The Arts Council of Princeton held Board of Trustees elections and recognized individuals and organizations for their service to the ACP and community at its Annual Members Meeting June 19.
ACP board president Cindi Venizelos and executive director Jeff Nathanson, led the meeting, which approximately 50 voting members attended.
The members present voted unanimously to elect the new trustees to three-year terms beginning July 1. They are Julia Gilbert, Bill Harla, Kookie Johnson, Rob Marrone, and Nancy Northrop. After trustees, the slate of renewing Board members was then presented, and the membership voted unanimously to elect Isabella de la Houssaye and Marsha Levin-Rojer for second terms.
The Arts Council Board has term limits of two consecutive terms, and four trustees have completed their terms. Kathy Bagley, Jessica Durrie, Leslie Kuenne, and Anne VanLent were recognized for their years of service with plaques and gifts.
In addition to the election of Trustees, the ACP presented the annual Pride of the Arts Council Awards for outstanding artists, volunteers, and business and community partners.
Accepting the Partnership Award for Grounds for Sculpture was education curator Cassandra Demski, who remarked that the Grounds for Sculpture and Arts Council of Princeton’s missions are so closely aligned that continued partnership makes great sense.
ACP presented the Business Award to Smith’s Ace Hardware owner George Smith, who said that he is delighted to support the Arts Council in any way he can, and he introduced his new store manager, who he told to get used to seeing Arts Council staff members in the shop often.
Accepting the Corporate Award for Princeton Shopping Center/EDENS was the property management team of Julie Drobits, Stephen Kurtz and David Germakian.
Long-time ACP supporter Deborah Sands-Gartenberg accepted the Foundation Award for the Sands Foundation.
Noelle Anglade accepted a much-deserved Volunteer Award, and Bob Jenkins accepted a Katherine M. Kapoor Artist Award surrounded by his ArtsExchange students from HomeFront.
The 2013-2014 Evans Scholars acknowledged at the meeting were Noa Attali, Lydia Duff, Alan Chmiel, Nikola Georgiev, Madelyn Guerra, Lucas Mitchell and Neha Pithani. These scholarships are supported by a grant from the Charles Evans Foundation.
The Meeting ended with a toast in celebration of the completion of the 5 in 5 Campaign, the ACP’s Capital Campaign which had the goal of raising $5 million in 5 years. 5 in 5 supports important capacity-building for the Arts Council and the establishment of an Endowment Fund for future programming at the Robeson Center for the Arts.
ACP, founded in 1967, is a non-profit organization with a mission of Building Community through the Arts. Housed in the landmark Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, the ACP fulfills its mission by presenting a wide range of programs including exhibitions, performances, free community cultural events, and studio-based classes and workshops in the visual, performing and literary arts.
More information is online at artscouncilofprinceton.org.
The Arts Council of Princeton, along with Homefront children participating in ArtsExchange, honor ACP artist-instructor Bob Jenkins during the Annual Members Meeting June 19, 2014. (File photo.),
