PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Cecile Shellman has been named diversity catalyst for Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. Most recently, she was communications and community specialist with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, working on programs related to the exhibition RACE: Are We So Different?, which earned the museum a 2014 YWCA Racial Justice Award in the Arts.
Previously, Shellman was artistic director for visual arts and exhibitions at the August Wilson Center, and before that she served as program manager for the Pittsburgh Public School’s Culturally Responsive Arts Education initiative. She also served as education outreach specialist at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. Currently, Shellman is a board member of Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and an advisor for the Sports and Exhibitions Authority Art Committee. She holds a BFA in painting from Brigham Young University and a graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from Harvard University (CMS).
In her role as diversity catalyst, Shellman will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement a diversity, inclusion, and accessibility plan that builds on existing diversity initiatives at the four Carnegie Museums.
“I am thrilled and honored to be joining Carnegie Museums in this new capacity, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to further advance Carnegie Museums’ commitment to diversity, inclusion, and accessibility,” Cecile Shellman said.
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1895, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh is a collection of four distinctive museums: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum. The museums reached 1.3 million people in 2013 through exhibitions, educational programs, outreach activities, and special events.
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