Recent Awards

For the 2011-12 academic year, the Brandeis Arts Council awarded grants to support summer study by studio art undergraduates; residencies by Exsultemus, the Talujon Percussion Quartet, theater artist Bill Barclay, and musicians Homayun Sakhi, Ken Zuckerman, and Salar Nader; new courses in Music and Dance of Ghana, feminist theater, and African American theater; a symposium on German baroque composer Heinrich Schutz; a series of lectures by artists and art critics; and a New York trip for seniors in Fine Arts.

Brandeis Arts Council

The Brandeis Arts Council provides grants to support outstanding performances, exhibitions and programs in the School of Creative Arts. The Council’s mission is to enhance the quality, impact and vitality of the arts at Brandeis through the combined annual contributions of its members. 

Council grants support exceptional creative and educational opportunities for artistic development that directly benefit students. The Council is dedicated to fostering the excellence of the fine arts, music and theater arts departments, as well as a shared vision for the arts at Brandeis. 

  • The council is composed of 20 to 25 members selected from alumni, parents and friends. The council meets annually on campus, and informally each fall in New York City. 
  • Arts Council members each give an annual gift of $5,000 and serve for a two-year term. The Council’s combined gifts provide a collective pool of funds to support the School of Creative Arts through grants awarded each spring.
  • The faculty of the departments of fine arts, music and theater arts are invited to submit grant applications for support. The Council receives these applications in advance of the annual meeting. 
  • At its annual meeting, the council decides how to allocate the Council’s funds. The Council’s decisions are shared with the provost for final approval.
  • During their campus visit, Council members meet with students and faculty, attend campus arts events and engage in conversation about the role of the arts in education.

    Brandeis Arts Council Members
    2011-12 Academic Year

    David Ash '73 |
    Kimberly Ash '06
    Harvey Baumann '64
    Barbara Rose Binder '76
    Adam Dinkes '95
    Scott Edmiston, Ex officio
    Adam Green '07
    Danny Lehrman '64
    Fern Gelford Lowenfels '59
    Joan Lowenfels P'98, P'05
    Sara and Jack McConnell Jr., P'10
    Amy Merrill '69
    Rebecca Ney’11
    Betsy Sarason Pfau '74
    Amy Silberstein, Ex officio
    Rosina Rubin '76
    Liz Rueven, P'09, '13
    Mindy L. Schneider '75
    Jolie E. Schwab '78
    Carey Schwartz’87
    Barbara Cantor Sherman '54, P'83
    Ann Tannenbaum '66

    For more information, contact Amy Silberstein in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations.