by Jon Lackman | 20 January 2010 | Uncategorized
According to CAA News (pdf), “Barbara Nesin, the department chair of art foundations at the Art Institute of Atlanta, has been elected president of CAA’s Board of Directors for a two-year term, beginning May 2010.” Nesin, the first artist to head CAA, is interviewed in this issue by outgoing president Paul B. Jaskot:
As president, what areas of the organization are you most interested in working on? I remember when I started my term I was most concerned about the growing contingent-faculty issues in our universities, as well as helping to shape the new strategic plan. What goals do you have for your term?
I am interested in several things. One is making our endowment work harder for us … Number two is the important question of service to not just artists but also our design members … I also hope that we might strengthen our partnerships with our affiliated societies … [Lastly,] expanding our sphere in the international community is definitely something I hope we will achieve in the coming years.
Thanks for running this news item. Please note however that I am not the first artist to lead CAA! In fact, when I was elected to CAA’s board, Ellen Levy, a wonderful mixed media artist, was then president. Nonetheless, this IS a time when CAA is focusing more on its artist members, so I invite your readers to http://www.collegeart.org to view the many opportunities for artists to get involved! Your ideas and energy are wanted!