Festival

Tapestry Arts nurtures creativity by promoting the arts and providing education programs for the community.

Table of Contents

• 2005 Festival
• Arts Education Programs
• Board of Director updates
• Grants awarded to Tapestry
• Save the Date (Annual Auction)
• From the Director
• Supporters

Since 1990 Tapestry has been providing arts outreach and arts education programs. During this past year we held a total of more than 100 classes in sites throughout San Jose and then surrounding community. This Fall we provided classes in drama, visual art, Chinese dance, music, photography and poetry. The Chinese dance residency was conducted as part of a Chinese immersion program at Lawson Elementary School in Cupertino. In addition to Lawson school, our Fall programs were held in cooperation with San Jose Afterschool and CORAL (Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning).

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Board member Colleen Head has been elected to the role of board president. Colleen succeeds Fernando Hernandez who served as president for the past two years. Our thanks to Fernando for his leadership and service and to Colleen for accepting her new role. Recently appointed to the board are two new members, John DiLoreto and Carol Ann Martin. We extend a sincere welcome to both. We are also saying goodbye to long-time board member Gloria Chun Hoo. Gloria has been on our board since 1993 and is moving to Hawaii to assume a new position. Our staff and board sincerely thank Gloria for her invaluable guidance and support and wish her well in her new endeavor.

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Tapestry has been award a grant in the amount of $1500 by Target Stores, to support arts programs in community centers, transitional housing shelters and alternative education sites. We are very pleased and grateful to be the recipient of this grant and we thank Target for its long-standing support of Tapestry and of the arts. (See list of supporters for all grants awarded in 2005).

We will be holding our annual fundraising auction on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Jose. Each year many of the artists who participate in our festival, donate original works of art and craft to be auctioned in addition to dining and travel packages and more. Watch your mail for details. The auction raises funds to support our arts education programs – it’s a good time for a great cause!

Tapestry had much to celebrate in 2005: the successful production of our 30th annual festival, the delivery of arts education programs to more than 3500 students and the addition of four new members to our board of directors. Tapestry began as a grass-roots celebration of the arts in 1976. Since that time we have grown and evolved in response to the cultural needs of our community. As we move into 2006, arts education is at the forefront of our strategic planning. Tapestry’s staff and board are committed to meeting the demand for arts programming, filling the void left by the decline of arts in the schools. The sound success of our annual festival, coupled with our auction and other fundraising efforts are invested in our programs for children who have limited access to the arts. I am thrilled to be a part of Tapestry as we celebrate our rich cultural past and plan our exciting future.