TUCSON, AZ.- A visual celebration of the marriage of photography and rock and roll being held at the Tucson Museum of Art October 23, 2011 – January 15, 2012. Organized by the Brooklyn Museum and guest curated by noted photography scholar Gail Buc…
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- John W. Smith has been appointed director of the Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design, effective fall 2011. Smith comes to the Museum with a distinguished background in visual arts institutions. He currently serves as director …
BIRMINGHAM, AL.- On December 5, the Birmingham Museum of Art will open an exhibition designed to open 21st century eyes to an astounding, if little-known phenomenon in the history of African-American art: The Spiral Collective. Spiral was the name take…
BIRMINGHAM, AL.- The Birmingham Museum of Art welcomes a new chief financial officer. Johnny McIntosh, former president and chief operating officer of the successful Southern Living at Home direct sales business, assumed responsibility for business and financial operations at the Museum on April 26. “The Museum has been looking for someone with the financial skills and experience to help us build an overall stronger organization,” said Gail Andrews, director of the Birmingham Museum of Art. “Johnny’s expertise in budgeting, forecasting and financial planning will enable us to couple our superb artistic program with a corresponding financial plan of the same caliber. “Johnny’s work with Southern Living at Home proves he’s a very creative thinker,” Andrews said. “We look forward to his applying that creativity to our mission, our work, and our business model at the Museum.” McIntos
BIRMINGHAM, AL.- The Birmingham Museum of Art welcomes a new communications director. Nick Patterson, a Birmingham native, assumed responsibility for internal and external communications, including public relations and marketing at BMA January 27. Prior to arriving at the museum, Patterson was an associate editor at Southern Living Magazine, where he wrote feature and travel articles for nine years. Before that, he worked as a Media Relations Specialist for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He began his career as a news reporter and columnist with the Birmingham Post-Herald where he worked for nearly 18 years. “Nick brings such a strong background to the position and we are thrilled to be welcoming him to the Museum,” said Gail Andrews, director of the BMA. “His excellent skills as a writer, his knowledge of our community and the regional media, plus his talents with social and new media, will
