who we are


Violence Transformed 2008 is co-sponsored by the Cambridge Health Alliance Victims of Violence Program, the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance, the Artists Foundation, the Juvenile Justice and Youth Advocacy Program of Wheelock College, the Cloud Foundation, the Fine and Performing Arts Center of Roxbury Community College, the Institute for Art and Civic Enagagement of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Museum of the National Center of African American Artists.  As we draw closer to our opening date, we anticipate that other organizations will join us in sponsoring and participating in this unique event.

 

 

Artistic Director:
Jonathan Shirland, Faculty at Lasell College, Newton, MA  & Former Curator of Public Programs at The Royal Academy of Arts, London

Performing Arts Director:
Marshall Hughes, Associate Dean & Director of Fine and Performing Arts, Roxbury Community College

Media Sponsor:
Phillip Harvey, Publisher and Editor of Nat Creole Online

Organizing Committee:

Mary Harvey & Barbara Hamm, Founding & Acting Directors, Victims of Violence Program, Cambridge Health Alliance

Janet Fine, Executive Director,
Ashlee Piper, Director of Public Affairs & Field Services,
Chelsea Lettieri , Intern
Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)

Gail Bos, Community Artist & Early Childhood Educator

Risa Mednick, Co-Director of the VOX Project, Cambridge, MA

 

 

 

Organizing Committee:

Ann Tobey, Associate Professor and Director Juvenile Justice & Youth Advocacy Program, Wheelock College

Kathleen Bitetti, Community Artist & Executive Director of The Artists Foundation

Barry Gaither, Director, Museum of the National Center of African American Artists

Stella McGregor, Executive Director & Alison Kotin, Programs & Outreach Coordinator, the Cloud Foundation

Ron Wilhelmsen, Senior Graphic Designer, CBS-4

Carol Daynard, Community Artist

Susannah Lawrence, Community Artist & Coordinator of Teen Visual Art Curators, the Cloud Foundation

Andrew Barco, Community Engagement and Partnership Coordinator, School of the Museum of Fine Arts

Margot Hurley, Community Artist

Marlon Forrester, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Student, Community Artist