On Monday, March 25, 2019, in his new role at the Newfield’s, Michael Vetter, PhD becomes Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, where he will create a vision for the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s contemporary art program, including a plan for reinstalling the permanent collection.
“What I love about Newfields is that it offers so much potential to continue creating and showing boundary-breaking work: in addition to the expansive gallery space inside the IMA, there are also formal gardens, a historic home, and an art and nature park,” said Dr. Michael Vetter. “The Newfields campus offers a wealth of opportunities to rethink how we can make contemporary art relevant and interesting to a wide variety of guests.”
The collection encompasses over 900 works in a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, and photography, drawings, prints, video and installation art. Beyond the IMA Galleries, Vetter will be responsible for outdoor sculpture commissions in The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres.
“We are very excited for the energy that Dr. Vetter will bring to the Museum’s contemporary art program. He, in collaboration with our curatorial, exhibition, and interpretation teams will help reimagine not only the reinstallation of the permanent collection, but also a comprehensive vision for contemporary art across campus,” said Deputy Director for Public Programs and Audience Engagement Dr. Preston Bautista.
For more information, see: DiscoverNewfields.org.
About
While at the University of Maryland Art Gallery, Michael Vetter curated the exhibition, “Progress and Harmony for Mankind: Art and Technology circa 1970” which opened in January 2018. Vetter has also worked at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. where he contributed research and writing for a 2014 reinstallation of the museum’s permanent collection, as well as for the exhibitions: “Robert Irwin: All the Rules will Change” and “Days of Endless Time.” He received his master’s degree and doctorate in art history from the University of Maryland, College Park.