Gualala Arts Promoting public interest and participation in the arts since 1961
download the 2022 Year in Review here
Volunteer of the Year
Jane Head
Volunteers of the Decade
JoAnn Aiken & Suzi Pollard
Volunteers of the Century
Ben & Wilma Klagenberg
Heartbeat Awards
Bob Rutemoeller
Andrea A. Lunsford
Bruce Jones
Dana Teen Lomax
Bob Mitchell
Paula Haymond
Business of the Year
South Coast Fire and PG&E
Group of the Year
Chamber Music Committee
The Annual Membership Meeting will be on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 3 pm. The Annual Members Members Meeting will be online—via Zoom and with some members present at Gualala Arts provided an opportunity for Gualala Arts members to meet nominees for the 2023 Gualala Arts Board of Directors and vote for the proposed slated of Gualala Arts Officers. Gualala Arts is taking the opportunity to appreciate our volunteers and present Volunteer of the Year and Heart Beat Awards to volunteers. Only Gualala Arts members are eligible to attend, make nominations and/or vote. Those with limited internet access are able to attend in-person with a few tables and chairs made available at the Arts Center.
The meeting is for Members Only, please RSVP below Here is the election slate, confirming the board and officers for 2023:
2023
Proposed Slate of Officers:
Eric Wilder, President
Joan Wood, 1st VP
Andrea Allen, 2nd VP
Jon Handel, Treasurer
Co-Secretaries
Andrea Lunsford &
Karen Tracy
Renewal for 2nd
3-year term:
Joan Wood & Karl Danskin
2023 New Directors
Bea Acosta
David Belk and Chris Doering
Continuing Directors not up for election
Sue Bohlin,
Davina Rose Allen,
Karl Danskin &
Dennis Pedersen
About the new Board Members
About Beatrice Helen Acosta. I have lived on the Mendonoma Coast since 1972, with an few years in absentia while living in Healdsburg. In my working life I was a teacher of primary grades, ESL primary and adult, and a consultant for the Arena School District. My artistic endeavors began in 2000 at Brandybuck Ranch Pottery Studio under the mentorship of Kaye Like and with Gerda Randolph several years later in pine needle basket weaving. I have held several shows at the Dolphin Gallery, Sea Ranch Lodge and Coast Highway Artist’s Collective, as well as being a participant and an awards recipient at Art in the Redwoods and The Salon. My work has been displayed at the Dolphin, Discovery Gallery and CHAC. I am currently a member of CHAC. I have participated in several community organizations and boards, among them: Pt. Arena Community Chest, Coast Community Library and Action Network.
Thank you for extending the opportunity to join the Gualala Arts Board.
About David Belk. Born in the south, raised in L.A. After owning property here for many years I moved to the Mendocino coast over eight years ago with no plans of leaving.
After a six year stint in the Navy with never seeing a ship and following a brief career in the tech industry I received a B.S. in Environmental Science from Berkeley. I retired from the University of California as the Director of Environmental Services for the university system after 24 years of service.Locally, besides continually being impressed with the beauty of our surroundings, I have been active with the Gualala Arts Chamber Music Committee and the Discus Learning Club. When not exploring our coast on foot, by car or on my motorcycle I can be found lurking around the various galleries and coffee shops.
Chris Doering and his wife Lis Gladstone have been living on the The Sea Ranch for 13 years. Chris claims to have learned more about the guitar (his main instrument) during that time than in his prior 55 years of practicing. A contributing factor is his retirement from marketing consulting, editing, music journalism, copywriting, public relations, technical writing and other gainful pursuits. Between composing, practicing and performing jazz, funk and ambient music, as well as enjoying the environmental and cultural treasures of the Mendonoma Coast, he seems to be busier now than ever.
Chris was born in New York, raised in New Jersey and educated in Massachusetts. He worked and lived on the East Coast until 1998. After landing in Orange County he moved northward by stages as far as Portland, Oregon before returning to Northern California in 2009. “Cultural life and community are essential elements of a balanced life that naturally support each other,” he says. “I am so grateful for the opportunity to contribute to Gualala Arts, which has already given me so much.”