RIP Sam Coronado

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I am sad to say that Sam Coronado passed away November 11th. I had the honor of working with Sam and the great staff from the Serie Project while on a short residency in May of this year. Sam was an accomplished artist and tireless promoter of the arts. He was the founder of the Serie Project and Coronado Studio, co-founder of Mexic-Arte Museum, and a contributor to many other organizations and worked closely with many artists.

To find out more about the work of Sam and the Serie project or if you would like to make a donation to the Serie Project, please follow the link below.

Serie Project

Affair of the Art

I’ve been participating in this art sale and fundraiser for I believe 6 years now and it is always a great event. All proceeds go to Ryman Arts. It is held at the beautiful home and garden of Marty & Leah Sklar. Here is the info

Set Sail with Ryman Arts

Twenty Second Annual Art Show and Sale

Benefitting Ryman Arts Core Programs

Saturday – September 24, 2011

7:30 – 10:00 p.m.| $100 per person

Includes hors d’ouevres and cocktails

Patron Event: Dreaming Big

5:00 – 7:30 p.m.| $300 per person

Includes pre-event reception, viewing, and purchase opportunity.

How BIG did KARL HOLZ, JOE LANZISERO and Walt Disney Imagineers dream? So big that The Disney Dream – the Disney Cruise Line’s third iconic ship – has been sailing the Caribbean since January with 4,000 passengers aboard, hosted and pampered by a crew of 1,500 in the quintessential cruising experience.

Join us to see the design concepts and hear the behind-the-scenes stories of The Dream from Joe Lanzisero and Karl Holz.

Gilbert “Magu” Lujan

You were a friend and a mentor. Thank you for everything.

Good bye Maestro. Until we meet again at the big Mental Menudo in the sky.

A benefit to help preserve the art and legacy of Magu will be taking place at the Pomona DA Center for the Arts.

 

Here is the information and a link:

Cruisin’ Magulandia
A Benefit for the Preservation of a Legacy
August 13 –30, 2011
252 South Main Street, Pomona, CA 91767

Magulandia.com