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Broward Cultural Council                                                     Info

-Agendas & Minutes
   -2008 Cultural Council Handbook (pdf)

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
Amy Ostrau Member at Large aostrau@aol.com
Anthony Abbate   tony@anthonyabbatearchitect.com
Margaret Mitchell Armand   margaretarmand@gmail.com
Bonnie Barnett   bonniebarn@aol.com
Michael Bassichis   tubamlb@aol.com
Dr. Claire Crawford   clairemarie2409@aol.com
Janet Erlick Cultural Executives Committee Chair Janet@FLCTStar.org
Patrick J. Flynn   pflynn@mods.net
Robin Gart   gartrbcz@msn.com
Commissioner Suzanne Gunzburger Commissioner sgunzburger@broward.org
Linda Houston Jones   Jone1044@bellsouth.net
Deborah Kerr   DKerrArts@aol.com
Roslyn "Robbie" S. Kurland   robbie954@yahoo.com
Georgia D.N. Robinson   GDNRobinson@aol.com
Alice Zendel Simon   rsimon1339@aol.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

-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
Amy Ostrau Member at Large aostrau@aol.com
Anthony Abbate Past Chair tony@anthonyabbatearchitect.com
Janet Erlick Cultural Executives Committee Chair Janet@FLCTStar.org
 
Public Art & Design Committee
Anthony Abbate Chair tony@anthonyabbatearchitect.com
Michael Mattox Vice Chair michaelbmattox@hotmail.com
Robert M. Dugan  

rdugan@edsaplan.com  
Janet Gold   janetegold@aol.com
Anthony Lauro   alauro@moafl.org
Kasama Polakit  

kpolakit@fau.edu

Aron Temkin   atemkin@fau.edu
 
Cultural Executives Committee                                                

-Agendas & Minutes
Janet Erlick Chair Janet@FLCTStar.org
Hal Axler Vice Chair Hal@fliff.com

 
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 Cultural Division
Broward County Board of Commissioners - Community Services Department
Broward County Cultural Division
100 S. Andrews Ave, 6th Floor - Fort Lauderdale, FL  33301
Phone: 954-357-7457 Fax: 954-357-5769
email:  culturaldiv@broward.org