Gala for the Arts

Name: Gala for the Arts
Start: 2025-09-13T16:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-09-13T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Hartnell College

Mark your calendars for the 2025 Gala for the Arts!

The 2025 Gala for the Arts will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Hartnell College.

You and your guests will enjoy a joyful evening of delicious food and drinks, a silent auction, an uplifting program, and the toe-tapping Bluegrass music of Hilltown. We’ll honor incredible individuals: a distinguished alum in the arts, a local arts hero, and a shining star from The Western Stage. After the event, guests are invited to attend Bright Star, a heartwarming musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, set in the Blue Ridge Mountains between the 1920s and 1940s.

Interested in being a sponsor? Learn more here or contact Celeste DeWald at cdewald@hartnellcollegefoundation.org or (831) 755-6810.

Photo Credit: Blue Ridge Mountains by Shelby Thayne (www.shelbythayne.com)

2024 Hartnell College Arts Award Honorees

Arts Legacy Award – Burrell Leonard

Distinguished Alumnus in the Arts – José G. Ortiz

Hartnell Community Arts Hero – Gail Higginbotham

The Western Stage Distinguished Honorees – Jeanne and Rollie Dick, Mimi and George Niesen & Shirley and Tom Kiatta

Distinguished Service to the Arts – Linda Gin & Pat Horsley

Click HERE to view 2024 Program Book and Award Honoree Bios

Click HERE to view 2023 Program Book and Award Honoree Bios

Click HERE to view 2022 Program Book and Award Honoree Bios

When

Saturday, September 13, 2025 | 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Where

Hartnell College

411 Central Avenue

Salinas, CA 93901

Why

COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS VISION
Every Hartnell College student has access to the transformative power of the arts to uplift, inspire, inform, and empower.

COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS MISSION
The Council for the Arts expands opportunities at Hartnell College to nurture individual creativity, support pathways into creative careers, and cultivate more connected communities through the power of artistic expression.