Mission Statement
 
Our Mission is to save, preserve, restore, and reactivate the artist community of the New Hope Colony centered in the Phillips' Mill Historic District in Solebury Township through the creation of a new global artist colony at the birthplace of Pennsylvania Impressionism and the New Hope School.

Meet the

Board of Trustees​

 

Lawrence P. Booth, President

Lawrence Booth is a Director of the Delaware Valley Fire Museum and has served on many boards. Most notably he served on the Board of the Free Library of New Hope and Solebury and the Friends of the Free Library of New Hope and Solebury where he wrote, edited and updated the bylaws of both organizations. Lawrence assisted in writing and publication of An Enlightened Community: 20th Century LGBT Stories of New Hope, Pennsylvania for two local non-profits. Lawrence is an award-winning teacher (NJ Governor's National Alliance on Mental Illness award and NJ ASAH Teacher of the Year for Region II) for his work with students with emotional disabilities. Lawrence retired from the US Air Force and was decorated for his work in statistical data collecting and for his leadership in Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Lawrence hold's a B.A. in H.R. and M. Ed. and brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm to the Board.

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Eleanor Miller, Founder and Vice-President

Accomplished Broadway actress Eleanor Miller found her home in Bucks County through an abiding love of the arts she shared with her husband, Shaun Marshall Miller, a Publisher/Artist and Son of R.A.D. Miller. He was the grandson of Dr. George Morley Marshall, who brought William Lathrop to Phillips’ Mill, which led to the founding of original New Hope Art Colony. Eleanor still resides in the house in Phillips’ Mill Historic District, which originally served as Morgan Colt’s painting studio. Eleanor was the Theater Director at the Phillips’ Mill Community Association for over 40 years, directing, producing and performing in a multitude of various theatrical productions. She is a well-established alumnus of The Bucks County Playhouse. Her most notable role was her portrayal of Abigail Adams in the production of 1776 with a NY cast. Eleanor has served the New Hope/Solebury communities in countless ways and, after 35 years in the business, is still gainfully employed at Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Real Estate. Specifically, Eleanor has been involved with historical landmark buildings, inns and early established farm properties..

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Stephen J. Burkard, Treasurer

Stephen J. Burkard is the Director of Tax and Financial Services of Gulfstar Financial Advisors Inc., which is a professional tax and financial consulting firm established in 1979 with offices in Princeton, NJ, Sarasota, FL and Charleston, SC. Gulfstar has, and does, provided consulting and preparation of tax returns to numerous Not for Profit Organizations. Stephen attended Saint John’s University, worked at a Certified Public Accounting Firm, as a Corporate Controller, and  as a VP of a large publicly held corporation. Steve lives in Upper Black Eddy, PA and is invaluable asset to the Foundation.

 

Joyce Towbin-Chasan, Gallerist and Curator

Joyce Towbin-Chasan brings her 40 years of experience as a successful career Gallerist & Curator. Often promoting emerging artists, she created Graphiti Aboveground Gallery and Graphiti Productions, Inc., in the emerging art world of downtown New York City. Joyce was named Curator of Art Exhibitions for Casa de España the Cultural Center for Spain in NY where she organized shows for artists from abroad, curating exhibitions for Iberia Airlines at Lincoln Center. Since 1998 Joyce has been the owner of ArtsourceLoft, presenting exhibitions and hosting lectures on photography and art related subjects. Joyce is a member of The National Arts Club, ArtTable and the National Organization of Women in the Arts, to name a just a few. Learn more about Joyce at www.artsourceloft.com .

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Elise Redfield, Artist Consultant

Elise M. Redfield is the great granddaughter of  renown impressionist Edward W. Redfield and an artist in her own right. She began her studies at Moore College of Art and Design and went on to study at the Art Students League, New York Academy and Pennsylvania Academy of Art. She has exhibited in Philadelphia and New York. She exhibits locally, both in PA and NJ. Elise's work is varied in subject matter and style.  Elise is a founding member of the New Hope Colony Foundation for the Arts.​

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Lynell Antonelli, Marketing

Lynell Antonelli is a Realtor specializing in antique properties. She contributes invaluable expertise, having personally restored six historic properties. She formerly had a distinguished broadcasting career at CBS Television in New York, as a Marketing Director delivering high revenue through innovative campaigns. Later as a freelance writer and director of tv programming, she continued to use her large project management skills and negotiation expertise. Lynell has created marketing/PR campaigns for local artists, is active in the Delaware Township Historical Society (NJ) and a former board member of Fox Chase Cancer Center-Bucks County Chapter. She resides in a 19th century converted barn.

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Kurt Miller, Estate Manager

Kurt is the great grandson of George Morley Marshall, one of the founders of the original New Hope artist colony, and the grandson of the renowned impressionist R.A.D. Miller. Kurt was reared in the plethora activities of the Philips' Mill Community Association enriching his education, passion and understanding of the arts. Kurt assisted in creation of the NHCFA in 2018 and was instrumental in acquisition of the two properties owned by the Foundation. In 2005, Kurt became an investor and the Managing Member in Smart Media Technologies, LLC (SMT) and was responsible for raising capital and for all company sales. SMT built the first mobile banking application in the United States.  However, Kurt persuades SMT to reposition themselves into the Latin American markets. Kurt took the company from 0 revenues in 2005, to a multibillion-dollar valuation in 2007. Since 2018, Kurt co-heads the Entertainment division for VivaLive TV, a publicly traded OTT streaming entertainment and technology company that reaches 196 countries. Kurt is responsible for attracting and empowering TV series creators and film makers from around the world.

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Aly Weiner, Auxiliary Board Member

Aly Weiner is an Associate Director at the renowned blue chip gallery, David Zwirner, in New York City. Throughout her six and a half years at the gallery, she has helped organize over 15 exhibitions at the gallery worldwide and has managed the careers of the two artists represented, William Eggleston and Robert Crumb. Prior to her time at David Zwirner, she served as the assistant to the Chairman at the celebrated Old Masters gallery Richard L. Feigen & Co. for two and a half years. Aly has a Bachelors of Art with concentrations in Art History, Communications, and French from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2014) and a Masters of Art with a concentration in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute of Art, New York (2015). Aly lives in Brooklyn, New York, but was born and raised in New Hope, PA where her parents still reside.