Ann
C. Rosenfield Distinguished Community Partnership Prize for 2004-05
Left to Right: Chancellor Albert
Carnesale, CSRC Director Chon A. Noriega, Rosenfield Fund director David
A. Leveton, Self-Help Graphics Director Tomas Benitez
Dr. Noriega won this award in
recognition of his significant and ongoing contributions to Chicano and
Latino scholarship in a variety of artistic media and for his leadership
of partnerships with Self-Help Graphics and Art (SHG) and other art organizations,
including LACMA. As director of the CSRC, Noriega established a community
partnership with SHG through the "UCLA in LA" initiative established by
the Office of the Chancellor. Now in its second year, the CSRC–SHG
partnership provides a model for university of community collaboration.
However, the work and leadership provided by Noriega goes well beyond
one partnership; he has established a broad array of initiatives undertaken
to nurture Chicano/Latino arts and to create an informed, substantive,
and ongoing partnership between the university and community-based groups
in the arts.
In October 2004, LACMA announced
a new step toward creating a greater understanding of Chicano and Latino
arts and cultures for the people of Los Angeles and visitors to the area.
LACMA joined with Dr. Noriega and the CSRC to launch a new partnership,
the Latino Arts Initiative, a five-year plan that includes the development
of exhibitions, new collections, publications, educational activities,
research projects and community relations --- all focusing on Chicano-Latino
art in all of today's media. This arrangement will capitalize on the strengths
of both institutions to enhance the quality of life for residents and
visitors to California alike. LACMA will bring its own expertise to the
Latino Arts Initiative but the key to this endeavor will be the participation
of the CSRC, which has become a leader in the development of scholarly
research and community partnerships in Chicano-Latino art and culture.
It is his overall record in supporting
the arts that distinguishes Professor Noriega and makes him an ideal recipient
of the Ann C. Rosenfield Distinguished Community Partnership Prize.
The award was presented by Chancellor
Albert Carnesale at a reception hosted by the UCLA Center for Community
Partnerships on Thursday, January 27, 2005, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
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