Bridgeport has waited years for an arts council to get up and running. And now that it finally has one, folks have been looking forward with great anticipation to Wednesday’s welcoming celebration for the group’s first executive director Penny Harrison.
They’ll just have to wait a little longer.
The reception, slated for Wednesday evening at Housatonic Communtiy College’s Housatonic Museum of Art, has been postponed because of a snowstorm that is expected to strike the region.
The reception will be re-scheduled for sometime in March, HMA director Robbin Zella has announced.
Harrison was chosen from among 40 candidates to lead the Bridgeport’s Arts & Cultural Council, Zella has said. Her primary responsibility as executive director will be to organize and enlarge the city’s arts and cultural community so that it can play a more significant role in the city’s economic growth and renaissance.
The part-time position comes with a $30,000 salary; Harrison has a one-year contract that is renewable. A Virginia resident, Harrison is renting a furnished apartment here and plans to spend a minimum of 10 days per month in the Park City.
Harrison may be reached at 203-505-0200 or via e-mail at Penny.BridgeportArtsandCulture@gmail.com. Her office is in Room C 108 at the college, 900 Lafayette Boulevard in downtown Bridgeport.
Phyllis A.S. Boros
