Local 706 - The Artisan

Winter 2021

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2021 Jan. 22 Lifetime Achievement voting ends Jan. 29 Voting for qualified nominations begins: member log-in thru website Feb. 7 Board of Trustees Meeting 10 AM via Zoom Feb. 8 Executive Board Meeting 8 PM via Zoom Feb. 15 Presidents Day holiday, offices closed Guild Awards voting for qualified nominations closes 5 PM PST Feb. 18 Guild Award nominations announced by Awards Committee Feb. 19 Guild Award nominations video submissions begin Feb. 21 General Membership Meeting; Young Workers Meeting at 1 PM Mar. 3 Guild Award video submissions end Mar. 5 Guild Awards final balloting begins: member log-in thru website Mar. 7 Board of Trustees Meeting at 10 AM via Zoom Mar. 8 Executive Board Meeting at 8 PM via Zoom Mar. 18 Guild Awards final voting ends 5 PM PST Apr. 2 Good Friday, offices closed Apr. 3 Guild Awards virtual presentation *Dates subject to change CALENDAR OF EVENTS GUILD NEWS edy, In Living Color, where she developed a strong working relationship with Jim Carrey. She has received Emmy and MUAHS Guild Award nominations. Her credits include Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Poetic Justice, 50 First Dates, The Artist, Hail, Caesar!, Martin, Higher Learning, House of Lies, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Ali: An American Hero, Don King: Only in America. Pauletta served on the Local 706 Executive Board, and has been a union activist, lobbying with IATSE to achieve the California Film and Television Tax Incentive (AB1839). She has been active in organizing drives and has volunteered for Guild activities. JULIA L. WALKER Journeyman Hair Stylist Julia L. Walker began her fi lm and television career at Universal Studios and Disney. After achieving roster status, she was hired to work on the iconic Universal Studios fi lm, The Blues Brothers. She did a number of projects with comedian Richard Pryor, and then collaborated with Whoopi Goldberg on Jumpin' Jack Flash. That was the beginning of an artistic partnership that lasted nearly 30 years, dozens of fi lm and television productions, creating one of the most recognizable hair styles in the world, Whoopi's dreadlocks. With more than 90 credits in fi lm and television, Julia L. Walker has won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Mini Series (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story) and been nominated twice more. She was honored at the Local 706 Diamond 60th Anniversary for her out- standing achievements, as well as the African American Film Marketplace. Julia has been an educator and mentor for numerous 706 members, sharing training needed for ethnic hair styling. She served on the 706 Board of Trustees and achieved her Gold Card. Other credits include Their Eyes Were Watching God, Star Trek: Nemesis, Little Richard, The Temptations, Cinderella, The Hollywood Squares, Hocus Pocus, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Sister Act (1 & 2), The Whoopi Goldberg Show, Ghost, and Fatal Beauty. Complete bios for all of the nominees may be found on our website: www.local706.org

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