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In This Issue
- PAEPF Saved from Cuts
- Sherman Library & Gardens Gift
- Opportunities for Artists
- Hilbert Collection Featured in Pageant of the Masters
- In Memoriam
- Invitation to Member Mixer
- Welcome New Members
- Arts Awards Tickets Now On Sale
| Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund Saved from Proposed Cut | |
Thanks to the California legislature and to the advocacy of organizations and leaders throughout the state, the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund was restored in the state budget that was signed on July 1. The $11.5 million program supporting small nonprofit performing arts organizations with payroll costs was part of a proposed cut in Governor Gavin Newsom’s May revise. Over $40 million in applications had already been received before the proposed cut.
Read more here.
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Sherman Library & Gardens
Receives $2 Million Gift
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Sherman Library & Gardens announced that Pat and Dave Lamb and Family have made a generous $2 million leadership gift as part of the Grow the Gardens campaign. Their gift supports the creation of the Pat & Dave Lamb and Family Visitor Center, a stunning new gateway along PCH that will welcome visitors into a more accessible, engaging and inspiring garden experience.
To learn more about Sherman Library & Gardens, click here.
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Community Engagement’s Artists and Creatives Grants program is accepting applications. It provides grants up to $2,500 to independent creatives making or presenting creative work relating to or encouraging community engagement. They especially encourage applications from those who have been historically excluded from the mainstream art world including, but not limited to, those who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Trans, Deaf, Disabled, Immigrant or Refugee, or Self-Taught.
Read more here.
| Paintings from Mark Hilbert’s Collection Featured in Pageant of the Masters | Diane Challis Davy, Director of the Pageant of the Masters, stands next to the painting “Monday at the Crab Cooker” by artist Bradford J. Salamon as Mark Hilbert, founder of the Hilbert Museum, points to the depiction of himself in the painting. | |
Mark Hilbert, an avid art collector and co-founder of Chapman University’s Hilbert Museum of California Art, is fascinated by everyday life, making it the central theme of the artwork he exhibits. That interest in the everyday storytelling is exactly what resonated with Diane Challis Davy, longtime director of the famed Pageant of the Masters, the annual summer show in Laguna Beach that recreates artwork as living pictures. Challis Davy is incorporating five of the Hilbert-collected paintings in the pageant’s show this summer.
Read more here.
| Richard Greenberg, the most commissioned playwright in South Coast Repertory, has died at the age of 67. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award winner, Greenberg was commissioned 13 times by SCR, with the theatre premiering ten of them and producing two others over their 30-year relationship. These plays included “The Extra Man” (world premiere 1991), “Night and Her Stars” (world premiere 1994), “Three Days of Rain” (world premiere 1997 and revival in 2011) and “A Shot Rang Out” (world premiere 2021). | Rae Cohen, who helped found the Newport Theatre Arts Center in 1979, has died at the age of 89. Though she had no formal theater background, she soon became the organization’s president, a position she held for nearly 40 years. She mentored performers and volunteers alike, always believing in untapped potential. In 2022, the performance space was renamed the Rae A. Cohen Theater, a tribute to her decades of dedication and leadership. | David Edwards, a longtime resident Sound Designer at Laguna Playhouse, passed away earlier this year in May. He created sound designs for over 100 productions for the main stage and youth theatre. He also designed for companies throughout Orange County and Los Angeles, as well as for national tours. In addition, David was a freelance recording engineer and producer, recording albums for a variety of artists. | | |
ArtsOC will be holding a Summer Mixer for Members and Prospective Members on Wednesday, August 27. The event will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Orange County Music and Dance building, located at 17620 Fitch Ave, Irvine 92614. Connect with arts colleagues from throughout the county!
To RSVP, please email Karen Ahola at kahola@artsoc.org.
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Tickets Now On Sale for the
25th Orange County Arts Awards!
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Tickets are now available for the 25th OC Arts Awards, which will be held on September 16 in the Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. This celebratory event brings together the entire arts community for an uplifting evening that includes an honoree and sponsor reception and dinner, an awards ceremony and an after-party for all guests.
For a list of honorees and to purchase tickets, click here.
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