County Council to present proclamation at Feb. 21 council meeting
VANCOUVER – The Clark County Arts Commission recently awarded its 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award to Vancouver resident and philanthropist Paul E. Christensen.
The Clark County Council will present Christensen with a proclamation celebrating his contributions to the arts at its Feb. 21 council meeting. The meeting begins at 6 pm and will be shown live on CVTV channel 23/323 and cvtv.org. The meeting is held in a hybrid format. Individuals can attend the meeting in the sixth-floor hearing room at the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. Attendees may also participate virtually by following the meeting instructions on the county’s website which will be updated Friday, Feb. 17.
Christensen has given his time, vision, energy and resources to numerous educational, arts/cultural, and social non-profits organizations in the local community. A few of the organizations that benefited from these contributions include the Vancouver Symphony, the Hough Foundation, the SW Center for the Arts, the Clark County Historical Museum, Artstra, the Historic Trust and many other nonprofit organizations.
As a result of his vision and community leadership, Christensen was selected as Vancouver’s 1998 First Citizen.
“Paul is the epitome of the kind of person the lifetime achievement award should go to,” said Karen Madsen, Chair, Artstra. “We all need to thank him and give him a round of applause.”
The Clark County Arts Commission created the Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize an individual living or working in the county who has made a significant contribution to arts or culture during their lifetime.
Learn more about the Clark County Arts Commission at https://www.clarkcountyartscommission.com/.
Information provided by Clark Co. WA Commission.
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