By Daily Press staff
After a nationwide search, Santa Monica’s Community and Cultural Services Department has announced the hiring of Jessica Cusick as the city’s new cultural affairs manager.
Beginning on Feb. 14, Cusick will head up the cultural affairs division, overseeing the city’s public art program along with the division’s grant programs which supports numerous Santa Monica based nonprofit arts agencies.
“Ms. Cusick is one of the most respected, talented and qualified public art advocates in the United States,” said Santa Monica Arts Commission Chairperson Phyllis Green.
Cusick received her undergraduate degree in art history from the Sorbonne in Paris. She went on to get her masters in art history at NYU. Cusick has been involved in public art projects nationwide. She founded and directed Metro Art, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s public art program, which incorporated art from contemporary artists into the stations of the MTA subway and light rail systems. Cusick also is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California in its public art studies program.
For additional information on the Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division, log onto www.arts.santa-monica.org Silent movie star prescribed to aid medical mission
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 5, 2005. Read the original PDF.