The National Council, in tandem with the Executive Director, serves as advisory that guides the artistic direction of the Mentor Artist-in-Residence program and exhibitions in alignment with the organization’s mission as an arm of the Board of Trustees. The National Council is comprised of up to 20 artists, curators and cultural workers representing literary, performing and visual arts. The members serve an unpaid three-year renewable term and are selected by recommendations from current and past members, former Mentoring Artists, and staff.
The National Council meets annually to evaluate past programs, to preview future programs, and to administer the process of vetting future Mentoring Artists-in-Residence, and residency alumni exhibitions programming. All Mentoring Artists are vetted and nominated by current and emeritus National Council members, the Artist-in-Residence program department, ACA directorial staff and program alumni. We do not accept unsolicited requests for Mentoring Artist or National Council considerations.
Members
Cornelius Eady, Poet & Playwright
Carolyn Forché, Poet & Writer
Janie Geiser, Visual Artist & Filmmaker
Bob Holman, Poet, Bowery Poetry Club
Sky Hopinka, Visual Artist & Filmmaker
Eric Jacobsen, Conductor, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, The Knights
Thomas O. Kriegsmann, Producer, President ArKtype
Larry Ossei-Mensah, Curator, ARTNOIR
Judith Shatin, Performing Artist
Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer, Lincoln Center
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Choreographer
James Williams, Director Designate of the Royal College of Music
Adrian Todd Zuniga, Writer, Author, Director, Opium Magazine
Molissa Fenley, Choreographer & Dancer, Molissa Fenley & Company
Jill K. Sonke, PhD, Research Director and Research Professor, Center for Arts in Medicine, University of Florida
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Edward Albee (March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016), chair emeritus, Playwright
David Randolph White, emeritus, Artistic and Executive Director of THE YARD