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Broward Cultural Council                                                        Info

Cultural Council -Agendas & Minutes
Council Member Title Email
Edith Gooden-Thompson Chair edithgt@bellsouth.net
Estelle Loewenstein 1st Vice Chair eloewe@bellsouth.net
Arthur Crispino 2nd Vice Chair acris@bellsouth.net
Rose Marie A. Cossick Member at Large rmcossick@msn.com
Anthony Abbate Past Chair tony@anthonyabbatearchitect.com
Margaret Mitchell Armand   margaretarmand@gmail.com
Bonnie Barnett   bonniebarn@aol.com
Michael Bassichis   tubamlb@aol.com
Rose Bechard-Butman   labud@comcast.net
Dr. Claire Crawford   clairemarie2409@aol.com
Patrick J. Flynn   pflynn@mods.net
Suzanne Gunzburger Commissioner sgunzburger@broward.org
Teresa Hall   tdelta18@aol.com
Deborah Kerr   DKerrArts@aol.com
Roslyn "Robbie" S. Kurland   robbie954@yahoo.com
Anna Toms McDaniel    
Amy Ostrau   aostrau@aol.com
Charlotte E. Rodstrom Broward League of Cities/ Commissioner CRodstrom@fortlauderdale.gov
Alice Zendel Simon   rsimon1339@aol.com
Richard Jay Simon   rsimon@mosaictheatre.com
Diane Weinbrum   dipink64@aol.com
Benjamin J. Williams School Board Representative ruth.lutz@browardschools.com
  Click here to see a list of past chairs of the Broward Cultural Council
 

Broward Cultural Council Executive Committee           Info

Cultural Council Executive Committee -Agendas & Minutes
Edith Gooden-Thompson Chair edithgt@bellsouth.net
Estelle Loewenstein 1st Vice Chair eloewe@bellsouth.net
Arthur Crispino 2nd Vice Chair acris@bellsouth.net
Rose Marie A. Cossick Member at Large rmcossick@msn.com
Anthony Abbate Past Chair tony@anthonyabbatearchitect.com
Richard Jay Simon Cultural Executives Committee Chair rsimon@mosaictheatre.com
 

Public Art & Design Committee
Anthony Abbate Chair tony@anthonyabbatearchitect.com
Dr. Jaap Vos Vice Chair jvos@fau.edu
Lou Anne Colodny   muiemom@aol.com
Rebecca Conable  

rconable@mac.com  
Andres Cortes  

acortes@agenciearchitects.com
Irvin M. Lippman   ilippman@moafl.org
Michael Mattox   michaelbmattox@hotmail.com
     
Cultural Executives Committee                                                

Cultural Executives Committee Meeting -Agendas & Minutes
Richard J. Simon Chair rsimon@mosaictheatre.com
Janet Erlick Vice Chair Janet@FLCTStar.org

 
Cultural Council Committees
Committees are set up to implement annual or multi-year goals.  Members are urged to sit on committees that are of interest to them
Advocacy Advocate to restore arts, cultural and historical state appropriations.
Artists Hall of Fame Create an artists Hall of Fame.
Arts Education Strengthen Broward County’s arts education coalition.

Finance

 Seek additional County arts funding.
Cultural Diversity Explore micro-loan program and other opportunities for individual artists.
Executive Committee Discuss issues relating to the arts.
Planning Recommends the goals, objectives, and actions of the Council.
Public Relations Provides strategies for marketing arts related events.
Micro Credit Program A revolving loan-funding program to help support and finance Broward-based artists and their projects.
Global Arts and Culture Obtain Administrative Code approval for a global cultural policy.
   
Council Member Assignments List of all sections and member assignments.
   
 

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Broward County Board of Commissioners
Community Services Department
Cultural Division
100 S. Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL  33301
Phone: 954-357-7457 Fax: 954-357-5769
 email:  cultraldiv@broward.org