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Art Directors Guild Elects Dina Lipton President & Chooses All-Female Top Leadership For First Time


The Art Directors Guild has elected production designer Dina Lipton as its president, succeeding outgoing president Nelson Coates.

The Art Directors Guild has elected production designer Dina Lipton( Not Dead Yet) its president, succeeding outgoing president Nelson Coates who completes 8-plus years in the post. Lipton will lead a 20-member executive board which, for the first time in the guild’s history, sees its four top-ranking posts all held by women: senior set designer Kristen Davis was elected vice president, supervising art director Helen Harwell was chosen to be treasurer and art director/senior set designer Judy Cosgrove was elected secretary. Established in 1937, the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) represents 3,300 members who work throughout the world in film, television and theater as production designers and art directors; scenic, title and graphic artists; set designers and model makers; illustrators and matte artists.

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