Art by itself cannot make social change, but it is necessary in the process. It is impossible to separate the arts from life. As our programs show and mission states, the Salina Arts and Community works in Saline County through the power of the arts and humanities to change lives and build community.

Created in 1966, The Salina Arts and Humanities Commission involves twelve citizens serving as the policy-making body of this department of City government. A City Commissioner and a student from a local high school also serve as liaisons to the Commission.

Commissioners are also members of the component Salina Arts and Humanities Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation formed in 1989. In service to the mission, the Foundation increases public/private interaction by enhancing the Commission’s fund raising ability, leveraging public funds in a way not otherwise possible.

Commissioners serving all or part of 2007 were:

Marilyn Benyshek
Kati Blue
Shirley Braxton
Shawn Crawford
Peggy DeBey
Brett Halderman
Randall Hardy
Luci Larson
Rachel Loersch
Gayle McMillen
Linda L. Moore
Ramona Newsom
Cheri Parr
Linda L. Smith
Alejandra Tenorio
John K. Vanier II
Ted Zerger

Staff of the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission: John Highkin – Executive Director Sharon Benson –Arts Education Coordinator Kathy Burlew – Office Manager Carrie Carpenter – Program Assistant Glenda Johnson –Accounting Technician Karla Prickett –Arts Services Coordinator Jane Gates – Graphic Design / Illustration Pamela Harris – Annual Review Design Maxine Strawn, Chris Young – Office Volunteers Staff of the Smoky Hill Museum: Jan Carr – Museum Assistant Pauline Fallis – Secretary Susan Hawksworth – Director Earl Horton – Museum Assistant Nona Miller – Education Coordinator Josh Morris – Curator of Exhibits Joe Shively – Museum Assistant Jennifer Toelle - Registrar Lisa Upshaw – Curator of Collections

A letter from the Executive Director

The mission of the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission is the cultivation of this place through the power of the arts and humanities to change lives and build community.

    

For further information, contact:
Salina Arts and Humanities Commission
P.O. Box 2181 • Salina, KS 67402-2181
phone (785) 309-5770 • fax (785) 826-7444
e-mail: sahc@salina.org