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November 02, 2006
Asuka Hisa, Education Director, Santa Monica Museum of Art, 11-3-06
Asuka Hisa is Education Director at the Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA), where she develops and organizes education programs for the museum’s audience. In addition to organizing programs for SMMoA’s exhibitions, she is the creator of such groundbreaking programs as Wall Works, where acclaimed mid-career artists create large-scale public art projects with K-12 students; and Emerging Artists Family Workshops where one learns and makes projects with L.A.’s fascinating up-and-coming artists.
Ms. Hisa’s programs have featured such artists as Alison Saar, Kim Abeles, Salomón Huerta, Gajin Fujita, Francesca Gabbiani, and Michael C. McMillen. She is a board member of the Museum Educators of Southern California, member of ART TABLE, and sits on the City of Santa Monica Arts Education Commission. In 2003, Ms. Hisa was awarded the distinction of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by France’s Ministry of Culture.
Founded in 1984, the Santa Monica Museum of Art creates dynamic exhibitions of contemporary art in all mediums and across disciplines, complemented by outstanding educational programs for people of all ages. The only non-collecting museum in Southern California, SMMoA devotes its exhibition spaces—the main gallery and two Project Rooms—to exploring and advancing the work of contemporary local, national, and international artists whose unique bodies of work merit sustained inquiry and recognition. SMMoA diversifies its artistic vision by inviting distinguished guest curators to organize selected exhibitions. Opened in 1988, the museum’s exhibitions and programs celebrate the innovative perspectives of artists who profoundly influence contemporary art and culture.
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