NEW CHAIR(S) OF IFACCA

IFACCA,
22 January 2004, Australia

We are pleased to announce that the position of Chairman of IFACCA for the next two years will be held jointly by Patricia Quinn (Director of the Arts Council of Ireland) and Risto Ruohonen (Director of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Division, Finnish Ministry of Education). Both co-chairs served on the interim board and were re-elected at the General Assembly in Singapore. They replace IFACCA's founding Chair, Dr Shirley Thomson (Emeritus Director of the Canada Council for the Arts). IFACCA's new Treasurer is Lee Suan Hiang (CEO of the National Arts Council of Singapore) and Secretary is Sarah Gardner (IFACCA's Executive Director). Board membership is listed on the website.