PRESS RELEASE

December 29, 2003

Contact:
Katie Sproles, (541) 346-0942, ksproles@darkwing.uoregon.edu


UO MUSEUM OF ART HIRES NEW MUSEUM EDUCATOR


EUGENE—Becky Tonkin has joined the University of Oregon Museum of Art as the new museum educator for university and community audiences. Tonkin will plan, administer and evaluate programs designed for both adults and children, including the new Interactive Discovery Gallery, programming for special exhibitions and the collection galleries, after school and family offerings, museum tours and studio workshops.

Tonkin was selected from a competitive pool of candidates for her strong background in arts management, her innate creativity and a lifelong passion for sharing the arts with the community. In addition to earning a master’s degree in Arts Administration from the University of Oregon, Tonkin brings experience in arts education, making and teaching art, developing evaluation tools and programming for a wide range of learning styles.

Tonkin comes to the art museum at a pivotal time, as the staff prepares to reopen the new UO Museum of Art to the public in October 2004 after completion of a major renovation and expansion project that will double the size of the building.

For more information about the UO Museum of Art call (541) 346-3027.

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