A+ Art Blog: September 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Our Hats are Off to our Volunteers and Supporters!

(Top) Patricia Frischer, Naomi Nussbaum, Irene de Watteville, Kathryn Schmiedebreg
(Bottom) Naimeh Woodward, Janice Davis, Mireille des Rosiers

We present here a few of the photographs from our Hats ON: 20th Anniversary Celebration for San Diego Synergy Arts Network. We thank the many documenters that sent us images to share with you including:

Tera Gardner, Jerri Nachman, Jim Bliesner, Marjorie Pezzoli, Marti Krane, Claire Slattery, Blanca Lucia Bergman.

Our deep gratitude to all of your who came, ate, danced, bid, volunteered and made this a night to remember.

San Diego Synergy Arts Network Volunteers!
Just a few of the more than 45 volunteers that helped put on our Celebration/ Remember we are a 100% volunteer organization

Entertainment

Thanks to Jerri Nachman for the above video featuring Bamboléo.
More video by Jerri Nachman for Hats On: Entertainer

Dancers Sweep
Fun Dancing

Holes for Faces

Our MC Jefferson Jay

Silent Auction Items

Sage's Tent

Selection of Hats for All

Dan Adams Memorial Exhibition

Proclamation

PROCLAMATION by Terra Lawson-Remer

Board of Supervisors, County of San Diego, State of California

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Honoring the 20^th Anniversary of San Diego Synergy Arts Network

This proclamation would designate San Diego Synergy Arts Network DBA San Diego Visual Arts Network and DBA Synergy Arts Foundation as worthy of acknowledgment.

WHEREAS, Synergy Arts Foundation supports and nurtures local artists and arts organizations of all disciplines by offering emergency financial grants in times of crisis working to heal and build community, and

WHEREAS, San Diego Visual Arts Network Arts is an impressive resource as a directory and events calendar which aids economic development through promotional exposure and improves the clarity, accuracy and sophistication of discourse about San Diego's artistic and cultural life and

WHEREAS, Synergy Arts Foundation and San Diego Visual Arts Network are tremendous advocate for the arts in the entire county of San Diego and

WHEREAS, Both organizations are 100% volunteer organization rallying donations from corporate, private foundations and individual contributors and

WHEREAS, San Diego Visual Arts Network mission is dedicated to the idea that the Visual Arts are a vital part of the health of our county when we build the confidence of those involved in the arts, and disseminate information throughout San Diego, thus raising the bar on the writing, production and appreciation of the visual arts in our region and

WHEREAS, Synergy Arts Foundation pioneer programs in arts education for under-served, at-risk populations, including arts for healing, community arts, and specific international and national art projects recovering from disasters and

WHEREAS, both organizations believe in the transformational quality of the arts and its ability to widen our vision of the world around us by facilitating countless opportunities for inspiration and collaboration on arts and culture projects and

WHEREAS, In a state as diverse as California, the arts serve to give voice to our many communities, spark individual creativity, foster empathy and understanding, spur civic engagement and serve as a continual source of personal enrichment, inspiration and growth; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the County of San Diego concurring, That this is a significant time to recognize and celebrate San Diego Synergy Arts Network on their 20^th Anniversary as a 501 (c) 3 organization.

Be it proclaimed, on this 16 day of Sept 2023, Chairwomen Nora Vargas and the Board of Supervisors, County San Diego, State of California hereby proclaims San Diego Synergy Arts Network as recognized as a benefit to our county and that this day is officially San Diego Synergy Arts Network day.

Includes Signatures of County Supervisor Elected Officials: Terra Lawson-Remer, Nora Vargas, Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond