Congratulations to Donna Walker-Kuhne, instructor of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Arts, for receiving the inaugural Rachel Crothers Leadership award from the League of Professional Theatre Women.
Rachel Crothers was a founder of the American Theatre Wing (creator of the Tony Award) and had a remarkable career as a producer and director on Broadway for over 30 years. The award recognizes “a theatre woman who has distinguished herself in exemplary service and sacrifice for a common cause, a cause which leaves our society and the world a little better than the way we found it.”
Acknowledged as the nation’s foremost expert in Audience Development by the Arts & Business Council, Donna Walker-Kuhne is an award-winning arts marketing consultant who has devoted her professional career to increasing access to the arts. She is the founder of Walker International Communications Group, a boutique marketing, press, and audience development consulting agency.
Ms. Walker-Kuhne says, “We’ve cultivated new generations of cultural ambassadors who now see the arts as a necessary element for their lives. Most important, our work has proven that the arts are a bridge for cultivating understanding, fostering dialogue, bridging divides and opening the door for people to share a transformative experience.”
The award will be presented at the LPTW Leadership Luncheon on June 27th.
Follow this link to Broadway World to read the full announcement.
The course Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Arts begins on June 10th.
Other arts administration courses offered this summer and information on the Certificate in Arts Management can be found here.