Annual Fundraiser
Artistic License Awards
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
ALA 2024 - San Francisco
Honorees
18th Street Arts Center
LA Country Supervisor Hilda L. Solis
Luis J. Rodriguez
California State Senator Scott Wilk
ALA 2023 - Sacramento
Honorees
Donna Apidone
Richard Lewis
Dr. L. Steven Winlock
Create CA
Operation Protect and Defend
- Adobe
- The Carlin Family
- The Chinese Culture Center
- Hon. Rafael Mandelman, SF Board of Supervisors
- US Representative Judy Chu
- CA Senator Ben Allen
- The Santa Fe Art Colony
- Vijay Gupta
- Buck Busfield
- Dr. Sheree Meyer
- The Royal Chicano Air Force
- Supervisor Phil Serna
- Daniel Yamshon
- Senator Loni Hancock
- Don K. Harris
- Recology
- Lowenstein Sandler
- Congressman Ted Lieu
- Annette Bening
- Craig Watson
- Self Help Graphics & Art
- E. Randol Schoenberg
- California Senator Mark Leno
- California Senator Jim Nielsen
- The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus
- Marcy Friedman
- Art Luna
- Ali Youssefi
- Ellen Taylor
- 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
- Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez
- Fish & Richardson, P.C.
- The Actors’ Gang
- CA Senator Carol Liu
- CA Senator Alan Sieroty (ret.)
- Wayne Kramer, Jail Guitar Doors USA
- Intel Corporation
- Catherine Emmanuel
- CA Senator Curren D. Price, Jr.
- Inner-City Arts
- McDermott, Will & Emery
- Ozomatli
- Samuel Hoi, President, Otis College
- LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
- Malissa Feruzzi Shriver
- Jay L. Cooper, Esq.
- PEN Center USA
- Frank Romero
- Cathy Segal-Garcia
- U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
- San Francisco Symphony
- Henry Hopkins (in memoriam)
- Rhodessa Jones of Cultural Odyssey
- Fenwick & West, LLP
- Robert Graham (in memoriam)
- First Lady of California Maria Shriver
- U.S. Representative Diane Watson
- Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP
- Elsa Ramo Law
- Geffen Playhouse
- California Senate President Darrell Steinberg
- Wayne Thiebaud
- Charles (Chuck) Miller (in memoriam)
- Kim Curry-Evans
- Stephen L. Davis, Esq.
- LA County Supervisor Don Knabe
- Danny Glover and Ben Guillory
- of the Robey Theatre Company
- Adolfo V. Nodal
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP
- 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.