Work. Shouldn't. Suck. LIVE: The Morning(ish) Show with special guest Dave Archuletta, Chief Development Officer, New York Lives Arts. [Live show recorded: April 16, 2020.]
DAVE ARCHULETTA Since 2015, Dave has served as Chief Development Officer at New York Live Arts, where he is responsible for leading the organization’s fundraising efforts including individual giving, special events, institutional funding, and fiscal sponsorship. He is also responsible for the management and development of Live Arts education initiatives such as its partnership with the local James Baldwin High School and work with youthful detainees on Rikers Island.
Prior to joining New York Live Arts, Dave lived in San Francisco where he served as Executive Director of Joe Goode Performance Group (JGPG). While leading JGPG, he oversaw the capital campaign and buildout of the new Joe Goode Annex performance space, its capitalization and its public programs.
Previously he was a consultant and producer in Berlin, Germany, and before that he served as Program Director of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (BTJ/AZC) in NYC. In his role at BTJ/AZC he developed the Company's licensing program, increased touring revenue, and under his leadership the Company entered markets in Singapore and Taiwan for the first time. Dave also oversaw the development of the Company's education and community engagement programs and was instrumental in producing the Company's first talk series, Breaking Ground with Bill T. Jones at Harlem Stage, funded by JP Morgan Chase.
Dave has also held positions in the dance touring division at IMG Artists, and the performing arts curatorial department at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Dave is a UC Berkeley graduate with dual degrees in Art Practice & Rhetoric (film emphasis).
He is also an independent music producer, living in the LES with his wife, abstract artist Megan Olson and their senior cat Dandelion.
