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Jun 2023
57m 48s

118. Allison Berg

Heidi Zuckerman
About this episode

Allison Berg, Founder and Executive Director of the A&L Berg Foundation, is a lawyer turned arts and culture writer, philanthropist, museum trustee, art collector,  producer  and more. Her work is informed by the desire to ensure everyone has access to equity in career pathways along with inclusive platforms for their narratives. Allison is LALA Magazine’s former executive editor and has contributed to Design LA, Hamptons, Gotham, Cultured and C magazines. She was a Producer of “The Art of Making It” documentary and is a Trustee with the Boards of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA,) American Friends of the Israel Museum (AFIM), The Mistake Room (TMR) and The Los Angeles Football Club Foundation.
She and Zuckerman discuss getting to know art over time, being present, securing equity for under represented populations, why she serves as a museum trustee, making art accessible, connecting art and athletes, and how art creates understanding!

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