651 ARTS – Brooklyn’s premier organization for the African Diasporic performing arts – today named Toya Lillard as the renowned institution’s Executive Director. Lillard, who initially joined 651 as Interim Executive Director in May of this year, was appointed in a more permanent capacity by the organization’s Board of Trustees to a three-year term in the role.Lillard, a seasoned arts and culture leader, will lead 651 ARTS through a comprehensive three-year strategic plan for capacity building and major expansion including the organization’s planned move into the much-buzzed about cultural spaces at 10 Lafayette in Brooklyn slated for Spring, 2023.
