Who we are: AF Board & Staff

The Artists Foundation, although not a large organization, is one of the hardest working arts organizations. Both the AF Board and the AF Staff work together with the AF Advisory Board, volunteers and collaborators to achieve amazing results.

ARTISTS FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Craig Bailey
Artist, photographer

Liora Beer
Artist
Business Manager/Culture Specialist for the City of Boston

Barbara B. Berke
Former Director of Business & Technology, Commonwealth of MA

Gail Burton
Poet, writer, playwright
Community Works

Laura Donaldson
Artist
Director of the Mills Gallery
Boston Center for the Arts

Alexis Dunfee
Director of the Howard Yerzeski Gallery

Richard Flier
Real Estate Developer

Chuck Goldstone
Media Consultant, Author
Principal, Chuck Goldstone Communication

Rick Goldstone
Media Development, Instructional Systems
Principal, Rick Goldstone Media

Steve Locke
Artist

Joanne Nasta
Consultant, Project Manager

ARTISTS FOUNDATION STAFF

Kathleen Bitetti has been the Executive Director of the Artists Foundation since 1992. She was director/curator of the Harbor Gallery at U/Mass Boston from 1989-1992. She holds a BA in both Economics and Art (art history & studio) from the University of Massachusetts- Boston. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with distinction in both majors. Her specialization in economics was public policy and her senior paper entitled, Domestic Public Policy for the Arts, combined both majors. She was awarded the Alumni Association Scholarship Award for Academic Distinction and University Service. She is also an exhibiting installation artist and has had her work shown at the New Bedford Art Museum, The Gallery @ the Distillery, Mobius, Newton Art Center, U/Mass-Boston and many other area galleries. She is currently working on a large scale installation series addressing Domestic Violence Issues.

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In memory of Donald J. Conder,
Artists Foundation Business Manager and Accountant for over 20 years.

On Saturday August 14th 2004 the Massachusetts art world lost one of its strongest supporters. Donald Conder, who I had the pleasure of working with for over 12 years at the Artists Foundation, died at his home in Quincy. Although he was not usually found at any high profile art events, he was always in the back ground doing the work needed to keep a non profit running smoothly. He was the backbone of the Foundation and helped to keep it alive in its lean times often forgoing a paid salary when the funding was exceptionally lean. He believed in helping the individual artists- the little guys of the art world. He helped to keep the foundation on track during its large budget days and during its smaller budget days. He always said " it doesn't matter how much money you have it is what you do with it that matters" He believed and practiced that artists should never have to wait for their checks- because he knew that many of them couldn't afford to do so. Gail Burton, artist and AF board member dubbed him the Ninja Accountant because one often didn't see him in person when requesting checks, but he always got the checks and paper work out in a expedient fashion. He was the only self proclaimed anarchist account I knew. He hated to see administrative waste and large organizations that seem justified in spending most of their funds on overhead. He hated the government telling people how to run their lives and interfering with it. He hated seeing the hard working "little guys" being taken advantage of. I will truly miss our fun and spirited weekly phone conversations and all of us at the Foundation will miss him.

This web site is dedicated to you Don - a true champion of artists and the artisitc spirit

 

 

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