About BPAI
Our Work
The Berwyn Public Art Initiative (BPAI) is a community-driven 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit that leverages the use of public art, cultural programming, pop-up galleries, and arts education to strengthen the social and economic fabric of Berwyn.
Our Mission
Our mission is to inspire, educate, and advocate for using public art's creative energy to build a healthier, inclusive, culturally‐vibrant community.
Our VISION
Our vision is to be stewards and cultivators of a variety of public art throughout the city, reflecting our inclusive, equitable, and diversely rich community.
We strive to empower and inform our residents, enabling them to speak passionately about public art's importance, power, and necessity in our community.
Together, we work towards creating a vibrant and culturally enriched city that embraces public art as a reflection of our community.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Values Statement
We believe the community of artists, volunteers, and board members play a unique role in modeling humanity in all of us. Because we value the arts as a universal language, we strive to create socially just environments that reflect our community demographics, affirm, and practice the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion through the various roles and responsibilities we have in the work we do.
Who We Are — Our Board of Directors
Featured
2023 Retired Board Members
Jessica Aquino Rodriguez
Served 2019–2023
Michelle Ruiz
Served 2020–2023
Sandra Diaz
Served 2021–2023
Founding Board Members
Norman Alexandroff
Founding Member / President Emeritus
Served 2018–2020
Melissa Kowalski
Founding Member
Served 2018–2020
Rob Kowalski
Founding Member
Served 2018–2020
The Berwyn Public Art Initiative would not exist without Jenny & Aaron Mitchell, Christine Flynn, and Joseph Fitzgerald, who helped the idea get off the ground.