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Artistic License Awards
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Purpose of the Artistic License Awards Artistic license implies so many ideas: freedom of expression, residual rights and royalties, the daring to be different, to make a difference through innovation and service. In 2008, we conceived of the Artistic License Awards to recognize persons and organizations that have mastered their arts (intended in the broadest possible sense) in extraordinary ways for the communities they serve. This year's honorees are role models for innovation and courageous leadership that have inspired so many others to stretch beyond their "comfort zones" and take on the challenges of our times.
- Alma Robinson, Executive Director
2023 - Sacramento Donna Apidone Richard Lewis Dr. L. Steven Winlock Create CA Operation Protect and Defend | 2022 - San Francisco Adobe The Carlin Family The Chinese Culture Center Hon. Rafael Mandelman, SF Board of Supervisors |
2020 - Los Angeles US Representative Judy Chu CA Senator Ben Allen The Santa Fe Art Colony Vijay Gupta | 2019 - Sacramento Buck Busfield Dr. Sheree Meyer The Royal Chicano Air Force Supervisor Phil Serna Daniel Yamshon |
2018 - San Francisco Senator Loni Hancock Don K. Harris Recology Lowenstein Sandler | 2017 - Santa Monica Congressman Ted Lieu Annette Bening Craig Watson Self Help Graphics & Art E. Randol Schoenberg |
2016 - Sacramento California Senator Mark Leno California Senator Jim Nielsen The Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus Marcy Friedman Art Luna Ali Youssefi Ellen Taylor | 2015 - San Francisco San Francisco Supervisor London Breed Deborah Santana, Do a Little Fund Steven Hirsch & Katherine Lloyd-Lovett of Keker, Van Nest & Peter, LLP Dr. Larry Brewster of U. of San Francisco The William James Association The Hancock Funds |
2014 - Santa Monica Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez Fish & Richardson, P.C. The Actors' Gang | 2013 - Santa Monica CA Senator Carol Liu CA Senator Alan Sieroty (ret.) Wayne Kramer, Jail Guitar Doors USA Intel Corporation Catherine Emmanuel |
2012 - Santa Monica CA Senator Curren D. Price, Jr. Inner-City Arts McDermott, Will & Emery Ozomatli Samuel Hoi, President, Otis College | 2011 - Santa Monica LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Malissa Feruzzi Shriver Jay L. Cooper, Esq. PEN Center USA Frank Romero Cathy Segal-Garcia |
2010 - San Francisco U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi San Francisco Symphony Henry Hopkins (in memoriam) Rhodessa Jones of Cultural Odyssey Fenwick & West, LLP | 2009 - Sacramento California Senate President Darrell Steinberg Wayne Thiebaud Charles (Chuck) Miller (in memoriam) Kim Curry-Evans Stephen L. Davis, Esq. |
2010 - Santa Monica Robert Graham (in memoriam) First Lady of California Maria Shriver U.S. Representative Diane Watson Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP Elsa Ramo Law Geffen Playhouse | 2009 - Santa Monica LA County Supervisor Don Knabe Danny Glover and Ben Guillory of the Robey Theatre Company Adolfo V. Nodal Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP |
2008 - Santa Monica CA Senator Jack Scott LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky LA City Council Member Jan Perry Rose Marie Cano of Plaza de la Raza Greenberg Glusker Greg Victoroff, Esq. |
