Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
A distinguished group of leaders in the visual arts and allied fields serve as advisors to AEFI’s three-year demonstrations project (2023-2025), the Artist-Endowed Foundation Consortium Advancing Next-Gen Leaders in the Visual Arts.
AEFI is pleased to announce that a distinguished group of leaders in the visual arts and allied fields has agreed to serve as advisors to AEFI’s 12-month research, professional education, and feasibility and planning project: Increasing the Artist-Endowed Foundation Community’s DEAI Capacity to Host BIPOC Internships/Fellowships.
A distinguished group of leaders in the visual arts and allied fields serve as advisors to AEFI’s three-year demonstrations project (2023-2025), the Artist-Endowed Foundation Consortium Advancing Next-Gen Leaders in the Visual Arts.
The Project Advisors
Advisors to the Project provide important expertise to inform its development and implementation, as well as the planning and feasibility assessment functions. Please welcome our Project Advisors:
Jade Agua Chief Learning Officer USC Race & Equity Center
Myron M. Beasley Associate Professor of American Studies Bates College
Deryn Dudley Vice President, Learning & Engagement National Arts Strategies
Cheryl Finley Inaugural Director Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective
Samuel Hoi President Maryland Institute College of Art
Lily Hung Director of Career Development NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Faron Manuel Coordinator, Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship and Mellon Graduate Fellowship in Object-Centered Curatorial Research High Museum of Art
Steven Nelson Dean, Centre for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts NGA