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Museum Appoints Interim Co-Directors

 

Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum of California State University, Long Beach (the Museum) announces the appointment of Erin Stout, PhD and Alyssa Torres as Interim Co-Directors following the recent departure of Paul Baker Prindle. 

Stout and Torres bring specific areas of expertise in collections management, curation, and educational programming. Torres is the Museum registrar and Stout is chief curator. They are excited to continue to work with the Museum staff as they keep exhibitions and programs running during the search for a new permanent director. 

Dr. Royce W. Smith, Dean of the College of the Arts, said: “This co-directorship embraces the College of the Arts’ and the Museum’s belief in shared governance and leans into the incredible expertise and passion of two of the Museum’s finest staff. It has been a real pleasure to work with Alyssa and Erin over the summer, and I am excited to see their laser focus on the Museum and its impactful future.”  

Stout and Torres will serve in the shared interim position until a new permanent director of the Museum is appointed. According to Dean Smith, a search committee for the new director is expected to convene in August 2024.

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