Kristina Newman Photo: Adam Coppola Accomplished Artist and Visionary Arts Administrator, Currently Director of Culture for the State of Connecticut, Assumes Leadership of the Organization Amidst Its 40th Anniversary
BRIC, a major incubator and supporter of Brooklyn artists and media-makers, and the leading presenter of free cultural programming in the borough, today announced Kristina Newman-Scott as the organization’s new President. The artist, curator, and arts administrator, who since 2015 has served as Director of Culture for the State of Connecticut, assumes leadership of BRIC in September, in the midst of the organization’s 40th anniversary season.
Newman-Scott’s appointment as President of BRIC is the latest chapter in a remarkable, multifaceted career in the arts. She became an acclaimed painter while still a BFA student at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in her hometown of Kingston, Jamaica. When she moved to Connecticut in 2005, she took her first job as a curator and arts administrator—as Director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways in Hartford. There she conceptualized, organized, and helped to secure funding for over 60 exhibitions and 50 publications, garnering attention from an array of national and international media. In 2010, she was appointed Director of Programs at the Boston Center for the Arts, where she led the management, design, implementation, and evaluation of numerous innovative programs in the fields of literature, dance, visual art, public art, theater, and education, including a small business program focused on creative businesses. She worked to ensure that all of these programs were responsive to Boston’s diverse communities.
As the first immigrant and first woman of color to serve as Director of Culture and State Historic Preservation Officer for the State of Connecticut, Newman-Scott oversees all aspects of the state’s programs and services related to art, culture, and historic preservation. She has led the development of the first statewide strategic planning process using a human-centered design methodology; secured funding for innovative capital improvement projects at arts and cultural sites across Connecticut; and is working with Connecticut municipalities to integrate artistic practice and processes for innovative economic and community development.
BRIC, a major incubator and supporter of Brooklyn artists and media-makers, and the leading presenter of free cultural programming in the borough, today announced Kristina Newman-Scott as the organization’s new President. The artist, curator, and arts administrator, who since 2015 has served as Director of Culture for the State of Connecticut, assumes leadership of BRIC in September, in the midst of the organization’s 40th anniversary season.
Newman-Scott’s appointment as President of BRIC is the latest chapter in a remarkable, multifaceted career in the arts. She became an acclaimed painter while still a BFA student at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in her hometown of Kingston, Jamaica. When she moved to Connecticut in 2005, she took her first job as a curator and arts administrator—as Director of Visual Arts at Real Art Ways in Hartford. There she conceptualized, organized, and helped to secure funding for over 60 exhibitions and 50 publications, garnering attention from an array of national and international media. In 2010, she was appointed Director of Programs at the Boston Center for the Arts, where she led the management, design, implementation, and evaluation of numerous innovative programs in the fields of literature, dance, visual art, public art, theater, and education, including a small business program focused on creative businesses. She worked to ensure that all of these programs were responsive to Boston’s diverse communities.
As the first immigrant and first woman of color to serve as Director of Culture and State Historic Preservation Officer for the State of Connecticut, Newman-Scott oversees all aspects of the state’s programs and services related to art, culture, and historic preservation. She has led the development of the first statewide strategic planning process using a human-centered design methodology; secured funding for innovative capital improvement projects at arts and cultural sites across Connecticut; and is working with Connecticut municipalities to integrate artistic practice and processes for innovative economic and community development.
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