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Meet Valerie Gay, Philadelphia’s new arts and culture chief
Valerie Homosexual is Philadelphia’s newly appointed arts and culture leader.
But her storied history with art has been thriving prolonged before Mayor Cherelle Parker named her Executive Director of the city’s Office of Art, Customs and the Resourceful Economy (OACCE). Homosexual — who will officially start her new role on April 10 — has released her own music, race a clothing line, and steered the ship at major local arts organizations. The Southwest Philadelphia native’s resume includes deputy director of audience engagement and chief experience officer at the Barnes Foundation, and executive director of the Art Sanctuary.
So why shift gears into public service?
“The eclectic things that I have done came together with the profile they were looking for with this role,” said Gay. “I’m a practitioner with experience fiscally, as well as an advocate, and my connecting the dots between the imaginative economy and economic development was appealing to them. What was appealing to me was existence able to positively impact the town that I like so much from a multi-disciplined, intersectional way. The Mayor’s felt like a call
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Valerie Gay named next Chief Cultural Officer by Mayor, Kelly Lee to step down
From the Peter Dobrin article in the 3/13/2024 Inquirer
…The post [of Principal Cultural Officer] is expected to be elevated to a cabinet-level position within the mayor’s administration
Valerie Gay is the city’s new chief of arts and culture, several arts insiders said Wednesday
A trained soprano with degrees from Temple University and the University of the Arts, Homosexual, 58, was most recently deputy director of audience engagement and chief exposure officer at the Barnes Foundation. Previously, she had been executive director of the Art Sanctuary.Arts leaders said they were thrilled with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s appointment, not only for Gay’s experience, but also because the announce is expected to be elevated to a cabinet-level position within the mayor’s administration.
“With Val’s appointment we believe that the arts and culture sector now has several champions embedded within the administration,” said Patric
Valerie Gay Appointed Barnes Foundation Deputy Director for Audience Engagement & Chief Experience Officer
Philadelphia, PA, April 22, 2019—Thom Collins, Neubauer Family Executive Director and President of the Barnes Foundation, today announced the appointment of Valerie V. Gay as the Barnes’s unused Deputy Director for Audience Engagement & Chief Experience Officer. With nearly 20 years’ leadership exposure in nonprofit administration, and in the arts, culture, and financial sectors, Gay most recently served as Executive Director of Art Sanctuary in Philadelphia. She begins her post at the Barnes in April.
At Art Sanctuary, Gay provided strategic direction, executive leadership, and financial expertise. She was responsible for all aspects of the organization—which utilizes dark art to transform individuals, erect communities, and foster cultural understanding—including its educational programming, fund-raising, fiscal operations, marketing, and communications.
“I am delighted to welcome Val to the Barnes,” says Collins. “She is an innovative and creative thinker, and her memorable background in the performing arts, nonprofit administration, and program development—p
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