埃里克·普赖尔
埃里克·普赖尔 was appointed president of the historic museum and college, beginning January 18, 2022.
One of Philadelphia’s cornerstone cultural institutions, PAFA is poised to move forward into its next significant institutional chapter. 一个战略, 有创意的, 协作型领导, Pryor is skilled at guiding institutions through transitions and will partner with PAFA’s constituents to reimagine the organization and ensure its long-term sustainability.
Pryor comes to PAFA from the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), 自2015年以来,他在哪里担任总统. During his tenure he secured a significant gift that enabled the school to undertake its first major renovation in 40 years and move toward becoming a cultural hub for the neighborhood. 以前, he served as Executive Director of The Center for Arts 世界杯买球盘口, was Executive Director of the New Jersey State 博物馆, and President of the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. Pryor began his arts career as Executive Director of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Center for Arts and Culture (CAC) in Brooklyn, 纽约.
个人简介
埃里克·普赖尔 brings over 25 years of experience in education, museum administration and community-building initiatives to PAFA, America’s first school and museum of fine arts.
Pryor joins PAFA from the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), 他自2015年以来一直担任总统. An interdisciplinary cultural arts center that cultivates a strong sense of community and 有创意的 expression inspired by the rich history of Harlem, HSA每年服务超过2000名学生, 现场和场外, 学音乐的人, 跳舞, 剧院, 以及视觉艺术. During his tenure he secured funding that enabled the school to undertake its first major renovation in 40 years.
普莱尔毕业于泰勒艺术学院, 天普大学(美术硕士, 1992) and Wayne State University (Bachelor of Fine Arts, 绘画, 1990). He completed Columbia University’s Executive 领导 Program for Nonprofits in 1997.
他目前居住在西奥兰治, 和他的妻子和两个女儿住在新泽西, and looks forward to relocating to Philadelphia.
总统竞选概述
PAFA launched a search for its next President & 由艾萨克森公司支持的CEO, 米勒, with a search committee bringing unique perspectives of 学生, 教师, 受托人, 工作人员, 和校友.
The search firm conducted listening sessions with various community members and, 2021年5月, the community was invited to submit input and nominations to help inform the selection.
This position calls for a change agent; someone eager to reimagine an art and educational institution, who is invested in long-term organizational sustainability, and is attuned to the broader cultural conversations taking place at PAFA and across the country.
——职位简介,2021年6月
欢迎和埃里克·普赖尔联系
Community members are invited to send welcome notes and hopes for PAFA's future!