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Rebecca Blunk, executive director of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), announced that Quita Sullivan has joined the organization as the program manager for the National Theater Pilot.
With degrees in Theater from Knox College and SUNY Stony Brook and a law degree from Wayne State University Law School, Ms. Sullivan has held positions in arts management and environmental justice, leading her to a Diversity Fellowship at Associated Grant Makers in Boston. A member of the Montaukett Tribe of New York and an avid beadworker, she has served on several panels for NEFA’s Native Arts grant program. “We are so happy to welcome Quita to the NEFA staff,” said NEFA program director Jane Preston. “Her demonstrated leadership and roots in theater make her a great asset to developing this exciting new pilot program.”
The National Theater pilot explores creating a system of support for artist-led collaborative theater works. Modeled after NEFA’s National Dance Project, and with funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the theater pilot will fund 12 projects to test assumptions about theater development and touring in the U.S. The deadline for the first round of projects is September 1, 2010.
About NEFA
The New England Foundation for the Arts creatively supports the movement of people, ideas, and resources in the arts within New England and beyond, makes vital connections between artists and communities and builds the strength, knowledge, and leadership of the region's creative sector. NEFA is a 501 (c) 3 organization that operates with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New England state arts agencies, and from corporations, foundations, and individuals.
NEFA administers grantmaking programs that support the performing arts, public art, and Native American artists. NEFA also leads projects and initiatives that range from the analysis of the impact of the creative economy to the creation of online tools which link and advance the regional, national, and international cultural community. For more information, please visit www.nefa.org or call 617.951.0010.