SpringNewsletter2011

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artsupdateY O U R L I N K T O T H E A R T S I N K E R N C O U N T Y

Barbara Minor

TheWalkfortheArtsisastrollthroughDowntownBakerseldsArts District,

begininng at 8 a.m. on May 14, 2011. This event is an opportunity to:

n SupportKernCountyartsandculture

n Enjoylivemusic,dance,andtheatrethroughouttheroute

n Watch live mural painting or other visual arts projects

n Participateincontestsforbestairandteamunication

n Raiseteampledgesdirectlyforyourownartsorganizations

n

Enjoyanishlinecelebrationwithmusic,awards,andfamilyfunLast year, the event brought 300 people to 41 culture stops.

Additionally,30organizationsusedtheeventtoraisefundsfortheirowncauses.

Walkers will receive a commemorative t-shirt with registration fee of $10.

Childrenunder10arefree.Fundraisingorganizationorteamregistrationis$25.

Prizesforbestairwillbeawarded,aswellasdrawingsforthosecollectingall

ulturestoppassportstamps.Wehadalotofgreatfeedbackonlastyearswalk.

Heressomeofwhatwassaid:

n Wow,Ihadnoideatherewassomuchdowntown.

n Imdenitelycomingbacktolookaroundmore.

n Ivealwaysheardabouttheseplacesbutjusthadnotbeentothemyet.

YouwontwanttomissthisuniqueeventtosupportKernCountyartsandculture!Fortheentryform,

please print one from our Web site, www.kernarts.org, or call the Arts Council, 661.324.9000.

Mark your calendars Walk for the

Arts 2011 is on Saturday, May 14!

SPR I N G 2 0 1 1

Bakerseld High School student participants from the 2010 Walk For The Arts event.

We will be starting and ending in Central Park at Mill Creek.

REGISTER Today!Want to earn money for your

favorite non-prot? For more

information and to register,

go to kernarts.org. or call661.324.9000.

WHATS INSIDE

Message From The Director .........2

Couples of Accomplishment ........2

Arts Council Staff .........................2

Special Projects ...........................3

Creating Community ....................3

ACK Calendar ...............................4

SEE EXPANDED

NEWSLETTER AT

KERNARTS.ORG

Community Grants .....................2a

Kaiser Permanente Art Update...2a

House Concerts .........................2a

Student Art Exhibit .....................2b

Outside In Workshop ..................2b

Young Audiences Update ...........2b

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Sponsors as of March 1

Marriott,Bakerseld at the

Convention Center

Maya Cinemas


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Laura Lollar Wo

Whatawhirlwind

andapleasure

to serve the

Arts Council of Kern as

the Interim Executive

Director!Thefollowing

are highlights since the last

newsletter, as well as a brief

lookforward:

Specialthankstoboardmembers,dignitaries,

staff,andfriendsformakingJeanettesfarewell

partysuchasuccess.Shewastouchedbythe

outpouringofappreciationandkindwords.AsI

write this letter she is enjoying Lake Tahoe.

Moving the Young Audiences Arts for

Learning program to the next level is a priority

for2011.Wehavereceivedseveralgiftsandgrantsthatwillprovidecorefundingtotrain

teachingartistsandcorecurriculumteachersin

variousmodulesoftheprogram,plusprovide

the right staff at the Arts Council to keep the

programs running smoothly (see box). We were

pleasedtohosttheNationalExecutiveDirector,

DavidDik,forafulldayandnowareinstrategic

planningmode.

Garden in the Sunthe Arvin Park Project

is an exciting opportunity for the ACK to help

research,designandimplementtheartelements

atArvinsnewestpark.Itiscurrentlyinthe

planning stages, thanks to a grant from the CAStateParksmadepossiblebyProposition84

funds.Thisprojectisdenitelyonthefasttrack.

Wehavealreadyassistedinsurveyingcityresidents

regardingitsthemeandadesign/logoforthe

overallparkhasbeenselected.MikeWillispro-

videdthewinningartwork.Weareworkingclosely

withtheArvinCityCouncilandCityofArvin

DevelopmentAssociate,MikeKunz.OtherArts

CouncilofKernpartnersincludeLandscape

Design, Inc., Mary Amelia Reyna, Holly Bikakis,

andSebastianMuralles.JeanetteRichardson

Parksisservingastheleadconsultantonthe

projectso,sheisstillconnectedwithus.

ARTCARE is another special program that is

madepossibleonlythroughpartnershipwitha

localhospital.SanJoaquinCommunityHospital

isourpartnerandrecentlydecidedtoexpand

fundingtotheprogram,whichinvolvestaking

artistsbedsideandtootherareasofthehospital

forthebenetofpatientandvisitorwell-being.

Thepilotprojectfeaturedtwovisualartistsand

twomusicians.Wewillbeexpandinghours

andthenumberofartistsaswellasreserving

somefundingforspecialpresentationsforstaff,

MESSAGE FROM THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

doctors,orlargerpatientgroups.HouseConce

Artist,LisaLynne,whocreatedaprogramcall

HandsonHarpsandhasdoneextensivework

atCityofHopeandChildrensHospitalinLo

Angeles,willbeoneofthenewartistsinclude

Your Arts Council of Kern continues to be t

leaderinSocialMediaforthenon-protworld

andbeyond.TheKernCommunityFoundation

brought in an expert from out-of-state, who

wasthoroughlyimpressedwithourstrategies

andimplementation.CarlinJones(CJ),along

withJenniferBaldwin,areputtingonawhole

newseriesofclassesforTechArtsAcademyth

beganMarch2andrunsthroughJune29.CJa

JenpresentedtotheGreaterBakerseldChamber

ofCommerceinMarch,andCJwillbeatthe

WomensBusinessConferenceonApril28. Advocacyremainsanimportantpartofour

mission.Inthesetoughbudgettimes,weneedall

ourmembersandfriendstobeadvocatesinorde

tokeepartsfundingatthenational,state,and

countylevels.Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,

pleaseregisteryouremailaddressatkernarts.org

sowemaykeepyouinformedonimportantissue

AlthoughImchompingatthebittotellyou

morehere,mostiscoveredbyotherarticlesin

this issue. Please take time to enjoy the full iss

andthengotothekernarts.orgforevenmore

informationandimportantcalendarupdates.

See you at Walk for the Arts on May 14, ifnotbefore!

A Plethora of Arts This Spring

COUPLES OF

ACCOMPLISHMENT

The 2011 Couples of Accomplishment

Award was presented to the Hon.

Robert Tafoya and Sandra Serrano

on March 3, 2011 at the Bell Tower

Club. Jeanette Richardson Parks, the

former executive director of the Arts

Council of Kern, shared that Robert

and Sandra were chosen for their

hard work and dedication to many

facets of the community, especially in

the elds of law and education. Both

are active advocates of the arts and

especially arts that encourage at-risk

youth to stay in school. Hon. Robert

Tafoya is a Superior Court judge and

Sandra Serrano is the Chancellor of

the Kern Community College District.

This is the second time the award

has been presented. The rst award

went to Joe and Mary K. Shell.

Thanks to the following sponsors

of this event:

n Borton Petrini LLP

n Klein DeNatale Goldner

n Law Ofces of Andrew J. Fishkin

n Law Ofces of David Torres

n Swanson ODell Attorneys at Law

Key Donors to

Young Audiences

Arts for Learning

Program since

11/11/10

Kern Community Foundation Donor

Advised Fund Program

The Bakerseld Californian Foundation

National Young Audiences

Arts for Learning

Diane S. Lake Family

Ben and Gayle Batey

Lois Chaney

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Laura Lollar Wolfe

Interim Executive Director

Holly Bikakis

Graphic Design Consultant

Sue Deininger

Public Relations Consultant

Jill Egland

Director of Special ProjectsKari Hunter

Program Coordinator/Executive Assistant

Carlin A. Jones

Social Media Manager

Nicole McKenzie

Receptionist

Barbara Minor

Walk For The Arts Coordinator

Nicole Saint-John

Director, Visual Arts Programs

Cathy Butler

President, Board of Directors

ARTS COUNCIL STAFF

Jeanette Richardson Parks, Hon. Robert Tafoya,Sandra Serrano and Laura Lollar Wolfe


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Kari HunterCOMMUNITY COLLABORATION

Kaiser Permanente Puchases

Local Art For Their New Ofce

COMMUNITY GRANTS

AWARDED TO KERN

COUNTY ARTS

ORGANIZATIONS

The Arts Council of Kern

awarded almost $10,000 in grants

to support Kern Countys creative

economy. Congratulations to artsorganizations throughout the county:

n Alzheimers Disease Association

of Kern County

n Arts for Earth Foundation

n Bakerseld Art Association

n Bakerseld Association for

Retarded Citizens Foundation

n CSU Bakerseld Theatre

Department

n Desert Area Resources

and Training

n Desert Community Orchestra

Association

n Imagine Ballet Company

n Mountain Shakespeare Festival

n The City of Taft

n Tehachapi High School Art

Department

n Tehachapi Valley Recreation and

Parks District

n The Fox Theatre Foundation

n The Spotlight Theatre Arts

Productions

LastMarch,KaiserPermanentecontactedtheArtsCouncilofKern(ACK)tohelpthemndand

purchaselocalartworkfortheirnewmedicalofcebuilding.Throughanopencalltoartistswit

KaisersthemeofThrive,Kaiserpurchased54piecesofartby18localartists!Thegrandopeni

ofKaiserPermanentesnewmedicalofcebuildingwasheldonFebruary2,2011.Throughoutthefacilit

threeoors,thepurchasedlocalartworkisproudlydisplayed.Withthiscollaboration,KaiserandtheACK

wereabletogivelocalartistsauniqueopportunitytoselltheirartandturnanordinarymedicalofce

buildingintoanextraordinarydisplayoflocaltalent.

Alberto Herrera

Michelle Leggett

Christine McKee

MariselaOropeza

LindaOsburn

Mark Archer

JamesBates

JenniferBowles

JudithCampanaro

JudyWolfordDeems

Kaiser Permanente Artists

One of Kaiser Permanentes purchased pieces - Bill Ryans Spring & Fall on the Upper Kern

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The 2011 House Concert Series was

launchedinstyle,withthemagicof

multi-instrumentalists, Lisa Lynne

andAryehFrankfurter,performinginthe

FrankLloydWright-designedAblinHouse.

(Thankyou,ACKBoardmember,David

Coffey!)Thefollowingday,theduotookoff

toTaft,performingabenetconcertforthe

TaftArtsCouncilthatevening,andconducting

aninteractiveassemblyfor150enthusiastic

Wright House is the Right House

BarbaraReed

Susan Reep

Bill Ryan

NicoleSaint-John

Michael Sallee

JeanieTruitt

Wes Wheeler

Sylvia Zapata-Casali

OutsideInartists

Jill EglandHOUSE CONCERT SERIES

K-3studentsatParkviewElementary.

Nextup:Themusicalgeniusoffound-

soundman,JoeCraven,Sunday,April3,at

4pm. Cost is $22 ($20 ACK members). Call the

ArtsCounciltobookseatsandreceivevenue

details.

OurthankstoACKmembersMarcSandall

andMichaelBennettformakingthisseries

possible. A Parkview kindergartener shows off his musical talent while multi-instrumentalist, Aryeh Frankfurter, looks on.


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THE NATIONAL DIRECTO

FROM YOUNG AUDIENC

ARTS FOR LEARNING

PAYS A VISIT TO KERN

COUNTY

VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS

California Perspectives Student

Art Exhibition sponsored by the

Bakerseld Chapter of the Sierra Club

Mr. David Dik, the newly appoint

national executive director of Youn

Audiences Arts for Learning, who

works at their headquarters in New

York City, came to visit the Arts Coun

in February. The former managing

director of the Metropolitan Opera

Guild started out as a music teache

25 years ago, a trade which is helphim now to understand the issues o

arts- and arts-supported education

He is currently traveling around the

country to visit with the staff and

community leaders of the Young

Audiences afliates, like the Arts

Council of Kern.

His visit started out at a breakfas

meeting to connect with educators

from Kern County, including repres

tatives from Arvin, Fairfax, Lost Hill

Maricopa, and Richland (Shafter)

School Districts. Teaching artist, Na

Dove, provided entertainment and

shared his classroom experiences.

Arts Council Board members who

serve on the Arts Education Committ

were also in attendance.

He met also with funders and

potential funders of the program,

enjoyed a demonstration by two

teaching artists in training, visited

with the Kern County Superintende

of Schools, and nished with a mee

and-greet with board members and

staff.

In a conversation, David pointed

out how important it is to expand ou

Kern County core of teaching artist

and to develop high quality curricul

a task we are working on right now

OnFebruary11,California Perspectives,

ajuriedhighschoolartexhibitionfor

KernCountystudents,openedatthe

YoungerGallery.Theexhibitionwassponsored

bytheBakerseldChapteroftheSierraClub.

Thankstothehelpandthesupportofmany

SierraClubvolunteersincludingMarjorie

Bell,MariePolite,andtheChapterspresident,

GeorgetteTheotigthereceptionwasabig

success.

DinahCampbell,PatBons,andIhadthe

privilegeofjudgingtheexhibition.Iwaspleased

bytheoverallqualityofthesubmissions.Asa

juror,Ilookedfordetailintheworks,astrong

understandingofthemedium,andacreative

approachtothebroadsubjectoftheexhibit.

Aftercarefuldeliberation,wegaveawardsto

KristynTowery(LibertyHigh),ThaliaMartinez

(HighlandHigh),CatherineOgas(SouthHigh),

andKarinaHernandez(IndependenceHigh).

AChairmansAwardwenttoSeaneSteele

(NorthHigh).

Nicole Saint-John

M

entorartist,Nancy

Merrick,andIhadthe

pleasure of working

withsevenartistsoveraperiodof

six weeks. The goal of the workshop

wastoidentifyartistictalent,to

reinforcecreativethinking,andto

supportindependentwork.Duringthe

shortperiodofourworkshop,the

artistscreatedtheirownstories,

illustratedthesestories,andonthe

lastworkshopday,presentedthe

stories via PowerPoint in front of a

largeaudienceoffamilymembers,

BARCemployees,andclients.PaulaJohnson,AssistantExecutive

DirectoratBARC,explainedthe

highattendanceatthereception,

Weareabigfamilyhereand

everyoneissoexcitedandsees

changesintheartists.Thestaffand

clientswanttoseewhathashad

themsofocusedandhappy!

Laura Lollar Wolfe

Outside In Visual Artists

Workshop at BARC

2b

Left: Illustration from The Polar Bear

by Erin Nickel

The exhibition will be on

display until April 2 at

the Younger Gallery


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SPECIAL PROJECTS REPORT

Film Premiere June 9th and Summer Film Workshop

Thats a Wrap for the Moment

Whatsthelmtermthatwillbelinked

forever to the Winter 2011 cycle of the Kern

FilmWorkshop?

Prequel.

Participantsthistimearoundbuiltthe

back-storyforLassieandSaturday,thedetective

thrillerproducedintheSpring2009cycle.The

processallowedthemtodelvemoredeeplyinto

theconceptsofcharactermotivationandplot

development.

ThelmwillpremiereonThursdayevening,

June9th,inJastroParktheresanunforgettable

Bollywood-stylegrandnaleyouwontwantto

miss!

ThenextcyclebeginsinOctober2011.

InterestedindividualsshouldcontactJillEgland

at the Arts Council to register.

TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE Gears Up

for June

Areyoubetweentheagesof10andyoung

Jill Egland

adultandinterestedinexploringlmmaking?

ThentheKernFilmWorkshopsTwo-Week

Intensive (TWI) may be just the summer stint

foryou!

The10-dayprojecttakesparticipantsthroug

allthestepsofcreatingalmfromtheinitia

pitch,tothenaledit.Intheprocess,othersk

buildinghappens:workinginteams,takingris

andfollowingthroughontasks.

Highschoolseniorsandcollegestudents

interestedinparticipatingintheprogramas

peermentorsshouldcontactHolleyArbeitat

[email protected].

Cost for the TWI is $1300. Some scholarsh

areavailable.KRCclientsmayattendforfree

Formoreinformationandtoregister,contactJ

EglandattheArtsCouncil.

VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS Nicole Saint-John

The artists of the Creating Community

programopenedtheirsecondexhibition,

conTEXTual,intheFarmacyatthe

PadreHotelindowntownBakerseld.This

time,thegrouptackledtheissueofilliteracy,

partneringwithFirstBook,Bakerseld,achapter

ofthenationalnon-protorganizationwhich

providesnewbooksforchildreninneed.The

great success of this exhibition was not only

reectedinthenumberofworkssold,butmore-

over in the appreciative response to the works

by people who encounter the issue of illiteracy

onadailybasiseducators.

Creating Community artist, Claire Putney,

createdaseriesoffourpaintingsinwhichshe

usedfairytalestoconnectwithdifferent

communicationtechniquesofoursociety.

Forexample,herpaintingSpeak with Me connectsthe story of the Velveteen Rabbitwith Braille, the

readingandwritingmethodofblindpeople.

Creating Community artist, Christine McKee,

createdaseriesoffourpaintingswhichillustrate

two of the obstacles to literacyEnglish as a

secondlanguage,anddyslexiaandtwoexamples

focusedonsolutions,includingopportunitiesfor

parental involvement.

In her painting Makeshift Library, (right)

sheshowsthatevenreadingthebacksidesof

Chris Champion slates a scene with actor Brittanie Lingo

(seen in the monitor) during the Kern Film Workshop.

Right: Makeshift Library by Christine McKee

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Creating Communitycerealboxesisawayofhelpingchildrenlearnhowtoread.

CreatingCommunityartist,BarbaraReid,createdaseriesof

fourpaintingswhichwereabstractillustrationsthatincludeliterar

elementswithinthecomposition.Theartistdescribedherworks

asatensionbetweenthecomplexityoflanguageandthesimplicit

ofnature,andhercollagesincludevintagebookpagesand

photographs.

Guestartist,YvonneCavanagh,submittedtwovase-like

sculptureswithamotifofgrowingroots.Shestatedthatasrootsstrengthen a tree, it is with literacy that society thrives.

PleasegotoourWebsitetoseemoredetailsandimagesofthis

wonderfulexhibit,www.kernarts.org.

The Arts Council of Kern is currently inviting artists to apply

for one of the ve open positions in the 2011/12 CreatingCommunity program. This one-year mentored program for

visual artists is designed to develop a diversity of artists

skills while bringing greater awareness to our communities

through art. We are looking for ve artists who would enjoy

collaborating with other artists (from recent college graduates

to experienced career artists), who are interested in working

on projects relevant to our county, and receiving mentoring

in art business and community relations.

For more information, please email Nicole Saint-John at

[email protected].

Creating Community

Call To Artists


6/6

2000 K Street, Suite 110Bakerseld, CA 93301

May 14 Walk For The Arts

Begins in Central Park (19th & R Streets)8 am to noon. See Cover story for details.

House Concerts TechArtsAcademySpringClassSchedule

artscalendar ack eventsspring 2011

April 6, 6-8 pmFacebook

for Page Administrators

(Advanced) / $35

April 20, 6-8 pm

Business Networking

Online / $35

May 4, 6-8 pmOnline Video

(Jeff Nachtigal) / $35June 1, 6-8 pmLegal and Ethical

Issues in Social Media / $35

June 15, 6-8 pmSocial Media

Photography / $35

June 29, 6-8 pmE-mail Marketing /$35

April 3, 4 pm Joe Craven

Cost is $22 ($20 ACK members).Call the Arts Council, 661-324-9000 to book seats

and receive venue details.

May 1-5 Moira Smiley

May 1, 4 pm: House

Concert in Bakerseld

May 2, 7 pm: CommunityConcert in Taft

May 3, 7 pm: House

Concert in KernvilleMay 4, 7 pm: in Concert

with the Bakerseld

College Choir

Call the ACK for venuedetails and ticket information

Events

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ACADEMYJoe Craven

MoiraSmiley

Arts Council of Kern

2000 K St., Ste. 110,

Bakerseld, CA 93301

ph: 661.324.9000fax: 661.324.1136

e-mail:

[email protected]

Younger Gallery

1430 Truxtun Avenue

Suite 105,

Bakerseld, CA 93301

www.kernarts.org

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June 6-17, 8:30 am-1:30 pm The Kern Fi

Workshops Two-Week Intensive

Call the ACK to register.

June 9, 5:30 pmPremiere of new works b

the Kern Film Workshop

Jastro Park, Bakerseld, CA, free

BBQ dinner available for $8 General/$5 KRCcaregivers/free for clients

June 11, 5:30 pmPasta Primavera Al Fresc

Pasta dinner and fundraiser. Call ACK for more in

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