Charlotte Cohen
As Executive Director of Brooklyn Arts Council, Charlotte Cohen designs, implements, and furthers the strategic agenda, leadership, and vision of Brooklyn's foremost nonprofit cultural organization supporting artists.
Before coming to Brooklyn Arts Council in 2015, she served as Fine Arts Officer at the U.S. General Services Administration where she oversaw the federal government’s Fine Arts Collection in the Northeast and Caribbean region, working with newly commissioned artists and managing the historic collection in public buildings.
Previously, she was director of New York City Department of Cultural Affairs’ Percent for Art Program managing the commissioning and installation of dozens of public art projects across the five boroughs, working closely with artists in all stages of their careers and from across the globe. She also served as project director at the Smithsonian Institution’s Traveling Exhibition Service, and program director and curator at Maryland Art Place, a contemporary art center in Baltimore, Maryland.