Ben Hartley | Source | Executive Director at The National Arts Club
Ben Hartley
Ben is the Executive Director at The National Arts Club. He joined the NAC in 2019, following his time as an Art Consultant and, prior to that, in positions at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Museum of Arts + Design, where he was Deputy Director. Ben has a profound understanding of the arts and a deep curiosity for “what’s next.” He is an accomplished executive with entrepreneurial acumen and extensive experience building, advising, and leading global luxury, culture, and lifestyle brands in the for-profit and non-profit worlds.
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12 Artists Awarded Fellowships by National Arts Club
The 18-month fellowship aims to provide artists with “as much access as possible” to the club’s facilities and networks “at a time and place convenient to artists.”
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If you don’t have three weeks of spare time to go to bucolic Maine because you’re working a job, you know that residency is not going to be for you. We like [artists] to utilize the National Arts Club as a canvas for their artwork. It could manifest as simply coming into our place and having a drink and interacting with people. It could be doing a performance or a presentation. It could be working with other artists that are members to work on their artwork and to bring it forward. It could also be offering to present their artwork to our membership and the public for potential funding opportunities. For us, it’s very much an open palette, where we say: we’re happy to bring you on board as an artist fellow. Come and engage with the club in a way that makes sense to you.
