{"id":2067,"date":"2016-02-09T19:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/arts-culture\/arts-council-for-long-beach-announces-new-executive-director\/"},"modified":"2016-02-09T19:00:16","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T19:00:16","slug":"arts-council-for-long-beach-announces-new-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/arts-council-for-long-beach-announces-new-executive-director","title":{"rendered":"Arts Council for Long Beach Announces New Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"05ad2bd7-8c62-445f-966b-efd38e7f5e63\"The Arts Council for Long Beach announced Tuesday the appointment of Griselda Su\u00e1rez as its new executive director, following Victoria Bryan\u2019s October 2015 announcement<\/a> that she would be stepping down from the position. The Arts Council Board of Directors stated in the release their confidence in Su\u00e1rez as an excellent leader for the organization and a strong advocate for the arts in Long Beach.<\/p>\n

Su\u00e1rez is a lecturer of Chicana\/o and Latina\/o Studies at Cal State Long Beach, where she teaches literature, art history, cultural studies and writing and as a business owner, counts Peppered Up Foods and Sliced and Diced Eatery among her ventures.<\/p>\n

She is heavily involved in the Long Beach community with numerous arts, culture and food awareness advocacy groups, including Latinos in Action, Long Beach Fresh, Teatro Jornalero, Three Sisters Garden of Orizaba Park, Project Plateful, IDEAFEST LB and Leadership Long Beach. Most recently, Su\u00e1rez lectured at the Museum of Latin American Art. Come spring, Su\u00e1rez will participate in Sister Spit LB and Long Beach Zine Fest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an honor to be chosen as the new executive director of the Arts Council for Long Beach,\u201d Su\u00e1rez stated. \u201cNot only do I look forward to championing the arts, but I also welcome artists and residents to engage the arts in all parts of their lives so that we can become a city of art advocates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Su\u00e1rez will begin on March 1, while Bryan will stay on board through the transition and remain involved in the organization as a volunteer and passionate city arts advocate, according to the release.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGriselda’s appointment comes at a very exciting time for the Arts Council,\u201d said Arts Council President Marco Schindelmann in a statement. \u201cHer background as artist, advocate, activist, teacher and leader positions her perfectly to help move us forward towards our future vision in which arts and culture play a vital role throughout our dynamic and innovative city.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about the Arts Council for Long Beach, click here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Image courtesy of the Arts Council for Long Beach.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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