Risa Shoup (they/them/theirs) is a Co-Executive Director of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, a non-profit cultural services organization representing non-profit theaters throughout New York City and State. Previously, Risa served as senior consultant at Karp Strategies and the executive director of Spaceworks NYC. Risa has worked as an administrator, curator, and leader in the arts in New York City since 2005 focusing on the development of affordable artist workspace.
They have worked for community-based cultural organizations, including Queens Council on the Arts, BRIC, and Fourth Arts Block. In addition to extensive project-based work focusing on the intrinsic and instrumental impact of the arts on community development, Risa was a consultant on CreateNYC, New York City’s first-ever cultural plan, developed in concert between a team of consultants led by Hester Street Collaborative and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
They studied City and Regional Planning at Pratt Institute and are on the board of the Invisible Dog Art Center, The American LGBTQ+ Museum, and Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts—NY.
