On July 1, 2025, a new executive director will take the reins at The Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts. When Jennifer Chrzanowski takes over from interim director Beth McLaughlin, she will arrive with expectations of bringing her fundraising prowess with her. In her previous role as deputy director of the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland, she helped to manage a $1.7M operating budget, $7.4M endowment, 24,000 square-foot building, and 1,700 object collection. Among her accomplishments at the AAM, which describes itself as "the cultural hub of the Eastern Shore for art, music, and educational programming," Chrzanowski launched a successful 3-day craft show. In addition to this she helped AAM grow its social-media presence, achieved record-breaking fundraising results, and more than doubled exhibition funding through key partnerships. (Charlotte Potter Kasic, known to Glass readers for her tenure at the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio and Barry Art Museum, was named director of AAM in September of 2024).
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