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The
Alliance for the Arts serves the entire cultural community
through research and advocacy and serves the public through
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DOWNTOWN
CULTURE
On February
27th, ArtTable presented an open forum on “Defining
the Cultural Precinct: A Conversation with Anita Contini and
Kate Levin.” Moderated by Leonard Lopate, Commissioner
Levin and Ms. Contini, the Vice President and Director, Memorial,
Cultural and Civic Programs of the Lower Manhattan Development
Corporation, spoke about the need for culture to be part of
the Downtown renewal.
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TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
The
Bronx Cultural Trolley expands its free service
on the first Monday of every month, connecting the Hostos
Gallery, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Pregones Latino Theatre
and the Blue Ox Bar. For more information, contact the Bronx
Council on the Arts (718) 931-9500.
The
Queens Art Link offers a free weekend shuttle service
connecting P.S.1, MoMA/QNS, Socrates Sculpture Park, the American
Museum of the Moving Image, the Museum of African Art and
the temporary Isamu Noguchi Museum. Queens Art Link is coordinated
by MoMA/QNS and funded by the City, the Robert Sterling Clark
Foundation as well as participating institutions. For schedules
and information, call (212) 708-9750 or go to www.moma.org/qal/.
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NYC CULTURE RANKS IN TOP WORLD TEN
The
Art Newspaper (Feb. 2003) reports that four of the ten
contemporary art exhibits with the greatest attendance in
the world last year took place in New York City museums. These
were: "Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting"
at MoMA; "Jeff Koons: Easyfun—Ethereal" at
the Guggenheim Museum; The 2002 Biennial at the Whitney Museum
of American Art; and "Oldenburg and van Bruggen on the
Roof" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's "Orazio
and Artemisia Gentileschi: Father and Daughter Painters in
Baroque Italy" was on the Old Masters Top Ten list.
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PEOPLE
A new
feature of the Alliance for the Arts Newsletter
Moves
Jenny Dixon becomes Director of the Isamu Noguchi Garden
Museum, effective April 1, leaving the Bronx Museum.
Paul Goldberg became Executive Director of the Snug
Harbor Cultural Center on February 1.
Susan Jones became Director of the Museum of the City
of New York on February 3, leaving the National Building Museum.
Arlene Shuler becomes President and CEO of City Center,
effective June 1, leaving the Howard Gilman Foundation.
Julian Zugazagoitia became Director of El Museo del
Barrio on November 18, leaving the Guggenheim Museum.
Appointments
Claudia Bonn becomes Executive Director of the Film
Society of Lincoln Center in June.
Elizabeth Egbert became Executive Director of the
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences in November.
Dr. Angelo Gimondo, former Superintendent of District
30, becomes the new Senior Instructional Manager for the Arts
of the New York City Department of Education. He will develop
a comprehensive K-12 arts curriculum for the public schools.
Agnes Gund has been appointed Chairperson of the New
York City Advisory Commission for Cultural Affairs by Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg.
Retirements
Judith Daykin, President and CEO of City Center since
1992.
Joanne Koch, Executive Director of the Film Society
of Lincoln Center since 1971.
Samuel Sachs II, Director of the Frick Collection since
1997, effective September.
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