Wellman Is Museum Division Director of NAEA

Lesley Wellman, curator of education at the Hood Museum of Art, has been named director of the Museum Division of the National Art Education Association (NAEA), one the most prestigious positions in art education. Wellman will serve a four-year term (the first two of which she will be director-elect) effective immediately.

Wellman says, "I am very excited to assume this role, both to give back to NAEA a portion of the incredible professional enrichment it has afforded me, and to represent the Hood in a prominent way in the national arena." Previously, Wellman served on the NAEA's Development Committee for four years as the Eastern Region representative, from 1997 to 2001, and was the recipient of the Outstanding Museum Educator of the Year Award in 1996 for the eastern region of the country.

Her responsibilities will include organizing division conferences and serving as director and spokesperson for the national Museum Division. In addition, she will provide leadership for the division's Development Committee and serve on the Board of NAEA. The NAEA promotes art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership. It represents and serves thousands of art educators mostly in the United States but also in Canada, Mexico, and other countries.

The current and most recent Museum Division directors hail from large museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Guggenheim. This is the first time someone from a museum the size of the Hood has been elected to this position.

By SHARON REED

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