Peninsula Arts Council - San Mateo County-2009 Events

October is National Arts & Humanities Month
Held every October, National Arts and Humanities Month is a coast-to-coast collective celebration of culture in America. Coordinated by the organization, Americans for the Arts, it is the largest annual celebration of the arts and humanities in the nation.

How is Peninsula Arts Council participating in National Arts & Humanities Month campaign?
This is the 7th year that Peninsula Arts Council has participated in this national visibility campaign. This year PAC is:

Hosting an October Mixer event on October 20, 2011
Working to gain national visibility for our region by encouraging other San Mateo County arts organizations to add their October event to the Americans for the Arts national online map.

Meet B.O.B. October Mixer Event

“B.O.B.” is the first of six bird sculptures to be commissioned and installed along Broadway Street in downtown Redwood City funded by the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and produced by Peninsula Arts Council. The creative placemaking public art sculpture project, “Birds on Broadway”, is designed to further create a sense of place and spur economic activity in downtown.

Artist Joe Pogan of Portland, Oregon created B.O.B. using a variety of found metals including spoons, nails, buttons, screws and other scrap metal. Found materials add uniqueness and charm and lend an eco-friendly characteristic to the sculpture.

Come meet “B.O.B.”, celebrate this new project, network with local artists, businesses owners and City representatives and see the first bird statue by artist, Joe Pogan.

“Meet B.O.B.” October Mixer
Thursday evening
October 20, 2011
6:30-8:30pm
Mexquite Restaurant
2616 Broadway in Redwood City
http://www.mexicanfoodredwoodcity.com/#cid=glbc
No host cocktails

2) Click Here to Add Your Arts Organization’s Events to the National Map

Which San Mateo County organizations have already added their event?

Peninsula Arts Council
Canada College Arts & Olive Festival
San Mateo County Arts Showcase
Burlingame Art Society

Join us and gain visibility for the arts in our county by participating in this national campaign.
Click here http://maps.artsusa.org/nahm/ to get started.

See PAC’s participation from previous years:

2010- October National Arts & Humanities Month

In 2010, PAC requested mayoral proclamations City Councils in San Mateo County declaring October Arts and Humanities Month on a local level. The cities of Menlo Park, Redwood City, Belmont, Daly City, Pacifica and South San Francisco, and Half Moon Bay responded.

Participating Cities from San Mateo County


City of Redwood City September 27, 2010	City of Belmont September 28, 2010	City of Daly City October 11, 2010	City of Pacifica October 11, 2010


City of Menlo Park October 2010	City of S. San Francisco October 13, 2010	City of Half Moon Bay October 19, 2010

Read the Presidential Proclamation

Read Governor Schwarzenegger’s Proclamation

2009 - October National Arts & Humanities Month

Luncheon & Private Tour of The Anderson Collection

In 2009, Peninsula Arts Council hosted a luncheon and private tour of The Anderson Collection on Thursday, October 29.

The Anderson Collection, located in Menlo Park, is one of the largest and most outstanding private collections of 20th century American art in the world.
The collection has been built over the last 40 years by Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson, and by their daughter, Mary Patricia Anderson Pence.

There are approximately 820 artworks by over 220 artists in the Anderson Collection. Works from the notable collection can be seen at the Anderson Gallery of Graphic Art at the de Young Museum, as well as The Cantor Center for the Arts, and Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. http://www.aacollection.com/

The Anderson Collection graciously offered this private tour to the Peninsula Arts Council for its annual October is National Arts & Humanities Month celebration.

The tour and luncheon also marked the first of many future cultural excursions planned by the Peninsula Arts Council. By showcasing the County’s many, often hidden, cultural offerings, PAC hopes to foster development of San Mateo County as a Destination for Arts, Parks and Culture.

2008 – PAC plans Artoberfest event and encourages other organizations to participate in national visibility campaign

2007 – PAC requests proclamation from the City of Belmont

2006 – PAC coordinates a visual arts display in the Walgreen’s Window in San Mateo

2005 – PAC coordinates a visual arts display in the commuter windows at the San Mateo train station

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Please call The Peninsula Arts Council at 650-591-2101
or email info@peninsulaartscouncil.org

Peninsula Arts Council
10 Twin Pines Lane
Belmont, CA 94002
Tel 650-591-2101 Fax 650-591-2024
www.peninsulaartscouncil.org