Bergman was the long-time Chair of NYFA’s Leadership Council. We are saddened by the loss of Charles C. Bergman, Chairman and CEO of The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, an organization he was instrumental in founding. Bergman served as Chair of NYFA’s Leadership Council, a group created to advise NYFA’s Board and senior leadership. “Charles was a friend…
Impassioned advocate for the arts and education leaves a lasting legacy. It is with sadness that New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) learns of the passing of Peggy Cooper Cafritz, patron of the arts and former President of the District of Columbia Board of Education. Cooper Cafritz, who was inducted into the NYFA Hall of Fame…
Nathan Lyons, photographer, curator and educator It is with sadness that NYFA learns of the passing of photographer Nathan Lyons last night in Rochester, NY at the age of 86. Nathan served as NYFA’s chair from 1976 to 1993 and was a founding trustee. His photographic work is part of collections worldwide and he started…
Dancer, Choreographer, Activist, and NYFA Artist & Advisor Three-time fellowship recipient and world-renowned dancer/choreographer/activist Blondell Cummings passed away this Sunday at her home in Manhattan. She died at the age of seventy and lived in the New York area for most of her life. Blondell Cummings was an inaugural NYFA fellow in choreography and went…
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