Former Creative Communities Leader Lauded in New York Times

 

Bill Aguado’s retirement as Executive Director of Bronx Council on the Arts after 28 years—and more than 30 years of dedicated service to the organization—prompted the New York Times to publish an article in praise of his commitment to artists (Arts Leader Who Gave Bronx Culture Respect and Renaissance). The Times praises his work as proof of the positive impact arts have on communities.

 

One of his many projects to benefit artists, Bill Aguado, with Ted Berger as Project Director, spearheaded the Urban Artists Initiative. Funded in part by LINC (2004-2008), the initiative was a collaborative effort between BCA and other local arts organizations to fund artists of color in New York City. In two rounds of funding, the Urban Artists Initiative awarded more than $200,000 to over 100 artists. The program was established in recognition of the obstacles that artists of color face in producing creative work.

 

Among the many honors and accolades Bill Aguado has received over the years, he is a recipient of the 2009 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Governors Award for Outstanding Service to Artists. Perhaps, the Times’ opening sentence says it best: “Bill Aguado is arguably the Bronx’s biggest champion for the arts”. The LINC team extends its warmest congratulations to Bill on his retirement and thanks him for his endless loyalty to artists.