Organizations Filed Purposes:
BYRD HOFFMAN WATER MILL FOUNDATION A/K/A THE WATERMILL CENTER (FOUNDATION), INCORPORATED IN 1970, WAS FOUNDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING ARTISTS AND THE PROMOTION OF INNOVATIVE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, AS WELL AS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND EXHIBIT VARIOUS ARTWORKS. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE WATERMILL CENTER (CENTER), WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1992 BY ROBERT WILSON ON EASTERN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. THE CENTER PROVIDES A PLACE FOR STUDY AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTISTIC AND THEATRICAL ENDEAVORS.
FOUNDED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING ARTISTS AND THE PROMOTION OF INNOVATIVE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS, AS WELL AS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND EXHIBIT ART.
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM CONSISTS OF DAILY WORKSHOPS WITH ROBERT WILSON AND HIS COLLABORATORS THAT FOCUS ON NEW PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT FOR THEATER AND OPERA, INSTALLATION AND EXHIBITION DESIGN, FURNITURE AND FASHION DESIGN, FILM AND VIDEO, LANDSCAPING, AND ARCHITECTURE. THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS PROVIDED MORE THAN 20 SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS AND PERFORMANCES FOR A LARGE OPEN HOUSE, WHICH WAS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, FIVE GUEST LECTURERS SPOKE TO THE ARTISTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS REGARDING SCIENCE AND ART DURING THE SUMMER LECTURE SERIES SERIES.
RESIDENCY PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN FOR ARTISTS FROM ALL ARTISTIC BACKGROUNDS AS WELL AS SOCIAL SCIENTISTS, ALUMNI OF THE CENTER'S SUMMER, AND FORMER ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON EMERGING ARTISTS AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES. THE PROJECTS ARE EVALUATED AND SELECTED BY A PRESTIGIOUS COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE ARTISTIC, HUMANITIES AND SCIENCE BACKGROUNDS.
CURATORIAL/EXHIBITIONS - THE FOUNDATION'S COLLECTION IS PRESERVED AND CARED FOR BY A TEAM OF ART HANDLERS AND CONSERVATORS AND IS EXHIBITED AT THE CENTER, AMONG OTHER ROTATING VENUES WORLDWIDE. THE COLLECTION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES AS IT INSPIRES AND SUPPLEMENTS THE RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION'S ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM AND IS A TOOL FOR ANY WHO VISIT THE CENTER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Elka Rifin | WATERMILL CENTER DIRECTOR | 40 | $153,000 |
| Linda Jackson | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 40 | $124,495 |
| Robert Wilson | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 10 | $25,958 |
| Stephen Susman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Stein Erik Hagen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Audrey Gruss | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jurgen Friedrich | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Ehrenkranz | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Karolina Blaberg | Director | 32 | $0 |
| Giancarla Berti | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Ferris | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
| Martin Brand | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| William Campbell | Chairman | 2 | $0 |
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