Cathy Albergo
(239) 590-7374
In 2007, Cathy Albergo started working at FGCU as Director of the Department
of Theatre and Visual Art as well as the Bower School of Music. She was formerly
Professor of Music and Department of Music Chair at UNC-Wilmington and
Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Department at William Rainey Harper
College. She specializes in piano pedagogy and group piano teaching and has
contributed numerous articles to professional keyboard journals. She is
co-author of the Piano Repertoire Guide. With degrees from UNC, Chapel
Hill; Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas; and UI, Urbana-Champaign,
Professor Albergo is nationally recognized for her expertise on piano
instruction and a frequent lecturer, adjudicator and workshop clinician.
Kathleen Van Bergen
Now
starting her third season as CEO and President of Artis—Naples, Kathleen van
Bergen was chosen by Gulfshore Life Magazine to be one of its 2012 Men &
Women of the Year. In April 2013, she named internationally renowned conductor
Andrey Boreyko as the Naples Philharmonic’s Music Director, his first American
post; in 2012, she selected Frank Verpoorten to be Director and Chief Curator
of the Baker Musuem. She began playing the violin at age 4. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the Eastman School of Music and
completed the Tuck Executive Program at the Tuck School of Business. Prior to
joining Artis—Naples, She was artistic and executive director at the Schubert
Club in St. Paul, Minnesota; vice president of artistic planning for the
Philadelphia Orchestra, and vice president and director of artistic
administration for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Andrew Owen
Associate Professor and
Art Program Leader
Phone: (239) 590-7249
Phone: (239) 590-7249
Claudia Goode
Gallery
Curator at Arts for ACT, 2013
2265
First Street
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
Gallery: (239) 337-5050
Administrtion: (239) 939-2553
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
Gallery: (239) 337-5050
Administrtion: (239) 939-2553
Frank Verpoorten
Director and Chief Curator of The Baker Museum at Artis—Naples, Frank
Verpoorten has also curated at the Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY), Snug
Harbor Cultural Center and the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, and the
Dahesh Museum of Art. Verpoorten’s most recent position was as the Cultural
Attaché for the Representation of the Government of Flanders (Belgium). As
Cultural Attaché, Verpoorten oversaw cultural programming for the Belgian
government, including exhibitions, performance arts initiatives, lectures and
film programs. Verpoorten attended the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, Belgium
and received dual masters degrees in art history and cultural studies. Before
moving to the United States, Verpoorten held research positions with the Museum
for Musical Instruments and the Royal Museum for Fine Arts in Brussels. Verpoorten
is fluent in Dutch and French and speaks advanced German and Spanish. He
currently resides in Naples with his wife Rachel, who is an artist, and their two
young sons.
Carlos,
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