August 24, 2009- Since 2004, ARTreach has recognized great people in our community annually as heroes among us for their support and involvement in arts education and outreach.

ARTreach is pleased to announce the 2009 Heroes Among Us!

Christine Stilwell, Hank Richardson, Lori Curtis, Julie Noeldner, Karen Zurawski, Lisa Guidry, Luciano Battistini, Newell Cheatham, Herman Kluge, Tess Thornton, Jane Lowery,  Janet & Sandy Buller, Jerry & Gail Edmondson, Ida Fae & Don Elder, Judy & Mike Sutton, Robin Dombrowski, Vickie & Chad McMillan, Kelly Dillard, Maxine Rothman, Elizabeth Bailey, Keri Aschoff, Mitzi Jones, Robert Bryant, Wendy Duncan, Sarah Goodwin, Steve Livingston, Suzanne Adams, Terri Norman, Connie Benedict, Debbie Beauregard, Beth Nightingale, Shelton Craig, Karen Richards, Brenda Haegner, Marisa Vitolo, Sony Hartley, Brownie Shott, Kavin &Downy Vickery, Carol & Johnny Bonaccorso, Kim & Scott Bartholomaus, Ruthie Courville, Donna Magana, Victoria Roubel, Nicole Yates, Michele Metts, Katie & Taylor Dolan, Michael Guevara, Debbie Stoddard, Sam Dinkins, Rebecca Fox, Joseph Dixon, Todd Frazier, Elin Crockett, Chris Crockett, Cindy Bayne, Barbara Gray, Scott Neischman, Cory Linberry, Kathy & Clint Capshaw, Claire Payne, Fatima & Brett Donaldson, Ryann & Nikki Donaldson, Shannon Boutelle, Monica Meade, Mary Gready, Liz O’Donnell, Terri Yanoviak, Monique & Chris Gamez, John Pape, Helen Eriksen, Carol & Stu Levin, Jane Davis, Kris Taylor, Janet Theis, Martha Brown, Brian Gabbert, Katie Biggers, Maria Masson, Michelle Mitchell, Varsha Tyagi, Chris Hicks, Teri Ward, Don Wolf, Dana Hasting, Senator Glenn Hegar, Katherine Ammer and the ARTreach Board of Directors, 2009 Advisors and our roster of gifted artists!
Thank you for chair-ishing the Arts! We chair-ish you!
 
The heroes have been invited to attend Art Making Workshops on August 22 and September 18th at Berryhill Baja Grill at the Villagio in Cinco Ranch to create chairs that will be auctioned to raise money for ARTreach Programs. Photos above were taken at the Chair Painting Workshop held on August 22nd. The public will be invited to the official unveiling of the heroic works of art at the Chair-ish the Arts Reception being held at the Villagio Town Center on October 22, 2009. For more information about ARTreach programs visit www.artreachonline.org.  For more information about the Chair-ish the Arts Exhibition or the Heroes Among Us, contact Terri Bieber at 281-392-5341