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What is the Arts Council?

• Weekly Guest Speakers

• Private Performances by

Faculty and Students

• Volunteer Opportunities

• Interaction with Student Artists

• Tours to Museums and Attractions

• Discounts on concerts and performances

(free when ushering!)

• Meetings Adjacent to Campus

Artists & Art Lovers Welcome! Join Today!

Our Origin Story

Building on Solid Foundations

Founded in 1971, the Arts Council serves as a community resource for California State University, Northridge in its sponsorship and presentation of the arts and its educational arts programs. The Arts Council provides funding for annual student awards and additional gifts to the departments when requested. Funds are derived from membership dues, donations and various fund raising events held throughout the year.
Specifically created to support the Art Galleries and the Departments of Art, Cinema and Television Arts, Music and Theatre, The Arts Council provides ushering assistance during music and theatre performances as well as staffing for the Gallery Store and conducting tours in the main Art Gallery. The Arts Council manages and operates the Music Shoppe and the Stage Store, with proceeds from the sales of donated scores, scripts, recordings, etc. going to the Music and Theatre departments, respectively.
The Arts Council for CSUN operates under the auspices of the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communications.
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THE ARTS COUNCIL FOR CSUN

Award Luncheon 2022

May 13, 2022

Welcome by Peggy Fioravanti

Arts Council President

PRESENTATIONS

CINEMA AND TELEVISION ARTS

Jared Rappaport, Raymond Kim and Peggy Fiorvanti

Presented by Department Chair:

Jared Rappaport

$1,000 - Alexys Cromwell, Entertainment Media Mgt.

$1,000 - Isabella DeGuillio, Entertainment Media Mgt.

$1,000 - Raymond Kim, Screenwriting

$1,000 - Angel Mejia, Television-Narrative

$1,000 - Raphael Thome, Film Editing

Remarks by

Dan Hosken, Dean

Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communications

Donor, Amy Sosa and Anisah Cotton

THEATRE DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Presented by Department Chair:

Ah-Jeong Kim

$1,000 - Cameron Batiste, Acting

$1,000 - Michael Campbell, Acting, Singing, Dancing

$1,000 - Kimberly Gomez, Performance

$1,000 - Dekovan McKinzie, Acting/Producing

$1,000 - Mayurkum Paladiya, Acting

Chair, Ah-Jeong Kim and Cameron Batiste

The Amy Sosa Awards for Theatre

Presented by Amy Sosa

$600 - Anisah Cotton, Acting

$600 - McKenna Darling, Acting

The Leibovitch Family Award for Theatre

Presented by Harriet & Eric Leibovitch

$1,000 - John Castillo, Performance/Acting

ART DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Presented by Department Chair:

Erika Ostrander

$1,000 - Neave Asuro, Annimation

$1,000 - Sebastine Okonkwo, Illustration

$1,000 - Paola Perez, Photography

$1,000 - Francis Robateau, Printmaking

$1,000 - Grace Suh, Illustration

Chair Erika Ostrander, Neave Asuro, Sebastine Okonkwo,

Francis Robateau and Peggy Fioravanti

MUSIC DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Department Chair: John Rosigno

$1,000 - Miranda Clark, Commercial & Media Group

$1,000 - Jeremy Davalos, Composition

$1,000 - Eder Hernandez, Clarinet Performance

$1,000 - Kenneth Pasewark, Harp Performance

$1,000 - Eliana Perez, Flute Performance

2022 MATADORS COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION

STUDENT PROJECT AWARDS

Chair, Mary Thomson and Jaden Evanskey

Presented by MCCU Student Project Award Committee Chair, Mary Thomsen

and Donor, Amy Sosa, MCCU VP of Operations Steve Ruehlen and

MCCU VP of Lending Nairi Gerovian

$1,000 - Jaden Evanskey - "DOWNHILL" - A short film exploring Bi-Polar Disorder

$1,000 - Vincemt Shnaider, "WAITING FOR GODIT" - Theatre in the Park

Chair, Mary Thomsen., Donor, Amy Sosa, President,

Peggy Fiorvanti and MCCU VP of Operations,

Steve Ruehlen

Donor. Amy Sosa and Vincent Shnaider

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS - Presented by Dan Hosken, Dean

2022-2023 Art Council for CSUN OFFICERS

President Harriet Leibovitch

1st Vice President Beth Perrin

2nd Vice President Peggy Fioravanti 3rd Vice President Amy Sosa

Treasurer Donna Kalajian

Recording Secretary Candace Pritikin

Corresponding Secretary Celia Lunde

CLOSING REMARKS

Harriet Leibovitch, President 2022-2023

Contact Us

The Arts Council for CSUN
Office of the Dean
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communications
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8236artscouncil@csun.edu