Meet Anne

Anne Bergeron (she/her) specializes in the business and “people” side of the arts. Utilizing her skills in planning, organizational development, fundraising, and strategic communications, she has helped to advance the fields of nonprofit arts, design, historic preservation, and museums.

Naturally curious and inspired by novel ideas, Anne gravitates to artist-centric organizations in transition or growth mode, including start-ups. In addition to running her own consulting firm, she has served in leadership positions at Brown University’s Arts Initiative, where she co-led the development of a campus-based arts consortium and a new performing arts center supporting experimental, interdisciplinary art making and research; Dallas Museum of Art, where she directed its external affairs division and prioritized participatory engagement; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, where she secured landmark status for its historic building and multi-million dollar funding towards its restoration; and National Writer’s Voice Project, where she oversaw the national expansion of its local literary arts program. Most recently, she guided the strategic development of UC Irvine Langson Institute and Museum of California Art, a new university art museum to benefit the campus and regional community.

Facile with both numbers and words, Anne attended Trinity College on a mathematics scholarship and earned a BA in English literature. She received an executive certificate in nonprofit management from Georgetown University’s Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership, where she served as visiting practitioner in 2010-12. She also holds a master’s degree from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, where she teaches as adjunct faculty.

Anne is a respected writer and lecturer on arts leadership, ethics, philanthropy, and engagement. She is also an advisory council member of Performa, the leading organization for visual arts performance; and board officer of the American Friends of ArtEx, a US-Italy cultural exchange program in the visual arts. Anne lives in Providence, RI with her husband and rambunctious Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. When she’s not at her desk drinking too many cups of tea, you can find her taking long walks in the neighborhood, cultivating her orchids, and planning her next travel adventure that features art, gorgeous vistas, plus good wine and cheese.

Photo credit: Stephanie Alvarez Ewens