Leslie Gordon

Leslie Gordon, Executive Director, joined the Breman in February 2019, bringing with her a wealth of arts management experience. Since her arrival, The Breman began new programming streams in visual and performing arts and expanded the virtual footprint through digitization of archives and oral histories. An acclaimed cultural leader in Atlanta, Ms. Gordon served as director of the Rialto Center for Arts at Georgia State University from 2003 to 2019. Under her leadership, the Rialto evolved into a thriving, international cultural center and a hub of multicultural activity. Prior to directing the Rialto Center, Ms. Gordon played leadership roles with the Arts Festival of Atlanta, the National Black Arts Festival and the 1996 Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad. Her awards and honors include the Georgia Governor’s Award in the Arts and Humanities, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award from Georgia State for her contributions to intercultural relations, the Treen Award by South Arts for service to the field and she was named a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the Government of France in 2012.