ANNUAL EXHIBIT SCHOLARSHIP ART IN THE SCHOOL
ATA
Board of Directors,
top row l to r: Janet Toler,
Lawrence Wood, and Walter Goodwin;
middle
row: l to r: Rosalind Nzinga
Nichol, Aquaria Harley, Simone Craig, Janet Taylor Pickett, Lauren
Craig, Marjorie Herbert, and Ivory Herbert;
first row seated: Victoria
and Charles Craig
Art in the Atrium, Inc. (ATA)
is a nonprofit, tax exempt volunteer arts organization, founded in
culturally diverse Morris County, New Jersey in 1992. The
organization derives its operating dollars from a broad range of
resources, including corporations, foundations, government, community
organizations and private citizens.
Since its inception, ATA
has proudly exhibited African-American fine art in many venues
throughout northern New Jersey. However, its annual exhibition,
the largest of its kind in the state of New Jersey, has been a
successful showcase of art by emerging and established artists, through
alliances with the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Office
of the Morris County Administrator, corporations, community
organizations, small businesses, the public at large and, of course, art
lovers. The organization has also benefited from the help and
support of the Morris Museum and the Newark Museum and enjoys a working
relationship with the Morris School District with its
"Artist in the Schools"
Program.
ATA annually awards a scholarship to a promising visual arts student. The work of several of these students has been exhibited in the annual show. In 2001 the organization was named "Arts Organization of the Year" by the Arts Council of the Morris Area. In addition to its annual and other exhibits, ATA, Inc has sponsored artist seminars, jazz / art brunches and collector's workshops and "Artist in the Schools" program in order to introduce and expose the public to African-American art and artists. In 2010 ATA launched the Russell Aldo Murray (RAM) Gallery, a 21st century year-round Arts venue for emerging artist and community related events.
aRT IN THE ATRIUM Board of Directors:
Charles D. Craig, Esq.
Attorney,
Assistant Director of Administration
Lauren M. Craig, Esq.
Attorney,
Director of Special Events
Simone R. Craig
Accountant,
Director of Finance
Victoria C. Craig
Retired Educator,
Director of Administration
Walter Goodwin
Retired Education Administrator,
Assistant Director of Curation
Aquaria Harley
Corporate Event Planner,
Assistant Director of Special Events
Ivory Herbert
Retired Corporate Executive,
Director of Community Affairs
Marjorie Herbert
Preschool Administrator,
Director of Community Affairs
Rosalind Nzinga Nichol
Artist / Educator, Proprietor Tea & Wings Studio LLC,
Director Visual Communications
Janet Taylor Pickett
Artist / Retired Art Educator,
Director of Exhibition and Curation
Janet L. Toler
Retired School Social Worker,
Director of Volunteer
Lawrence Woods
East Orange, New Jersey Educator,
Director of Volunteer
PREVIOUS Board Members:
Arthur and Jacqueline Bolden
Anita Spivey Dent
Janet Foster
Lynn Goodwin
Linda Harley
Cathy Martin
Russell Aldo Murray
Earl and Erin Shaw
Rev. Alphonso Sherald
Roland Whitley
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