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San Antonio Light Mon. Sept 29' 86 [[in bold lettering- show]] [[Title]] Program honors Chicano arts, artists [[Title]] By DAVID SCOTT Staff writer San Antonio's Hispanic arts community turned out in formal dress and full song Saturday to honor its best and most dedicated in the Seventh Annual Tribute to the Chicano Arts. The gala salute at Our Lady of the Lake University's Thiry Auditorium was presented by the Centro Cultural Aztlan in cooperation with the Texas Commission on the Arts. The tribute is the only program in the city or the state that exclusively honors and recognizes Hispanic artists, art program, and the businesses that contribute to those arts. Priscilla Ingle, a member of the San Antonio Fine Arts Commission and the mistress of ceremonies, opened the event by declaring it had been a "very special year" in Hispanic arts, and for the artists honored by their colleagues, Saturday proved to be a very special evening. KTFM radio disc jockey, Sonny Melendrez received the National Achievement Award for the diversity of his talent, his contributions to charity and, in particular, his efforts to raise a relief fund for the victims of the Mexico City earthquake. Artist and teacher, Amado Maurilio Pena Jr., was honored with the Tejano Achievement Award for the nationally recognized quality of his painting, The first of several standing ovations Saturday welcomed Marta Tijerina Ramirez, recipient of the Mateo Camargo Humanitarian Award. Ramirez, a KWEX-TV hostess, was honored for her work on Telethon Navideno, and her contributions to the other causes, such as the Leukemia Society and the Battered Women's Shelter. The Outstanding Service Award went to Melesio O. Casas, a teacher at San Antonio College and a member of the Fine Arts Commission, who has been instrumental in several local arts programs for the handicapped. Special Achievement Awards also went to Roland Rodriguez for his mural on the side of the Hemis-Fair Arena, and Anastacio Torres, for his efforts on the city's West Side in getting youngsters positively involved in the arts by painting [[ image ]] FRANK TREJO Honored at Tribute murals on several buildings, Three programs were honored with the Outstanding Hispanic Art Program Awards: "The Tejano Music Awards," presented by the Texas Talent Musicians Association; "Arte Entre Nosotros/ Art Among Us," by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and the San Antonio Museum of Art; and "The World of Augustin Victor Casosola, 1900-1938," produced by the Mexican Cultural Institute. Six San Antonio Achievement Awards were presented: to painter, ARTS TRIBUTE WHAT: Centro Cultural Aztlan's Seventh Annual Tribute to the Chicano Arts WHERE: Thiry Auditorium at Our Lady of the lake University WHEN: Saturday, 8 p.m. Cesar Martinez, in Visual Arts; accordiniost, Steve Jordan, in Music; poet Angela De Hoyos in Literature; Javier Villegas in Dance; set designer Roland Mazuca in Drama; and in Media, Frank Trejo, a former columnist with The Light, who reported on the city's West Side for 40 years. Several Outstanding Business Support Awards were also handed out, including a gold medal in the Large Corporation category to Crain Distributing Co., for its sponsorship of the Tejano Music Awards, and its contributions to the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. In the Small Business category, gold medals were also awarded to the Robert Sosa Agency, and the DagenBela Corp., which has grown from a small art gallery in the 1979, to a thriving, million-dollar business. The $10 donations to the tribute will go toward the renovation effort of the San Fernando Cathedral.
