Founding Board and Members


Mark
Dion

An internationally acclaimed artist, Mark is also the co-director of Mildred’s Lane—an innovative visual art education and residency program in Beach Lake, Pennsylvania.


Kristen
Dodge

Kristen is the Owner/Director of the gallery SEPTEMBER in Kinderhook, NY—the spirited ethos and activity of SEPTEMBER includes performers, academics, activists, chefs, curators, writers, and other creative thinkers, makers and doers.


Candice
Madey

Candice founded and ran the pioneering Lower East Side gallery, On Stellar Rays (2008–2017). From 2017 to 2019 she operated Stellar Projects, a consulting agency for private collections and foundations. She presently owns and runs her eponymously named gallery in New York City.

Clay
Rockefeller

An artist and entrepreneur who works at the intersection of creativity, real estate, community development and the environment, Clay is the co-founder of the Steel Yard, an award winning nonprofit organization and urban renewal project that provides workspace, tools, training and education to a community strengthened by creative networks.