Page 7 Portland Observer AUGUST 17,1989 CONSTRUCTED IMAGES: NEW PHOTOGRAPHY Ford Foundation Commits $5 Million to Strengthen Black and Hispanic Art Museums The Ford Foundation today an­ nounced the first round of grants in a major new three-year, $5 m illion ini­ tiative to invigorate and fortify A m erica’s leading black and His­ panic art museums. Seven m useu m s-th ree in New York, and one each in San Francisco, Boston, Puerto Rico, and Hampton, V irginia-w ill share in grants total­ ing $840,000 to strengthen the care and m anagem entof their collections. In subsequent rounds o f grants to other museums, these m useum s will be eligible for further support. “ W e plan to help A m erica’s preem inent minority art museums address their curatorial and develop­ mental needs,” said Franklin A. Thomas, president o f the Ford Foun­ dation. “ These institutions, many of them bom o f the civil rights m ove­ ment or as part of the cultural expan­ sion surrounding the Bicentennial, have becom e the nation’s chief cu s­ todians o f black and Hispanic cul­ ture. They also play an essential role in supporting contemporary black and Hispanic art through exhibition pro­ grams. our intention is to encourage the kind o f institutional m aturation that will ensure the survival o f their collections into the next century.” According to Ruth M ayleas, pro­ gram officer for the arts at the Ford Foundation, “ These m useum s’ hold­ ings encom pass a wide range o f work from nineteenth century Puerto Ri­ can to pre-Hispanic Mexican to Harlem Renaissance, and many of these valuable collections are at risk. Black and Hispanic museums share with their mainstream counterparts the need to upgrade the care o f their collections, yet they have far fewer resources to carry out this critical w ork.” The chief concern o f the Founda­ tion’s arts program is to encourage the expression o f the human spirit, a goal closely related to its work in support o f education, human rights, and com m unity developm ent. Itdoes this in part through initiatives that promote cultural diversity, thereby enriching the texture o f American life. Foundation arts program s have offered training opportunities to m i­ nority artists, have broadened access to minority artists’ w ork, and have strengthened minority arts institu­ tions. The new museum program grew out o f two studies o f twenty-nine black and Hispanic museums com ­ missioned by the Foundation during 1986 and 1987. The studies revealed an economically fragile, yet program­ m atically vibrant, group o f institu­ tions with rich and varied holdings that illum inate the cultural history of black and Hispanic people in the United States. Most have strong links to the com m unities they were cre­ ated to serve. They are, how ever, grappling with basic curatorial and adm inistrative problem s, and with a lack o f adequate storage and other facilities. The study identified the care and development of collections, strength­ ening managem ent, and staff train­ ing as priority concerns. This first round o f grants focuses on care and m aintenance to the collections. The Ford Foundation, established in 1936, is a private, nonprofit insti­ tution committed to preserving peace and advancing human welfare. A national and international philanthropy with an endowment of approximately $5 billion, the foundation has granted som e $7 billion to more than 9,000 institutions and 100,000 individuals worldwide. The Foundation m ain­ tains headquarters in New York City and has offices and sub-offices in fifteen countries in Latin Am erica, Africa, and Asia. The 150th anniversary o f the invention of photography was celebrated at the Studio Museum in Harlem during the gala opening o f C onstructed Images:New Photography and will be on display until Sept.24. The exhibi­ tion includes photographs com posed by 15 Black and Latin artists which involve com plex social and political issues, and reflect new ideas for the future o f photography. Supported by the Eastman Kodak Com pany, the exhibit is part o f the Schom burg C enter’s Traveling Exhibition Program. Pictured here (left to right): Frank Carbee, Kodak vice president/ northeast region; Essie Calhoun, K odak’s director of com m unity relations; Councilm an Hilton B. Clark (D-Harlem) of D istrict 5; K inshasha Conwill, The Studio M useum director and Raymond H. D eM oulin, vice president and general m anager o f K odak’s professional products division. BURRELL PUBLIC RELATIONS FORMS HISPANIC DIVISION To strengthen and expand its seg­ mented m arketing capabilities, B ur­ rell Public Relations Inc., the coun­ try ’s largest m inority-ow ned public relations agency, has established a Hispanic Marketing Division, accord- mg to Jam es H. Hill, the agency’s p resid en t and c h ie f operating officer.The new operation will be headed by M yrna G utierrez,w ho has been nam ed director-H ispanic M ar­ keting Division. She will report to Hill. “ Combining B urrell’s 18 years of experience in segm ented marketing with Ms. G utierrez’ com m unications background and know ledge o f the Hispanic m arket, com plem ents our current business direction and gready expands the agency’s expertise in segmented m arketing,” said Hill. Prior to joining Burrell Public R e­ lations, G utierrez was m anager, in­ ternational com m unications for W estinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh. W hile at W estinghouse, Gutierrez was responsible for the cor­ poration ’s overseas com m unications in over 20 countries. Prior to that, she was manager, community relations, and coordinator, communications for 7U P/RC Bottling Com panies of Southern California. Her responsi­ bilities included corporate image ad­ vertising, media relations and em ­ ployee communications for the South­ w est and Puerto Rico Burrell Public Relations Inc. is a division o f Burrell Com m unications Group, which also includes Burrell Advertising and Burrell Consum er Promotions. The Chicago-based public relations firm has conducted program s for such m ajor com panies as M cD onald’s Corporation; Kraft G eneral Foods Group; Citicorp/Citi- bank; Citicorp Savings o f Illinois; Sara Lee Corporation; Brow n-For­ man Beverage Com pany; Polaroid Corporation; Illinois D epartm ent of Public Aid; Procter & G am ble, and the National Field Selling A ssocia­ tion. ia ia u la o lo o ln o lQ o ta o io a o o ia o io P iO B & CIAL TO HEAD EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AD­ MINISTRATION Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole has applauded the S enate’s confir­ m ation, by unanim ous consent, of W illiam C. Brooks to be assistant secretary for the em ploym ent Stan­ dards Adm inistration (ESA). Brooks will oversee the W age- Hour Division, the O ffice o f Federal Contract Com pliance Program s and the O ffice o f W orkers’ Com pensa­ tion Program s. ESA is the largest agency within the Labor Department. In welcom ing Brooks, Secretary Dole said “ la m very proud that we have an appointee o f such high cali­ ber. Bill Brooks has a strong back­ ground in all aspects o f personnel and has served the G eneral Motors Corporation in executive positions for over 15 years.” From 1973 until January 1989, Brooks served in various executive positions at G M corporate headquar­ ters and its field operations. His prior federal governm ent service included the Office of Management and Budget, the Departm ent o f D efense, the Departm ent o f Labor, and the D e­ partm ent o f the Air Force. Brooks was executive director of personnel adm inistration for the General Motors Corporation based in Detroit. “ I look forward to return­ ing to Federal governm ent in an area where both Secretary Dole and Presi­ dent Bush have such a deep com m it­ ment. It is my sincere desire to im ­ prove the quality o f life for every American w orker,” he stated. A graduate o f the Advanced M anagem ent Program at H arvard’s Business School, Brooks has a bache­ lor of arts degree from Long Island University and an MBA from the University o f O klahom a. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Florida A & M University. A native o f St.G cnevicve, Mo., Brooks has participated in numerous com m unity activities, including a M ember o f the Board o f Directors for the Detroit Urban League, the Detroit area chapter o f the Boy Scouts o f America, the Economic Action ¿ > Com m ittee o f New Detroit, Inc., and the National Black MBA Associa- lion--from which he received the “ Outstanding MBA of the Year A w ard” in 1980. Last year he re­ ceived the D etroit City C ouncil’s “ Recognition” award and the “ Spirit o f D etroit” award. Brooks is married and has three children. 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