by Mary Eisenhart | May 17, 2024
2024 JERRY GARCIA AWARD RECIPIENT The Artist Mentorship Program supports youth navigating the trauma of homelessness by creating community, relationships, and music and arts mentorships that enhance self-esteem, fortify confidence, and build pathways out of...
by Mary Eisenhart | Sep 9, 2022
Brava! For Women in the Arts 1997 JERRY GARCIA AWARD Brava! For Women in the Arts, a professional arts organization, owns and operates the Brava Theater Center. BRAVA produces, presents and cultivates the artistic expression of women, people of color, youth, LGBTQ and...
by Mary Eisenhart | Sep 9, 2022
La Peña Cultural Center 1998 JERRY GARCIA AWARD La Peña is a vibrant community cultural center with a national reputation and a global vision that promotes peace, social justice and cultural understanding through the arts, education and social action. As a welcoming...
by Mary Eisenhart | Sep 9, 2022
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) 1999 JERRY GARCIA AWARD The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts was established in 1977 by artists and community activists with a shared vision to promote, preserve and develop the cultural arts that reflect the...
by Mary Eisenhart | Sep 8, 2022
Babatunde Olatunji 2000 JERRY GARCIA AWARD Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist and recording artist. In memory of Grateful Dead guitarist and founding Rex board member Jerry Garcia, this award is...