Ted Berger

Theodore S. ("Ted") Berger is a New York City-based arts activist who was one of the creators of the Cultural Council Foundation's Artists Project, which grew to be the largest CETA art program in the US.[1]

Currently the Executive Director of NYCreates,[2] he's also Executive Director Emeritus of the New York Foundation for the Arts, from which he retired in 2005.[3][4] He first joined NYFA in 1973 as the United States' first statewide Artists-in-Schools Coordinator.[5]

References

  1. ^ Carrigan, Margaret (10 June 2020). "Could a Nixon-era employment scheme get artists back to work?". www.theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Theodore S. Berger". Joan Mitchell Foundation. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (19 January 2006). "Putting the Money Where Their Dreams Are (Published 2006)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ Fushan, Nancy. "Life, Learning, and Legacy". Grantmakers in the Arts. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Theodore S. Berger, Executive Director, New York Foundation for the Arts: Helping the Arts and Artists Recover in the Wake of 9/11". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). 23 June 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2021.


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