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Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy Announce Investments for More Diverse Leadership in Art Museums

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, four national funding partners, Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy announced the Leadership in Art Museums (LAM) initiative. Over the next five years, the LAM funders will commit over $11M in funding to museums to increase racial equity in leadership roles such as curators, conservators, collections managers, community engagement staff, educators and other senior leaders in a manner designed to advance racial equity.

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  • NEW YORK, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, four national funding partners, Alice L. Walton Foundation, Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Pilot House Philanthropy announced the Leadership in Art Museums (LAM) initiative.
  • Museum leaders—from curators to board members—play a key role in determining the art on display in these cultural institutions.
  • "Leadership in Arts Museum's vision is to grow and invest in diverse leadership at U.S. art museums to ensure their excellence and relevance in the future."
  • As a shared goal, they are fully committed to developing and nurturing museums' leadership roles that will demonstrate and create a more inclusive art world.

NJI Elevates Lara Kline to Agency President

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NJI, a global creative agency that specializes in design that influences public policy audiences, announces the promotion of Lara Kline to company President. She succeeds Josh Shultz, agency co-founder, who will assume the role of co-CEO alongside Nathan Imperiale, his fellow founder. Since 2019, Lara has served as the agency's first Chief Strategy Officer and led NJI's expansion to London and Singapore. In her new role, she will oversee the agency's client portfolio and creative service offerings and guide the company's growth as the preeminent creative firm for top talent seeking to flourish in their careers and organizations seeking to shape public policy.

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  • Global Creative Agency Marks Continued Growth with New Hires, VP Promotions
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NJI , a global creative agency that specializes in design that influences public policy audiences, announces the promotion of Lara Kline to company President.
  • She succeeds Josh Shultz, agency co-founder, who will assume the role of co-CEO alongside Nathan Imperiale, his fellow founder.
  • Since 2019, Lara has served as the agency's first Chief Strategy Officer and led NJI's expansion to London and Singapore.
  • "Lara is an exceptional leader whose passion and purpose drive NJI to consistently challenge the status quo.

NJI Elevates Lara Kline to Agency President

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
FleishmanHillard, Graphics, American University, Motion Picture Association, Female, Marketing, Corcoran Gallery of Art, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, White, Growth, Corcoran, Communication, White House Historical Association, Hearst Media Production Group, Public policy, Project management, White House, Organization, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Creativity, Business, Management, Art

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NJI, a global creative agency that specializes in design that influences public policy audiences, announces the promotion of Lara Kline to company President. She succeeds Josh Shultz, agency co-founder, who will assume the role of co-CEO alongside Nathan Imperiale, his fellow founder. Since 2019, Lara has served as the agency's first Chief Strategy Officer and led NJI's expansion to London and Singapore. In her new role, she will oversee the agency's client portfolio and creative service offerings and guide the company's growth as the preeminent creative firm for top talent seeking to flourish in their careers and organizations seeking to shape public policy.

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  • Global Creative Agency Marks Continued Growth with New Hires, VP Promotions
    WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NJI , a global creative agency that specializes in design that influences public policy audiences, announces the promotion of Lara Kline to company President.
  • She succeeds Josh Shultz, agency co-founder, who will assume the role of co-CEO alongside Nathan Imperiale, his fellow founder.
  • Since 2019, Lara has served as the agency's first Chief Strategy Officer and led NJI's expansion to London and Singapore.
  • "Lara is an exceptional leader whose passion and purpose drive NJI to consistently challenge the status quo.

Frist Art Museum Presents Extraordinary and Rarely Seen Textiles from Renowned Collection of Asian Art

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Frist Art Museum presents Weaving Splendor: Treasures of Asian Textiles from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, an exhibition of Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Persian, and Turkish textiles drawn from one of the most significant collections of Asian art in the United States. Organized by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, the exhibition will be on view in the Frist's Ingram Gallery from October 7 through December 31, 2022. 

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Frist Art Museum presents Weaving Splendor: Treasures of Asian Textiles from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art , an exhibition of Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Persian, and Turkish textiles drawn from one of the most significant collections of Asian art in the United States.
  • Made with precious materials, innovative techniques, and stunning artistry, Asian textiles have been integral to global trade for centuries.
  • "This exhibition provides a rare opportunity for our audiences, since these extraordinary treasures are not often displayed due to their fragile and light-sensitive nature," says Frist Art Museum senior curator Trinita Kennedy.
  • Organized by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
    The Frist Art Museum is supported in part by The Frist Foundation, Metro Arts, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

EnChroma Launches International Color Blindness Awareness Month

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
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EnChroma continues to lead in advocating for color accessibility through its EnChroma Color Accessibility Program , in which over 150 organizations participate.

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  • EnChroma continues to lead in advocating for color accessibility through its EnChroma Color Accessibility Program , in which over 150 organizations participate.
  • Materials to educate teachers, parents, employers and others about color blindness, and how to support color blind students, children, employees and visitors, are also provided.
  • EnChroma encourages schools to easily and quickly test all students for color blindness using its free online color vision test .
  • Based in Berkeley, Calif., EnChroma produces leading-edge eyewear for color blindness and low vision, and other solutions for color vision, sold online and through Authorized Retailers worldwide.