PROVIDENCE - John W. Smith will be the new director of the Rhode Island School of Design’s Museum of Art, beginning in September.
Smith, currently director of the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art, will take over for Ann Woolsey. Woolsey has served as interim director of the RISD Museum of Art since August 2009, following the resignation of former museum director Hope Alswang.
"John is an admired leader, a skilled fundraiser, and passionate about connecting people with art in meaningful ways,” said William Tsiaras, incoming chair of the museum board of governors, in a June 16 release.
While at the Smithsonian, Smith raised nearly $15 million private and foundation philanthropic support, oversaw the "landmark" acquisition of the Leo Castelli Gallery archive, and led the project to digitize the Archives' collections and redesign its website.
Smith said the strength of the museum’s collections, its “gifted staff, and connection to one of the world's leading schools of art and design provide limitless opportunities for fresh and innovative programming.”
Prior to joining the Archives of American Art, Smith served for 11 years at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa. As assistant director for collections, exhibitions, and research from 2000 to 2006, Smith raised funds, organized exhibitions, published books and oversaw all aspects of the permanent collection.
Smith also served as chief archivist at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1990 to 1994, visiting archivist at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, in 1991, and as founding curator of special collections and archives at the Chicago Park District from 1988 to 1990.
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