The Arts & Science Council (ASC) in Charlotte, NC has selected Robert E. Bush Jr. as their next president. Bush, a nationally known and highly regarded leader in the arts, joined ASC in 2000. Bush served on the founding governing and national policy boards of Americans for the Arts, which merged the former American Council for the Arts and the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies in the 1990s. “I am very pleased to see Robert Bush be selected to head the Arts & Science Council,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “He has many years of experience leading local arts advancement in communities and is a respected colleague, collaborator, and arts strategist throughout the country. I know he will do a great job advancing the arts for the people of Charlotte and the entire region."