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Panel Discussion and Reception
Artist-Endowed Foundations:
An Emerging Force in Cultural Philanthropy
Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 4–6:30pm
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, Cambridge
Please join us for a groundbreaking panel discussion on the emerging role of artist-endowed foundations as a force in cultural philanthropy and in stewarding America’s postwar and contemporary art patrimony. The discussion will be followed by a reception. More information on the Harvard Art Museums website.
Panelists:
Charles C. Bergman, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Jack Coward, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Jack Flam, Dedalus Foundation (Robert Motherwell)
Carolyn Somers, Joan Mitchell Foundation
Christine J. Vincent, The Aspen Institute’s National Study of Artist-Endowed Foundations
Moderated by Marion R. Fremont-Smith, the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University.
Presented by the Harvard Art Museums, the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University, and the Department of History of Art & Architecture.
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The Connecticut Museum Educators Roundtable is hosting an evening cocktail hour on Wednesday, November 16, during the NEMA Fall Conference. See the Save the Date below for details.