Ricardo (Rick)
Hernandez
Resume
(UPDATED 9/24/13)
Table of Contents:
Development Consultant
Texas Health Institute, Austin, Texas 2013 - Present
Studio Assistant, Paloma's Nest, Austin, Texas 2010 - 2013
Partner - R&M Connections & Latte Dolls, LLC 2007-2008
Texas Commission on the
Arts
July 1980 - August 2007
Executive
Director (Retired)
2002 - 2007
DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES: Chief Executive Officer
- Directly responsible for the development and administration of the
policies, programs and procedures of the Texas Commission on the Arts.
- Directly responsible for compliance with all applicable state and federal statutes and regulations.
- Directly responsible to the 17 member gubernatorially appointed Commission
and its Chairman.
- Directly responsible for all reporting to the Executive and Legislative branches of Texas State
Government.
- Direct supervision of the administrative and program directors and Executive Assistant of the
agency.
- Direct oversight of agency budget.
- Direct oversight of the Texas Cultural Endowment Fund
- Directly responsible for security of all agency employees, data systems, physical offices, and state owned property.
- Represents the agency and the state's arts interests at appropriate local,
state, national and international meetings and the press.
Deputy Director
1988 - 2002
(Formerly Assistant Director for Programs/Public Partnerships and Director
of Programs)
DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES: Overall supervisory
authority for all aspects of TCA Program Division and agency including:
- Authorized Signatory, (Including contracts, purchase authorization, travel
advance fund and transfer of funds in the Texas Cultural Endowment Fund)
- Budgeting and Legislative Appropriations Request Development
- Program Planning Development
- Grants Program Administration
- Field Services Coordination
- Personnel Management, (including hiring/firing of professional personnel)
- Perform Site Visits of TCA Constituents (Administrative/Artistic)
- Provide Technical Assistance to Constituents and General Public
- Represent Agency at Appropriate National, Regional and Statewide Meetings
- Represent Agency to Media and in Legislative Process
- Assume Overall Responsibility of Agency in Absence Of Executive Director
- Development and Oversight of Public Information (Printed and via the
Internet)
- Development of Graphics, Overall Design and Content for the Texas Cultural
and Arts Network (TCAnet)
- Development of Grant Requests and Reports to the National Endowment for
the Arts and Private and Corporate Foundations
- Responsible forf Information Requests Under the Open Records Act
- Investigation of Civil Rights Violations
- EEO Coordinator
- Develop and Implement Agency Special Projects
- Coordinate International Activities Including Liaison with Arts and
Cultural Governmental Agencies in Mexico
- Liaison to Texas Cultural Trust Council
Field
Director
1986-1988
DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES: Overall responsibility
for the Program Division of the agency, including:
- Supervision of Three Professional Level Personnel
- Coordination and Monitoring of Travel for TCA Staff
- Perform Site Visits of TCA Constituents to Conduct Administrative and
Artistic On-Site Evaluations
- Provide Technical Assistance in All Aspects of Organizational Management
and Development
- Represent the TCA at Appropriate National, Regional and Statewide Meetings
- Assume Administrative Responsibilities of the Agency in Absence of
Executive Director and Assistant Director
- Develop and Implement Agency Special Projects
Field Representative
Visual/Communication
Arts
1982-1986
DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES: Travel to represent the
Texas Commission on the Arts throughout the state of Texas and the United
States, including:
- Staff Liaison to the Commission's Minority Involvement Committee (Includes
coordination and implementation of committee recommendations)
- Coordination And Implement Field Representative Activities in Texas By
Initiating Contacts With Minority and Non-Minority Arts Organizations
- Extensive Travel to Meet With and Provide Technical Assistance to Those
Organizations
- Development of Staff Reports to the Commission and Coordination of
Follow-Up Activities
- Coordination And Monitoring The Civil Rights Program
- Monitoring Activities of TCA Statewide Partner Organizations (Specifically
Southwest Alternate Media Project and Texas Non-Profit Theaters, Inc.)
ESAA Multi-Cultural Arts
Coordinator
1980-1982
(Through a Grant from the U.S. Department of Education)
DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES: Development and
management of all Emergency School Aid Act Multi-Cultural Arts Program
activities in Texas, including:
- Development of ESAA Program Activities and Budget
- Coordination Artist Residency Sites in Court Ordered Public Schools in
Texas
- Development Slide Show/Speech and Brochure
- Development and Implementation of ESAA Desegregation Tour to 29 Cities
- Perform Site Visits and Evaluations of Artist Residency Sites
- Development and Submission of Successful Grant Proposals to the U.S.
Department of Education
- Represent the State of Texas at ESAA Coordinator's Conference At The
National Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1980
Teaching
Experience
1973-1980
DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES for each position listed
below included curriculum development, administration and evaluation, budgeting, provision of experiential activities for students in the classroom, coordination of
visiting artists programs, and community
outreach.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:
- Robstown Independent School District; 1979-1980, ESAA Multi-Cultural Arts
Program, Texas Commission on the Arts and U.S. Department of Education
- Lockhart Independent School District, 1977-1979, ESAA Multi-Cultural Arts
Program; Texas Commission on the Arts and U.S. Department of Education
- Gatesville State School for Boys, 1977, Artists-in-Schools Program, Texas
Commission on the Arts and U.S. Department of Education
PAINTING INSTRUCTOR:
La Tuna Federal Correctional
Institution, 1974, Anthony, Texas/New Mexico
CERAMICS
INSTRUCTOR:
El Paso Museum of Art, 1973-1974, El Paso, Texas
Presentations/Panels
- THE ARTS IN TRANSITION: A BLUEPRINT FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE; Think Tank convened by David and Lucile Packard Foundation, San Jose, California, May 9-10, 2006, (Participant)
- ENVISIONING A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF DISASTER AID FOR ARTISTS, Joint Forum convened by Craft Emergency Relief Fund and Americans for the Arts in conjunction with 2006 Arts Advocacy Day, Washington, DC, March 12, 2006, (Moderator)
- STATE AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT PANEL, 2003-Present, National
Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. (Panelist)
- ARTS ON THE EDGE, RISKING IT ALL, Americans for
the Arts 2000 National Convention, Los Angeles, California, June 10-13
(Presenter - The Impact of Technology on Technical Assistance; and Panelist -
Putting the Profit in Non-Profit)
- SYMPOSIUM 2000; AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT & THE
INTERNET, The Arts Coalition, San Antonio Texas, May 27-28, 2000
(Presenter/Moderator)
- CONVOCATION, Americans for the Arts,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 1999 (Advisory Committee, Participant)
- SMITHSONIAN REGIONAL WORKSHOP, Shared Heritage:
A Cultural Mosaic, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center and Jack S. Blanton
Museum of Arts, The University of Texas, January 1999 (Keynote Speaker)
- GRANTSMAKERS FOR THE ARTS, Intersections
Conference, Cultural Citizenship Plenary Session, San Antonio, Texas, November
1997 (Panel Moderator)
- OPEN STUDIO, National Advisory Group, Benton
Foundation, Washington, DC, 1997-2000 (Committee Member)
- NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL, Grants Program, Lincoln,
Nebraska, 1997 (Panelist)
- AMERICAN CANVAS FORUM, National Endowment for
the Arts, San Antonio, Texas, October 2, 1996 (Presenter)
- OPEN DIALOGUE VII, Artists and the Internet,
June 1996, Saint Louis, Missouri (Coordiantor/Presenter)
- MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE, Symposium on the
Future of Public Policy and Funding in the Arts, Kansas City, Missouri, 1995
(Panelist)
- EXPANSION ARTS PROGRAM, National Endowment for
the Arts, 1995, Washington, D.C., Multidiscipline/Visual Arts (Panelist/Chair)
- PROJECT EVALUATION PANEL, Cultural Perspective
Project for New Denver Airport, Chicano Arts and Humanities Council/City of
Denver; 1995, Denver, Colorado (Panelist)
- CONVOCATION FORUM, The State of the Arts in an
Evolving Society, Baylor University, School of Music Waco, Texas; 1995
(Panelist)
- CULTURAL EQUITY: DO YOUR GRANTS REACH OUT TO YOUR COMMUNITY?,
National Association of Local Arts Agencies, San Jose, California, 1995 (Panelist)
- LOUISIANA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, Arts in
Education Grant Review Panel, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1994-1995 (Panelist)
- CITY OF AUSTIN, Task Force to Determine the
Nature and Character of Austin for the New Austin Airport, 1994 (Task Force
Member)
- WORKING SESSION ON HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE
ARTS, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 1994 (Invited
Participant)
- ACCESS TO THE ARTS: BEYOND COMPLIANCE, IT TAKES MORE
THAN A RAMP, Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts,
Overland Park, Kansas, 1994 (Panelist)
- DOZIER TRAVEL GRANTS, Dallas Museum of Art,
1994, Dallas, Texas (Juror)
- LITTLE ROCK ARTS AND HUMANITIES PROMOTION
COMMISSION, Arts and Humanities Awards Committee, Little Rock,
Arkansas, 1993-1994 (Panelist)
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS ANNUAL
CONFERENCE, Developing a Multi-Cultural Action Plan; Ft. Worth, Texas
1993 (Panelist)
- FEDERAL CULTURAL POLICY, a conference sponsored
by American Arts Alliance, American Association of Museums, American Council
for the Arts, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, National Assembly of
Local Arts Agencies, The Keland Endowment Fund of the Johnson Foundation,
1993, Racine, Wisconsin (Conference Participant)
- ARTS IN EDUCATION PANEL, Louisiana Council for
the Arts, 1993, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Panel member)
- LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE INTEREST AREA
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, 1993,
Washington, D.C. (Committee Member)
- TASK FORCE ON CULTURAL PLURALISM, American
Council for the Arts 1992, New York (Task Force Member)
- VISUAL ARTS PANEL, Idaho Commission on the
Arts, Boise, Idaho, 1992 (Panelist)
- NATIONAL TELECONFERENCE ON THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, National Assembly of State Arts
Agencies, 1992, Rockhill, South Carolina (Panel member)
- OPEN DIALOGUE V, The Association of American
Cultures, 1992, Los Angeles, California (Conference Chair)
- INTER-ARTS POLICY PANEL, National Endowment for
the Arts, 1991 (Panelist)
- BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE, National
Association of Local Arts Agencies, 1991, Washington, D.C. (Committee Member)
- YEAR OF THE AMERICAN CRAFT, 1990, (Co-chair for
the State of Texas)
- CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, 1989-90, Philadelphia
Airport % for Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Panelist)
- FESTIVAL 2000, NATIONAL EDUCATION PROJECT,
Festival of Masks Planning Committee, San Francisco, California, 1990
(Advisory Panelist)
- CITY OF AUSTIN, 1989, Austin Civic Center % for
Art, Austin, Texas (Panelist)
- ARTS MIDWEST, 1989-Present, Minority Arts
Fellowship Program, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Panelist/Mentor)
- "THE ROLE OF THE ARTIST IN THE 21ST CENTURY",
Dallas Museum Of Art, Dallas Artists Research & Exhibition Symposium,
November, 1989 (Panelist)
- EXPANSION ARTS ADVANCEMENT ADVISORY PANEL,
November, 1989 (Panelist)
- YOUNG PEOPLE IN MEDIA LITERACY, SOUTHWEST
ALTERNATE MEDIA PROJECT, October 1989 (Presenter)
- INDEPENDENT IMAGES CONFERENCE, October 1989
(Presenter)
- LOUISIANA ARTS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE,
September 1988, Models for Making Arts Basic In Education (Presenter)
- THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN CULTURES CONGRESSIONAL
FORUM ON CULTURAL EQUITY, OPEN DIALOGUE III, June 1988
(Coordinator/Presenter)
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN CULTURES, NATIONAL OPINION
RESEARCH COMMITTEE, 1987-1988 (Panelist)
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL ARTS AGENCIES,
June 1987, "What Can Rural Arts Agencies Do To Encourage Local Artists"
(Coordinator/Presenter)
- VISUAL ARTS PANEL, GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS,
November 1986 & 1987 National Endowment For The Arts, , Washington, D.C.
(Panelist)
- ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL, November 1986,
"Developing Your Residency for Maximum Benefit", Chicago, Illinois (Keynote
Speaker)
- INTERDISCIPLINARY FELLOWSHIP PANEL, May 1986,
Rockerfeller Brothers Fund, National Endowment for the Arts, Diverse Works,
Southwest Alternate Media Project, Houston (Panelist)
- OHIO ARTS COUNCIL, May 1986-1989, Major
Institution Support Outreach Program, Columbus, Ohio (Panel Chair)
- NATIONAL HISPANIC THEATRE CONFERENCE, February
1986, "Funding Resources", Arts Council of San Antonio, Ford Foundation, San
Antonio (Panelist)
- STATE PROGRAMS PANEL, 1985-1987, National
Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. (Panelist, Site Visitor to Florida,
Mississippi, New Hampshire and Idaho)
- CITY OF AUSTIN, 1985-1986, Art In Public Places
Panel, Austin, Texas (Panel Chair)
- OPEN DIALOGUE II, May 1985, Career
Development/Employment Training, Arts Council of San Antonio, Texas Commission
on the Arts, San Antonio (Panelist)
- WESTERN STATES AIE REGIONAL MEETING, September
1984, National Endowment for the Arts, Los Angeles, California (Panelist)
- CITIES IN TRANSITION: HISPANICS IN THE U.S.,
May 1984, Partners for Livable Places, Office of the Mayor, San Antonio, Texas
(Panelist)
- DEVELOPING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH ART AND
HISTORY, Texas Historical Commission, Texas Association of
Museums/Texas Commission on the Arts, 1981-1982 (Presenter)
- WINEDALE MUSEUM SEMINAR, Texas Historical
Commission/Texas Association of Museums, 1981-1982 (Presenter)
- READ, INC., Forum to write position paper to
Congress on the future of Juvenile Justice Programs and the Arts in America,
Washington, D.C., 1981 (Forum Participant)
- EDUCATION ADVISORY PANEL, Appointment 1980,
Texas Commission on the Arts (Panelist)
- PLAINS REGIONAL AIE MEETING, National Endowment
for the Arts, to help plan the future of Artists-in-Schools Programs, Denver,
Colorado, 1980 (Forum Participant)
Publications
- DESERT MODERN AND BEYOND EL PASO ART 1960 - 2012,, Patrick Shaw McCabe, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Texas, 2012
(Reference Story and Color Plate, pgs. 120 - 121)
- DADDY-O, IGUANA HEADS AND TALES, Bob “Daddy-O”
Wade with Keith and Kent Zimmerman St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1995
(Reference)
- FYI, New York Foundation for the Arts, Spring
1994 Issue, Vol. 10, No.1, It's a Matter of Mission, (Author)
- THE USASIANS, Vol. 2 No. 5, June 1994, "Ms. Oh:
'Don't Deprive Our Children...'"; The USAsians Service and Publishing Group;
Columbus, Ohio (Author)
- LUIS JIMENEZ: HONKY TONK, Lone Star Visions
Exhibition, Art Museum of South East Texas, Beaumont, Texas, April 1992,
(Author, Catalogue Essay)
- REPORT ON OPEN DIALOGUE II, September 1988,
Congressional Forum on Cultural Equity, Bill Keens Associates, Association of
American Cultures (Contributor)
- TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS QUARTERLY, Volume
II, Number 1, Winter 1986, "Considering the Obvious: Reflections on Open
Dialogue II (Author)
- BOB WADE: PROJECTS AND PHOTOWORKS, Catalogue,
March 1984, Temple Cultural Activities Center; (Author)
- IMAGINATION, THE ARTS AND TROUBLED YOUTH, Read,
Inc., 1981 (Reference)
- TROUBLED YOUTH AND THE ARTS: A RESOURCE GUIDE,
Read, Inc., 1979, (Reference)
- "ARTISTS IN SCHOOLS: ENHANCING THE THREE R'S",
Jeff Kanipe. Austin Magazine, August 1979
- "THE GATESVILLE GIG", Design for Arts in
Education, Saturday Evening Post Company - March/April 1979; (Author)
- ARTPARK CATALOG, 1978, article by Bob Wade's
Giant Iguana (Reference)
Groups/Organizations
- TEXANS FOR STEM CELL RESERCH 2008 - 2009, Advisory Boardmember
- NATIONAL CULTURAL CENTERS OF COLOR, 2007, Boardmember
- AMERICAN YOUTHWORKS, 2007 - 2008 Boardmember
- AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS, 2005 - 2007, Boardmember
- CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND, 2005 - 2007, Boardmember
- GRANTMAKERS IN THE ARTS, 2004 - 2006, Boardmember
- NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF STATE ARTS AGENCIES, 2004 - 2007, Boardmember (2nd Vice-President)
- MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE, (M-AAA) 2002 - 2007, Boardmember
- CENTER FOR THE ADAVANCEMENT AND STUDY OF EARLY TEXAS ART, (CASETA), 2001 - 2009, Membership Committee Chair, Boardmember (current)
- TEJANO STATUE COMMITTEE, INC., 2001 - Present,
Steering Committee, Webmaster
- THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN CULTURES, (TAAC)
Founding Member 1987-2007, Boardmember, Offices Held -Treasurer 1988; Vice Chair
1992; Chair 1993 - 1997 & 2000 - 2002; Secretary 1997-1998
- AUSTIN CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS ASSOCIATION,
1978-1979
- INTERNATIONAL DESIGNER - CRAFTSMEN, 1975-1976
- NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE EDUCATION OF THE CERAMIC
ARTS, (NCECA) 1974-1975
- OBRAS MONUMENTALES, 1974
Adjudication/Curatorial
- 30TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, Texas, 2007 (Juror)
- 2005 SUN BOWL EXHIBITION, El Paso International Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas, 2005 (Juror)
- NO BULL.....IT'S BUFFALO, Museums of Abiline,
Abilene, Texas 2001 (Juror)
- VISUAL ARTS SCHOLASTIC EVENT, Texas Arts
Education Association, Region IV East Zone, Aldine Independent School
District, Aldine, Texas, 1997 (Juror)
- 1996 CENTRAL TEXAS COMPETITION, The Art Center,
Waco, Texas 1996 (Juror)
- FIFTH ANNUAL REGIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION,
Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council, Inc., Texarkana, Texas, 1992
(Juror)
- BERKSHIRE ARTISANS, 1989 EXHIBITION SEASON,
Berkshire Artisan’s Guild, Pittsfield, Massachusetts,1987 (Juror)
- TEXAS ART ON THE ROAD, Phillip Morris
Corporation, Freda Gail Stern Public Relations, Fort Worth, Texas, 1986
(Coordinator)
- ARPEGGIO, Texas Commission on the Arts, 1979
(Curator)
- THE LIVING REPORT, Texas Commission on the
Arts, 1978 (Curator)
Independent
Consultancies
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ARTS AND
CULTURE, (NALAC), San Antonio, Texas, July 8, 2001, Latino Arts &
Culture Leadership Institute, Institute Evaluator
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ARTS AND
CULTURE, (NALAC), Corpus Christi. Texas, January 2001, MUCHAS
CULTURAS/UN COMUNIDAD, MANY CULTURES, ONE COMMUNITY, Conference Evaluator.
- REGIONAL ARTS COUNCIL OF ST. LOUIS, Bill Moskin
& Associates, February 1994, Long Range Plan, Developed Cultural Diversity
Section.
Educational/Training
INSTITUTION |
LOCATION |
YEAR(S) |
ACHIEVEMENT |
Sangamon State University |
Springfield, Illinois |
Summer 1982 |
Sangamon Arts Institute in Arts Administration - Certificate
of Completion |
University of Texas at El Paso |
El Paso, Texas |
1971-1976 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts Major - CeramicsMinor - Sculpture
|
SUBJECT |
TRAINERS |
DATE(S) |
ACHIEVEMENT |
Computer Graphics/PaintShop Pro |
University of Texas Community Education Program |
April 1997 |
Certificate of Completion |
Microsoft Word |
MicroAssist/Austin, Texas |
March 1996 |
Certificate of Completion |
Excel 5.0 |
MicroAssist/Austin, Texas |
March 1996 |
Certificate of Completion
|
Windows 95 |
MicroAssist/Austin, Texas |
February 1996 |
Certificate of Completion |
Introduction to HTML & Web Site Design |
Teaching Technologies/Austin, Texas |
December 1995 |
Certificate of Completion
|
Introduction to the Internet |
MicroAssist/Austin, Texas |
June 1995 |
Certificate of Completion
|
Conflict Mediation |
Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts |
May, 1993 |
Certificate of Completion |
Other
EL PASO INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART, Inducted into El Paso International Museum Hall of Fame, November 2004
SITE VISITS FOR THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AND NATIONAL COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION INCLUDE:
Expansion Arts Program Visits:
- Museo del Barrio - New York City - 1986
- The Alternative Museum - New York City - 1986
- Brockman Productions - Los Angeles - 1985
- Centro Cultural Aztlan - San Antonio -1988
- Community Cultural Arts - San Antonio - 1988
- Mexic-Arte - Austin - 1994
- La Pena - Austin - 1994
Visual Arts
Advancement Program Visits:
- Pro Arts - Oakland, California - 1987
- Inter Arts of Marin - San Anselmo, California - 1987
- American Indian Contemporary Arts - San Francisco, California - 1987
State Programs Program Visits:
- Florida Division of Cultural Affairs - 1986
- Mississippi Arts Commission - 1986
- New Hampshire Council on the Arts - 1986
- Idaho Commission on the Arts - 1987
National
Assembly of State Arts Agencies Committees:
- Nominating Committee - 2006
- Executive Committee - 2006
- Governance Committee - 1994
- Planning and Budget Committee - 1995-1996
- National Conference Planning Committee - 2002-2003