2007.07.29: July 29, 2007: Headlines: COS - Honduras: Art: Awards: Dallas Morning News: Honduras RPCV Carl Youngberg's passion for the arts prompted the Richardson Arts Alliance to bestow its 2007 Heart for the Arts award on him at its gala in September
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2007.07.29: July 29, 2007: Headlines: COS - Honduras: Art: Awards: Dallas Morning News: Honduras RPCV Carl Youngberg's passion for the arts prompted the Richardson Arts Alliance to bestow its 2007 Heart for the Arts award on him at its gala in September
Honduras RPCV Carl Youngberg's passion for the arts prompted the Richardson Arts Alliance to bestow its 2007 Heart for the Arts award on him at its gala in September
Mr. Youngberg serves on the Arts Council at the University of Texas at Dallas and the Richardson Presidents' Council; he's an adviser and coach to the Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids board of directors; is a member of the Friends of Fair Park; and is past vice president of the Richardson Symphony Orchestra board of directors. He is retired from the board of directors of Ursuline Academy of Dallas. One of his cherished experiences was his effort to bring the world of art to small villages in Honduras through the Peace Corps. "One of our men was painting a mural," he said. "I noticed that the children who had been playing noisily were very quiet. I looked beyond him, and there were six children quiet as can be, so intent, watching with wide eyes – watching art being created."
Honduras RPCV Carl Youngberg's passion for the arts prompted the Richardson Arts Alliance to bestow its 2007 Heart for the Arts award on him at its gala in September
One fine reward
Richardson: Arts advocate to receive alliance's annual honor
12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, July 29, 2007
By CAROLYN TILLERY / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
Caption: 'It caught me so by surprise,' Carl Youngberg says of hearing that he would receive the Richardson Arts Alliance's 2007 Heart for the Arts Award at a gala in September. Photo: Natalie Caudill/ DMN
Spend five minutes in Carl Youngberg's company, and two things become clear: He loves his garden, and he is passionate about the arts. Both, he said, are necessary for the nourishment of the soul.
His passion for the arts prompted the Richardson Arts Alliance to bestow its 2007 Heart for the Arts award on him at its gala in September.
"Charles Eisemann came to my house and asked me who I felt should be the award recipient," Mr. Youngberg said, referring to the entrepreneur and philanthropist for whom Richardson's performing arts center is named.
"So I went into what I thought was a very impassioned speech about this person I know, and he told me no. So, I proceeded again, going on harder about this person. He just shook his head and said, 'No, I'm sorry. They want you.'
"It caught me so by surprise," Mr. Youngberg said.
It wasn't a difficult selection, although the candidate field was terrific, according to Debbie Mulvenna, Hearts for the Arts gala co-chair.
"He has such a spirit and heart where the arts are concerned," she said. "He's worked in the trenches, served on many boards. ... We also loved that he wasn't just a local boy, but a local boy who served the Dallas area in so many ways."
Mr. Youngberg serves on the Arts Council at the University of Texas at Dallas and the Richardson Presidents' Council; he's an adviser and coach to the Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids board of directors; is a member of the Friends of Fair Park; and is past vice president of the Richardson Symphony Orchestra board of directors. He is retired from the board of directors of Ursuline Academy of Dallas.
One of his cherished experiences was his effort to bring the world of art to small villages in Honduras through the Peace Corps.
"One of our men was painting a mural," he said. "I noticed that the children who had been playing noisily were very quiet. I looked beyond him, and there were six children quiet as can be, so intent, watching with wide eyes – watching art being created."
After many years with Neiman Marcus, Mr. Youngberg decided to strike out on his own, establishing Concept 3, a company that lets him showcase his talent for talking.
"I'm a professional speaker and executive coach with clients from Microsoft to tiny companies," he said. "I specialize in workplace attitudes and productivity. I get paid to talk. How fun is that?"
He admits to a great love of the theater, but confesses to a less-than-stellar voice and procrastination. His secret desire is to perform on stage at Carnegie Hall or on Broadway. But perhaps not as a singer or dancer.
"I'd love to cook something on stage at Carnegie Hall," he said.
"This dinner and event that the Richardson Arts Alliance is hosting is proof of how far we've come with the arts in Richardson. It's a level of coming together that we've struggled for."
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