News Release
CONTACT: ROBBIN ZELLA AT 203-332-5052
Maura Brennan Curator at Housatonic Museum of Art
BRIDGEPORT, CT, October 16, 2011 – Art historian Maura Brennan has been
appointed Curator of Prints and Drawings at The Housatonic Museum of
Art at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport.
The one year appointment has been made possible by grant funding from the Werth
Family Foundation and the Fairfield County Community Foundation totaling $30,000.
Brennan has interned at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, held an NEA fellowship
position at the RISD Museum in Providence, R. I. and was the Assistant
Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Worcester Art Museum. She taught art
history for over four years at Becker College. She holds a BA in Art History
from Barnard College, Columbia University and a MA in Art History from Williams
College in Massachusetts.
Brennan says, “I love running an active print room and am most comfortable
in this kind of a setting.” She lives in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, where
she is currently doing research on her 18th-century home.
The Housatonic Museum is open when the college is open. More information at
203-332-5052.
Housatonic Community College provides an affordable and accessible education
through two-year degrees, transfer preparation, and certificate programs, as
well as a wide variety of continuing education and personal/professional enrichment
seminars and workshops. In addition, HCC offers employee and occupational
training for businesses, municipalities, government agencies, and professional
associations to help develop the educated and skilled workforce required to
meet regional business and industry needs. HCC is nationally recognized
as an “Achieving the Dream” institution. To learn more, visit
the college’s website at: www.hcc.commnet.edu <http://www.hcc.commnet.edu> .
HCC is located at 900 Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Bridgeport, less than 150
yards off I-95 (Exit 27) and Rte. 8 (Exit 1), a block from the Webster Bank
Arena at Harbor Yard. Free parking is available in the Housatonic garage.
Anson C. Smith, Public Relations Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: 203-332-5229, Fax: 203-332-5247
E-mail: asmith@hcc.commnet.edu