Arts Leadership Award Program

Alameda County Supervisorial District Four —

Mr. Andrew Johnstone of Oakland, is an artist, arts educator and arts advocate. He is the director of The Big Picture Arts Project, a Tides Center project, aimed at art mentorship with at-risk youth. The Big Picture Arts Project recently completed a major project at the Dewey Academy, a continuation high school in Oakland. He also works as a professional muralist and in late 2010 completed a major mural project for the Chabot Space and Science Center.