HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/11/2012 - City Arts Commission - 02 Staff Report Cultural Arts Activities Activities Report from Cultural Arts Office, October 11, 2012
Family Concert Saturday!
Harpist Charissa Barger will present a family concert at Central Library on Saturday, September 22 from 11-
12pm. Charissa has established herself as an inspiring performing artist and dedicated arts educator in
Southern California. Her technical mastery and expressive playing keep her in high demand as a soloist,
chamber and orchestral musician. As an ambassador for new music, Charissa has premiered numerous
works, collaborated with composers and performed for innovative concerts and recordings. She is an
enthusiastic educator and seeks to use music as a tool to help students reach their high potentials.
Charissa currently lives in Los Angeles where she is a candidate for the Master of Music degree at the
University of Southern California. She received an Artist Diploma from the prestigious Colburn Conservatory
of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan, where she was a Rogel scholar.
Cleopatra on October 2
The CityA rtsACommission’sAtourAtoAtheACaliforniaAScienceACenterAon Tuesday, October 2 has sold out. Fifty
registrants will visit “Cleopatra,AtheAExhibition” and take part in a docent-led tour, catered lunch and group
screening of the IMAX filmA“MysteriesAofAEgypt”.
In the next couple of months Cultural Arts will be coordinating a winter tour to the Norton Simon Museum
where VanAGogh’sA famousA“SelfAPortrait”,A(1889)AwillAbeAonAloanAfromAtheANationalAGalleryAofA rtAinA
Washington D.C.
Cultural Arts Grant Applications Due
Friday, September 28, applications for the 2012-13 Cultural Arts Grant
programAwillAbeAdueAinAtheA rtsACoordinator’sAofficeAbyA4pm:AATheA
applications have been advertised and will support cultural arts
programs for citizens ofANewportABeach:AALastAyear’sACulturalA rtsAGrantsA
recipients were ExplorOcean, Baroque Music Festival, South Coast
Repertory Theater, Southland Opera, Festival Ballet Theatre, Newport
Beach Film Festival and the Newport/Mesa YMCA. Arts Commissioners
will be considering grant proposals and funding levels at their October
meeting. In November, their recommendations will go to City Council for
final approval and checks will be presented at a subsequent City Council
meeting.
Beautiful Siren, Tragic Lover, Powerful Queen, Who Was the Real Cleopatra?
Tuesday,AOctoberA2AstaffAhadAcoordinatedAtheA rtsACommission’sAmuseumAtourAtoA“Cleopatra.ATheAExhibition”A
at the California Science Center. Fifty people attended on a rather warm October day, including Arts
Commissioners Caroline Logan, husband Hugh, and Rita Goldberg. Most fascinating was the discovery of
ancient relics related to Cleopatra in the sea near Alexandria, from tiny gold coins to colossal statues. These
finds give us an intriguing glimpse of ancient Egypt in the days before its final conquest by Rome – and tell us
more about the intriguing Queen of Egypt. Also included in the tour was a lunch in the Rose Garden Café and
aAviewingAofAtheAIM XAfilmA“MysteriesAofAEgypt”Afeaturing Omar Sharif and granddaughter.
Cultural Arts Grants Program
On Friday, September 28 applications for the 2012-2013 Cultural Arts Grant Program were due in the Cultural
Arts Office. Eleven organizations have applied for grants and the applications were processed by staff and
sent to the Arts Commission for review (applications are available to read in the Administrative Office at
Central Library.) The Arts Commission will be reviewing the applications all week before their regular
meeting on OctoberA11:AA tAthatAtimeAtheyAwillAmakeArecommendationsAforAthisAyear’sAfunding:AAOnANovemberA
13, the recommendations will be provided to City Council for approval.
Arts Commissioner Tour the Civic Center
The City Arts Commission, members of the Library Board of Trustees and staff were able to tour the new Civic
Center and Park on Thursday, October 4. Assistant City Manager Steve Badum, Library Director Cynthia
Cowell, architects, and contractors for the new site were able to lead the group through the amazing
structures and explain many of the building and park features.
Guitar Virtuoso Joseph Yashar to Play this Sunday, October 7 at 3pm for Musicale
Joseph Yashar started playing the guitar at the age of 12. Primarily self-taught
since then, he continued his musical education at Orange Coast College, and
was the recipient of several scholarships for private studies.
His repertoire contains internationally celebrated virtuoso masterpieces from
the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods. Joseph is also well versed in a
collection of Spanish, Latin and new classical guitar music, including his own
original compositions and arrangements.
Cultural Arts and Arts Commission Meetings & Events Calendar, 2012-2013
2012 Arts Commission Meetings:
October 11, November 8, December 13. 2013: January 10, February 14, March 13, April 11, May 9,
June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, October 10, November 14, December 12.
Programs and Events:
2012
Central Library Exhibitions (Literacy Learner Essays) Through 2012
Searching for Democracy Cabinet Displays Through 2012
City Hall Exhibit (Lenahan collection) Until Move to Civic Center
Cultural Arts Grants
Cultural Arts Grant Completion Report due 09/28/12
City Council Staff Report Approval 11/13/12
Presentation of Checks to Grantees 11/27/12 (during CC
Presentations, 7pm)
2013
MuseumATour.A‘VanAGogh’ASelfAPortraitAonALoan,ANortonASimon 2/21/13 (9:00am-4:30pm)
Newport Beach Art Exhibition and Sale (Oasis) 4/13/12 (set-up 4/12/12 after 4)
Cultural Arts staff will also be working on these classical music events for the NBPL/Friends of NBPL:
Sunday Musicales and Family Concerts
Sundays:
September 9 – Triple Entendre, Chamber Music
October 7 – Joseph Yashar, Virtuoso Guitar
November 18 – Kate Loughrey, Harpist
January 13 – Krechkovsky/Loucks Duo, Violin and Piano
February 10 – Charged Particles, Electric Jazz
March 10 – Natur Early Music Ensemble, Classical, Historical
Saturdays:
September 22 – Harp for Little Hearts
October 20 – Southland Opera