[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1411-E1412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING SARA SEALANDER WITH CALIFORNIA'S THIRD DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                               YEAR AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2018

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sara Sealander as a 
woman of the year. She is an artist, educator, and activist. She taught 
both Art History and Studio Art classes fulltime at Yuba Community 
College for 38 years and continues her work teaching as an adjunct 
professor of Art History. She has long been the leading voice for women 
in the arts in her community. She created the curriculum for the Women 
in the Arts classes she teaches, and which are now taught in other 
schools. She has mentored a whole generation of artists and art 
instructors in her community and remains passionate about the role of 
arts in education and society. Ms. Sealander's skill and passion for 
the arts goes beyond her work into activism. Fueled by threats to 
eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, she organized public 
protests to educate the public about the importance of the NEA to 
society and its impact in our local community. She also founded a local 
chapter of Guerilla Girls, an international group of feminist activist 
artists who use their artistic talents to make social commentary. Ms. 
Sealander's activism works to promote the importance of art to 
community and society. She continues to be an inspiration to young 
artists and the next generation of arts instructors at all levels of 
education in the Yuba-Sutter community. She generously gives her time 
to curate an annual Art Faculty Art show and has devoted many hours to 
the Yuba College Fine Arts Alumni group. She makes time to mentor 
graduates, ensuring that the value of art in her community will never 
be lost. She has devoted her career to promoting the arts and without 
her devotion to the importance of art, the artistic community of the 
Yuba-Sutter area would not be what it is today.

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