Belinda Tate
Belinda Tate is an art museum administrator who currently serves as the executive director of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. Tate is the incoming executive director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, starting in the role on November 6, 2023.[1] She has previously served as the director of the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University.
Early life
Tate is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She attended Yale University, receiving a bachelor's degree in art history, with a focus on museum studies.[2] She received a master's degree in liberal studies from Wake Forest University.[3] She has also studied at Yale Graduate School for art conservation and connoisseurship, and British art and architecture at the Paul Mellon Center for British Art.[4]
Career
In 1999, Tate was appointed the director of the Diggs Gallery, a major African-American art gallery.[5] Tate served in the position for 15 years, making increases to the gallery's permanent collection and increasing its use among the student population.[4]
In 2014, Tate was named the new executive director of Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, starting on September 8. Her appointment made her the institution's first Black director.[5]
In 2023, Tate was named the executive director of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. She was the first Melvin & Bren Simon Director of the IMA, the first director since the office was after the Indianapolis Museum of Art was reorganized as a unit of Newfields.[6]
References
- ^ Bahr, Sarah (2023-09-21). "Years After Racism Outcry, Indianapolis Museum Gets a Director". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Newfields hires Belinda Tate as new museum director". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ jlibert1@mlive.com, John Liberty | (2014-10-05). "Meet Belinda Tate, the new executive director at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts". mlive. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Thursday, Kathy Jennings |; January 29; 2015. "Belinda Tate finds new ways to get people to visit the KIA". Southwest Michigan's Second Wave. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
{{cite web}}:|last3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b yzipp@mlive.com, Yvonne Zipp | (2014-07-11). "Kalamazoo Institute of Arts chooses Belinda Ann Tate as new executive director of the museum". mlive. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ Solomon, Tessa (2023-09-20). "Newfields, Still Reeling from Controversy, Names Indianapolis Museum Director After Lengthy Search". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.