Welcome to A QISSAA with Ishika, Quintessential and Inspiring Stories of South Asian Artists!
My guest today is Ravi Rajan, musician, creative producer, and President of the California Institute of the Arts.
Mr. Rajan has served as Assistant Dean of Art+Design and Dean of the School of Arts at Purchase College. As Dean, his initiatives helped renovate the art and design facilities, strengthen the college’s philanthropic efforts, and create a master’s degree titled Entrepreneurship in the Arts, intended to help students learn how to launch their own arts organizations. Ravi also taught students from kindergarten through university at various institutions, and worked with faculty and artists on multimedia projects at Yale University and The Rockefeller University.
Mr. Rajan is an alumni of the University of Oklahoma and Yale University. He is an accomplished musician, performing with and conducting for many large and small musical groups as well as for the theatre. His practice also encompasses producing collaborative mixed-media projects with artists, filmmakers, directors, and choreographers for museums, galleries, foundations, biennials, festivals, and venues public and private.
Mr. Rajan is known for his development of innovative and visionary initiatives.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London; a former member of the Tony Awards Nominating Committee and a past president of the Asian American Arts Alliance.
https://directory.calarts.edu/administration-offices/ravi-s-rajan
