ACA Welcomes Five New Board Members

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ACA is thrilled to welcome Deonté to our leadership team in a crucial role for the organization.
Questions about physical and psychological safety come up so often in my conversations with artists, administrators, funders and partners that it has become core to my job to think about how we can create safer creative environments for all.
The grant is the largest in ACA’s history and will enable the organization to increase its ability to actively help residency programs build equitable capacity.
This grant is one of 1,251 Grants for Arts Projects awards totaling nearly $28.8 million announced by the NEA.
ACA’s President and CEO, Lisa Funderburke hosts a conversation with thought + arts leaders, who are committed to supporting Black arts workers in the artist residency field and beyond.