Artist Communities Alliance is thrilled to welcome two new board members in 2026:
You can read the full Press Release here.
Eleanor Savage
President + CEO, Jerome Foundation
Eleanor Savage is the President and CEO for Jerome Foundation. She is active in the philanthropic and arts communities as an agitator for equitable practice. Eleanor is the Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for Grantmakers in the Arts. She is a media artist, an activist, and has instigated, curated and produced many community-focused/artist-centered events in the Twin Cities: Naked Stages; Forbidden Fruit Radio; Vulva Riot; and Dyke Night at the Walker Art Center. She was previously the Associate Director of Event and Media Production at the Walker Art Center for sixteen years.
Asa Jackson
President + CEO, McColl Center
Asa Jackson is an American artist and arts leader based in North Carolina. As a multidisciplinary artist, Jackson’s work explores the cross section of textile from various countries, peoples, time periods, and personal histories. He has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including a career-defining solo exhibition at the Samuel Owen Gallery (Greenwich, CT), MoCA (Arlington, VA), Hodges Taylor Gallery (Charlotte, NC), Virginia MoCA (Virginia Beach, VA), and Harvy B. Gantt Center (Charlotte, NC). His work is a part of various prominent collections at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Mint Museum, and The Rockwell Museum. Jackson is the co-founder of the CAN Foundation, a not-for-profit arts organization in Newport News, VA, with a focus on building sustainable careers for the creative class. He served on the board of the Virginia Commission for the Arts from 2018- 2023. In January 2025, he became President and CEO of the McColl Center in Charlotte, NC.