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Will Cary

About Will Cary

Will Cary was the Brooklyn Museum's Membership Manager from January 2008 to May 2010. In addition to making sure all Brooklyn Museum Members got the most out of their Membership, he also developed the 1stfans Membership program in order to grow the Museum’s community of supporters. Before joining the Brooklyn Museum in January 2008, Will worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Will graduated from Williams College with a degree in Art History and Economics. Will now works in Membership at the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine.
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Brooklyn’s Finest: Nitasha Kawatra

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Will Cary

This week is my last at the Brooklyn Museum, and so I thought we’d do a special edition of “Brooklyn’s Finest” this month by way of transitioning over the 1stfans leadership here at the Museum. Even before 1stfans launched, Shelley … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for May 2010: Odessa Begay

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Will Cary

May’s 1stfans artist for the Twitter Art Feed is Odessa Begay, who has probably merged “twitter” and “art” in the most literal way by illustrating celebrity tweets. Begay, who’s a Brooklynite, has done a tremendous job taking single tweets and … Continue reading…

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A Piñata grows in Brooklyn

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Will Cary

This year’s Brooklyn Ball will feature several art history-inspired works of food to make the evening fun and interesting for all who attend. The most visible of these takes the form of a twenty foot tall piñata in the shape … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for April 2010: Joanie Gagnon San Chirico

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Will Cary

After a month of staff tweets (feel free to provide feedback below!), Shelley and I have a great few months of artists tweets lined up for 1stfans, beginning this month with Joanie San Chirico. I continue to be surprised by … Continue reading…

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A token of appreciation…

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Will Cary

As part of a monthly program, a couple weeks ago the Development staff of the Brooklyn Museum came together to hear a presentation by Radiah Harper, the Museum’s Vice Director for Education & Program Development. These presentations, from various curatorial … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for March 2010: Jennifer Bantz

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Will Cary

We’re going to try something different for the March edition of the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed. Instead of featuring an artist, we’re going to feature Jennifer Bantz, who is the Interpretive Materials Manager here at the Museum. We have two … Continue reading…

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Survey and changes after the first year of 1stfans

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Will Cary

Going into our second year of 1stfans, Shelley and I wanted to do a survey to see how members felt about the first year of the program. We knew that we’d hear a variety of responses based on how people … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for February 2010: Man Bartlett

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Will Cary

February’s 1stfans Twitter Art Feed artist is Brooklyn’s own Man Bartlett. Man’s work includes drawings (mostly of circles), paintings, sculpture, and, as those on twitter may know, performance. Shelley mentioned Man’s “#BestNonBuy” project a couple weeks ago, and this week … Continue reading…

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Teaming up with 20×200 and Valerie Hegarty for 1stfans

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Will Cary

I grow more convinced every day that unique partnerships and creative incentives are the key to acquiring and retaining members. With 1stfans, Shelley and I spent the last year watching as this program, which started as an idea, became a … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for January 2010: Nina Meledandri

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Will Cary

1stfans is a year old (more on that to come), and we thought it fitting and affirming to start the new year of the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed with one of our own. Last January 1stfan An Xiao generated lots … Continue reading…

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Q&A with Lori Hepner

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Will Cary

This month, Lori Hepner’s project for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed has prompted a great response from 1stfans with interesting and thought-provoking @replies, but there also seems to be a curiosity about how she goes from a response on twitter … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for December 2009: Lori Hepner

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Will Cary

December’s artist for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed is Lori Hepner, and it’s fitting that her project Status Symbols will grace the Feed for the month of December since it involves giving 1stfans individualized “portraits” based on their responses to … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for November 2009: Cass Bird

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Will Cary

When Shelley and I went to visit Cass Bird at her Brooklyn studio last week, we weren’t sure what to expect.  We had known her work via Global Feminisms and our Feminist Art Base and there are some artists that … Continue reading…

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Groupon and Discounting Membership

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Will Cary

In an ongoing effort to be as transparent as possible, I want to take a minute to explain the Membership promotion we’re doing for today only with Groupon: a one-year Family and Friends membership (normally $85) for $35. Groupon (the … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for October 2009: Trish Mayo

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Will Cary

We found that 1stfans really enjoyed Nick Fortunato’s project for June’s Twitter Art Feed because of the idea that history could come alive again and be relevant in a social networking age. Trish Mayo, this month’s artist for the Feed, … Continue reading…

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