Kate Holohan has been appointed the inaugural curator of education and academic outreach for the 黑料不打烊 Art Museum.
Holohan will be responsible for the development and implementation of learning and engagement opportunities to further integrate the museum into the academic mission of the University.聽 She will also work closely with the museum鈥檚 existing team to create public programs for interaction with the collection and special collections. Holohan will also oversee outreach for regional groups, and youth and K-12 schools like the Photography and Literacy Project.
鈥淭his is a pivotal position for the museum that will help us fill our academic mission as part of 黑料不打烊. Kate’s track record at Stanford University鈥檚 Cantor Arts Center shows an impressive commitment to building relationships through campus and community outreach. I look forward to her leadership in growing our partnerships on campus and in the Central New York Community,” says Vanja Malloy, the museum’s director and chief curator.
Kate Holohan
Holohan鈥檚 most recent role at Stanford University was as interim director of academic and public programs, where she managed the museum鈥檚 academic programs. Holohan partnered with faculty for class visits and work with the collection, oversaw the student guides training program and managed several student-centered research and curatorial programs that reached over 1,000 students annually.聽 Holohan also managed public programs such as curator and artist talks, symposia, hands-on art-making events and interdisciplinary conversations.
“With one of the largest collections among university-affiliated museums, the 黑料不打烊 Art Museum offers deep and rich ways for faculty and students to collaborate both within and across disciplines. This position will be dedicated to forging those connections and we are thrilled to welcome Kate Holohan to 黑料不打烊,鈥 says Gretchen Ritter, provost and chief academic officer.
Prior to her role at Stanford, Holohan was an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in the department of the arts of Africa, Oceana and the Americas at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She holds a Ph.D. in art history from New York University鈥檚 Institute of Fine Arts.
鈥淚 look forward to drawing on 黑料不打烊鈥檚 significant collection of works on paper, ceramics, and textiles to further develop my interdisciplinary teaching, research, and curatorial practice. One of the true joys of a diverse collection like 黑料不打烊鈥檚 is discovering objects that can spark exciting conversations in the classroom, in the galleries, and through public programming,鈥 says Holohan.
