New York Foundation for the Arts, Eric Adams celebrate Brooklyn’s newest women arts leaders
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams are celebrating three recently appointed women leaders of prominent Brooklyn cultural organizations: Katy Clark, president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM); Charlotte Cohen, executive director of the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC); and Anne Pasternak, director of the Brooklyn Museum. On Thursday, March 3, from 6 to 8 p.m., a special reception in their honor will be held at NYFA’s space in DUMBO.
2016 will mark these women’s first year in their new roles, and NYFA and Adams are taking this opportunity to acknowledge their individual contributions while also celebrating the diverse artistic and cultural history of the borough. By bringing in world-class national and international artists and supporting Brooklyn-based arts communities, these institutions are a vital part of the cultural life of the borough and city of New York.
Adams said he is delighted to welcome these leaders for a special evening in DUMBO. “I am proud to honor three women of high distinction — Katy Clark, Charlotte Cohen and Anne Pasternak — whose leadership of their respective cultural institutions will build on the second-to-none reputation that Brooklyn has achieved as an international center for creativity,” he said. “I am certain we will have many opportunities to work in partnership to support the jobs, tourism, and world-renowned art to which these centers of culture contribute.”