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George G. King Named Next AFA Director
 The appointment of George G. King as the AFA's next director was announced exactly one hundred years from the date of the AFA's founding on May 12, 1909. King is currently the director of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where his many accomplishments include the growth of the museum's permanent collection from 94 objects to almost 3,000; the positioning of Georgia O'Keeffe within the broader context of American modernism with the organization of exhibitions featuring more than 150 other artists; and the building of the museum's endowment to an impressive $28 million. King will assume the AFA directorship on August 1.
Coming of Age Completes National Tour in Quebec
 Coming of Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s, organized by the AFA and the Addison Gallery of American Art, is currently on view at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, the final venue on its tour. This exhibition of more than seventy paintings and sculptures from the Addison's renowned collection includes masterworks by Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, Man Ray, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Jackson Pollock, among others. Coming of Age, curated by William C. Agee, Professor of Art History at Hunter College, New York, and Susan C. Faxon, Associate Director and Curator at the Addison Gallery, will be on view at the museum until September 7.
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Trustee News
At its June 1 meeting, the AFA's Board of Trustees elected the following Trustees as officers for fiscal year 2010: Jeffrey M. Loewy as Chairman; Tom L. Freudenheim as President; Damaris D. W. Ford, Jason N. R. Herrick, Stephanie La Nasa, Muffy MacMillan, Michael B. Solovay, and Barbara Weeden as Vice Presidents; Richard S. Lane as Secretary; and Scott A. Dahnke as Treasurer. The newly elected officers will each serve a one-year term.
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of former AFA Trustee Jeanne Lang Mathews. Mathews joined the AFA Board in 1995 and served on a variety of committees. A longtime supporter of the organization, she was a member of the Benefactors Circle and a frequent participant in the AFA's ArtScapes travel program.
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AFA Milestones
 30 YEARS AGO: The AFA organized The Painter and the Printer: Robert Motherwell's Graphics, one of the first major exhibitions of Motherwell's graphic works. The Painter and the Printer opened at the Museum of Modern Art and traveled to more than fifteen venues across the United States and Canada, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Phillips Collection, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum.
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Development
 Google recently awarded the AFA a grant for free AdWords advertising on Google.com. The AFA's text ads appear alongside the organic search results when users perform search queries on Google for relevant keywords. When users click on the ad, they are taken directly to the AFA's homepage.
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Education
 The AFA has received a MUSE award from AAM's Media and Technology Committee for our Color as Field podcast of Larry Poons and Karen Wilkin. Presented to institutions or independent producers that use digital media to enhance the museum experience and engage new audiences, the MUSE awards recognize outstanding achievement in museum media. Visit the AFA's Web site to watch and download "Larry Poons in Conversation with Karen Wilkin."
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Donate
Your support helps the AFA continue to be a vital cultural resource, presenting the highest quality art exhibitions, publications, and public programs to a broad and diverse audience. Please help us to continue our work by making a fully tax-deductible contribution online or call Heather Ruth, Senior Manager of Individual Giving and Special Events, at 212.988.7700 ext. 247
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