3rd Annual Champion of the Arts Awards

The Arts Council of Mendocino County announces the 3rd Annual Champion of the Arts Awards, as part of our local observance of National Arts and Humanities Month.

The Board of Directors of the Arts Council of Mendocino County is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2005 Champion of the Arts Awards.

Potter Valley residents Mac and Kate Magruder are being honored for their demonstrated excellence in the fields of sculpture and theater arts, respectively, practiced their art for decades in Mendocino County, while integrating their art into the daily life of their communities.

Willits residents Creek and Kitty Norris are being honored for their many years of volunteer activity and generous support of artists and arts organizations, contributing to the vitality and awareness of the arts, and an appreciation for the importance of the arts in the wider community.

Gualala based The Sea Ranch Properties, owned by Kristine and Richard Thomure, is being honored for its major sponsorship of the Gualala Arts and North Coast Artist’s Guild Studio Discovery, as well Project ImagiNation which brings arts programs into the schools.

Mendocino based Mendocino Unified School Enrichment, or MUSE, a non-profit foundation, is being honored for granting more than $200,000 to support drama, instrumental music, choral music, and many other programs in Mendocino schools since 2001.

The 3rd Annual Mendocino County Arts Champion Awards will be presented at 11:45 AM on Tuesday, October 18th at the County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. The Arts Council will host a public reception immediately following . The address for both the meeting and the reception is the County Administration Building, 501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah. Please join the Arts Council on October 18th in recognizing the contributions of these exceptional individuals and organizations.