Dia Art Foundation
Emma Batman is an accomplished professional in human resources and the arts, currently serving as the Director of Human Resources at Dia Art Foundation since June 2021. Co-founder and Arts Director of Left Side Labs, Emma collaborates with Mathew Heggem to foster an innovative arts community focused on dance-making. Prior experience includes multiple HR roles at Metropolitan Opera, from Senior HR Administrator to Acting Director, and freelance marketing coordination for ClancyWorks Dance Company. Emma's earlier career involved various leadership positions at Heartland Brewery Group, where responsibilities spanned training, operations, and management. Emma holds a Master of Arts in Cultural Sustainability and a Bachelor's degree in Dance from Goucher College.
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Dia Art Foundation
Established in 1974, Dia Art Foundation is internationally recognized as one of the world's most influential contemporary art institutions. The name "Dia," taken from the Greek word meaning "through," was chosen to suggest the institution's role in enabling visionary artistic projects that might not otherwise be realized because of their scale or ambition. Dia's founders, Heiner Friedrich and Philippa de Menil, wished to extend the boundaries of the traditional museum to respond to the needs of the generation of artists whose work matured and became prominent during the 1960s and 1970s. Ever since, Dia's mission has been to commission, support, and present site-specific long-term installations and single-artists exhibitions to the public.