2009-10 LECTURE SERIES

Sarah Herda, Director
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
 
February 7, 2007 @ 6pm

LECTURE

"Independent Spaces
for Architecture"

Sarah Herda is the Executive Director of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Founded in 1956, Graham Foundation is the only private foundation in the United States committed to providing project-based grants to individuals and institutions working to address issues related to architecture and the built environment. In addition to the funding program, Herda oversees a public program of exhibitions, lectures, and publications produced at the foundation’s headquarters in the historic Madlener House in Chicago. Herda was the Director/Curator of the Storefront for Art and Architecture, a non-profit exhibition space in New York City, from 1998-2006. While in that position she mounted over forty diverse exhibitions, working closely with architects, artists, and designers to present their work in a public forum. Herda is active in the design community and serves on numerous advisory boards and review panels related to architecture, art, design and related fields.