President Jill Tiefenthaler shared the following update with the CC campus community about staffing related to the CC-FAC alliance:
Dear Campus Community,
I am pleased to announce that on the heels of our exciting announcement of a new alliance with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, we are extending CC art and curatorial expertise to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.
Associate Professor of Art Rebecca Tucker is now the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center’s museum director, overseeing all operations of the museum including curatorial and educational programs. A professor of art at CC since 2003, Rebecca’s teaching focus on art, Southwest studies, and museum studies programs is a wonderful fit for the museum.
Jessica Hunter-Larsen, who has served as curator of Interdisciplinary Experimental Arts programming, including the IDEA Space at CC since 2006, is now director of academic engagement/IDEA curator. In this role, Jessica will work with the FAC curatorial team to develop innovative approaches to curating, and to build educational connections between the museum, the community, and the campus.
Briget Heidmous, assistant curator at CC, retains the same title but now also works with the FAC museum. She will continue to manage the IDEA Space and Coburn Gallery exhibitions and programming at CC during this academic year before moving to the FAC.
All of the previous FAC museum staff continue to bring their expertise, commitment and knowledge to the museum. Joy Armstrong, former curator and most recently acting museum director and chief curator, is now curator of modern and contemporary art. Michael Howell, FAC registrar; Jeremiah Houck, FAC preparator; and Lauren Tyson, FAC special projects/admin, continue in their current roles.
We hope to add a Southwest curator to the museum staff in coming months.
With our four-year strategic planning process for the FAC starting with a focus on the museum, it is important for the museum to be in a position of strength to begin the work. The vision for the museum will be implemented beginning in July 2017.
I’m thrilled that we can immediately start our collaboration with the FAC by combining our expertise and talents. I am grateful for the enthusiasm of Rebecca, Jessica and Briget as well as that of the FAC team members as we embark on this new partnership. With this dynamic group in place, we can start envisioning a bigger future for the arts at the FAC and CC.
Best,
Jill
