MOMENTARY HIRES NEW STAFF

The Momentary, a new contemporary arts venue set to open in early 2020, has announced the hiring of Pia Kishore Agrawal, curator, performing arts; Cynthia Post Hunt, programmer, theater/dance; Kaitlin Maestas, assistant curator, visual arts; and Stuart Rogers, programmer, festivals/music; all under the leadership of director, Lieven Bertels.

The group will join the core Momentary team, which includes director, Lieven Bertels, appointed in September 2017; Mallory Taylor, executive assistant, hired in January 2018; Lauren Haynes, who serves a dual role as curator, contemporary art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and curator, visual art at the Momentary; and Catherine Hryniewicz, who was recently promoted from project manager, exhibitions at Crystal Bridges to operations manager at the Momentary.

Agrawal will join the team in December 2018 to lead the research and planning of performance seasons, festivals, and special projects.

Hunt joined the team in October 2018 to develop and implement performing arts projects, including concerts and performances, residencies, commissions, workshops, audio and video recordings, and more.

Maestas joined the team in September 2018 to develop and organize contemporary art installations and exhibitions.

Rogers began in early November 2018 to plan and execute performing arts projects, including concerts and multidisciplinary performances, festivals, residencies, commissions, workshop, and more.