BOARD, STAFF, AND BEYOND: ARTS LEADERSHIP IN THE CHANGING COMMUNITY

Presenters and Leaders

Carol R. Brown

Carol R. Brown has brought keen intelligence, passion, energy, and generosity of spirit and time to her work. A leading arts advocate, she is past chair of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts; past chair and past president of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies; member and past chair of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation; member of the board of Americans for the Arts; and past chair of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council.

As the culmination of a distinguished career in teaching, public service, and arts advocacy, Ms. Brown became president of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, a private nonprofit organization established in 1984 to assist cultural and economic growth in downtown Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. In that capacity, she has achieved local, regional, national, and international prominence as an advocate of the arts as economic generator and a significant contributor to the quality of life. The Pittsburgh Cultural District has received national and international attention as a model of arts facilities development stimulating downtown economic renewal and destination point development. In a little more than a decade, the trust has transformed Pittsburgh's former red-light district into a thriving center of restaurants, shops, and businesses, and home to five performing arts facilities and five galleries. Plans include additional spaces for visual and performing arts, riverfront parks, parking, and open spaces, and pedestrian and streetscape improvements. Ms. Brown retired as president of the trust in 2001 to pursue other interests.