2024-12-25T20:15:40-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150319982/natasha-sandmeier-named-new-executive-director-of-los-angeles-a-d-museum Josh Niland 2022-08-09T12:35:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29b1017e627f227557e05c83fe8c0d9b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/uclaaud" target="_blank">UCLA Architecture and Urban Design</a> adjunct Natasha Sandmeier has been named as the next Executive Director of the Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles (<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/28121/a-d-museum" target="_blank">A+D</a>), the institution announced on Monday.</p> <p>In her new role, Sandmeier will work to &ldquo;advance the next generation of museum programming and community building.&rdquo; She has been serving in the position since June and replaces <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150049019/anthony-morey-named-executive-director-and-curator-at-los-angeles-a-d-museum" target="_blank">Anthony Morey</a>, who stepped down in early 2021.&nbsp;</p> <p>The A+D Museum is going through a transition from its longtime brick-and-mortar location downtown to a&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150203111/la-s-a-d-museum-to-close-physical-location-and-go-virtual" target="_blank">post-Covid virtual programming format</a> for the time being. A press release mentioned Sandmeier is working closely with its Board and Managing Director Camille Elston on the search for a new physical home. For now, she is helping to maintain the A+D&rsquo;s calendar of slated exhibitions for the rest of the year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/25/25c6bee3238bc73707102976ea9326f8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/25/25c6bee3238bc73707102976ea9326f8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150203111/la-s-a-d-museum-to-close-physical-location-and-go-virtual" target="_blank">LA's A+D Museum to close physical location and go virtual</a></figcaption></figure></figure><p>Sandmeier has taught at UCLA since 2019. She had previously worked as a proje...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150250649/more-than-insensitive-the-architecture-community-responds-to-the-indianapolis-museum-of-art-at-newfields-job-post Katherine Guimapang 2021-02-18T17:40:00-05:00 >2021-10-12T01:42:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/44/44ff66e2b0eee9978cbfacfc1dbcbb5b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>On February 13, 2021, the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields posted a job listing searching for a new director. While their goal was to find potential applicants for hire, what resulted was another glimpse of marginalization within the hiring process. What made this job description so volatile was their search for an individual who would help maintain "the Museum's traditional, core, <em>white</em> audience." I first learned of this news while scrolling through my Twitter feed and seeing a tweet made by long-time Archinector and Archinect Sessions podcast co-host <a href="https://archinect.com/people/cover/1906872/donna-sink" target="_blank">Donna Sink</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Donna provided a screenshot of the listing and followed up with an updated image of the job post with "corrections" made by the museum a few hours after her tweet was posted. Sure, edits were made, but the damage was already done. Seeing a job description like this was disappointing and stomach-turning, to say the least, but does it shock me? Not entirely.<br><br></p> 9am Saturday 13 February 2021 Newfields is still actively s...