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United States Artists Announces Deana Haggag As President and CEO

1/26/2017

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PictureDeana Haggag Photo: Olivia Obineme
United States Artists (USA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Deana Haggag as its new President and CEO. She will officially assume the position on April 3rd.

“I’m honored to have been chosen to lead this incredible organization,” said Haggag. “USA’s mission is more important now than ever. USA Fellows embody the creativity, passion, diversity, and talent of this country, and the incredible heights American artists are capable of. It will be a privilege to support them in their future efforts, and to celebrate what they’ve already accomplished.”

Haggag has been the Executive Director of The Contemporary, a nomadic, non-collecting art museum based in Baltimore, MD, since 2013. Prior to that she was the Curator-in-Residence at Baltimore’s Gallery CA. In addition to her work at The Contemporary, Deana lectures extensively, consults on various public art initiatives, contributes to cultural publications, and teaches at institutions such as Towson University and Johns Hopkins University.

She is on the board of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, and the council of Common Field, and has served as a member of the Affiliates Board for the Museums and Society Program at Johns Hopkins University and StageOne/FANS council at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Haggag was named one of “10 People to Watch Under 30” by the Baltimore Sun in 2013, and a “Young Cultural Innovator” by the Salzburg Global Forum in 2015. She received her MFA in Curatorial Practice from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a BA from Rutgers University–Newark in Art History and Philosophy.
 
Haggag’s appointment comes as USA nears completion of its $20 million operations endowment campaign. The endowment consists of an initial 5-year, $10 million challenge grant from the Ford Foundation, which has been matched by million-dollar grants from The Rockefeller Foundation, The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Barr Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and private giving.

“It’s an exciting time for USA; all the more so with Deana coming on board,” says USA Board Chairman Steven Oliver. “The continued growth of both our financial and human resources represents not only the tremendous success USA has had thus far, but also the role it will play going forward. This promises to be an uncertain time for the support of the arts. I can’t think of anyone more committed, eager, or prepared than Deana to lead USA in this endeavor.”
 
USA’s most recent class of 46 Fellows, announced in November, work across nine creative disciplines, and each of them will receive unrestricted $50,000 cash awards. The awards honor their creative accomplishments and support their ongoing artistic and professional development. The 2016 Fellowships mark a decade of support from USA, which with this new class will have given out almost $25 million since its inception in 2006. USA Fellowships are awarded to artists at all stages of their careers and from all areas of the country through a rigorous nomination and panel selection process. Fellowships are given in the following disciplines: Architecture & Design, Crafts, Dance, Literature, Media, Music, Theater & Performance, Traditional Arts, and Visual Arts.
 
The Fellowships allow artists to use the unrestricted funds for whatever they need most, and so to take risks and push their careers forward. Among past awardees are film director Barry Jenkins, composer David Lang, novelist Annie Proulx, playwright David Henry Hwang, choreographer Bill T. Jones, and visual artist Kara Walker.
 
USA will hold its annual Artist Assembly in celebration of its 2016 Fellows, and the 10th anniversary of the inception of the program, in Chicago, March 27-29, 2017. The Assembly includes performances, artist presentations, and opportunities for artists to give back by partnering with local not-for-profit organizations, community arts organizations, and schools that serve young art students.
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    I am a performer, historian, consultant and dance writer. I am a Empire State College's online program Center for Distance Learning.  I am also a former faculty member at The Ailey School and the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University dance major program, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College (Guest), Kean University and The Joffrey Ballet School's Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program.  I write on dance for The Amsterdam News, Dance Magazine and various publications.  Click below to read more about me at my home page - "About Me."

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