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The Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will present their 15th annual Champions of the Arts Gala, on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Every summer, Arts4MC announces a “Call for Champions” inviting the public and art enthusiasts in Monterey County to nominate “Champions of the Arts” in several categories including; Lifetime Achievement, Professional Artist and Arts Educator. A jury of individuals representing the five supervisorial districts evaluate the nominations and submit the next roster of Champions to the Arts4MC Board of Directors. A press conference, hosted by Champions Event Chair Nicollette Eason Trottier and Arts4MC Deputy Director Jacquie Atchison, was held on October 17, 2019 at The Press Club/Hidden Fortress Cafe in Seaside to announce the 2020 Champions. Those honored include Greg Hawthorne, founder of Hawthorne Gallery and civic leader, with the Lifetime
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Achievement Award and John Nash, founder and director of the Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir, with the Luminary Award. The evening will also celebrate MPUSD VAPA Coordinator Jacqui Hope with the Educator Award, Rancho
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Cielo with the Nonprofit Award, Janene Norum with the Volunteer Leader Award and Sherree Anderson with the Professional Artist Award. The newly renovated Portola Hotel & Spa is the venue for the Champions Gala, with an expected attendance of 400 guests. The evening begins with a cocktail reception at 5 pm, featuring a unique art installation by Featured Artist Paul Richmond, signature cocktail, a raffle for an overflowing bar cart, followed by a gourmet dinner, amazing live auction opportunities and the awards presentations. There
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will be multiple performances, followed by dancing and music provided by the Latin Jazz Collective. Among other highlights will be video vignettes of the Champions accomplishments created by BigTime Video Services. All event proceeds support the Arts Council for Monterey County programs and expand our award-winning Arts Education programs including Professional Artists in the Schools and Arts as Healing and Prevention, which is now serving more than 25,000 youth, Veterans and Seniors each year through special residencies in-school, after-school and in community centers throughout the county. Less than 50% of the 75,000 students (k-12) in Monterey County are receiving Arts Education in school. Our goal is to advocate and raise funds to help ensure that every student in our Community has access to high quality arts education. Art instruction helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness. And a report by Americans for the Arts states that young people who participate regularly in the arts (three hours a day on three days each week through one full year) are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, to participate in a math and science fairs, or to win an award for writing an essay or poem than children who do not participate. This event sells out every year! For more event details and to purchase tickets, please visit arts4mc.org/champions.
The mission of the Arts Council for Monterey County is to improve the quality of life for everyone in our region through the arts. For more information, please email info@arts4mc.org
The Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will present their 15th annual Champions of the Arts Gala, on Saturday, February 1, 2020.
Every summer, Arts4MC announces a “Call for Champions” inviting the public and art enthusiasts in Monterey County to nominate “Champions of the Arts” in several categories including; Lifetime Achievement, Professional Artist and Arts Educator. A jury of individuals representing the five supervisorial districts evaluate the nominations and submit the next roster of Champions to the Arts4MC Board of Directors.
A press conference, hosted by Champions Event Chair Nicollette Eason Trottier and Arts4MC Deputy Director Jacquie Atchison, was held on October 17, 2019 at The Press Club/Hidden Fortress Cafe in Seaside to announce the 2020 Champions. Those honored include Greg Hawthorne, founder of Hawthorne Gallery and civic leader, with the Lifetime
Achievement Award and John Nash, founder and director of the Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir, with the Luminary Award. The evening will also celebrate MPUSD VAPA Coordinator Jacqui Hope with the Educator Award, Rancho
Cielo with the Nonprofit Award, Janene Norum with the Volunteer Leader Award and Sherree Anderson with the Professional Artist Award. The newly renovated Portola Hotel & Spa is the venue for the Champions Gala, with an expected attendance of 400 guests. The evening begins with a cocktail reception at 5 pm, featuring a unique art installation by Featured Artist Paul Richmond, signature cocktail, a raffle for an overflowing bar cart, followed by a gourmet dinner, amazing live auction opportunities and the awards presentations. There
will be multiple performances, followed by dancing and music provided by the Latin Jazz Collective. Among other highlights will be video vignettes of the Champions accomplishments created by BigTime Video Services.
All event proceeds support the Arts Council for Monterey County programs and expand our award-winning Arts Education programs including Professional Artists in the Schools and Arts as Healing and Prevention, which is now serving more than 25,000 youth, Veterans and Seniors each year through special residencies in-school, after-school and in community centers throughout the county. Less than 50% of the 75,000 students (k-12) in Monterey County are receiving Arts Education in school. Our goal is to advocate and raise funds to help ensure that every student in our Community has access to high quality arts education. Art instruction helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness. And a report by Americans for the Arts states that young people who participate regularly in the arts (three hours a day on three days each week through one full year) are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, to participate in a math and science fairs, or to win an award for writing an essay or poem than children who do not participate.
This event sells out every year! For more event details and to purchase tickets, please visit arts4mc.org/champions.
The mission of the Arts Council for Monterey County is to improve the quality of life for everyone in our region through the arts. For more information, please email info@arts4mc.org
