Honors College Leadership Lecture Series
Tuesday, March 31
9:30 - 10:45 am
104 Lincoln Hall
Marcia K. Festen, Chair, 3Arts
Esther Grimm, Executive Director, 3Arts
Marcia Festen has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Currently, she serves as Director of the Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development, a funding collaborative which supports capacity building efforts for small arts and cultural organizations. She also has a consulting practice for nonprofits. She is co-author of Level Best: A Step-by-Step Guide to Evaluation for Grassroots Nonprofits (2004) and How Effective Nonprofits Work: A Guide for Donors, Board Members and Foundation Officers (2002). Her publications include: Leveraging New Funds to Support Human Rights Organizations (2001) and Community Panels for Youth—A Community Based Alternative to Juvenile Justice (2001).
Esther Grimm’s lifelong career in the arts spans administration, museum education, arts education, and philanthropy. She is the executive director of 3Arts, a public grantmaking organization dedicated to supporting women artists, artists of color, and artists with disabilities working in the performing, teaching, and visual arts in Chicago. She authored six children’s non-fiction, art-activity books focusing on the art of ancient and living cultures.
In collaboration with HON 294 Honors Leadership Seminar taught by Prof. Bill Kohler
Contact hcollege@uic.edu or 312-413-2260 with questions.
