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Greater Reston Arts Center Names McCullough New Executive Director
The Greater Reston Arts Center has named Holly Koons McCullough as its new executive director
The Greater Reston Arts Center announced Monday, Nov. 25 that they have appointed a new executive director, Holly Koons McCullough.
"My goal is to lead GRACE to a position of growth and prosperity, allowing the organization to better serve its mission to enrich community life by promoting involvement and excellence in the visual arts," McCullough said. "I intend to bring in exhibitions that inspire and educate, in addition to promoting Reston as a cultural destination. I also hope to expand the reach of our educational programming that currently serves over 20,000 students in more than 40 schools regionally, and take our highly-anticipated annual Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival to an even higher level of quality and success."
She spent 15 years as the Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia, before coming to GRACE in 2012. She currently serves as GRACE's curator, and she will continue in that position.
The Board praised Ms. McCullough as uniquely positioned to not only manage the institution and envision its future as part of the "Destination Reston" proposition with the coming of Metrorail, but someone who can articulate and model that vision in ways that are essential for fundraising.
McCullough holds a B.A. in English and Art History from the University of Georgia and an MA in Art History from the University of Notre Dame.
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She will assume the Executive Director role January 1.
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