{"id":154029,"date":"2021-07-19T21:47:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T01:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=154029"},"modified":"2021-07-19T21:47:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T01:47:04","slug":"hi-arts-names-aaron-l-mckinney-as-its-new-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/hi-arts-names-aaron-l-mckinney-as-its-new-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi-ARTS Names Aaron L. McKinney As Its New Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hi-artsnyc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hi-ARTS<\/a> announced today the appointment of\u00a0Aaron L. McKinney\u00a0as\u00a0its executive director. McKinney is the organization&#8217;s third executive director, and brings more than two decades of experience in the arts sector including positions at world-renowned institutions such as 651 ARTS, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and Sankofa.org. Hi-ARTS is an urban\u00a0arts incubator that has helped develop acclaimed works of art from creators including Dominique Morisseau, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/04\/dga-awards-nominations-spike-lee-regina-king-radha-blank-more-receive-2021-nods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radha Blank<\/a>, Alex Alpharaoh and Ebony Noelle Golden.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McKinney has been serving as Interim Executive Director since April when former Executive Director\u00a0Dr. Raymond Codrington assumed the role of president and CEO of Weeksville Heritage\u00a0Center. McKinney, obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance from Florida A&amp;M University and Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Management from California Institute of the Arts. He has held various management positions throughout his career from small community theaters including Tallahassee Little Theatre in Florida to large regional theaters like Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. McKinney&#8217;s professional leadership in performing arts and producing has been aimed at centering the dialogue that has always existed between the arts and social justice activism, highlighting how the intersection of these worlds serves as a vessel for addressing some of our most pressing social issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m grateful to the Board of Directors for this opportunity, and I look forward to building on the strong foundation set by Kamilah Forbes, Danny Hoch, Clyde Valent\u00edn and Raymond Codrington,&#8221; said McKinney. &#8220;Together with our artists and community, I will work to strengthen the Hi-ARTS brand and secure its legacy for the next 20 years and beyond.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the projects he has produced are the Off-Broadway debut of Theatre Evolution&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Contract,<\/em>\u00a0a drama addressing the intersection of spirituality and sexuality, and the development phase of the musical\u00a0<em>Lunatic Sun\u00a0<\/em>about\u00a0the effects of consumerism and gentrification. He served as the inaugural producer in residence of #LoveHustle, an artist-led performance and dialogue series that captures the tensions of pursuing one&#8217;s dreams as an artist. Under his guidance as General Manager since October 2016, Hi-ARTS has increased its annual operating budget by more than $200,000, co-produced Liza Jessie Peterson&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The Peculiar Patriot<\/em>\u00a0and Alex Alpharaoh&#8217;s <em>WET: A\u00a0DACAmented Journey<\/em>\u00a0and cultivated more than 250 artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appointment comes at an exciting time for Hi-ARTS, which was founded as the Hip-Hop Theater Festival in 2000 by\u00a0Kamilah Forbes,\u00a0Danny Hoch\u00a0and\u00a0Clyde Valent\u00edn. As the nonprofit celebrates its 20th anniversary, it\u00a0has remained resilient and has even grown during a world-changing pandemic that has disproportionately impacted its community of Black artists and artists of color and neighbors in East Harlem, where Hi-ARTS is based. To accommodate its growing staff and to usher in new opportunities for artists to create and present work, Hi-ARTS is moving into a larger space at its longtime home, El Barrio&#8217;s Artspace PS109, later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi-ARTS has also received $60,000 in seed funding from the\u00a0Howard Gilman Foundation\u00a0to establish Hi-ARTS&#8217; first-ever operating reserve to proof the organization against unanticipated losses in funding or one-time unforeseen expenses, which most arts organizations experienced in 2020. This investment in long-term sustainability is a major milestone,\u00a0particularly for an institution that has always had Black leadership,\u00a0when most private funding supports white-led arts institutions with multimillion-dollar budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi-ARTS provides a safe space for artists to develop their work. It is the only institution in New York City, and one of the few in the country, exclusively dedicated to supporting and developing Hip-Hop and the urban aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As live theater and performance return in New York City, Hi-ARTS will cautiously bring back in-person audiences in 2021 with such artists as\u00a0LINDALA,\u00a0Alexander Lambie,\u00a0Tanika I. Williams,\u00a0Sydnie L. Mosley,\u00a0Sissi Liu\u00a0and\u00a0Kirya Traber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi-ARTS announced today the appointment of\u00a0Aaron L. McKinney\u00a0as\u00a0its executive director. McKinney is the organization&#8217;s third executive director, and brings more than two decades of experience in the arts sector including positions at world-renowned institutions such as 651 ARTS, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and Sankofa.org. 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