News and Updates

Rich Sgarlotti and Ann Dallman spoke on Feb. 1, 2012 to twenty-eight marketing students in the School of Business at Northern Michigan University. The Marketing 230 class, taught by Henry Balfanz, M.A., collaborated and offered marketing proposals for Sam English: The Life, Work and Times of An Artist. The enthusiastic students offered a wealth of ideas and rose to the challenge of a “real-life” marketing situation.

Sam, his art, and the book featured in New Mexico magazine (August 2010) and in Winds of Change magazine

(Summer 2009).

Sam English: The Life, Work, and Times of An Artist named a finalist by National Indie Excellence Awards.

Our beautiful book, showcasing Sam’s art as well as his work as a social activist, was named a 2010 New Mexico Book of the Year finalist in the Art, Multi-Cultural and Health categories.

Print Solutions Magazine

awarded the PEAK (Print Excellence and Knowledge) Grand Prize Award in the Commercial Printing/Books division to Sam English: The Life, Work, and Times of An Artist In April 2010. The PEAK Awards recognize outstanding contributions in the print industry.

Sam English: The Life, Work, and Times of An Artist is a da Vinci Eye Finalist.

As the annual judging draws to a close, a small set (24 books) of da Vinci Eye finalists is announced prior to the Eric Hoffer Award for Books. This small list or “short list” of finalists is an honored distinction of its own and is announced publicly during the spring of each award year.

Eric Hoffer Award for books presents the da Vinci Eye to the title(s) with superior cover artwork. Cover art is judged on both content and style. The da Vinci Eye is given in honor of the historic artist/scientist/inventor Leonardo da Vinci.

“All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.”

“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”

-Leonardo da Vinci

THE ERIC HOFFER AWARD for Short Prose & Independent Books has announced that Sam English: The Life, Work, and Times of An Artist  is First Runner-Up in the category - Self-Help/Spiritual. Titles in this category involve the mind and spirit, including religion, metaphysical, and mystical topics.

Sam English: The Life, Work, and Times of An Artist, Ann Dallman, Sam English Art - The arresting, luminous artwork of English, saturated with vibrant color, keeps you on his journey of a lifetime. The author shares his personal beliefs about heritage, family, and community life, and how he awakened to fulfill his dream of becoming an artist. A recovering alcoholic for over twenty-five years, English reaches out to all substance abusers with a message of hope, backed by the desire to overcome addiction and find what is true and meaningful. As a respected artist, teacher, and American Indian advocate, he reveals the story and symbolic significance behind each painting. English expresses his deepening spirituality by powerful design and societal relevance through his art and his activism.

http://www.theusreview.com/USRhoffer.html#self-help