ENRICHING LIFE THROUGH THE ARTS
About
Mission Statement
To encourage the development and appreciation of the visual and performing arts and provide access to quality art reflecting the diversity of Beachwood and Northeast Ohio
DEI Statement
Beachwood Arts Council (BAC) values and respects diverse life experiences and heritages, ensuring that all voices are heard and celebrated. We are dedicated to modeling diversity, equity, and inclusion in our programming, partnerships, and policies, empowering individuals across our community to engage, create, and thrive through the arts.
History
Beachwood Arts Council's (BAC) inception was a 1964 Arts Festival to benefit the Beachwood High School PTA. Incorporated as a non profit in 1968, for over twenty years BAC has hosted the Beachwood K-12 Art Show and the Ileen Kelner Juried High School Art Show, in which over twenty-five high schools participate for cash prizes. BAC presents the Si and Shirley Wachsberger Arts Scholarship Award , a $1000 scholarship, to a graduating high school senior who will pursue the arts at college. In recent years, BAC initiated the popular Sunday Sounds Series and the community hands-on art workshops ranging from glass blowing to painting to monoprinting.In addition, BAC has sponsored many past programs, including the celebration of Cleveland‘s ethnic diversity by sponsoring a diversity fest. This program featured the artwork, food, music, and dance of a local, cultural group, including the Asian, African-American, Hungarian, Irish, and Italian communities.
Past home of BAC
Present home of BAC
Board of Trustees & Officers
Paula Rollins President
Ellen Hacker Vice-President
Doug Firman Treasurer
Laura Beytas Corresponding Secretary
Sandi Horwitz Recording Secretary
Marla Keilin Recording Secretary
Marlene Benjamin
Lili Bosler
Mitali Das
Barbara Flowerman
Martin Flowerman
Carolyn Frankel-Krieger
Leah Gilbert
Harriet Gorden
Pam Goss
Stephanie Jacobs
Lynn Johnson
Tobi Mattes
Rosemary Nemeth
Debby Rapoport
Sharon Schlesinger
Ellen Winer
Laura Zuckerman
Ellen Hacker Vice-President
Doug Firman Treasurer
Laura Beytas Corresponding Secretary
Sandi Horwitz Recording Secretary
Marla Keilin Recording Secretary
Marlene Benjamin
Lili Bosler
Mitali Das
Barbara Flowerman
Martin Flowerman
Carolyn Frankel-Krieger
Leah Gilbert
Harriet Gorden
Pam Goss
Stephanie Jacobs
Lynn Johnson
Tobi Mattes
Rosemary Nemeth
Debby Rapoport
Sharon Schlesinger
Ellen Winer
Laura Zuckerman