artworxLA: 26th Annual Evening of Art 2018 - Tribute Book

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HONORING

Andy Cohen Co-CEO, Gensler

Curren D. Price, Jr. Councilmember, 9th District City of Los Angeles

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SON Y PIC TURE S E NTE R TA INME NT Warmly Salutes

ANDY COHEN AND CURREN D. PRICE, JR. COUNCILMEMBER, 9TH DISTRICT

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Cynthia Campoy Brophy Founder and Executive Director

Dear Friends: Thank you for 26 years of memories, friendships, community. At this, my last gala, I celebrate the creative network we have built and the young people our network supports.

For 26 years, we have used the arts to re-engage our most vulnerable youth in their education and their lives. Our students, who struggle against age-inappropriate obstacles, have motivated and inspired me and I have learned from their resiliency and their tenacity.

I am grateful to the numerous teaching artists who have brought their passion and expertise into our classrooms. Our partner classroom teachers create a welcoming space for us to weave the arts into our students’ school day.

I have deep gratitude to our fabulous staff for their commitment to our students. Our staff has earned our students’ trust and they feel safe taking creative risks to develop their talents and nurture their self-esteem. Our staff drive our students to MOCA Teen Night, help them with their college portfolios, listen and talk them through their many challenges.

I send thanks to our wonderful Board of Directors, a great group of dedicated people from a diverse range of professions and backgrounds. Our board meetings are always lively, bringing together diverse opinions and questions, all in service of a greater good. Our network of impressive supporters, many of whom are gala sponsors, help make this work possible.

My greatest gratitude goes to our students. I am proud when I see Dominique, who struggles with aggression, speak at the California State PTA convention about the positive influence the arts has had on her education; when Alfredo takes advantage of the many opportunities artworxLA has provided him and presents his artwork at USC Fisher Museum and at the Huntington Library; when Jonathan comes daily to our office to create new music on our equipment.

And now it is time to step away. I could not be more proud to hand the role of Executive Director to my 10-year work partner, dear friend, trusted colleague, Matrushka-loving fan Shelby Williams-Gonzalez. I look forward to watching with loving eyes where Shelby and our outstanding staff and board take artworxLA next.

Thank you for this journey. Thank you for supporting our students to use the arts to nurture their innate uniqueness and share it with all of us. Thank you or opening your networks and providing access for our students to flourish.

With deep gratitude,

Cynthia Campoy Brophy

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EVENT SPONSORS

iconicworx | $15K Sony Pictures Entertainment masterworx

| $10K Johnny Carson Foundation Caruso Clune Construction Company Endeavor Education, Inc. Hudson Pacific Properties Christine and Jordan Kaplan Jerry & Terri Kohl Family Foundation Turner Construction Co.

photoworx

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AEG Comcast NBCUniversal Continental Development Group & Mar Ventures, Inc. Coretrust Capital Partners, LLC Mike and Corky Hale Stoller Howard Building Corporation Hybrid Foundation KAA Design Lisa and Tim Kring Latham & Watkins LLP The Ruth Group Union Bank WME Marc Webb May and Richard Ziman

performanceworx | $3K

Anonymous Content Andy Cohen Creative Artists Agency Gensler Michelle Jolly-Smith Julienne Fine Foods & Celebrations Allan Loeb McCoy Construction Moment Factory Native Content Skeehan & Company Skechers Foundation Telemundo 52 Los Angeles County Supervisor, Mark Ridley-Thomas, 2nd District Trailer Park Trammell Crow and Hathaway Dinwiddie Sophia Waugh, Ronald D. Rosen & Judi Lawenda

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Grant C. Kirkpatrick

Chair

Joseph W. Skeehan

Vice-Chair

Nicole Barnette

Secretary

Andy Merkin

Treasurer

Ned Brown Cynthia Campoy Brophy Jordan Cerf Eric Hanks Lisa Kring Dominique Lawhead Mark Leos Abraham Lizama Luis J. Rodriguez Raymond Leon Roker Ronald D. Rosen, Esq. Corky Hale Stoller Frances Terpak Lynne E. Thompson CĂŠsar Trelles Sophia Waugh Marc Webb

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PROGRAM

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GAL A + SILENT AUCTION

MASTER OF CEREMONIES Jonathan Santos artworxLA Student

WELCOME Grant Kirkpatrick

Chair, artworxLA Board of Directors

Robert Briseno Jose Diaz Gabriel Perez artworxLA Alumni

Cynthia Campoy Brophy

artworxLA Founder and Executive Director

HONOREE Curren D. Price Jr. Councilmember, 9th District City of Los Angeles INTRODUCED BY

Alfredo Alvarado artworxLA alumnus

HONOREE Andy Cohen Co-CEO, Gensler INTRODUCED BY

Dominique Lawhead artworxLA student

2018 STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS & SCHOLARSHIPS CLOSING

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Andy Cohen Co-CEO, Gensler

Andy Cohen, FAIA is one of two Gensler Co-CEOs, whose collaborative leadership model sets itself apart in the marketplace as the #1 ranked global design firm, with $1.2 billion in revenue in 2016. For his innovative leadership, he and Co-CEO Diane Hoskins rank on Business Insider’s elite “Creators” list, awho’s who of the world’s 100 top creative visionaries.

A hands-on leader, Andyoversees Gensler’s global platform and its day-to-day operations, some 5,500+people networked across 47 offices, serving clients in 120+ countries.

A champion of design, resiliency and sustainability, Andy is Chair of Gensler’s Board of Directors, spearheading design excellence strategies across Gensler’s 31 diverse practice areas.

Andy has been a speaker at many premier industry conferences, including the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Milken Institute Global Conference, Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) and TEDx. Andy is an active Board Member of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics and the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. In his role as Co-CEO, Andy is one of the key contributors to what is acknowledged, by its peers, to be the most admired and largest architecture firm in the world, pioneering project types and design innovation strategies for the next century.

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Curren D. Price, Jr. Councilmember, 9th District City of Los Angeles

Born and raised in South Los Angeles, Curren D. Price, Jr. is proud of his roots, and his public service experience has consistently stood up for working-class families.

In 2013, he was elected to represent the Los Angeles 9th Council District with a focus on economic development, cleaning up neighborhoods, tackling blight and advocating for more resources and services. He was re-elected for another term in March 2017.

In his role as City Councilmember, Price is the Chair of the Council’s Economic Development Committee, and serves on the committees on Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM); Homelessness and Poverty; Immigrant Affairs, Civil Rights, and Equity; Arts, Entertainment, Parks, and River; Personnel and Animal Welfare, as well as the Ad-Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games.

He launched his decades-long career in 1993 as a public servant on the Inglewood City Council. Price then went on to serve in the California State Legislature as an Assemblymember in 2006 where he served as the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Elections and Redistricting and Committee on Governmental Organization. In 2009, as a State Senator, he chaired the Business and Professions Committee and was chosen by his colleagues to lead the California Legislative Black Caucus, as Chair, in 2010.

In his current post as Los Angeles City Councilman, Price has a personal commitment to bettering the lives of low-income families and children. In 2014, he introduced policy to raise the wage for hotel workers to $15.37 per hour. One year later, he led the fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2020. In addition, Price played a key role in the adoption of a citywide policy requiring employers to offer 48 hours of paid sick leave per year.

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VISION. artworxLA, formerly The HeArt Project, envisions a world where all alternative high school students graduate from high school, thrive into adulthood, and propel all society with their unique creativity.

MISSION. artworxLA combats the epidemic high school dropout crisis by engaging students in a long-term, sequential arts program offering a pursuable life path that inspires them to stay in school, evolve as unique individuals and flourish as creative adults.

We achieve this by: • Creatively educating alternative high school teenagers with sustained arts exposure and immersion • Connecting students to a network of peers, artists, cultural partners, higher education, creative industries, and supportive adults • Investing human and financial resources around ongoing, persistent student and alumni support

CORE VALUES. Alternative high school students are intelligent, creative and powerful people. They possess the capacity to meet the highest expectations and are full of creative impulse.

• Art is indispensable, enables us to communicate, and inspires an empathetic society.

• Cultivating effective partnerships between artists, educators and community organizations amplifies our collective impact on the students we serve.

• Our society is stronger and more inclusive when our students have full and equal access to its resources and can contribute their own voice.

• Lasting change in our students and communities requires long-term investment.

• Successful work in the community starts with a creative, participatory and respectful artworxLA workplace.

• We expect our students to contribute their own voice to the city given full and equal access to its resources.

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FROM HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT TO ENGAGED GRADUATE While California’s graduation rate reached 82% in 2015, rates for Los Angeles’ continuation high school students can be as low as 10%. These students are disengaged and struggling with life circumstances that push school attendance far down their priority list. Without a diploma, they will earn $500,000 less than a graduate over a lifetime and are six times more likely to be incarcerated or enter the criminal justice system – 82%of U.S. inmate are high school dropouts. The negative effects extend well beyond these students and their families, as the state loses $1 billion in lost tax revenue and incurs $1 billion in incarceration costs.

THE artworxLA LADDER

Each year, artworxLA brings a “ladder” of arts-based dropout prevention programs to approximately 650 students enrolled in 29 alternative high school classrooms across L.A. County.

In partnership with working artists, cultural centers, art venues and institutions of higher learning, our structure of progressive arts opportunities offers promising youth at risk of dropping out of high school the chance to re-engage in their education and reclaim their future.

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LADDER TO CLIMB

Level 1 : Arts Workshops and Student Exhibitions

ADVANCED PROGRAMS:

Level 2: After School Residencies and Leadership Development Level 3: Scholarships and College Preparation Level 4: Alumni Mentorship and Support

LA EDUCATION CORPS MUSIC & DESIGN ACADEMY The Education Corps at Pico-Union high school continues to grow and evolve as a model for intensive arts education in the alternative high school setting. LA Education Corps provides students with programming in music production, graphic design, visual arts, and animation. With each day of their artistic engagement, students grow their creative skills and develop a wealth knowledge which is often transferable. In addition to workshops that focus on digital content and 21st-century skills, artworxLA provides the school with interactive speaker engagements. Professionals from creative industries inspire students to seek out creative careers and expose them to the range of jobs in the arts in Los Angeles.

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INTENSIVE ARTS 8 Hours of Arts Instruction per Week, Taught by Professional Artists INTEGRATED CURRICULUM Artistic Themes Integrated with Academics CITY AS CLASSROOM Field Trips to Creative Industry Workplaces CREATIVE PATHWAYS Partnerships with Local Colleges and Creative Industries

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artworxLA provides a weekly presence in 29 alternative high school classrooms from Sylmar to Lynwood and San Dimas to Mar Vista. Inspired by the programs and exhibitions at cultural partner institutions such as The Getty Villa, LACMA, the LA Opera, and the Natural History Museum, our students explore common themes through various art forms and then present or perform their final works at these worldrenowned cultural treasures. Our 2017–18 cultural partners are the Autry Museum of the American West, the Los Angeles Public Library, and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). We are proud to serve the alternative education students of Los Angeles Unified School District, the Los Angeles County Office of Education, Culver City Unified School District, Compton Unified School District, Pasadena Unified School District, Inyo County Office of Education, and Lynwood Unified School District.

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CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

We are often asked,

“how can my company help?”

Take a look at our list and let us know how you would like to partner with us!

CAREER DAY Company employees participate at our annual career day. Employees join a panel of representatives from creative careers in Los Angeles including fashion, architecture, toy design, filmmaking, music production, game design, marketing, visual arts to share with the students their personal career paths and details of their profession.

FIELD TRIP

Offer the opportunity for a class to visit your company‘s headquarters and observe first-hand how your creative industry works in Los Angeles.

GUEST SPEAKERS

In a more in-depth presentation, company employee(s) are the featured speaker during a class session.

INTERNSHIPS

Provide paid or unpaid internships for artworxLA students who are ready to succeed in the workplace. Internships offer an invaluable opportunity for our students to gain access the creative industries.

SET SHADOWING

Offer the opportunity for an advanced student(s) to go on set and observe the workings of a production.

SPONSOR OUR ANNUAL GALA

Buy a table at our annual gala and support our work financially. Bring your staff and/or clients and introduce them to the above ways that they can become involved.

STATE YOUR SUPPORT

Add a link to artworxLA on your website, and a line that says “(Corporation Name) supports artworxLA”.

SUPPORT artworxLA’s SPECIAL EVENTS SERIES

artworxLA produces four intimate events throughout the year. Host an evening at your business with a special speaker and invite guests to learn more about program. It’s a greatway for a Company to offer a fun and engaging evening for their clients and/or staff, and benefit the work of artworxLA.

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STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Dominique Lawhead Prior to joining artworxLA, Dominique was unmotivated

by school and battled with self-esteem issues. After joining artworxLA’s programs at Amelia

Through artworxLA, she has participated in music residencies with Young Producers Group and 2 fashion residency with Otis College of Art and Design. Eager to explore her creative interests in architecture, Dominique participated in USC’s summer scholarship program in architecture and design in the summer of 2017. Dominique is currently our Student Representative on our Board of Directors and is going to graduate in June 2018.

Gienerya Lai joined artworxLA in March of 2017. Rising quickly in our program,

Gienerya has completed Advanced Program residencies in Fashion Design, Music Production and Filmmaking. Passionate about performance and theater, she completed a Summer intensive with the Actors Gang in Summer 2017. Gieneyra’s creative interests in illustration have led her to produce a collection of drawing which she has exhibited at Grand Performances during their 2017 Summer Concert Series. In the winter of 2018 Gieneyra was accepted to Ryman Art’s 12-week Foundation drawing course hosted at Otis College of Art and Design.

Jonathan Santos joined artworxLA programming at Bellevue high school in music skills. Jonathan quickly registered in our Music Residency with Young Producers artworxLA’s internship program, Jonathan has connected with additional opportunities with The House of Blues and the Music Forward Foundation. Through these groups, Jonathan has expanded his network of peers who support his musical endeavors. On track to graduate this year, Jonathan plans on taking courses in music and zoology when he’s accepted into college.

Lorraine Ferrera Lorraine is currently a student at Culver Park HS. Through

artworxLA, Lorraine has exhibited her art at Los Angeles Public Library, the Los Angeles Theater, and the Autry Museum of the American West. Inspired by her experiences, Lorraine decided to challenge her skills as an illustrator by enrolling in artworxLA’s Visual Arts residency at ArtCenter College. Lorraine’s persistence to develop her drawing techniques has led to a fully-funded scholarship to ArtCenter College’s Teen Summer 2018 Program. Currently on track to graduate high school, Lorraine looks forward to developing her creative skills as an illustrator while she pursues career opportunities after she graduates.

Kimberly Villalobos Before joining artworxLA programming, Kimberly felt that

the education she was receiving in high school had no value and was only taught to pass her along to the next gradel. Feeling unmotivated, she fell behind in credits and lost interest in graduating. Kimberly was able to reinvest in her education by joining artworxLA programming at Culver Park High School. After completing 2 years of artworxLA’s Level 1 workshops, Kimberly decided to deepen her connection to our programs by joining our Advanced Programs courses in Leadership and Fashion Design. Kimberly is looking forward graduating this year and plans to enroll at Santa Monica College. Before attending college in the fall, Kimberly plans on joining Otis College of Art and Design’s Summer of Art scholarship program to explore fashion design

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ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS

Alfredo Alvarado graduated from artworxLA programming at Frida Kahlo High

School in 2013 and has remained an active participant in the arts. As an arts advocate and activist, his achievements include speaking on the reinvention of high schools for Project XQ, sharing his view of the “American Dream” for PBS’s Re: Dream Project and being a keynote speaker for TED Talks: Education Revolution. As an emerging artist, Alfredo recently received a residency at Penland School of crafts, where he learned woodworking and producing lamps from found objects.He has also been a part of the artist-in-residence at USC’s Fisher Museum.

Alfredo has exhibited at the Annenberg Community Beach House and the Huntington Botanical Library for the PST LA/LA initiative. Alfredo is currently co-editing with Art Division and ArtCenter’s Social Justice Project to produce a magazine focused on queer and trans artists.

Abraham Lizama graduated from the Hollywood Media Arts Academy in 2015. As an aspiring musician, he has developed his skills in artworxLA workshops with Street Poets and the CalArts Summer Art Program. Abraham composes, writes lyrics, plays guitar, and uses Ableton to mix music. Currently, Abraham is taking courses in music theory at Santa Monica College. Abraham serves as artworxLA’s Alumni Representative on our Board of Directors.

Blanca Martinez

graduated in 2013 from Pueblo de Los Angeles High School.

After graduating high school, Blanca went to study photography at San Francisco Art Institute.

Blanca’s interests in photography blossomed from her experiences at artworxLA, especially her experiences with Art Center at Night, Summer Institutes at UCLA, and Summer of Art at Otis College of Art Design, all of which she received scholarships for as part of artworxLA’s Advanced Programs.. Blanca is interested in all subjects’ photography and is articulateabout artists she’s following. Blanca is dedicated to pursuing her interests in photography.

Stephen Na graduated from artworxLA’s Hollywood Media Arts Academy in 2013. Prior

to HMAA, he attended Fairfax High School where he had lots of work to catch up on, and no time for art. He was redirected to artworxLA’s Hollywood Media Arts Academy where he started making art as part of the school curriculum. After graduating, he was encouraged to enroll at Santa Monica College where he continued studying art. Inspired by the animation and design aesthetics of Asia, he explores character development and environmental concepts, merging his broad interests of biology, chemistry, astrology, ancient history, and historical science. Stephen is currently enrolled at ArtCenter College of Design full-time and is taking classes in painting and composition, design, materials, and humanities. He is in the process of choosing his major

Itzel Flores graduated from LA Education Corps- Pico Union, the home of the artworxLA Academy for Visual Arts and Design. Before joining artworxLA, Itzel had lost interest in school and found herself hanging out with a neighborhood crew. After realizing the education and enrolled in Pico-Union. Itzel enrolled in art education courses with artworxLA and found the arts provided positive choices and experiences to help her graduate with a plan.

Through artworx production. She was also one of artworx to the next level. Eager to develop her professional work skills Itzel enrolled in training courses with the National Retail Federation and has begun working at an after-school program where she teaches young people art.

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PEOPLE COLLAGE

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“OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO CYNTHIA CAMPOY BROPHY FOR HER LIFE’S WORK BRINGING THE ARTS AND HOPE TO LOS ANGELES TEENS!” Endeavor Education, Inc.

VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Jonas Salk CCS TEACHING ARTIST:

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Zoë Rawson

WINTER 2018

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CLUNE CONSTRUCTION

Congratulates Honoree

ANDY COHEN Co-CEO, Gensler

& Proudly Supports artworxLA

ABOUT CLUNE Clune Construction is a national, employee-owned general contractor, with more than 500 talented professionals located in five offices across the U.S. Since 1997, we have been providing construction management services for some of the most well-known companies in the world. We manage more than $900 million in construction projects annually and still maintain our dedication to treating employees like family. We put clients first and adhere to a strict ethical code – winning awards for our ethical business practices and for being a great place to work.

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Monuments and Memory

(Japanese American National Museum) created by artworxLA students at Culver Park HS TEACHING ARTIST:

Greg Grano WINTER 2018

Jerry & Terri Kohl Family Foundation

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In support of Grant Kirkpatrick and Andy Cohen

from Christine and Jordan Kaplan

VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Education Corps / Pico-Union TEACHING ARTIST:

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Lilia Ramirez WINTER 2018

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VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Kennedy HS TEACHING ARTIST:

Pola Lopez WINTER 2018

Johnny Carson Foundation

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(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Kennedy HS TEACHING ARTIST:

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Continental Development Corporation and Mar Ventures, Inc. Congratulate Andy Cohen and Councilmember Curren Price as this year’s artworxLA honorees.

Monuments and Memory

(JJapanese American National Museum) created by artworxLA students at Rose City HS TEACHING ARTIST:

Jill Newman WINTER 2018

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S PREMIER TENANT IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR

Howard Building Corporation is a proud supporter of artworxLA WWW.HOWARDBUILDING.COM

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W E C O N G R AT U L AT E

ANDY COHEN COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE JR ARTWORXLA HONOREES

AND SUPPORT

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We proudly support artworxLA in honoring Andy Cohen & Curren D. Price, Jr. at their Twenty-Sixth Annual Evening of Art.

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VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Kennedy HS TEACHING ARTIST:

Pola Lopez WINTER 2018

Mike & Corky Hale Stoller

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Sci-Fi Visions of the Future

(Los Angeles Public Library) created by artworxLA students at Central HS/Angelus Plaza Branch TEACHING ARTIST:

Peter Wu WINTER 2018

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VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Pico Union HS TEACHING ARTIST:

Dewey Tafoya WINTER 2018

Marc Webb

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We so respect Andy and Portia for all they do!!

And Thank you and thank you for what artworxLA does to bring art to our underserved youth.

With special regards and for a successful evening.

May and Richard Ziman

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Rachel Curry WINTER 2018

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VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Kennedy HS TEACHING ARTIST:

Pola Lopez WINTER 2018

Lisa and Tim Kring

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Monuments and Memory

(Japanese American National Museum) created by artworxLA students at Amelia Earhart Continuation HS TEACHING ARTIST:

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Philip Graulty

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We proudly support your efforts to a a o iti im act on ou community and utu ad .

Councilman Curren D. Price Jr t i t ict ity o o n Andy Cohen o n

Proud supporter of at o

artworxLA 2018 PROGRAM BOOK

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Congratulations to our friends

Andy Cohen Co-CEO, Gensler and

Curren D. Price, Jr. Councilmember, 9th District City of Los Angeles

for this well deserved honor! Thank you for your hard work using the arts to help keep kids in school!

George Mihlsten, Jim Arnone, DJ Moore, Benjamin Hanelin and the entire Environment, Land & Resources team of Latham & Watkins

LW.com

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The Ruth Group

VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

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TEACHING ARTIST:

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Valerie Hager WINTER 2018

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“Stem cell research can

REVOLUTIONIZE

medicine, more than anything since

ANTIBIOTICS.”

– Ronald Reagan

www.pacificstemcells.com Michael Berkowitz Ph: 310-823-8834

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VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

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Walter Vargas WINTER 2018

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Sci-Fi Visions of the Future

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Gloria Westcott WINTER 2018

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cynthia. you’ve given over your heart and life to great and good works. gifted with fierce spirit, beauty and grace. you humble and amaze.

margaret and bob judith and aaron cathy and michael sharon and aaron linda and andy margrit and harvey sarah and stephen marie and wolf june and ken carla and tony much love and thanks painting by elliot elgart

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Sci-Fi Visions of the Future

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Roderick Smith WINTER 2018

Congratulations to Andy Cohen on his honor And Grant Kirkpatrick for his leadership

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Gina Knox

Monuments and Memory

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Theresa Sterner

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Jill Newman WINTER 2018

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Monuments and Memory

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Greg Grano WINTER 2018

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Andy, Your

Leadership Generosity

Creativity Passion and Humanity Has Inspired Your Industry,

And Impacted Global Design.

Congratulations!

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VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Vista Continuation HS TEACHING ARTIST:

Valerie Hager WINTER 2018

Allan Loeb

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Roderick Smith WINTER 2018

The Emmett Foundation

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Tangram proudly supports artworxLA for their continued efforts in the Arts and Youth communities.

Congratulations Andy Cohen, your leadership and influence is nothing short of inspirational!

MONUMENTS AND MEMORY

(Japanese American National Museum) created by artworxLA students at Metropolitan HS TEACHING ARTIST:

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Felix Quintana WINTER 2018

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Monuments and Memory

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Theresa Sterner WINTER 2018

Lee and Joyce Neibart

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Honoring Andy Cohen. —The Boyz

David and Andrea Acker

VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

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Walter Vargas WINTER 2018

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6th & Vermont

Proud to support artworxLA and Andy Cohen of Gensler for their commitment to the creative education of students.

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VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

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Pola Lopez WINTER 2018

VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

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Pola Lopez WINTER 2018

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Monuments and Memory

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Dorothy Randall Gray

McCoy Construction

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Pola Lopez WINTER 2018

VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Kennedy HS TEACHING ARTIST:

Pola Lopez WINTER 2018

Sophia Waugh, Ronald D. Rosen and Judi Lawenda

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is a proud supporter and wooer (among other things) of

With sincere respect and admiration to Cynthia For your vision and steadfast support To the community at large and equally to the Artworx community.

Your compassion, commitment and courage continue to inspire me still.

With love from your younger sister Julie and the entire staff at Julienne

Gourmet Market | Brasserie | Private Events Boutique Wine | Gift Shop 2649 Mission Street, San Marino, California 91108 juliennetogo.com | 626.441.2299

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RHI

Richard Holz, Inc.

KGM Architectural Lighting

Theresa Sterner

We are proud to join artworxLA in supporting the arts and honoring Andy Cohen & Curren D. Price, Jr.

Sci-Fi Visions of the Future

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Gloria Westcott

RHI

Richard Holz, Inc.

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We are proud to join artworxLA in supporting the arts and honoring Andy Cohen & Curren D. Price, Jr.

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Congratulations Andy & Curren!

Richard Holz, Inc. 310.476.6761 www.richardholz.com

Builders of Modern & Ranch Style Homes

Congratulations Andy Cohen and Curren D. Price, Jr. Syska Hennessy Group is proud to support artworxLA.

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Eric Hanks

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Gloria Westcott

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Our warm congratulations to Andy Cohen and thank him for the great work to enrich our community.

Tina & John Quinn

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CBRE

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Congratulations to you, Cynthia, as you retire and take your very special talents to the next challenge.

You have built a powerful and caring artworxLA team that will continue to serve L.A. youth decades to come.

VOICES OF A MOVEMENT

(Autry Museum of the American West) created by artworxLA students at Vista HS TEACHING ARTIST:

Valerie Hager WINTER 2018

Ted and Wendy Osborn

Doug Holte

Sci-Fi Visions of the Future

(Los Angeles Public Library) created by artworxLA students at Central HS/Mar Vista Branch TEACHING ARTIST:

Rachel Curry WINTER 2018

Skechers Foundation

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Cynthia, I am in awe of you and will miss our conversations.

I have seen your dedication and talent raise this organization from a 5-figure budget into a 7-figure one. I’ve so enjoyed “counting” the money for you over the last 20 years.

Bev

Francisco Dinero, nuestras niñas, Antonio y Francisco y los perros, te damos muchos besos.

Tu siempre seras el tesoro de mi corazon.

Felicidades!

Dear Cynthia, My being the first school to have artworxLA incorporated in my program proved to be quite challenging. It is not discernible to most, but learning Physics is a lot easier than having one’s heart and soul exposed through art. Gradually the students became more confident and stronger emotionally.

They not only tackled their innermost demons, but were able to tackle other challenges in life, including wanting to be a productive citizen.

Your artists worked with the biggest, “baddest” gang bangers who wore bells on their bare feet, learning an ancient dance of India, to a total, positive transformation. It truly was a complete metamorphosis. You saved lives.

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STAFF

ARTIST DONORS

Kim Abeles Sheila Baird Lorenzo Baker Ursula Beatt April Bey Rochelle Botello Dr. David Butler DeeDee Cheriel Katy Crowe Dorit Cypis Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca Stephen Glassman P. Stephen Hardy Matthew Heller Joan Kahn Grant Kirkpatrick ManOne Marcos Lutyens Adele Mills Erin Morrison Yi-Ping Kevin Reagan Paul Reinstein Luis Rodriguez Darlene Roker Rennie Solis Phyllis A. Taylor Lynne Thompson Sage Vaughn Toti O’Brien Samuel Pak Kellesimone Waits Andrew Weiss Gallery

Michael Alvarez Caroline Ashkar Rochelle Botello Robert Briseño Cynthia Campoy Brophy Fabrizio Flores Raúl Flores Denise Gaberman P. Stephen Hardy Adenike Harris Jose Sanchez Paul Ulukpo Alma Villegas Jasmine Williams Shelby Williams-Gonzalez

AUCTION DONORS

Altadena Pie Lady Amarte Art Center for Teens, ArtCenter College of Design Nicole Barnette Bliss Spa Clare Crespo Earth Friendly Products Ernsdorf Design Hömage Ilene Kaufman Jewelry J.Elizabeth Portraiture Kensington Caterers L.A. Galaxy Mark Leos Renee Sheppard Raymond Leon Roker Joe Skeehan Sarah Solis Fran Terpak Yoko Uozumi

CREDITS

Graphic Design by Wendell Pascual Music by Dublab Photos by Paul Ulukpo Centerpiece Cakes by Jazmin Robles Centerpiece Sculptures by Roderick Smith and Frida Kahlo High School

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2017-2018 INTERNS Blanca Martinez, LA County Arts Comission Internship

Rosie Ramiez, Otis College of Art and Design Brenzy Solorzano, Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship Aja Washington, USC Graduate School of Social Work

SPECIAL THANKS Carlos Garcia Octavia Gordema Alex Kurtzman Dorothy Helmuth Jacquelyn Horton Gary Taglyan Ze’ev Waismann

VOLUNTEERS

Lauren Ahkiam Ursula Beatt Andi Garcia Paula Kessler Gigi Lerma Nathalie Sanchez Wayne Perry John Rieth Guadalupe Rivera Gloria Wescott

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is proud to support artworxLA and congratulates honorees Andy Cohen and Curren D. Price, Jr. for this well-deserved recognition.

P R O U D LY SUPPORTS

www.LAFC.com

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1930 Wishire Blvd. Suite 800 Los Angeles 90057

artworxLA.org

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