By Marty Sklar, Founder, Past President, Chairman of Leadership Council

By Diane Brigham, Executive Director

By Diane Brigham, Executive Director

By Marty Sklar, Founder, Past President, Chairman Leadership Council

By Marty Sklar, Founder, Past President, Chairman Leadership Council

Leah and I are frequent attendees at performances of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The music, under the baton of the brilliant Gustavo Dudamel, is always a treat. But what I look forward to as eagerly when it’s our night at the Walt Disney Concert Hall is the inspirational design of architect Frank Gehry.

Excerpt from the Chronicle of Philanthropy:

Sharon D. Lund Foundation

$1 million to Ryman Arts, which provides free arts education to talented teens in Orange and Los Angeles counties. $500,000 will be used to provide operational support over the next several years and the remaining $500,000 will be set aside as a challenge to be matched by the local community.

For the full story: https://philanthropy.com/article/Grants-Roundup-Jim-Joseph/234924

"Ryman Arts, a non-profit organization that provides free arts education to talented teens throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties, has received a $1 million gift from the Sharon D. Lund Foundation to fund the organization’s artistic programs and its next generation of young artists.

“The Sharon D. Lund Foundation has been a longtime supporter of Ryman Arts, and this gift will further our ability to continue to offer individualized, high-quality art classes that are free of charge to students and their families,” explains Ryman Arts Executive Director Diane Brigham.