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Neff Brings Extensive Experience in Community Building and Fundraising, And Long History of Scholarship, Especially in American Art San Antonio, TX—December 6, 2021—The Board of Trustees of the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) announced today that Emily Ballew Neff has been appointed as its new director, following an international search.
Neff Brings Extensive Experience in Community Building and Fundraising, And Long History of Scholarship, Especially in American Art. San Antonio, TX—December 6, 2021—The Board of Trustees of the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) announced today that Emily Ballew Neff has been appointed as its new director, following an international search.
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Resume: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art (University of Oklahoma), Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Education: Bachelor’s, Yale; Master’s, Rice; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
It’s just astonishing when you look at the sort of cultural strength that Texas brings to the table. I never took it for granted, but it is really wonderful to be back. Growing up in Houston, San Antonio was the place you came to visit because it was the most fun city in Texas. We would visit and of course do all of the missions and the river and t...
My favorite expression that I can’t take credit for is that art museums are a playground for the mind, and I think it’s the play part that people may not be as aware of. Art museums are fun. They can be quite serious, but they can also be a great source of fun because they generally ask you to think about things differently. The other thing is that...
There were fewer people visiting exhibitions or becoming members, so a certain percentage of our earned revenue took a hit. What I will say about SAMA is that when you benchmark, we’re at the same level as other art museums throughout the country. So, yes, it’s a challenge, but we haven’t had to close our doors. I think there is this sense that thi...
Dec 6, 2021 · The San Antonio Museum of Art has announced Emily Ballew Neff as its new director. Neff joins the museum following a six-year tenure as director of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Tennessee ...
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Following an international search, Emily Ballew Neff has been appointed as SAMA's new Kelso Director starting January 18, 2022. Neff most recently served as the Executive Director of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, where, among her numerous accomplishments, she spearheaded the effort to relocate the museum to downtown Memphis to enhance its role within the city's civic and cultural core.
Dec 7, 2021 · The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA), a collecting, encyclopedic institution in the Alamo City, has announced that Emily Ballew Neff will be the museum’s new director. Neff succeeds Katie Luber, who departed the museum in 2019 after an eight-year tenure to become the Director and President of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Mar 21, 2022 · Houston native, Emily Ballew Neff, still remembers her first visit to San Antonio about 30 years ago. On that occasion she visited the exhibition Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries, presented by the San Antonio Museum of Art. “That exhibition was such a knockout, and it was a very important experience for me,” said Neff in a recent ...
