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January, 26 2009 - Arts and Education Council's 2009 St. Louis Arts Awards
What: The Arts and Education Council recognizes the 2009 St. Louis Arts Awards honorees at a festive dinner celebration.
Where: Chase Park Plaza Hotel, Khorassan Ballroom
When: January 26, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM
Ticket Prices: Tickets were $250.00 and up.
Beneficiary: Arts and Education Council
Gala Chairperson(s): William A. Donius, James and Karen Castellano
President(s): Cynthia Prost, president & CEO; James Krekeler, board president
Attire: Evening Attire, Business Formal or Cocktail Attire
Information: Karen Klaus 314.289.4003
Board of Directors: OFFICERS: Chairman: James A. Krekeler; Vice Chairmen: Connie Buechele and Richard C. D. Fleming; Secretary: Andrew M. Serri; Treasurer: Jill C. Brown; Assistant Treasurer: Audrey L. Katcher; AEC Properties, LLC: Cary Hobbs; By-Laws and Long Range Planning: Barbara B. Goodman; Development: Charles F. Meyer; Marketing: Cynthia McCafferty; Members-at-Large: Bruce J. Anderson and Glenn Sheffield; Nominating and Board Development: Peggy Ritter; Operating Support: Lisa M. McMullin; Project Grants: Rebecca R. Jackson; Special Events: Nancy Galvin; Sustaining Funding: Peter A. Fanchi; BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Randy Adams, Virginia A. Barnes, Gene Dobbs Bradford, Charlene Bry, John Chickey, Debra Denham, Paul Ha, Judy Harris, Kenneth Kranzberg, Joni Wood Lehman, Boo McLoughlin, Kevin Mowbray, Jennah Purk, Eric Rhone, Marsha Rusnack, Peter Sargent, Terry Schnuck, Judith Cozad Smith, Richard Spradling, Blanche Touhill, Michael Uthoff, Michael W. Weisbrod, and Tom Welch. Ex-Officio: Cynthia A. Prost.
Blacktie Photos by: Harry R. Bean
James Krekeler, board chair; Sister Patricia Giljum, CSJ, honoree; Robert Powell, honoree; Jessica Hentoff, honoree; Cliff Froehlich, honoree; Jinny Browning, honoree; Chris Clark, honoree; Jeanne Trevor, honoree; Larry Browning, honoree; Cynthia Prost, president
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Arts and Education Council's 2009 St. Louis Arts Awards
The Arts and Education Council held their 2009 St. Louis Arts Awards on Monday, January 26, 2009 in the Khorassan Room of the Chase Park Plaza beginning with cocktails at 6:00 pm, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm.
Presented since 1992, the St. Louis Arts Awards honors groups and individuals who help preserve a legacy of artistic excellence and enrich St. Louis’ cultural community.
Honored this year with The Lifetime Achievement Award is Jeanne Trevor, the Excellence in Philanthropy Award is bestowed upon Mr. Laurance L. & Mrs. Virginia Browning. Cinema St. Louis and Mr. Robert Powell are awarded Excellence in Arts and Sr. Patricia Giljum, CFJ is awarded the Arts Educator of the Year. The Arts Innovator award goes to Jessica Hentoff.
Lifetime Achievement in the Arts - Jeanne Trevor
- Known to many as St. Louis’ queen of jazz, veteran vocalist Jeanne Trevor has been a fixture of the St. Louis jazz scene since the early 1960’s. In addition to performances at The Black Rep, Powell Symphony Hall, and the Fox Theatre, this Grammy-award-winning musician has graced stages worldwide.
Excellence in Philanthropy - Laurance L. and Virginia Browning, Jr.
- Laurance L. Browning Jr., formerly Vice Chairman of Emerson Electric Company, was instrumental in the creation of the Emerson Charitable Trust in the 1970s. He and his wife Virginia are leading supporters of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, the Repertory Theatre, the Saint Louis Symphony, Grand Center, Sheldon Arts Foundation, Webster University, and the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Excellence in the Arts - Cinema St. Louis
- Established in 1992, Cinema St. Louis has always championed film as an art form. The organization’s premier event, the St. Louis International Film Festival, is now a St. Louis tradition eagerly anticipated by film audiences and is one of the largest and highest profile international films festivals in the Midwest. Cinema St. Louis also produces the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase and CinemaSpoke screenwriting competition.
Excellence in the Arts – Robert Powell
- Robert Powell has served the St. Louis arts community for more than 20 years as a sculptor, educator, and entrepreneur. In 1989 he founded the Portfolio Gallery and Educational Center which has become a haven for African American artistic expression in the St. Louis area. The gallery provides opportunities for local artists and does extensive community outreach with various groups including the St. Louis Public Schools and the Ferguson-Florissant School District.
Art Educator of the Year - Sr. Patricia Giljum, CSJ
- Throughout Sr. Patricia Giljum’s 30+ year tenure with the St. Louis Archdiocese, she has worked tirelessly on behalf of students and the arts. At the Archdiocese, she oversaw the music and arts programs for 122 elementary and 30 secondary schools. Sr. Giljum is also very active in the community working with such groups as the E. Desmond Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, and the Community Music School of Webster University.
Arts Innovator – Jessica Hentoff
- Jessica Hentoff has been involved with circus arts since 1973 as a performer and instructor. She was a founding member of both the Big Apple Circus in New York and Circus Flora in St. Louis. In 1989 Hentoff started a group which has blossomed into the St. Louis Arches, a youth troupe performing partner acrobatics. Hentoff also founded Circus Day Foundation in 2001, of which she currently serves as Artistic and Executive Director.
Principal Sponsors
The Boeing Company
Edward Jones
Award Sponsors
Centene Corporation, Emerson, The Monsanto Fund
Cocktail Reception Sponsor
Pulaski Bank
Major Benefactors
Ameren Corporation, Brown Shoe, Fifth Third Bank, Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation, Macy’s Midwest, Switch
Benefactors
BJC HealthCare, Stephen F. and Camilla Brauer, Bryan Cave LLP, HBE Corporation, Laclede Gas Company, Lumière Place, RubinBrown LLP, St. Louis Magazine, Washington University in St. Louis, Webster University
Honorees Luncheon Sponsor
Regional Business Council
Table Sponsors
Arch Coal, Archdiocese Catholic Schools, Community Music School of Webster University, HOK, KFUO-FM Classic99, KWMU 90.7, Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, Major Brands, Sanford and Priscilla McDonnell, Nestle Purina PetCare Company, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Rams, Sheldon Arts Foundation, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Thompson Coburn LLP, University of Missouri – St. Louis
Patrons
Walter and Nancy Galvin. McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc.
Tickets to the event began at $250.00 per person with all funds going to The Arts and Education Council.
The Arts and Education Council was founded in 1963 when a few arts patrons took responsibility for the future of cultural activity in the St. Louis metropolitan area. This was the year that the United Way focused its mission on funding health and human services organizations, leaving nine arts organizations without funding. Two of those organizations - Young Audiences of St. Louis and the Community Music School of Webster University (formerly CASA) - are receiving funding today.
Morton D. May, Margie May, J. W. McAfee, Evelyn Newman, Kenton R. Cravens, Adelaide (Jabber) Cherbonnier, Adelaide Schlafly, Edgar Monsanto Queeny and scores of others moved the concept forward. They called this effort the Spirit of St. Louis Fund.
On February 8, 1963, four members of the original Board of Directors - Malcolm W. Martin, Robert Brookings Smith, Howard F. Baer and Clarence M. Turley - signed the Articles of Incorporation and the Arts and Education Council was born. Robert Brookings Smith became the first Chairman of the Board.
In its 45 year history, the Council has raised $100 million in support of arts and arts education organizations. In 1968, the Arts and Education Council presented the first CAMELOT auction an acronym for Cultural Auction of Many Extraordinary Lots of Treasure. This event changed the face of charity benefits in St. Louis. Other major fundraisers have included the Arts Festival for Children and the St. Louis Arts Festival.
In 1992, the first St. Louis Arts Awards was created by then President of the Arts and Education Council, Pat Rich. On January 26, 2009, the 18th Annual St. Louis Arts Awards will be presented, showcasing the breadth, depth and diversity of the arts throughout our region.
In 2007, 44 years after its founding, the Arts and Education Council renewed its commitment to work in partnership with donors and the arts community by completing a five year strategic plan.