CAMBRIDGE, MA.- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology announced the selection of the 2011 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography. Following an international search, the Gardner Fellowship committee awarded the Fellowship to Miki Kratsman, a pri…
Michigan State Hires Michael Rush as Director of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum
EAST LANSING, MICH.- The Michigan State University has announced the hiring of Michael Rush as the founding director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. Rush, most recently the director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, was recommended…
New Curator Elizabeth Mitchell Announced at Cantor Arts Center at Stanford
STANFORD, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces the appointment of Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell as the new Burton and Deedee McMurtry Curator of Drawings, Prints, and Photographs. Mitchell begins her duties in November, which incl…
Art Institute of Chicago Appoints Daniel Walker Chair of Two Departments
CHICAGO, IL.- Following an international search, the Art Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of Daniel Walker as the head of two curatorial departments at the museum. Effective October 18, 2010, Walker will become the Pritzker Chair and Cura…
Art Institute of Chicago Appoints Daniel Walker Chair of Two Curatorial Departments
CHICAGO, IL.- Following an international search, the Art Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of Daniel Walker as the head of two curatorial departments at the museum. Effective October 18, 2010, Walker will become the Pritzker Chair and Cura…
Chinati Foundation Names Dr. Thomas Kellein as Director
MARFA, TX.- The Chinati Foundation announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Kellein as its next director. An accomplished art historian, curator, and museum director, Dr. Kellein, who will assume his duties in January 2011, succeeds Dr. Marianne Stockeb…
SFMOMA Selects Snøhetta to Work with Museum on Design of Expansion
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has selected the architecture firm Snøhetta to be its partner in developing an expansion that enhances the museum’s services to the community and its educational, social, and economic…
Toledo Museum of Art Names New Director Brian P. Kennedy to Lead Museum
TOLEDO, OH.- The Toledo Museum of Art announced today that Brian P. Kennedy, director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, has accepted the position as the Museum’s ninth director with a start date of September 1. Board Chair Betsy Bra…
Study of Latin American Art at Hunter College Transformed with $1 Million Gift
NEW YORK, NY.- Hunter College has entered into a major partnership with the Fundación Cisneros/Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) that will have a transformative impact on the teaching and development of Latin American art at Hunter. The in…
SMU Names New Distinguished Endowed Chair in Art History
DALLAS, TX.- Following an international search, the Department of Art History at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts today announced the appointment of Dr. Roberto Tejada as the new Distinguished Endowed Chair in Art History, effective August 1. The …