Coordinator's Efforts Pay Off at University of Arizona

Coordinator Claudia Arias did another fantastic job organizing this year’s National Arts Program® at the University of Arizona.  The program, now in its fifth year with the NAP, had record breaking numbers in both participation and artworks entered.  The exhibit, which featured an amazing 208 pieces of art by 127 participants, has almost doubled in size in just a few short years.   

This tremendous increase can be directly credited to Claudia’s hard work promoting the program during her three years as the venue coordinator along with the additional support that she has received from the NAP since 2010.  Prior to the NAP’s involvement, the “On Our Own Time” exhibit was a smaller show, featuring about 70 pieces of art submitted by employees.  By partnering with the NAP, the exhibit now allowed immediate family members to participate and offer cash prizes to the winner which were previously not offered. With these additions, there became a renewed interest in the show from the University of Arizona’s community allowing it to grow to its current status.

To help recognize Claudia’s efforts as coordinator and to mark the fifth anniversary of the University of Arizona joining the NAP, we asked Charlotte Honeycutt, the Executive Vice-President of the UA Staff Advisory Council, to present her with our Fifth Anniversary Award during their awards reception.   The NAP would like to congratulate Claudia and all the participants of this year’s show.  We look forward to continued success at the University of Arizona!

 On behalf of the NAP, the Executive Vice-President of Staff Advisory Council Charlotte Honeycutt 
presented Coordinator Claudia Arias with our 5th Anniversary Award.