To: Board of Supervisors
From: Cultural Services Agency
Meeting Date: October 31, 2023
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Karen Mattson |
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707-234-6367 |
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Department Contact: |
Barb Chapman |
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707-367-8216 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Agenda Title:
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Adoption of Proclamation Recognizing the Recipients of the 2023 Arts Champion Awards as Nominated by the Community and Selected by the Arts Council of Mendocino County: Pear Tree Center/CIRE Equity, Business Champion; Solange Roberdau, Artist Champion; Jess Thompson, Individual Champion; Doug Browe, In Memorium Educator Champion
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Adopt Proclamation recognizing the recipients of the 2023 Arts Champion Awards as nominated by the community and selected by the Arts Council of Mendocino County: Pear Tree Center/CIRE Equity, Business Champion; Solange Roberdau, Artist Champion; Jess Thompson, Individual Champion; Doug Browe, In Memorium Educator Champion; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
The Board of Supervisors annually adopts a Proclamation honoring the recipients of the Arts Champion Awards.
Summary of Request:
The Arts Council of Mendocino County annually honors an artist, an individual, a business, and an educator or school with the distinction of Mendocino County Arts Champion. These individuals and entities have been nominated by the community and selected by the Arts Council of Mendocino County Board of Directors. It is requested that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Proclamation recognizing these Art Champions for their accomplishments and contributions to the county.
The 2023 Arts Champions include the Pear Tree Center/Cire Equity for Business Arts category, having demonstrated sustained and generous support of individual artists and arts organizations This business commissions public art for the benefit of the entire community and partners in innovative and creative ways with the arts community to express our unique sense of place.
Solange Roberdeau is a 2023 Arts Champion in the Artist category for the quiet excellence of her body of unique abstract prints, her service as an educator for diverse communities of students through Art Explorers, Inc., the Get Arts in the Schools Program (K-12), and Mendocino College, for her contributions to public art in Mendocino County, and for her curatorial work.
Jess Thompson is the 2023 Mendocino County Arts Champion in the Individual category, for her leadership, long-term vision, and dedication to the coastal arts community, her deep commitment to creating a thriving and networked rural ecosystem for individual artists, arts organizations, youth, and the wider community of residents and visitors.
Doug Browe is the 2023 Arts Champion in the Educator category (in memoriam) for his passionate life-long dedication to mentoring and inspiring students in the ceramics field and for serving as a mentor for his students through life as well as their own creative growth.
This Arts Champion Awards Proclamation presented by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors celebrates the culture of arts in our community coinciding with National Arts and Humanities Month - a collective celebration of culture in America.
The Proclamation supports the Board of Supervisors’ Strategic Plan Priority of a Thriving Economy by encouraging local artists and exhibits in our community which are valuable in attracting visitors and increasing revenue.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Do not adopt and provide alternate direction.
Does This Item Support the General Plan? Yes
Strategic Plan Priority Designation: A Thriving Economy
Supervisorial District: All
vote requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At:
<https://www.artsmendocino.org/programs/art-champion-awards/>
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CEO Liaison: Cherie Johnson, Deputy CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Senior Deputy Clerk |
Final Status: Adopted |
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Date: October 31, 2023 |
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