The Fund for Arts and Culture in
Central and Eastern Europe
Message from our CEO
The Fund continues in two directions -- to serve its long-term clients and to explore new horizons.
In May, Ward Mintz, who served The Fund so expertly in Russia, Hungary, Lithuania and Georgia, just finished an exploratory visit at the request of the cultural community in Baku, Azerbaijan. We are awaiting word on what future steps there might be in that country.
In June, Sally Yerkovich, our President and long-time consultant, held a seminar in Ulan-Ude, Siberia, at the request of the Russian State Museum.
In line with expanding The Fund’s geographical reach, I have been talking with the U.S. Indonesia Society and the Indonesian Embassy about options for offering Fund services in that country.
Also toward this end, I have been exploring the possibilities of undertaking an independent achievement validation of our work with representatives of a major business school. The focus of this study will be on Russia (three institutions in St. Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg theatre, music and museum activities); on Ukraine museum activities; and on our annual regional museum conferences in Romania.
It is our plan that this step will prelude the creation of a sustainable business model for a new organization which will greatly broaden international expansion of volunteer arts consultations such as The Fund has undertaken in the past 18 years.
Jillian Poole accepts the 2007
National Award in Citizen Diplomacy
from the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy
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Jillian Poole
