TUCSON, AZ.- The Center for Creative Photography, or CCP, at the University of Arizona received a $3.5 million estate gift from the late Arthur J. Bell, a former photographer and professor at Columbia College in Chicago. The gift was made in recognitio…
Guggenheim Appoints Catherine Carver Dunn and John L. Wielk, Deputy Directors
NEW YORK, NY.- Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, today announced the appointment of Catherine Carver Dunn as Deputy Director, Advancement. In this new position, Dunn will be responsible for directing the ma…
The Getty Museum’s Rebecca Taylor Appointed Communications Director at MoMA PS1
NEW YORK, NY.- Klaus Biesenbach, Director of MoMA PS1 and Chief Curator at Large at MoMA, announced that Rebecca Taylor has been appointed Communications Director at MoMA PS1. In this role, Ms. Taylor will manage all communications functions for MoMA P…
Archives of American Art Receives Second Multimillion Dollar Grant to Support Digitization Project
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Terra Foundation for American Art has awarded a $3 million grant to the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art to support another five years of the Archives’ digitization project and to fund a new position that will create and …
Jill Wagar Named Corporate Relations Manager for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced that Jill Wagar has been selected as corporate relations manager. Wagar, who has 15 years of fundraising experience, will be charged with designing and implementing the Museum’s c…
Daniel E. Stetson Named New Director of Chatanooga’s Hunter Museum of American Art
CHATTANOOGA, TN.- The Hunter Museum of American Art has named Daniel E. Stetson its new director. He will begin work at the Hunter in late spring. “I am pleased to be taking on this new position with the Hunter Museum of American Art and look forward t…
Jill Wagar Named Corporate Relations Manager for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced that Jill Wagar has been selected as corporate relations manager. Wagar, who has 15 years of fundraising experience, will be charged with designing and implementing the Museum’s c…
Crystal Bridges Hires Director of Member and Guest Services
BENTONVILLE, ARK.- Kathryn J. Roberts has been named Director of Member and Guest Services for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Roberts, who begins her new position, has more than 30 years of leadership and management experience in the fields of…
Metropolitan Museum Announces James C. Y. Watt to Become Curator Emeritus
NEW YORK, NY.- Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced yesterday that distinguished scholar James C. Y. Watt will retire on June 30, following a decade as Brooke Russell Astor Chairman of the Department of Asian Art an…
The Power Plant Appoints Melanie O’Brian as New Curator of Programs
TORONTO.- Gregory Burke, Director of The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre, announced the appointment of Melanie O’Brian as Curator of Programs at the gallery. O’Brian will lead the programming team at The Power Plan…