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Linda C. Harrison is Departing Newark Museum of Art, She 'Has Been a Transformative Leader of This Anchor Cultural Institution'
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Linda C. Harrison is Departing Newark Museum of Art, She ‘Has Been a Transformative Leader of This Anchor Cultural Institution’

by Victoria L. Valentine on Nov 23, 2024 • No Comments
DIRECTOR AND CEO Linda C Harrison is departing the Newark Museum of Art on May 31, 2025. The museum announced Harrison is returning to the West Coast for “family reasons.” A search committee appointed by the museum’s board of trustees will conduct a national search for her successor. The Newark Museum of Art is the...
On View: See Images From 'Syd Carpenter: Earth Offerings, Honoring the Gardeners,' Exhibition of New Ceramic Sculptures at Rowan University Art Gallery in New Jersey
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On View: See Images From ‘Syd Carpenter: Earth Offerings, Honoring the Gardeners,’ Exhibition of New Ceramic Sculptures at Rowan University Art Gallery in New Jersey

by Victoria L. Valentine on Feb 20, 2022 • No Comments
“Farm Bowl with Orchard” (2022) by Syd Carpenter   On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions   THE LEGACY OF BLACK FARMERS inspired a new series of ceramic sculptures by Syd Carpenter. The works are presented in “Earth Offerings: Honoring the Gardeners” at Rowan University Art Gallery. Carpenter has a passion for gardening that she...
Henone K. Girma: Newark Museum of Art Names New Curator of Arts of Global Africa
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Henone K. Girma: Newark Museum of Art Names New Curator of Arts of Global Africa

by Victoria L. Valentine on Jan 3, 2022 • No Comments
THE NEWARK MUSEUM OF ART is starting off the new year by welcoming a new member to its curatorial team. Henone K. Girma has been named associate curator of the Arts of Global Africa. Girma joins the Newark Museum of Art in New Jersey from The Africa Center in Harlem, where she served as programs...

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