BALTIMORE, MD.- The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees today announced its selection of the Maryland-based architecture firm Ziger/Snead to work with the Museum on its ambitious $24 million capital renovation. The decision follows a compreh…
Florida Tech to Open Merger Talks with Brevard Art Museum
MELBOURNE, FLA.- Florida Institute of Technology announced Friday that it will open formal discussions with the Brevard Art Museum (BAM) Board of Trustees to merge museum operations with the university. “The Florida Tech Board of Trustees has authori…
Museum Director Bonnie Pitman to Step Down, Olivier Meslay to Serve as Interim Director
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced that Bonnie Pitman will step down from her position as the Museum’s Eugene McDermott Director in May 2011 for health reasons. Ms. Pitman will continue to work with the Museum and its Boar…
Dallas Museum of Art Director Bonnie Pitman to Step Down, Olivier Meslay to Serve as Interim Director
DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) today announced that Bonnie Pitman will step down from her position as the Museum’s Eugene McDermott Director in May 2011 for health reasons. Ms. Pitman will continue to work with the Museum and its Boar…
Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida Names Steven V. Maklansky as New Director
BOCA RATON, FL.- Today, the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees announced that Steven V. Maklansky has been chosen as the Museum’s new Director. He will begin his position July 1, 2011. “The Boca Raton Museum of Art provides extraordinary arti…
Djerassi Resident Artists Program Executive Director Announces Intention to Retire
WOODSIDE, CA.- The Djerassi Resident Artists Program, the internationally recognized artist community, today announced that Executive Director Dennis O’Leary will retire after 14 years in this position. O’Leary said he would remain in the pos…
The MFA Houston Announces Landmark Acquisition of a Dozen Works by James Turrell
HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), builds on its longstanding commitment to the work of James Turrell with the recent acquisition of a dozen light-based works by the renowned American artist. Turrell titled the grouping Vertical Vin…
Recent Acquisitions to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Collection Announced
CLEVELAND, OH.- A singular Jacobean miniature, a Thomas Hope settee, a large and pristine British watercolor, and a sculpture by acclaimed contemporary Polish artist Monika Sosnowska are among the latest works approved by the Collections Committee of t…
Recent Acquisitions to Cleveland Museum of Art’s Collection Announced
CLEVELAND, OH.- A singular Jacobean miniature, a Thomas Hope settee, a large and pristine British watercolor, and a sculpture by acclaimed contemporary Polish artist Monika Sosnowska are among the latest works approved by the Collections Committee of t…
Dawn Barrett Selected as President of Massachusetts College of Art and Design
BOSTON, MA.- Dawn Barrett, Dean of the Architecture and Design Division at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, has been selected as president of Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Richard Shea, Chairman of the MassArt board of trustees…