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LATEST NEWS – June 2006
- Grant Halliburton Foundation gives $8,500 to school counseling
and arts education programs
- More than 600 attend premiere of JOURNEY exhibition in
May
- 14th Street Gallery books JOURNEY exhibition for August
- Media coverage focuses on the work of the Foundation
Family Displays Bipolar Victim's Art
New Foundation Aims To Raise Awareness
Shannon
Hori Reporting
CBS 11 News ran an insightful feature story
on Sunday, May 20,
about Grant Halliburton’s life, his illness and the Foundation.
Watch it here:
http://cbs11tv.com/local/local_story_142000551.html
The Grant Halliburton Foundation announced gifts of $8,500 in
May to support adolescent mental health initiatives and arts
education. The Foundation awarded $5,000 to the Plano ISD Education
Foundation to support ongoing training for school counselors,
$2,500 to ArtCentre of Plano in support of arts education for
young people, and a $1,000 college scholarship to Plano West
Senior High School art student Jennifer Miesse.
The awards were announced at the May 16 opening of Journey:
The Art, Music and Words of Grant Halliburton at ArtCentre of
Plano. More than 600 people attended the opening of the exhibition,
which featured more than 100 works of art, writing and music
by this young artist whose struggle with depression and bipolar
disorder led to his death in November 2005.
At the reception, the Foundation made a $5,000 gift to the
Plano ISD Education Foundation to support the ongoing training
needs of the school district’s Guidance and Counseling
Department, comprised of more than 140 counselors who serve
the needs of over 53,000 students throughout the district’s
67 schools. The gift will enable more counselors to receive
continuing education and training.
“The world can be a difficult place for our youngsters.
One of our highest priorities is to help young people, families,
educators and counselors better understand mental health issues,”
said Vanita Halliburton, co-founder of the Grant Halliburton
Foundation. “So often, our school counselors are in a
position to first recognize young people in distress. These
men and women are critical to identifying and helping families
address the mental health issues of our children.”
The Foundation also presented $2,500 to ArtCentre of Plano
in support of its commitment to education and enrichment in
the arts for young people, including programs that connect economically
disadvantaged children to quality experiences in the arts. ArtCentre
is a non-profit organization that promotes excellence, diversity
and vitality in the arts and arts education.
 The
$1,000 college scholarship, established in memory of Grant Halliburton,
was presented to Jennifer Miesse in a special ceremony at Plano
West Senior High School on May 9. Miesse plans to attend Texas
State University in San Marcos, where she will study communication
design. Grant Halliburton graduated in May 2005 from Plano West,
where he was an AP art student and president of the Art Club.
He was also an AP Art Scholar and member of the National Art
Honor Society.
“We are very pleased to make this award to a gifted young
art student,” noted Alan Halliburton, co-founder of the
Grant Halliburton Foundation. “Helping young people reach
their creative aspirations is a primary goal of the foundation.
Giving this award to a Plano West student is a fitting memorial
to Grant’s artistic talents and to his Plano roots.”
The exhibition Journey premiered at ArtCentre in May and is
scheduled to show at 14th Street Gallery in August.
About Grant Halliburton Foundation
In 2005 the Grant Halliburton Foundation was established as
a memorial to Grant’s tremendous talent, his love of art
and music, and his generous spirit. The foundation exists to
promote mental health awareness and education and to benefit
young people in the arts. For more information or to make a
donation, visit www.GrantHalliburton.org.
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