Workshop
October 11, 2005, 6:30pm
A Healthy Practice: Health Insurance Options for Working Artists.
Speakers: Kóan Jeff Baysa, MD; Ted Berger, Executive Director, New York Foundation for the Arts; and Dr. Edward Fishkin, Co-Founder of Artist Access, Woodhull Medical Center
Calling All Artists!
We are pleased to offer the following talks! As places are limited, please sign up in advance online at www.artistsspace.org.
Kóan Jeff Baysa is a curator, writer, art collector, practicing physician, and Whitney Independent Study Program Curatorial alumnus. A contributing writer for New York Arts Magazine and the online publication Flavorpill, he has written for Art Asia Pacific and is the editor of the online art magazine art::pulse. He has curated exhibitions for the London Biennial, the LA International Biennial, and recently organized shows in Beijing, Dublin, Manila, and for the United Nations. Dr. Baysa is on the boards of The Vera List Center for Art and politics at The New School University, Art Omi International Artist Colony, the Asian American Art Centre, and The Center for Photography at Woodstock.
Ted Berger is the Executive Director of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), one of the country’s largest providers of grants, information, and services in individual artists and artist-centered organizations of all disciplines. He serves on numerous boards and advisory committees and is proud to have been involved in planning and implementing many collaborative initiatives for the arts and artists, including the development of Artist Acess at Woodhull Medical Center.
Dr. Edward Fishkin is the Network Medical Director for Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center. He is a primary care internist. The Artist Access program was developed as part of the broader mission Dr.Fishkin and his team brings to North Brooklyn as they work to eliminate the disparities in health care access and health outcomes for the communities served by Woodhull and the North Brooklyn Health Network