Lisa Funderburke Hoffman

Lisa Funderburke Hoffman (b. Long Island, NY in 1970)[1] is an arts administrator and non-profit Director known for advocating for a bridge between art and science and supporting community engagement in the arts.[2]

Lisa Funderburke Hoffman
Born
Lisa Funderburke

Long Island, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArt Administrator

Education

In 1994 Hoffman received her Masters of Science from Howard University in Washington, DC where she studied biology.[3] In 1998 she was a National Science Foundation Fellow.[4]

Career

Hoffman was Associate Director of the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, a contemporary art center in Charlotte, NC.[5] While working for the McColl Center, Hoffman pioneered models of artist-led community engagement for Charlotte.[6] Prior to working in the arts at McColl she was Director of the Charlotte Nature Museum and worked at the National Museum of Natural History.[7] She compared scientists to artists because of their ability to look for the unexpected.[8][9] Hoffman advocated for Environmental Art and Public Art as a catalyst to integrate established communities with new members. She was Curator of Art + Ecology for the Brightwalk project, a sustainable neighborhood development in Charlotte, NC.[10][11]

In the Summer of 2015 Lisa Hoffman was appointed by President Barack Obama as a member of the National Museum and Library Services Board.[4] In the Summer of 2016 she was appointed the Director of Alliance of Artists Communities, an international network of artist residency programs.[12][13]

References
  1. "Lisa Funderburke Hoffman". Family Tree Now. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  2. RUPERSBURG, NICOLE. "The McColl Center offers urban residencies to socially-conscious artists". Springboard Exchange. Issue Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. "40 Under 40". Charlotte Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. "Staff Directory". McColl Center for Art + Innovation. McColl Center for Art + Innovation. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. "Artist-led Ecosystem Interventions". ArtsFwd. ArtsFwd. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  7. "LISA FUNDERBURKE HOFFMAN". Institute of Museum and Library Services. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  8. Beete, Paulette. "Art (and Science) Talk with scientist Lisa Hoffman". National Endowment for the Arts. National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  9. Hoffman, Lisa (Dec 2014). "Fixing: Art and Ecology Campus at Brightwalk—Charlotte, NC" (PDF). Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Community Investment Review. 10 (2): 123–126. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  10. Harrison, Leah. "Housing Partnership & McColl Center receive $400K". Charlotte Viewpoint. Charlotte Viewpoint. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  11. Hoffman, Lisa. "ART + ECOLOGY COMMUNITY CAMPUS AT BRIGHTWALK LOCATED AT HISTORIC DOUBLE OAKS". Artplace America. ARTPLACE AMERICA. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  12. "McColl Center's Lisa Hoffman named director of international artists organization - Q City Metro". Q City Metro. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  13. "Creative Access Residency Program expands opportunities for artists and writers with spinal cord injury". PLAYA. 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
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