Endangered Art Fund
Top News
Jaya Mural photos, some showing recent grafitti
Emily Winter Retrospective Photos
Santa Monica Mirror Article on Jaya Mural
A Patron at the Helm? On Villaraigosa and the arts, from the LA Times
VNC Reaffirms Mural Preservation Funding
THE REAL VENICE STILL LIVES!!
We had good numbers, fabulous letters for the Venice Neighborhood Council Board meeting last night, to determine if the vote of October 17, to award $20,000 to Zakheim Associates to restore two Venice Murals, is still valid. This vote was challenged on very flimsy grounds by CJ Cole, the then Treasurer of the VNC who has now resigned. Our new VNC Board was led by Joe Murphy, who made the motion to lay the agenda item on the table, which means if voted for, this item cannot be challenged again. The vote was 8 yes, 2 no, 2 abstain. YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE, AGAIN!!!! There was no discussion or public comment which basically means it was THROWN OUT!!!!
I cannot tell you how moved and touched I am by all the love and support I, and the Venice Arts Council Endangered Art Fund Committee has been receiving from all of you. Keep in mind that these two murals were selected because the property owners contacted SPARC and myself, that if the graffiti is not removed, they will reluctantly have to paint them out.
Coming Soon:
ENDANGERED SPECIES MURAL fund-raiser at the site on the Boardwalk.
Again, we can still gather our resources and make a difference. Special thanks to all of you, the Voice of the Canals, the Park Ave. Association, SPARC, the Venice Art Council members, and the many individuals who came out to be counted.
Respectfully, with love and Happy Thanksgiving, Emily