Somehow missed this story earlier in the week:
ThirdCoast Digest – Shuffling Priorities: How MARN is Pushing Art to the Top of The List
Shuffling Priorities: How MARN is Pushing Art to the Top of The List
July 7th, 2009 by Erin Petersen
Posted in Arts & Culture, VITAL, VITAL Features, Visual Art
When the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network MARN named Melissa Musante as its first full-time Executive Director last February, our interest here at TCD was piqued. Musante came to MARN with an impressive resume including several years as Associate Director at Film Wisconsin; prior to that, she was the National Outreach Sales Manager for Utrecht Art Supplies from 2003-2006.
Musante had been active with MARN as a visual artist before assuming the role of ED and has been showing her work both as a painter and an independent filmmaker in the Milwaukee area for years.
Under the direction of former ED Mike Brenner and Interim Director Melissa Dorn Richards, MARN was able to provide some of the most innovative resources for artists, and both leaders played pivotal roles in helping Milwaukee’s arts scene grow exponentially. Since its founding in 2000, MARN has been able to operate as a network…
