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The State of the Arts

Annual Report

2012

Coronado Cultural Arts Commission

 

City of Coronado California 92118

 

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The Coronado City Council Resolution creating the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission (CCAC) charged it with the following duties and responsibilities:

The Commission shall:

Recognize and encourage groups and organizations that

enrich Coronado life by bringing cultural and artistic

works of art and providing access to a variety of

performance arts offering a diverse mix of events.

Recommend to the City Council policies and practices to

develop and promote the arts.

Advocate for non-profit and private arts groups operating

in and for the benefit of the citizens of the City of

Coronado.

Encourage educational art experiences for children and

citizens.

Offer recommendations to the City Council regarding

acquisition or exhibition of quality works of art.

Submit an annual report to the City Council on the State

of the Arts in Coronado and the activities and plans of

the Coronado Arts Commission.

 

 

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This is the first State of the Arts Annual Report on the activities of the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission (CCAC)

during its organization and first year of existence. The Commission is an advisory body to the Coronado City

Council and, as such, seeks to serve and partner with our many local artists and cultural arts organizations, and to act

as a catalyst in further developing a vibrant and cohesive arts community, strengthening education, enhancing

economic and tourism development, and enriching life. This Commission’s creation is a statement that the City of

Coronado finds value in the arts and invites its citizens to engage and participate in them.

Created September 26, 2011, by City Council Resolution #8507, the Commission consists of seven volunteer

commissioners who are appointed to serve three-year terms by the City Council through a public application process.

As a sign of the economic times in which the CCAC was created, there is not a designated budget. Library Director,

Christian Esquevin, serves as the city’s liaison to the Commission.

The CCAC meets on the first Thursday of each month at 4:30 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The

meetings are open, and the public is invited to attend. Agendas and minutes of previous meetings are posted and

available on the City’s website: www.coronado.ca.us

 

Coronado Cultural Arts Commission

Letter from the Mayor 4

Greetings from the Chair 5

A New Beginning 6

Charting Our Course 7

Meet Your Commissioners 8

Performing Arts 10

Visual & Literary Arts 11

Public Art 12

Media 13

Art Education 14

Arts Advocacy & Fundraising 15

Public Relations & Film 16

Looking Ahead: 2013 17

Creative Community Partnerships 18

Inside:

"Understanding  and  acknowledging  the  incredible economic impact of the non‐profit  arts and culture industry,  we  must  always  remember  their fundamental  value.  They  foster  beauty,  crea vity, originality, and  vitality.  The arts  inspire us,  soothe us, provoke us, involve us, and connect us. But they also create jobs and contribute to the economy." 

 —Robert L. Lynch President and CEO 

Americans for the Arts 

 

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A Letter from the Mayor … my arms wide open to the arts

 

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… from where I sit

Greetings from the Chair

September, attracts over 10,000 arts lovers. The library

expanded and acquired its own outstanding art collection,

including several historic pieces. CAA artists still show in

the park on Sundays, and Promenade Concerts in the Park

recently celebrated their fortieth anniversary frequently

joined by Coronado’s own “Community Band.”

Yes, it was plainly obvious that the arts had achieved a

higher profile in Coronado than 20 years ago, but there still

seemed to be something missing. All the pieces of the

puzzle were here, but where was the frame bringing it

together? Who could step forward to bring all the various

groups and artists together to work in collaboration to

support and expand the arts in our city? Well, therein was

the answer: the City of Coronado. A municipal

government is in a unique position to provide leadership

and support in a neutral environment to the benefit of

artists, arts organizations, and the community. A New

Beginning on page 6 tells how the Coronado Cultural Arts

Commission was established. This report is a testament to

the good work that has begun.

Our thanks to the Mayor and members of the Coronado

City Council for stepping up to the plate! Thank you for the

confidence and trust you have placed in us, the founding

commissioners. We are working hard to be good stewards

with the responsibilities you have entrusted to us. The

community has rallied around our work, and, with their

continued participation and support, we have great

expectations for the future. As good as it is, it is going to

get even better; truly, the best is yet to come!

Heidi Wilson

CCAC Chair

I remember the first time I came to Coronado to attend a

convention at the Hotel Del in the early 90’s. Coming over

the bridge I saw the Del outlined against the blue sky and

ocean and accented by the vivid green of the golf course.

Driving through historic neighborhoods and downtown, I

felt I was being transported back in time. I was completely

charmed - it was love at first sight! I immediately started

plotting how to get to live here...

A couple of years later when my husband and I bought our

first home here, having just left a job as Executive Director

of the La Quinta Arts Foundation in the desert, I

immediately started looking for “my people” – the “artsy

group.” What I found were bits and pieces of an arts

community, but certainly not what I had expected.

Coronado rivals Carmel in location and beauty, and I fully

expected a similar community flourishing with art, artists,

and arts organizations. At that time Kris McClung only

dreamed of having an “arts school” at Coronado High;

Coronado Historical Association (CHA) was quietly going

about its business from a Victorian home off Orange. I

found Coronado Arts Association (CAA) artists in the

park, but upon inquiry about a “city arts festival” found

there was none. Neither was there an Arts Council, an Arts

Commission, or even a Local Arts Agency. Lamb’s Players

Theater was just renovating their home in the Spreckels

building, and the Coronado Playhouse was a small “eclectic”

building on the bay. I did find a beautiful classic library,

wonderful summer concerts in the park, and more here than

initially met the eye.

Fast forward 20 years, Coronado’s arts organizations have

grown and matured. We now have a nationally-acclaimed

Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) as a school-within-a-

school at CHS with its own state-of-the-arts Performing

Arts Center with two theatres. Coronado Playhouse has a

beautiful theater to call home as part of the Community

Center. The city initiated a Public Art Program, and,

working with the Port of San Diego, places whimsical,

fabulous pieces of art all around our city. Lambs, building

on their success in Coronado, opened a second location in

the historic Horton Theater in San Diego’s Gaslight

district. The Coronado Museum of History and Art is

housed in a historic building on Orange Ave., sharing the

space with the Coronado Visitor’s Center. The CHA’s

annual arts festival, Coronado Art Walk, held each

 

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… to succeed you must start A New Beginning

 

The Coronado Cultural Arts Commission grew out of a grass

roots community effort to bring greater attention and focus to

Coronado’s rich and abundant arts community. With a

number of successful arts organizations already in existence,

joined by a significant and talented array of known artists and

other supporters, it was felt that what was known and visible

was actually just scratching the surface of what is actually here.

An Arts Forum in June of 2011 was well attended by 65 artists,

arts organizations, and interested community individuals. This

group became the nucleus for further plans and activities. Our

next outreach, the Arts Happening in late September, was

attended by nearly 300 arts supporters who came out to view

the works of 71 local artists, see vignettes from our local art

galleries, and meet with our local arts organizations, while

enjoying wine tastings, appetizers, and the sounds of one of our

local bands.

Carried by a wave of positive enthusiasm, the crowd moved on

to the City Council Chambers for a Special Meeting of the

Coronado City Council. It then came as no surprise that the

audience broke into spontaneous applause when the Council

voted unanimously in support of the resolution that officially

created the new “Coronado Cultural Arts Commission.” A special

video created for the event, showcasing Coronado as a true arts

community, is still available for viewing at: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4ogV2Vss4. It had over 500

viewings prior to being re-mastered to reflect creation of the

new commission.

City Council Resolution #8507, enacted September 26, 2011,

laid the foundation for the new CCAC’s work and became the

guiding light as we began to chart our course and develop the

new organization. Inspired by the resolution, the

commissioners adopted the following:

MISSION STATEMENT

The Coronado Cultural Arts Commission serves the

Coronado community as an umbrella organization and voice

for the arts through support, enrichment, and development

of a thriving arts environment.

VISION

We value the arts and believe that they have the power to life

the human spirit to a higher place.

CORE VALUES

Art belongs to everyone.

Art is an essential element of life in Coronado.

Art informs the times in which it is created.

Art inspires, heals, energizes, and educates us.

 

GOALS

SUPPORT Recognize and encourage the pursuits of

individual artists, as well as organizations that

enrich Coronado life by bringing cultural and

artistic works of art, performances, and a diverse

mix of other arts-related events to the city.

Advocate for private and non-profit arts groups

operating in and for the benefit of the citizens

of the City of Coronado.

ENRICHMENT

Encourage educational arts experiences for

children and citizens of every age.

Offer recommendations to the City Council

regarding acquisition or exhibition of quality

works of art

DEVELOPMENT

Ensure and improve the health of the local arts

community by seeking outside funding as

needed to facilitate development of the arts in

Coronado.

Recommend to the City Council policies and

practices to develop and promote the arts in

Coronado.

 

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. . . mapping the future  Charting Our Course

Early on it was a philosophical decision of the

commission to involve as much of the community as

possible in our work so that CCAC goals and activities

would truly be reflective of the community at large and

not just the ideas of a few select individuals. To

accomplish this in an organized and effective manner, we

identified seven program areas covering all known areas

of possibility and set up informal “Working Teams”.

Each team chaired by a member of the commission.

These groups identify, explore, and make

recommendations to the commission as a whole. With

tremendous support from our local press - both print and

electronic - we put out a call to the community for

volunteers to join us on the various working teams. The

response was as amazing as the germination of flower

seeds, dormant in the soil until the right conditions

present themselves. Individuals came forward to offer

their experience and expertise to assist us as we moved

forward. The resulting “Floral Bouquet” was nothing

short of astonishing as we found individuals of enormous

talent and experience living here who had almost never

participated in the arts community; arts-passionate

individuals living here, but invisible. It was EXACTLY

as we had hoped from the very beginning. And, we

found that they were eager to participate and happy to

share their knowledge, expertise, and experience.

WORKING TEAMS

PERFORMING ARTS

Founding Chair: Steve Baker

ARTS EDUCATION

Founding Chair: Kris McClung

ARTS ADVOCACY & FUNDRAISING

Current Chair: Kari Kovach Founding Chair: Healy Henderson

PUBLIC ART

Founding Chair: Jeff Tyler

MEDIA

Founding Chair: Heidi Wilson

VISUAL & LITERARY ARTS

Current Chair: Susan Enowitz Founding Chair: Doris Besikof

PUBLIC RELATIONS & FILM

Founding Chair: Doug St. Denis

As a result, new avenues of artistic expression have sprung

forth in ways we never imagined, as is the case of our new

Visual and Literary Arts and the Public Relations and Film

groups, both of which required an immediate amendment

to our original Working Team categories. What we have

found is perhaps best summed up by one of our renowned

local artists who sent a note right after CCAC’s formation

stating: “Thank God, I’ve waited 35 YEARS for this to

happen.”

 

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… passionate about the arts Meet Your Commissioners

Heidi Wilson’s visionary strengths have been one of the driving forces in the establishment

of the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission and she currently serves as its Chair. A

passionate arts supporter, she has experienced first-hand the power of art to heal and teach as

well as inspire. That passion fuels her desire to insure that art is an integral part of the everyday

fabric of our lives and to see that the creative experience of arts education is available to all

children. A former Chair of the Coronado Public Art Sub-committee, Heidi has 25+ years of

arts administration experience and has harnessed the power of collaborative efforts to bring

together artists, organizations, and residents to support, encourage, and further develop a

thriving and vibrant creative community in Coronado.

Steve M. Baker brings a lifetime in the arts to the Commission as Vice-Chair. A musician

(piano and trumpet) since the age of seven, he has performed as a piano soloist with many

orchestras including under the baton of John Williams and Elmer Bernstein. His 25+ years of

marketing experience include a stint at Carnegie Hall and most recently, at the San Diego

Symphony where he serves as Senior Director of Marketing since 2009. Steve’s vision and multi-

faceted comprehensive understanding of the arts as a performer, an administrator, and community

citizen perfectly position him to lead the Commission’s Performing Arts Working Team and his

dynamic experience provided critically important elements to the CoronadoARTS.com website

development process.

Susan Enowitz has an exceptional background and brings unique skills to the Commission

where she serves as Chair of the Visual and Literary Arts Working Teams. Her Master’s degree

in Anthropology and extensive research and travels led to an understanding of the importance of

personal expression through the arts to people, no matter where or when they lived. Her career in

museums includes 16 years at the San Diego Museum of Man, where she received a national

award as an innovator in education, and most recently she retired as Executive Director of the

Coronado Historical Association, where she gained insightful knowledge of the community of

Coronado, both its past and present. A knowledgeable and strong supporter of public art, Susan

has been involved with Coronado’s Public Art program since 2007.

Kari A. Kovach was inspired to become involved in the Commission after the revitalization of

the Coronado Village Theatre. Kari sees the Commission as an opportunity to work with the

community to continue to grow and strengthen Coronado’s position as an arts and cultural

destination. Her comprehensive experience in marketing, advertising, brand consulting,

promotions, and new product launches comes from an extensive career in senior management

with Conde` Nast publications in New York City including stints with The New Yorker and Golf

World. A graduate of Georgetown University, Kari’s first job out of college was serving as a

media relations and logistics aide to Henry A. Kissinger. Currently, she is a principal in a

market research and consulting company. Her strategic thinking skills are proving invaluable

to her work as Chair of the Commission’s Arts Advocacy and Fundraising Team.

 

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Kris McClung has over 30 years of work in the arts at the Coronado Unified School District

and has always been passionately immersed in the arts. As Founder and former Director of the

Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA), Kris successfully wrote grants which received over $4

million for the arts in Coronado’s schools. After her retirement in 2010 she became a project

manager for the California Department of Education’s Arts, Media, and Entertainment Career

Technical Education initiative. Kris is on the Steering Committee for CREATE CA, a

statewide initiative to provide arts and creative education in California’s public schools. Her

intimate knowledge of arts education both in Coronado and around the state give the

Commission a strong voice for strengthening “Arts Ed” for all ages in our city. Kris is Chair of

the Commission’s Arts Education Working Team.

Doug St. Denis states she was “born passionate for the arts” which is aptly demonstrated

by her work as a writer, poet, dancer, painter, architect, and actress. Her resume includes

years of service to the City of Coronado and other local non-profit organizations. She has

been the recipient of several prestigious awards honoring her service to Coronado and the

arts including the 2008 “Legend” award from the Soroptimists, the 2010 Star Award from

the San Diego Performing Arts League, and the 2012 Coronado First Bank “Citizen of the

Year” award. Doug is currently focusing on establishing the Coronado Island Film Festival

organization after providing assistance and leadership with the start-up of the Cultural Arts

Commission aamd served as founding Vice-Chair. It is her energy, creativity, and

connectivity to the community which she brings to the Commission as Chair of the Public

Relations and Film Working Team.

For many years Jeff Tyler was Director of Corporate Advancement and Development for

Lamb’s Players Theater where he used both his MBA and a strong management background

developed as a senior U.S, Navel officer and as President of a San Diego Electronics Company.

Currently as a Realtor with Lee Mather Company, Jeff brings a long history of community

involvement and a true love of the arts to his current position as Chair of the Commission’s

Public Art Working Team. He is excited with the opportunity to help make a difference

inspiring and stimulating artistic awareness of Coronado residents and visitors. Already his

leadership, initiative, focus, and communication skills have contributed to community

collaborations enhancing Coronado’s Public Art opportunities.

Christian Esquivein is Director of the Coronado Public Library

and staff liaison to the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission. The

Library's significant art collection and archives are due in no small

part to his efforts to acquire and preserve Coronado's rich artistic and

cultural heritage for current and future generations. He has a passion

for art in film, art history, and is both a collector and historian of

costume design art from the classic films of Hollywood about which

he authored a beautifully illustrated book: Adrian ~ Silver Screen to

Custom Label.

Staff-Liaison 

 

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… engaging hearts and minds

Performing Arts

Our many, varied Performing Arts groups form the

nucleus for exciting collaborative events. A desire to see

them achieve new levels of success individually also

drives this active group. They seek to assist and

promote city and local organizations in the presentation

of performances (music, dance, theater, or multi-media)

for residents and visitors alike. This group provides a

forum for the exchange of ideas, plans, and scheduling

information; for encouraging collaboration within the

performing arts community; and for identifying

common areas of need and exploring solutions

GOALS:

Identify all performing arts groups and individuals operating

in Coronado.

Coordinate annual calendars to avoid scheduling conflicts

and increase awareness of community events.

Identify ideas and events suitable for collaborative efforts.

Develop a website that can serve as a Master Calendar for

all community arts events

Identify areas of need and collaborate on solutions

2013 PREVIEW:

Consolidate individual organization calendars to develop a

“Master Calendar of Events”

Sponsor a workshop to demonstrate the new web site; how

it works, how to upload events, and to develop directory

pages and links

Identify and develop a data base of local and regional

performing arts resources, including venues and performers

Hold a Workshop on enrolling organizations in the

national Cultural Data Project

Collaborate on activities, focusing on community

engagement of the arts.

PERFORMING ARTS Working Team

Steve Baker

Founding Chair Phil Imming

Coronado Community Band Barron Hanzel,

Katy Skyrud Coronado Community Playhouse

Shane Schmeichel, Sherril Altstadt Gary Altstadt

Coronado School of the Arts Donna Crossman

Band & Choir Boosters Christian Esquevin

Coronado Public Library Arthur Connors

Coronado Senior Assn. Denise Schwab

Ferry Landing Mgmt. Co. Robert Smyth Kerry Meads

Lamb’s Players’ Theatre Bruce Linder

Coronado Historical Association Jantina Perry Musica Vitale

Bill Gise Floyd Ross

Promenade Concerts in the Park Tom Luedtke

Coronado Jazz Band Kari Kovach

CCAC Arts Advocacy

 

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The Visual and Literary Arts Working Team has moved

forward with speed and vision attracting impassioned

participants and offering a wide variety of well-received

events for the community. The working team started with an

overall mission to energize the artistic and literary climate of

our city; to identify and showcase local art, artists, and

writers; to enrich the artistic environment for local artists and

authors and our community; to encourage local arts groups

and facilitate arts events that will artistically enrich and

inspire our artists, writers, and the public at large; and to

support the presence of local art and literature as part of

commerce in our city.

MISSION:

To energize the local community with a presence of an art

climate and to enrich the environment of local artists and

authors

GOALS:

Identify the art currently in our community and

determine what is needed to enrich and energize it.

Identify the artists and authors in our community in a

way that is inclusive and makes it easy for them to come

forward.

Focus on programs and activities that will enrich and

enhance the quality of art in our community and its

artists and authors.

Report and make recommendations to the commission

based on our findings.

CORE VALUES:

We believe the activities of this working team will be

collaborative, rather than competitive, particularly with

ethical respect for the interest of local businesses, arts groups,

and individual artists and authors. This committee will be

independent and not an offshoot of any existing arts

organizations in the community. Art begets art. People

want involvement, based on current events.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS:

Sponsored an Open Art Studio tour & music.

Sponsored a Writers’ Reading at WineStyles resulting in the

creation of “Coronado Scribes,” a new writers’ group.

Sponsored ”How to Publish Your Work” talk at the Winn

Room.

Sponsored “Easels Under the Trees” & Writers’ Reading

group, joining the Sara Rowe Show at the library in

conjunction with Art Walk

Developed a “Certificate of Appreciation” to be given on behalf

of the Commission to arts supporters in the community.

Sponsored a Poetry Reading.

Sponsored the formation of a Journaling Project.

Identified approximately 100 additional artists in our

community who are interested in further development of the

arts in Coronado.

2013 PREVIEW:

Develop a program for “Art in Vacant Storefronts.”

Develop an “Artists’ Registry.”

Continue development of writers’ and artists’ community.

Assist artists in developing their profile pages for the new

CCAC website.

Visual & Literary Arts

… cultivating creativity VISUAL & LITERARY ARTS Working Team

Susan Enowitz, Current Chair

Doris Besikof, Founding Chair

Carolyn Ayres

John Clampitt

Jerry Greenspan

Dan McGeorge

Pamela Anne Murphy

Anthea Rodgers

Ethelyn J. Shinn

 

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Public Art

In 2001, the City established Coronado’s Public Art program

by authorizing a sub-committee of its Design Review

Commission to select and recommend art for a new City

Hall. Working in conjunction with the Port of San Diego to

assist in the selection of art for the Port’s Coronado

Tidelands’ properties, and assisting with the commission and

acquisition of other works of art have resulted in a collection

of 30 public art pieces. Upon its creation, the CCAC

assumed the responsibility for the city’s public art program.

Building on the foundation already in place, the revitalized

Public Art Working Team has developed an impressive

agenda.

MISSION:

To enhance the cultural and aesthetic quality of life in

Coronado by actively pursuing the selection,

acquisition, placement, and preservation of art in

public spaces, and serving to preserve and develop

public access to the arts

To ensure that the vitality of the arts in Coronado is

continued as an integral part of the future of the

City as well as its citizens

GOALS:

To encourage the broad distribution of public art

throughout Coronado.

To recommend acquisition of a broad range of works of

art of the highest quality.

To encourage collaborative efforts among artists,

architects, and landscape architects

To ensure the preservation of Coronado’s historic art

pieces.

To encourage human interactions with public places by

the placement of public art.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS:

Celebrated the placement of Sea Level at the City’s new

Boat House.

Assisted in facilitating the purchase of Handstand at the

Community Center.

Researched and assisted in the development of a

comprehensive Coronado Public Art Master Plan.

2013 PREVIEW:

Develop short term (1-yr.) and long term (5 yr.)

objectives and associated action items based on the

Master Plan.

Take a lead role in developing public art for display in

the Coronado Plaza Clock Tower.

Collaborate with the Senior Center Design team to

make art an integral part of the new center.

PUBLIC ART Working Team

Jeff Tyler,

Founding Chair

Susan Enowitz

Jody Esquer

Phil Hammett

Bob Kipperman

Steve Mather

Dina Ochs

Marilyn Rees

Susan Ronan (Rep to SD Port PA Committee)

… it’s for everyone

 

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Websites Multi-media Sliders Social Media

Analy cs     Dynamic Directory     Facebook Automated Posts LINKEDIN

Tweeter Uploads Downloads

Pinterest Mezzanine Hos ng Streaming Video Navigation My Space

Backend Updating iFRAME Blogs RSS Feeds widgets

Media

 

In the rapidly changing world of communication, the need

for an effective method of marketing the arts and sharing

information was identified over and over by arts groups and

individuals as we developed plans for an arts commission.

While every organization and many individual artists have

their own websites, many with a calendar component, the

ability to access all arts events on any given date, is not

available. Without a master calendar, planning future events

is a hit or miss situation with sometimes 2 or 3 events on a

given evening and nothing the day before or after – even

exclusive of week-ends.

With focused attention to detail, the three-member working

team, joined by Library Director Christian Esquevin, spent

several months evaluating websites and working in

collaboration with CCAC’s Performing Arts Working Team

members to develop criteria pertinent to our needs The

resulting CCAC website will allow each organization to

upload its own events, and will offer them a web page on our

site with links to their own. Individual artists are to have a

page plus a listing in the “Artists’ Registry.” Using state of

the art features, the new website: CoronadoARTS.com is

now under development and scheduled to launch in early

summer 2013. Social media connections will be developed

and added shortly thereafter.

MISSION: To work with local cultural arts organizations and individual artists

along with others seeking to offer arts- related events to develop

and maintain a collaborative, comprehensive communication

strategy for all things related to arts and culture in Coronado

GOALS:

Promote Coronado artists and arts organizations, their events

and activities, along with those of the CCAC.

Develop a social media presence for the CCAC.

2012 HIGHLIGHTS:

Researched and reviewed general websites as well as those specific to arts organizations with a particular interest in calendar components.

Developed a list of features and elements to be included in a staff-generated RFP for developing a Community Calendar website.

Reviewed bid proposals and recommended selection of Raindrop Marketing.

Outlined development of the specific materials to be included on the new website.

2013 PREVIEW:

Coordinate development of CCAC’s new community calendar website: CoronadoARTS.com in collaboration with local arts organizations and artists.

Develop protocol, policies, and procedures regarding use of the new site for presentation to the CCAC for approval.

Collaborate with other City bodies on development of a city-wide “web policy.”

Explore and make recommendations to the City concerning commercial “Sponsorship” opportunities for CCAC activities.

Develop and execute a “launch plan” for the new website at the ARTS FORUM on June 20, 2013.

. . . promoting the Arts

M E D I A Working Team

Heidi Wilson, Founding Chair

Steve Baker Kelly Purvis

Christian Esquevin

 

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Arts Education

… unlocking imagination

““Arts Education” covers a broad spectrum of possibilities

including community art classes, arts education as part of

school curriculum, and professional development workshops

for artists and teachers to name a few. Most non-

professionals who engage in artistic endeavors do so as a

creative outlet, something they enjoy and find value in

pursuing.

However, for our children art isn’t just for fun; involvement

in the arts has been documented to provide gains in math,

reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skills.

Arts learning can also improve motivation, concentration,

confidence, and teamwork and has been shown to

effectively enable children challenged in a variety of ways to

bridge the gap to success. But arts education isn’t just for

children; learning in the arts has been shown to enable

individuals of all ages to develop and sharpen critical

thinking, as well as collaborative and creative skills.

We are blessed in Coronado to have a school district that

values the arts and has embraced the state’s new “Blueprint

for Creative Schools.” We have an extraordinary School of

the Arts (CoSA) on the campus of Coronado High School,

and Coronado Unified School District also offers art classes

through their adult Education Program. We have a City

Recreation Program that offers recreational art classes to

children throughout the year, and there are numerous

individual artists who offer classes and instruction in a

variety of media. This team’s overall goal is to identify

resources, encourage collaborations, and identify and seek

solutions to areas of unmet need.

MISSION:

The Arts Education Working Team embraces artistic

creativity and encourages arts education experiences for

all ages.

GOALS:

Promote arts education and performances/exhibition

opportunities for arts learners.

Facilitate arts education partnerships among city,

school district, and private entities.

Support professional development in the arts for

teachers.

2013 PREVIEW:

Identify sites where private and adult arts

education is taking place in the community in

addition to known school sites.

Define difference between “arts education” as

opposed to “recreational art.”

Collaborate with the City and CUSD on plans

for Coronado’s local programming station -

Channel 19.

Collaborate on art exhibits based on school

curriculum with the school district, library and

Coronado Recreation Department.

ARTS EDUCATION Working Team

Kris McClung Founding Chair

Linda Benning Linda Kullmann Claudia Gallant Change Michael

Tony Perri Shane Schmeichel Margaret Wright

 

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Arts Advocacy & Fundraising

… strengthening and sustaining the Arts

This Working Team has three separate functions:

1.) to identify and establish associations and

partnerships with local, regional, state, and national

arts agencies and service organizations;

2.) to gather and disseminate data demonstrating the

local economic impact the arts make on our daily lives;

and

3.) to identify and pursue funding sources, grant

opportunities, and other fundraising activities to benefit

local cultural arts organizations, individual artists, and

the CCAC itself.

2012 REVIEW:

CCAC Fundraising Event: “Sara’s Coronado” an

exhibition and sale of donated artwork from the

estate of local artist Sara Rowe held in September

in conjunction with CHA’s Art Walk.

RESULTS: $9,000 in sales and donations to fund

development costs of CCAC’s new Community

Arts Calendar website: CoronadoARTS.com due to

launch summer of 2013 and dedicated to Sara’s

memory.

2013 PREVIEW:

ADVOCACY:

Represent Coronado in local and regional arts-related

planning and meetings. �Work with local arts

partners to develop an Economic Impact Statement.

Collaborate with CCAC’s Performing Arts Working

Team to enroll local organizations in the National

Cultural Data Project (CDP).\

FUNDRAISING:

Identify fundraising opportunities and/or assist with

identified opportunities as needed.

Identify funding and grant resources and distribute

information, as appropriate, to arts organizations and/

or individual artists.

ARTS ADVOCACY & FUNDRAISING

Working Team

Healy Henderson

Founding Chair

Kari Kovach

Chair

 

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. . . promoting the arts and film Public Relations & Film

This Working Team combines two separate functions:

1.) to promote through the local media the arts-related

activities and sponsored events of the Coronado Cultural Arts

Commission and its working teams; and

2.) to focus on Film as an art form and celebrate its profound

influence on our culture.

Relationships have been established with local and regional

media which allows this working team to function as a single

point of contact for all CCAC activities. As a result, our new

commission has enjoyed unprecedented media coverage,

which attracted a host of volunteers, supporters, and greatly

contributed to our commission’s first-year success.

The film designation was originally envisioned as a way of

potentially providing support for the city by developing

guidelines, much like a city film commission might do.

However, the term “film” quickly sparked a different reaction

in the community: a ground swell of strong interest

supporting the idea of Coronado offering a unique film

festival. With CCAC taking the lead role, a whirlwind of

activity soon developed, and the idea quickly outgrew the

scope of the CCAC and spawned its own 501 (c) (3) non-

profit foundation: the Coronado Island Film Festival

(CIFF). The CCAC is proud to have parented this new

organization, and we look to this active and impassioned

group to change the cultural landscape of our city in the

coming years.

MISSION:

Contribute to increased awareness of the arts in Coronado

by promoting the CCAC and its activities.

Advance and enhance the love and appreciation of film in

Coronado by bringing together films, cultural arts,

educational programming, and related activities in

association with other appropriate organizations.

GOALS:

Continue to promote CCAC activities and events to the

media

Engage CIFF and other organizations in the planning

process to facilitate city-wide collaborative efforts centered

around film themes.

2012 REVIEW:

Set up a data base with local and regional media contacts.

Distributed Press Releases for all CCAC events and

activities.

Began research on the viability of a Coronado Island Film

Festival.

2013 PREVIEW:

Provide leadership to assist in the development of the

Coronado Island Film Festival non-profit to produce the

Film Festival in association with the CCAC.

Collaborate with other organizations to include film

screenings, live performances, storytelling, music, parties,

exhibits, lectures, panel discussions, and more.

P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S & F I L M Working Team

Doug St. Denis Founding Chair

Lance Alspaugh Susan Anderson

Christian Esquevin Kari Kovach

Harvey Mabry Jill McClure Dina Ochs Tony Perri

Dotty Turner Bianca Valle

 

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. . . the future is bright  

Looking Ahead: 2013

strong foundation of cultural activities, yet there is a

lack of consensus about what the city should aspire to

in the areas of arts and culture. Within the planning

process we will identify the current strengths of our

cultural assets as well as look at any areas of weakness

through a comprehensive community cultural

assessment. Consideration will be given to the entire

range of fine and traditional art forms, the

humanities, as well as the history and heritage of this

community and region. We need to give

consideration to what it means to be a “tourist town”

and how best to meet the needs of visitors, as well as

seasonal and year-round residents.

On June 20th, a CCAC sponsored Arts Forum will be

held in order to begin a community conversation

about our cultural future. If you hear about this

opportunity or are reading this report on our website

after the Arts Forum and are interested in

participating, please let us know via our Contact Us

page on CoronadoARTS.com. In the coming years

this city-wide cultural conversation will offer

extraordinary sharing and learning opportunities for

people of all ages, providing participants with a

chance to meet new people and get to know their

community better.

We invite you to join us on this grand new adventure

and look forward to the journey.

The future is bright for the arts in Coronado.

Exciting, collaborative events among the CCAC and

our partner organizations are already beginning with

many more on the horizon. At the end of the Arts

Forum in 2011, one of our local arts leaders

commented that this was the first time she had ever

sat at a table with her organizational counter-parts,

and she was excited by the synergistic possibilities

from conversations started that day.

Creative ideas are starting to come to life as plans

formulate for new and dynamic initiatives and

activities. We are excited by the start made this past

year but challenged as we look to the future. As a

city, Coronado has already seen its 100th birthday

come and go, but our arts community is, in many

ways, “still growing up”. Even though our residents

have interest in and commitment to arts and culture,

the necessary underpinnings of a vibrant cultural

sector are not yet fully in place; we do not have a plan

for the future of cultural development in our

community.

The CCAC will provide leadership in assisting the

city and our partnering organizations to define the

role of arts and culture in our community. In order

to achieve the maximum potential possible for our

community, we propose to move forward with a city-

wide planning process entitled: Cultural Compass: A

Strategic Vision for Arts and Culture. Coronado has a

 

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Coronado is blessed to have a vibrant, lively, and engaging

arts community and the Cultural Arts Commission is

proud to provide a public face for Coronado’s body of

creative industries.

Grounded in a rich cultural heritage stretching back over a

century, our enchanted island enjoys and shares two

resident theater groups – Coronado Playhouse Community

Theater, and Lamb’s Players Theatre (San Diego County’s

third largest professional theater group) offer performances

year around; the Coronado School of the Arts, a nationally

acclaimed, award winning school located on the campus of

Coronado High School; six fine art galleries – Arts &

Frames by Woods, Art for Wildlife, Austin’s, Dan

McGeorge, Shorelines and the Galleria. Music is well

presented by the Coronado Community Band and the

Coronado Jazz Band as well as Musica Vitale (an ensemble

of professional classical singers) and two organizations

provide a wide variety of free music concerts – Promenade

Concerts in the Park (Summer Sunday evenings in

Spreckles Park) and the Ferry Landing Concert Series

(Saturday and Sunday afternoons spring to late fall).

Our Coronado Senior Association provides classes, films

and quarterly musical Cabarets open to the public and the

Coronado Recreation Dept. and Coronado’s Unified

School District Adult Education offer a host of classes for

young to old year-around. The Coronado Historical

Association represents both history and art with its

museum exhibitions, historic archives, and as sponsor of

the widely popular Historic Home tours (May) and Arts

Walk (September). One of our crown jewels - the

Coronado Public Library, offers on-going exhibitions,

Coronado’s Creative Community . . . alive, vibrant and growing  

children’s storytelling, lectures, films, and hosts discussion

groups along with their own Summer Concert Series in the Winn

Room. Our City boasts a collection of over 30 pieces of art in

public places around town stretching from Tidelands Park to

the south end of the Strand – a Public Art Walking Tour

brochure is available for viewing on CoronadoArts.com or pick

one up at the Coronado Visitor’s Center.

Adding to our visual bounty – a drive down Orange Street

from the Ferry landing to the Del offers myriad opportunities

to view and enjoy Mainstreet Ltd.’s sixteen unique and special

median gardens, or tune into the buzz of downtown activity

with MotorCars on Mainstreet (April) or Mainstreet Goes

Ghostly (October). And last but certainly not least – the brand

new Coronado Island Film Festival organization is working on

plans to bring a Coronado Film Festival to life in 2014 hosting

films in our historic and exquisitely restored Village Theater as

well as CoSA’s Performing Arts Theater.

Beyond the obvious organizations, Coronado is also home to a

number of nationally recognized award-winning authors and

poets, playwrights, TV, Film, and stage directors/producers, as

well as actors, musicians, composers, and film makers. We

offer a wide and richly textured variety of visual fine artists and

craftsman rounding out what Coronado presents to its

residents and shares with the world. Coronado Arts

Association presents a variety of visual artists at their Art in the

Park (1st and 3rd Sundays in Spreckels Park). Find them all

listed in profile pages of the artist’s directory on

CoronadoARTS.com.

The arts in Coronado are alive, vibrant and growing. We invite

you to come take a closer look and let us share and engage you

in our passion for creativity!

 

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Partners . . . together we can accomplish more 

In addition to offering one of the finest libraries in the County, the City of Coronado Public Library houses a beautiful collection of historic art and their ongoing exhibitions and programming provide a variety of activities from children’s storytelling to lectures, films, and concerts.

640 Orange Avenue – Info: 619.533.7930 ~ http://www.coronado.ca.us/library/

The City of Coronado Recreation Dept. offers a wonderful assortment of arts related classes on an ongoing basis as well as summer and school holiday camps for young people designed to stimulate creativity, teach new skills and provide new sources for inspiration in addition to the normal recreation services one might expect. 1845 Strand Way –Info: 619.522. 7342 ~ https://www.coronado.ca.us/recreation/

Established in 1959 the Coronado Art Association carries forward a proud and popular tradition of Art in the Park. The first and third Sunday of each month from 10am to 4pm year around, local member artists gather to show and sell their original artwork in our beloved Spreckels Park. Info: Gerry Lounsbury 619.435.4546 ~ www.coronadoartassn.com

Open to all levels, Coronado Community Band and Coronado Jazz Band foster a sense of community for those interested in instrumental music and provides opportunities to practice and grow skills through weekly sessions at the Coronado High School and public concerts in a variety of locations. Info: Phil Imming 619.435.1299

Coronado High School Adult Education provides low cost arts related classes each season to stimulate the mind and expand creative horizons. Info: 619.522.8911 ~ www.adulted-rop.coronado.k12.ca.us/

Coronado Historical Association wears many hats and in addition to their critically important mission of preserving and sharing Coronado’s rich history they operate the Museum of Art and History as well as the Coronado Visitor Center both housed on Orange Avenue in Coronado’s first designated Historic Commercial building. CHA offers ongoing exhibitions and lectures, educates Coronado school children on local history, and sponsors an annual home tour and the Coronado ArtWALK. 1100 Orange Avenue, Info: 619.435.7242 ~ www.CoronadoHistory.org

The new non-profit group Coronado Island Film Festival has emerged from initial interest developed by the CCAC’s Film Working Team. Still in its infancy but with interest and energy growing rapidly, events and activities are planned to promote, and share their passion for the magical art of visual storytelling through screenings, competitions, workshops, lectures and other film-related events. Info: Doug St. Denis 619.435.0413

Coronado Playhouse Community Theater is the oldest community theatre in San Diego County, and has been serving the Coronado community since 1946. A local theatre has the responsibility to challenge, educate, entertain, and enrich its constituency. Further, they draw upon local creative and technical talent to give Coronado and San Diego residents’ access to experience training in the theatrical arts while offering a wide variety of shows on a year around basis. On the bay at the Community Center. 1845 Strand Way, Info: 619.435.4856 ~ www.CoronadoPlayhouse.comm

Coronado Mainstreet, Ltd. is committed to supporting and preserving one of our most basic and treasured resources – our downtown, a symbol of our community’s economic health, local quality of life, pride, and community history. They sponsor the median gardens on Orange and numerous events including MotorCars on MainStreet and Downtown Goes Ghostly. 1013 Park Place, Info: 619-437-0254 ~ www.CoronadoMainStreet.com

Sunday concerts in the park are signature elements of the Coronado experience where friendships and memories are made. Coronado Promenade Concerts produces and manages the Spreckels Park summer concert series that has been a staple of Coronado life for over four decades. Running every Sunday evening (usually a 6pm start) from Memorial Day week-end through Labor Day Week-end the series features classic Rock & Roll, Blues, Jazz, Military and Concert bands, and enough Swing to keep our “dancers” happy. www.CoronadoConcert.com

The nationally acclaimed and award-winning Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) is a public arts conservatory pre-professional arts program reaches out to talented grade 9 -12 students in San Diego County. CoSA is the place for aspiring young artists to immerse themselves in an afternoon of classes in one of six performing or visual arts conservatories: Classical and Contemporary Dance, Digital Media and Filmmaking, Instrumental Music, Musical Theatre & Drama, Technical Theatre and Visual Arts. 650 D. Avenue, Info: 619.522.4050 ~ www.cosasandiego.com/

The Coronado Senior Association is bustling with activity on a daily basis and with a motto that states: A complete and full life for seniors, they offer a meeting place for persons fifty years of age and older. The center offers a variety of programs, trips, special events, activities and classes at low-cost or free. 1019 Seventh Street, Info: 619.435.2616 ~ http://coronadoseniorcenter.org/

Now in its 41st year, Lamb’s Players Theater sets out a varied theatrical menu each annual 5-play season (Feb. through November) offering musical, drama, comedy and adventurous premieres in their 350-seat resident theater in the historic Spreckels building followed by their annual An American Christmas held at the Hotel Del in December. They additionally operate the intimate off-Broadway style Horton Grand Theatre in San Diego’s Gaslamp district with an emphasis on longer running musicals. 1142 Orange Avenue, Info: 619.437.0600 ~ www.LambsPlayers.org

Musica Vitale is a professional ensemble presenting a cappella chamber works of Western European and Slavic origin from the 19th and 20th centuries. Info: Jantina Perry 619.424.5890 ~ www.musicavitale.com

 

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Coronado Cultural Arts Commission

640 Orange Avenue

Coronado, CA 92118

619-522-7395

info@Coronado.ARTS.com

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