Gifts of Art Committee

The mission of the Tufts University Permanent Art Collection is to support the educational mission of the University by offering direct engagement with original works of art through temporary exhibitions, the Permanent Art Collection, and the Public Art Program. The Permanent Art Collection is both a teaching and historical collection, designed to support curricular and extra-curricular learning while articulating the history of the institution through the visual arts.

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Current Members

Chair

Dina Deistch
Director & Chief Curator, Tufts University Art Galleries

Members

Marie-Claire Beaulieu
Associate Professor, Classical Studies

Silvia Bottinelli
Lecturer, SMFA at Tufts

Tanya Crane
Professor of the Practice in Metals, SMFA at Tufts

Scheri Fultineer
Dean of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts

Chris Helmuth
Executive Administrative Dean, A&S

Kareem Khubchandani
Mellon Assistant Professor; Interim Director of Graduate Studies

Cathy Lu
Professor of the Practice in Ceramics, SMFA at Tufts

Darin Murphy
Head of the W. van Alan Clark, JR. Library

Marty Ray
Chief of Staff, President’s Office

Eric Rosenberg
Associate Professor

Miriam Said
Assistant Professor

Matthew Scheck
A&S Senior of Development

Alice Sullivan
Assistant Professor

Staff

Laura McDonald
Manager of Collections, Tufts University Art Galleries

Collections Policy Manual

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The University Gifts of Art Committee is chaired by the Director of Galleries and Collections and is composed of appointed faculty, administrators, and students. The committee’s primary obligation is to review and vote on proposed accessions and de-accessions of artworks and artifacts in the Permanent Art Collection. In addition, the UGAC provides oversight and periodic review of the Tufts University Permanent Art Collection Policy and Public Art Program, develops criteria to guide University officials in addressing proposed unrestricted gifts of art to the University.
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