Anne Hawley
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Anne Hawley is the Norma Jean Calderwood Director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
in Boston, Massachusetts. She was appointed Director in 1989 after the departure of her predecessor Rollin Van N. Hadley in 1988. With museum attendance in decline, and both the building and its collection in need of repair, under Ms. Hawley's direction the museum entered a period of major restoration. In 1992, she launched the hugely successful Artist-in-Residence program with the aim to revive "the intellectual and artistic life so integral to the vitality of Fenway Court" during Isabella Stewart Gardner's lifetime.
, and educated at the University of Iowa
in Iowa City, where she earned a BA in English. Hawley went on to complete a master’s degree at George Washington University
in Washington, DC. After graduation, Hawley worked as a research associate with the National Urban League
and then with the Ford Foundation
Study in Leadership in Public Education. She then moved to Massachusetts
, where she founded the Cultural Education Collaborative in 1974. In 1977, Hawley became executive director of the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities. In 1988, she won the Lyman Ziegler Award for Outstanding Service to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hawley attended the Senior Executive Program of Harvard University
’s Kennedy School of Government.
Under Hawley’s leadership, Isabella Gardner’s legacy of patronage and innovation continues to thrive in programs that explore new ideas and thinking across all the arts and serve as the basis for scholarly exhibitions and symposia; school and community partnerships; and a wide array of public and family programs.
Following a comprehensive planning process, Ms. Hawley and the Trustees of the Gardner determined that the future of the museum as a cultural and civic leader, and its work in arts and education, depends on extension. The museum announced in late 2004 the selection of Pritzker Prizewinning architect Renzo Piano to design a new addition to the Gardner’s campus. The new wing is currently under construction and scheduled to open to the public in early 2012.
In addition to her responsibilities at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Ms. Hawley serves as a trustee on the boards of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Save Venice, Inc., and the Fenway Alliance of Boston. Prior to her appointment to the Gardner, Anne Hawley founded the Cultural Education Collaborative, an organization dedicated to stimulating arts public policy and arts education. She served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, and was instrumental in the passage of new laws supporting cultural life in Massachusetts, including the Cultural Education Act.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum or Fenway Court, as the museum was known during Isabella Stewart Gardner's lifetime, is a museum in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located within walking distance of the Museum of Fine Arts and near the Back Bay Fens...
in Boston, Massachusetts. She was appointed Director in 1989 after the departure of her predecessor Rollin Van N. Hadley in 1988. With museum attendance in decline, and both the building and its collection in need of repair, under Ms. Hawley's direction the museum entered a period of major restoration. In 1992, she launched the hugely successful Artist-in-Residence program with the aim to revive "the intellectual and artistic life so integral to the vitality of Fenway Court" during Isabella Stewart Gardner's lifetime.
Background
Anne Hawley was raised in West Liberty, IowaWest Liberty, Iowa
West Liberty is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,332 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area....
, and educated at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
in Iowa City, where she earned a BA in English. Hawley went on to complete a master’s degree at George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
in Washington, DC. After graduation, Hawley worked as a research associate with the National Urban League
National Urban League
The National Urban League , formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, is a nonpartisan civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. It is the oldest and largest...
and then with the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
Study in Leadership in Public Education. She then moved to Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, where she founded the Cultural Education Collaborative in 1974. In 1977, Hawley became executive director of the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities. In 1988, she won the Lyman Ziegler Award for Outstanding Service to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hawley attended the Senior Executive Program of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
’s Kennedy School of Government.
Under Hawley’s leadership, Isabella Gardner’s legacy of patronage and innovation continues to thrive in programs that explore new ideas and thinking across all the arts and serve as the basis for scholarly exhibitions and symposia; school and community partnerships; and a wide array of public and family programs.
Following a comprehensive planning process, Ms. Hawley and the Trustees of the Gardner determined that the future of the museum as a cultural and civic leader, and its work in arts and education, depends on extension. The museum announced in late 2004 the selection of Pritzker Prizewinning architect Renzo Piano to design a new addition to the Gardner’s campus. The new wing is currently under construction and scheduled to open to the public in early 2012.
In addition to her responsibilities at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Ms. Hawley serves as a trustee on the boards of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Save Venice, Inc., and the Fenway Alliance of Boston. Prior to her appointment to the Gardner, Anne Hawley founded the Cultural Education Collaborative, an organization dedicated to stimulating arts public policy and arts education. She served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, and was instrumental in the passage of new laws supporting cultural life in Massachusetts, including the Cultural Education Act.