Christopher Scoates has been appointed director of the University Art Museum at University of California (UC) Long Beach.Christopher Scoates has been appointed director of the University Art Museum at University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). (UC) Long Beach. Formerly Chief Curator for the University Art Museum (UAM UAM Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) UAM Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (México) UAM Uniwersytet im. ) at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Scoates comes with 20 years of curatorial experience. In a press release he stated, "I believe the mission of a university art museum is to pursue the margins, explore unknown territory, rediscover Re`dis`cov´er v. t. 1. To discover again. Verb 1. rediscover - discover again; "I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child" the familiar and take risks. It is my goal to guide the UAM with the conviction that contemporary art is a vital social force that extends beyond the art world and into broader culture." |
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