Debra Simon Art Consulting
New York, New York US
Mobile: 862-368-2914
Website: https://dsimonartconsulting.com
Profile Type: commissioner
Debra Simon is an award-winning public arts curator and producer, Debra has more than 30 years of experience in visual and performing arts curation, commissioning and programming for civic organizations and the real estate industry. Collaboration with master planners, architects, landscape designers, retailers, and local communities have contributed to her expertise in creating and reimaging public and private spaces as dynamic places that enrich people’s experiences on a daily basis. Most recently, Debra created the strategic plan for Art at Amtrak which launched in NY Penn Station in 2022. Currently, she curates and produces the Art at Amtrak program in NY Penns Station, Washington Union Station in D.C., and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. For Empire State Development, she launched the Digital Art Program in Moynihan Train Hall. As the VP at the Downtown Alliance, she created Dine Around Downtown, and co-founded the River to River Festival. As the Director of Times Square Arts, Debra curated Midnight Moment, the world’s largest digital art exhibition on electronic billboards, and the annual Valentine Heart design competition, among other projects for the over 300,000 daily visitors to Times Square. As Artistic Director at Brookfield Properties, Debra led a national arts program that planned and executed multi-disciplinary programming in New York, Denver, Los Angeles and Houston.