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In Memoriam: Halsey North
A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD CLASSIC
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T Tax Credit Financing Halsey Miller North, 75, passed away from lung disease on dollars in ways that made each organization more creative,
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September 17, 2022 at Riddle Village in Media, PA, where capable, and sustainable.
he and his wife and professional partner for fifty years Al-
Closed over $900 MM of Projects ice Henderson North had lived for the past three years. Over the years, Halsey has been honored with many
o Federal Historic Tax Credits Previously of New York City, Halsey was the first person awards, starting in 1988 with the APAP (Association of
Performing Arts Professionals) Fan Taylor Award “for
o State Historic Tax Credits in the United States to receive an MBA in performing arts outstanding service, creative thinking, leadership, and
o New Markets Tax Credits management (from Rollins College, Winter Park, FL). significant impact on the profession of presenting the
Halsey also earned a BA in economics (1970, Earlham Col- performing arts.” In 2013, APAP honored the couple as the
first recipients of the Halsey & Alice North Board Alumni
lege, Richmond, IN) and was a graduate of Chestnut Hill
Specialty in Historic Theatres Academy (1966, Philadelphia, PA). Award, since presented annually. They were honored with
Support throughout Compliance Period Lifetime Memberships in APAP and the League of Historic
35 Years of relevant experience He was an early advocate of employing the arts to strength- American Theatres in recognition for their years of service
en community economic development and cultural equity.
as board members, teachers, and volunteers.
In 1987, Halsey and Alice co-founded The North Group
Darlene “Dee” Smolik Inc. As a team, they provided fundraising, strategic plan- For 45 years, Halsey and Alice taught fundraising at con-
ning, and board development counsel for over 200 non-
ferences across the United States, primarily for the League
President profit arts organizations across the United States. Notable of Historic American Theatres (LHAT), Association of Per-
Tel: 865-254-4343 relationships include multi-year engagements with the forming Arts Professionals (APAP), and Americans for the
ds@plymouthsoundings.com National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC; Maui Arts. He championed the phrases “Passion bends reality,”
Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, HI; Wolf Trap Foundation
to remind nonprofits about the virtue of their work; “Never
for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VA; Walton Arts Center, be in a hurry for the wrong answer,” to encourage patience
Fayetteville, AR; Great Lakes Theater/Hanna Theatre proj- and planning; and “If you want money, ask for advice,” to
ect, Cleveland, OH; Proctors, Schenectady, NY; Clemens emphasize the need to develop people’s emotional connec-
SACRAMENTO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM Center, Elmira, NY; Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI; tion to the nonprofit organization before asking them for
SACRAMENTO, CA
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA; Tampa Theatre, money.
Tampa, FL; and Broward Center for the Performing Arts,
Fort Lauderdale, FL. Prior to heading The North Group Inc., Halsey served as
Executive Director of New York City’s Cultural Council
Halsey and Alice were pioneering collectors and advocates Foundation, Director of Corporate Contributions at Philip
of contemporary Japanese ceramics. They co-authored two Morris Companies, Executive Director of the Charlotte
books — Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contem- Arts & Science Council and, simultaneously, creator and
porary Japanese Ceramic Artists (New York: Monacelli first Executive Director of Charlotte’s Spirit Square Cultur-
Press, 2022) and Contemporary Clay: Japanese Ceram- al Center —an anchor for the revitalization of Charlotte’s
ics for the New Century (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, downtown, Executive Director of the North Carolina Arts
Boston, 2005). They donated works from their ceramics Council, and Managing Producer of the Little Theatre of
collection to major museums, primarily The Metropolitan Winston-Salem.
Museum of Art, New York, where their works have been on
view since 2013. Pieces from their collection are included Alice tells us that tributes
in the exhibition Perfect Imperfection in Ceramic Art at The in the form of memorial
Met from April 2022. The Met also houses the database, gifts to the League of His-
archives, and library for their collection, all of which is toric American Theatres
available for research. (LHAT) are appreciated.
You can make a gift at
The League of Historic American Theatres (LHAT) has www.LHAT.org or by con-
stated Halsey was a guiding influence for cultural organi- tacting Colleen Poehlman
zations throughout the United States. His knowledge and at cpoehlman@lhat.org.
expertise of fundraising tools and techniques has been
widely acknowledged by academics, arts providers, and
fundraising professionals as respected, exemplary, and
effective. With Alice, he has raised hundreds of millions of
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