THE ALBUQUERQUE ART MUSEUM HAS A NEW DIRECTOR. IT’S ANDREW CONNERS, WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY CURATOR OF ART AND NOW TAKES OVER THE POST HELD BY CYNTHIA GARCIA AS ACTING DIRECTOR. CONNERS HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN SOUTHWESTERN ART. HE’S ALSO SAID TO HAVE AN INNOVATIVE VISION.
CONNERS STUDIED ART HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE AT YALE UNIVERSITY AND WAS A SENIOR CURATOR AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE WAS ALSO AN ASSOCIATE CURATOR AT THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE.
CONNERS TAKES ON HIS NEW JOB ON OR BEFORE JUNE 23RD.
