Hartz leaving UVa Art Museum for Oregon post

Jill Hartz, who has served as director of the University of Virginia Museum of Art for 11 years, has been selected as the new executive director at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Hartz will begin work in August at JSMA, the largest museum between Portland, Ore., and San Francisco. She will oversee all aspects of the museum’s operations, including exhibits, educational programs and special events, and will draw on her expertise in building endowments. The JSMA will launch its 75th anniversary celebration in June.
While at UVa, Hartz has curated and managed staff in connection with collections and traveling exhibitions in the midst of major facility improvements. Under her guidance, the museum earned national accreditation from the American Association of Museums in 1999.