Alliance for Downtown New York has named Robin Schatell executive director of the annual River to River Festival in Lower Manhattan. Shatell has also produced the Summer on the Hudson and Museum Mile festivals. Ralph Remington has been appointed the...

Janice Won has been appointed interim executive director of Asian American Arts Alliance, effective March 2010. She replaces Lillian Cho, who served as executive director for 13 years. ...

Bill Moggridge has been appointed the new director of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum effective March 2010. He is currently a consulting associate professor of design at Stanford University. ...

Katherine Brown has been appointed executive director of the New York City Ballet, effective December 14. She was previously chief operating officer at WNYC Radio. ...

Klaus Biesenbach has been appointed the new director of P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, effective January 2010. He is currently chief curator of media and performance at the Museum of Modern Art and an adviser to P.S. 1. Biesenbach replaces...

Jamie Bennett has been appointed director of public affairs at the National Endowment for the Arts. He was previously chief of staff at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Jonathan Landman has been named the culture editor of...

Georgina Ngozi has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the Brooklyn Children's Museum, effective September 21. She was previously president of the Children's Museum of the Lowcountry in Charleston, S.C. Joan Shigekawa has been appointed senior deputy chairman...