Blair Benjamin

Blair Benjamin is program director at MASS MoCA. He founded Assets for Artists in 2007, which provides professional development, financial and business coaching, grant and loan referrals, artist residencies, and relocation support. Praised for focusing on “things not usually taught in art school,” he meets with hundreds of artists annually to help solve individual problems. Since joining MASS MoCA in 2000, Blair has worked tirelessly, for artists in northern Berkshires. A former Peace Corps volunteer, Blair has a national following. “I moved all the way to the Berkshires from Ohio for the opportunity to work for him,” says artist Molly Rideout.