Ely Center of Contemporary Art Welcomes Six New Board Members

The Ely Center of Contemporary Art is pleased to introduce you to our six new members who will strengthen our organization and chart a dynamic path forward.

Bridgeport native Vesta Bortey-Fio is Resident Services Coordinator at Beacon Communities, one of the region’s largest affordable housing developers.

Attorney Dan Burns specializes in housing and eviction issues at New Haven Legal Assistance Association, which he joined after many years in private practice.

Amy Kundrat is Director of Innovation Community at Yale Ventures.

Clara Nartey is an esteemed textile artist with a studio in West Haven whose work was recently featured at the Ely Center.

Aaron Pine is an architect based in New Haven with a passion for historic preservation, who also operates a home inspection business.

Kishwar Rizvi is the Robert Lehman Professor in the History of Art, Islamic Art and Architecture at Yale University. 

We cordially invite you to meet them and join us in welcoming them in person on Sunday September 10th on the occasion of the opening of eMotion, a show of contemporary illustration, sequential and graphic narrative, and new media work curated by Rebekah Church and Xinyi Liu, and our other fall exhibitions.

You’re Invited to the Reception of eMOTION exhibition

Sunday, September 10th, 3-5 pm

ECOCA is dedicated to presenting contemporary art exhibitions and events—challenging, relevant, and provocative—that are inclusive, diverse and promote dialogue around global and community issues. We are led by Co-Chairs Debbie Hesse and Helen Kauder, Treasurer Roger Castonguay, and Secretary Dan Burns. Members of the Board: Vesta Bortey-Fio, Amy Kundrat, Clara Nartey, Aaron Pine and Kishwar Rizvi along with an active curatorial committee of artist-volunteers.  Please visit elycenter.org/about for the full list of advisors.