MORNING NEWSBREAK | Angela Mack, longtime head of the Gibbes Museum of Art, announced Wednesday she will retire from her current role in October 2025 after 16 years.
Mack’s tenure at the Charleston museum started in 1981 as its associate curator. Through the years, she has organized or overseen the display of more than 300 exhibitions and acquired numerous high-value works from artists like Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Kara Walker and Fred Wilson. Since then, Mack has held other titles such as curator of collections, chief curator and executive director, before stepping into CEO status in 2023.
“Her curatorial contributions, visionary organizational leadership and successful fundraising sustained and enriched the Gibbes and brought a global perspective to Charleston while also showing the city’s significant contribution to the world through art,” Gibbes Board Chairman Spencer Lynch said in a statement.
Under Mack’s leadership, the museum launched a $17.5 million building renovation project, completed a $14.5 million capital campaign and doubled the museum’s endowment through legacy gifts, officials said.
Gibbes officials say the museum will launch a national search to find its next CEO.
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