ATA::HISTORY

ANNUAL EXHIBIT SCHOLARSHIP ART IN THE SCHOOL

HISTORY

Art in the Atrium, Inc. (ATA) was founded in 1992. Since then the organization has been showcasing fine art by established and emerging African American artists as well as providing an introduction to African American appreciation to the community with a special emphases on school - aged children.

Current Board of Directors:

Lauren M. Craig, Esq.
Attorney, Director of Special Events

Simone R. Craig
Accountant, Director of Finance

Victoria C. Craig
Retired Educator, Director of Administration

Janet Foster
Janet Foster Media, Director of Public Relations

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

Russell Murray (deceased)
Artist & Art Educator, Director of Exhibition & Curation

Rosalind Nzinga Nichol
Tea & Wings Studio LLC, Artist, Visual Communications/Curation

Janet T. Pickett
Artist & Retired Art Educator, Director of Exhibition & Curation

Pastor Alfonse Sherald
Pastor Bethel AME Church Morristown, Exhibition Volunteer

Janet L. Toler
Retired School Social Worker, Exhibition Volunteer

Lawrence Woods
East Orange, New Jersey Educator, Exhibition Volunteer

Pictured are the Founding Directors:
L to R: Arthur Bolden, E. Jacqueline Bolden, Linda Harley, Erin Shaw, Charles Craig, Earl Shaw; Front Victoria C. Craig, and Russell Murray at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ, on the occasion of being named Outstanding Arts Organization of the year 2001.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PAST EXHIBITS AND EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT ATA'S BLOG & ARCHIVE at : www.art-in-the-atrium.blogspot.com