January 22, 2021 at 5:00pm
Arts consultant and curator Laura Domencic has been appointed executive director of the Erie Art Museum, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh native will assume her new role on February 8, replacing interim director Pam Masi, who had occupied the post since March, following the hasty January exit of executive director Joshua Helmer. Helmer had been with the institution for less than two years before allegations that he had behaved inappropriately toward female colleagues at the museum and at the Philadelphia Art Museum, where he had previously worked as an associate curator, caught up with him, forcing his departure.
“It is an honor for me to be invited to be a part of the Erie Art Museum,” said Domencic in a statement. “I look forward to working with the staff and board to deepen the connection of the museum within community life and to grow its financial resources. The museum has the potential to build dynamic programs that lift up many voices and strengthen its role as a regional cultural destination.”