Artspace Names 2009-2010 Board of Directors

Raleigh, NC, August 19, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Mary Poole, executive director of Artspace, has announced the 2009-2010 Artspace board of directors. Board members will serve as advocates of Artspace and provide overall leadership, advice and direction to the staff and volunteers. Over the next year, board members will work to increase awareness of Artspace and expand the public’s understanding of Artspace’s involvement in the community. Artspace provides the community with the opportunity to interact with working artists, to view award-winning exhibitions and to participate in hands-on arts education.

The 2009-2010 Artspace board of directors includes:

Jenny L. Apker, R.H. Donnelley Corporation
Suzanne Whitmeyer, Community Volunteer
Libby Staub, Collectors Gallery & Mahler Gallery
Amy Hunt, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Ruffin Poole, McGuireWoods LLP
Judy Crane, Artspace Artists Association
Richard C. Adams, Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.
Jeffrey T. Barber, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Retired Partner
Patty Briguglio, MMI Public Relations
Phyllis M. Britt, First Citizens Bank
Dan Cahill, Poyner Spruill LLP
David Diaz, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
Derek Dickens, Parrish Pulleyn & Young Wealth Management
Lisa Dixon, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP
Donna Mercer, Howard, Merrell & Partners
Katherine McIntosh Meyer, Todays Office Professionals
Dawn C. Morris
Wendy Savage, Artspace Artists Association
Samantha Thompson Smith, News & Observer
Marie Stapleton, Bank of America
John R. Therien, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP
Ralph Thompson, Thompson Consulting, LLC
James Thornton, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Anthony Ulinski, Artspace Artists Association
Lauren Van Hemert, Artspace Artists Association
Ed Vinson
Luana Luconi Winner, Artspace Artists Association

“I am excited to announce the 2009-2010 board of directors,” said Poole. “Their combined leadership experiences and community connections will be beneficial as they work to promote awareness of Artspace and its involvement in the community.”

About Artspace:
Artspace is a nonprofit visual arts center dedicated to providing arts education and community outreach programs, creating an environment of more than 100 professional artists and presenting nationally acclaimed exhibitions. Located in downtown Raleigh in the historic Sanders Ford building, Artspace has been providing the community with the opportunity to interact with working artists and to participate in hands-on arts education since 1986. For more information about Artspace, exhibitions or membership, please visit www.artspacenc.org.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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