BROWARD COUNTY, FL –Cultural Division’s Public Art & Design Project Manager Christina Roldan has been elected as the President of the Florida Association of Public Art Professionals. The organization is dedicated to the development, advocacy, promotion and education of the public art field in the State of Florida.

Joining the Cultural Division in April 2006 as Public Art & Design Project Manager for Broward County's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Roldan manages the airport’s public art consisting of 63 artworks and she has developed and managed the commissioning of 30 art projects. Recently completed projects include four large-scale integrated artworks commissioned for the newly built Concourse A including Wavelength by artist Emily White which was recently recognized as one of the most compelling public artworks of 2017 by the Americans for the Arts Public Art Network.   

Roldan has a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Miami and a Master of Arts Management from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz School of Public Policy and Management.

Elected at the 2018 annual conference in Tampa, Roldan will lead the Board of Directors in the coming year – an apropos selection as the 2019 FAPAP Annual Conference will take place in Broward next May, hosted by Broward Cultural Division.

About the Broward Cultural Division 
Broward Cultural Division is a local arts agency, one of thousands across the U.S. providing financial, technical and marketing assistance to artists and arts organizations. Broward County has nearly 1.9 million residents, 15.4 million visitors, 10,000 artists, 6,291 arts-related businesses employing 23,498 people, 823 not-for-profit cultural organizations and 31 cities, some of which operate their own arts councils and public art programs. Visit our website and follow @BrowardArts on Twitter and Facebook.

About Broward's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
The Aviation Department is a self-supporting department of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. It does not rely on local tax dollars for operations and capital improvements. FLL is located in Greater Fort Lauderdale in the heart of Florida's Gold Coast. In 2017, the Airport ranked 19th in the United States in total passenger traffic and 14th in domestic origin and destination passengers. With more than 700 flights a day, the Airport offers nonstop service to more than 75 US cities and global connectivity to more than 60 international destinations in 33 countries. The Aviation Department also operates the North Perry Airport, a general aviation airport for private and charter aircraft operators. Call 954-359-6100 for more information. For updates on airport programs and services, follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook or visit fll.net.

DATE: June 26, 2018
MEDIA CONTACT: Meredith Clements
Broward Cultural Division
PHONE: 954-357-7463
EMAIL: mclements@broward.org