights and Independent Living Movement were gaining stride and the dance community was just beginning to open its doors to people with disabilities. Paving the way for physically integrated dance, AXIS shares its cutting edge artistic and education/outreach work with thousands annually all over the world. AXIS Dance Company has been featured twice on FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance. www.axisdance.org

Founded in 1994, Instituto Mazatlán Bellas Artes (IMBA) de Sacramento is a multi-faceted non-profit artistic venture. IMBA’s goal is to enrich, enlighten and educate the community that they serve through dance and music. IMBA strives to inform and educate all those willing to learn and experience the strengthening and healing power that the arts add to everyday life. IMBA serves as the home of Sacramento’s premier Folk Ballet of Sacramento, Ballet Folklórico de Sacramento. www.imbasac.com

The Purple Silk Music Education Foundation is an Oakland-based nonprofit that supports music education for inner-city youth. Their programs include the Great Wall Youth Orchestra & Chorus of Laney College and the Purple Bamboo Orchestra & Chorus of Lincoln Elementary School. Their mission is to instill in young people an appreciation of music from all cultures through instruction in traditional Chinese instruments. They promote opportunities for children and youth of low-income families. www.purplesilk.org

Dana Gioia is an internationally-acclaimed and award-winning poet. Former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Gioia is a native Californian of Italian and Mexican descent. He received a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Stanford University and an M.A. in Comparative Literature from Harvard University. Gioia currently serves as the Poet Laureate of California. www.danagioia.com

LULA WASHINGTON DANCE THEATRE

OAKLAND INTERFAITH GOSPEL CHOIR

DRUM PROCESSION ARTISTS

ROY AND PJ HIRABAYASHI

The son of migrant farm workers, Herrera was educated at UCLA and Stanford University, and he earned his M.F.A from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. In addition to publishing more than a dozen collections of poetry, Herrera has written short stories, young adult novels, and children’s literature. In 2012, Herrera was named California’s Poet Laureate, and the U.S. Poet Laureate in 2015. He has won the Hungry Mind Award of Distinction, the Focal Award, two Latino Hall of Fame Poetry Awards, and a PEN West Poetry Award. www.juanfelipepoet.com

Founded in 1980 in inner-city Los Angeles by Lula Washington and her husband, this vibrant company is known for powerful, high-energy performances, unique choreography, and works that are rooted in African-American culture and history. The company celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2015. During those years it has danced across the globe, from the United States to Russia, China, Brazil, Kosovo, Germany, and other countries. In addition to performing, the company has a passionate commitment to education and community outreach, both at home and on tour. www.lulawashington.org

Under the direction of Emmy winner Terrance Kelly, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir brings together singers and instrumentalists who embody a community of diverse races, cultures, and faiths. They also share an uncontainable passion for music. Their mission is to inspire joy and unity among all people through black gospel and spiritual music. Judging by their audiences’ reactions—clapping, cheering, and singing along—it is apparent that they succeed in that mission. www.oigc.org

Troye Fades has been studying and performing Brazilian music for 15 years. Troye serves as the Musical Director of G.R.E.S. Unidos De Capital Samba School and performs regularly with Capoeira Água de Beber. Danny Giray is the Artistic Director of Kulintang Dance Theatre, and has performed nationally & internationally with Palibuniyan Kulintang Ensemble & Mindanao Kulintang Ensemble.

Olivia Yasmin James is the Artistic Director and Founder of Fenix Drum and Dance Company, which specializes in dance and drumming from West Africa, the Congo and the Caribbean. Eddie Madril is an American Indian artist, dancer, and educator from the Pascua Yaqui people, residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has presented, performed and taught in schools, universities and public arenas for over 30 years.

Roy and PJ Hirabayashi, founders of San Jose Taiko in 1973, have advanced from a grassroots community group to a professional taiko (Japanese drum) performance company by promoting innovation, collaboration, and outstanding performance, training, education and outreach programs, and organizational leadership. Roy and PJ have received numerous commendations for their lifetime work, including a National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowship, the “Foreign Minister of Japan Commendation Award” in 2012 for sharing the Japanese culture in the US, and the 2014 “Legacy Laureate Award” from Silicon Valley Creates. www.taiko.org

JUAN FELIPE HERRERA

COUNCIL MEMBERS ARTS COUNCIL DIRECTORS

PAST COUNCIL MEMBERS

Donn K. Harris, Chair

Susan Steinhauser, Vice-Chair

Michael Alexander

Phoebe Beasley

Christopher Coppola

Kathleen Gallegos

Jaime Galli

Nashormeh Lindo

Louise McGuinness

Steven H. Oliver

Rosalind Wyman

As of January 8, 2016

Craig Watson (2011 – present)

Marilyn Nielsen (Jan-Aug 2011 Interim Director)

Muriel Johnson (2005 – 2011)

Juan Carrillo (2004 – 2005 Interim Director)

Barry Hessenius (2000 – 2004)

Barbara Pieper (1993 – 2000)

Joanne Kozberg (1991–1993)

Robert Reid (1986 –1991)

Marilyn Ryan (1982 –1986)

Bill Cook (1979 – 1982)

Gloriamalia Flores (Perez) (1978 –1979 Acting Director)

Clark Mitze (1976 – 1978)

Eloise Smith (1976)

Robert J. Abernethy

Wylie Aitken

Margo Albert

Sally Arnot

Ruth Asawa

Larry Balakian

Peter Bedford

Annette Bening

Dea Spanos Berberian

Jane Boeckman

Edward Cazier

Aurelia Mika Chang

Shirley Chilton

Francis Ford Coppola

Nick Cossoulis

Peter Coyote

Iris Dart

Eunice David

Laurel Dickranian

Janet Driesen

Phyllis Epstein

Doris Fisher

Steven J. Fogel

Marcy Friedman

Barbara George

Rosaline George

Ann Gilbert Getty

Wendy Howard Goldberg

Stephen Goldstine

Kelly Gonda

Andrew Green

Charles Haid

Tom Hall

Hugh Hewett

Dr. Jerrold Hiura

Karney Hodge

Adam Barrett Hubbard

Suzanne Jackson

Charmaine Jefferson

Harold Keith

Joanne C. Kozberg

Chong-Moon Lee

Terry Lenihan

Bella Lewitzky

B.W. “Whitey” Littlefield

David Lizarraga

James Loper

A. C. Lyles

Alexander Mackendrick

Carlos Martinez

Allaudin Mathieu

Joyce Pollock

Noah Purifoy

Joan Agajanian Quinn

Dodie Rosekrans

Michael Rubel

Fred Sands

Consuelo Santos Killins

Malissa Feruzzi Shriver

Karen Skelton

Gary Snyder

Harvey Stearn

Joyce Stein

William Turner

Robert Tuttle

Luis Valdez

Randy Washington

Marcia Weisman

Senator Robert Wilson

Jerry Yoshitomi

Marl Young

Thank you to the following individuals for their dedicated service to the people of California.

The California Arts Plate was the first

specialty plate program in the U.S. designed

solely to benefit the arts. The plate image,

titled Coastline, was created by renowned

California artist Wayne Thiebaud in 1993.

Proceeds from sales and renewals of California’s iconic Arts Plate support

arts education programs for young people across California. The arts and arts

education cultivate imagination, creativity, and innovation – key skills in the

21st century global economy. The Arts Plate is a key source of California state

arts funding, generating about $3 million per year for arts programs benefiting

children and communities throughout the state.

Thank you to the following businesses and individuals for their generous support of the California Arts Council’s grant programs and Arts Plate program.

California Businesses and Individuals Driving the ArtsCelebrating 40 years of the CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL

THE ARTS PLATEGIFT VOUCHERPROGRAM• A unique gift: The new Arts Plate gift voucher program is the first of its kind, allowing you to give the gift of California specialty arts license plates. Recipients will use their gift voucher to fully cover the purchase of their own unique Arts Plate, which will directly support California arts education and local arts programs for as long as it is on the road.

• Tax-deductible contribution: Arts Plate gift voucher purchases and subsequent license plate renewals are considered tax-deductible ...charitable contributions to the California Arts Council.

• Giving that grows: When gift recipients redeem their vouchers, their subsequent annual license plate renewals include a $40 “specialty plate fee,” the entirety of which is transferred directly to the California Arts Council to support arts education programs across California.

CALIFORNIA ARTS PLATE

> Annenberg Foundation

> Art in River Park/ Brenda Waters

> Bernard and Shirley Kinsey Foundation for the Arts & Education

> Jenkins Family Foundation

> Peg Yorkin

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Topps Digital Services

www.arts.ca.gov/artsplate

THANK YOU

As of January 8, 2016

california arts council arts.ca.gov

Voluntary contributions to the Keep Arts in Schools Fund [California Individual Tax Return form 540, Section 110 (425)] are distributed to arts education programs statewide by the California Arts Council.

I will contribute $________ to the Keep Arts in Schools Fundthrough my 2015 California State Tax Return

Yes. I want to join Annette Bening in bringing creativity back to the classroom!

make a difference through your state tax return

keep this with your 2015 tax documents,

or give to your accountant

Annette Bening, former California Arts Council member and “Keep Arts in Schools” spokesperson

Photos courtesy of California Arts Council grantees

learn more at arts.ca.gov

Bring creativityback to the classroom!

LOCAL IMPACT †: Up to $12,000 for arts projects for underserved communities. Applicant: nonprofit arts organization

VETERANS INITIATIVE IN THE ARTS †: Up to $10,000 for arts projects for veteran communities. Applicant: nonprofit organization (arts organization or non-arts organization with arts programming)

CULTURAL PATHWAYS*†: $5,000 (no match) to strengthen the capacity of small organizations rooted in communities of color, recent immigrant and refugee communities, or tribal groups. Applicant: nonprofit organization with budget under $150,000

CREATIVE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES: Up to $70,000 for collaborative creative placemaking projects. Applicant: nonprofit arts organization in partnership with non-arts organization

ACCESS, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION PUBLIC WILL AND CULTURAL VIBRANCY

ARTS LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT

SUPPORT AND RESOURCES

ARTISTS IN SCHOOLS †: Up to $12,000 (cash match) for collaborative arts education projects. Applicant: nonprofit arts organization in partnership with artist(s) and school(s)

JUMP StArts: Up to $30,000 for collaborative arts education projects for at-risk youth. Applicant: nonprofit arts organization or juvenile justice agency in partnership with teaching artist(s)

ARTISTS ACTIVATING COMMUNITIES †: Up to $15,000 for artist residencies in community spaces. Applicant: nonprofit organization (arts or non-arts) in partnership with artist

POETRY OUT LOUD: Up to $1,500 for implementation of high school poetry recitation program. Applicant: County Poetry Out Loud partner

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTING †: $750–$3,000 for capacity building for arts organizations. Applicant: nonprofit arts organization

STATE-LOCAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM*: up to $28,000 to foster community development through partnership with county arts agency. Applicant: local arts agency

STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL NETWORKS*: Up to $25,000 to support culturally-specific, multicultural, and discipline-based statewide and regional arts networks and services organizations. Applicant: statewide and regional arts network and service organization

grant programsCALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL

* General Operating Support † Fiscally sponsored projects may be eligible to apply

All grant programs have a dollar-for-dollar 1:1 match requirement that can include up to 50% in-kind unless otherwise specified.

Applicants must apply for distinct projects for each grant program. A single project cannot be funded in multiple grant categories.

The California Arts Council invests in California nonprofit organizations via competitive grant programs, administered through a multistep public process including peer-panel review. Program details including availability, application deadlines, guidelines, and more can be found at www.arts.ca.gov/programs.

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