RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART NAMES ELIZABETH DOUD INAUGURAL CURATOR OF PERFORMANCE
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, has appointed Elizabeth Doud, a Florida-based arts professional, scholar, and multidisciplinary theater artist, as its inaugural curator of performance. The institution established the new position following a 2018 gift from Stephen and Judith Shank, who is a member of the Ringling’s board.
“It is a great honor to be joining The Ringling’s curatorial staff and its incredible legacy,” Doud commented. “I look forward to serving this organization and Sarasota through the presentation of world-class artists who bring dynamic and inspiring contemporary performance to the area’s diverse audiences in contexts where cultural celebration, learning, and community building are integral to annual programming.”
Doud is the founder of Climakaze Miami. She established the initiative, which aims to combat climate denial with live performance, with FUNDarte in 2015. Previously, Doud led the Performing Americas program of the National Performance Network from 2005 to 2018, served as a development consultant for arts organizations such as the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York, and was artistic director of the Cultura del Lobo series at Miami Dade College from 2009 to 2011. In 2017, she was a visiting professor at the Rapoport Center for Human Rights at the University of Texas in Austin, and in 2018, she co-organized the HowlRound Challenge Convening Theatre in the Age of Climate Change at Emerson College.
Commenting on the appointment, executive director Steven High said: “We look forward to welcoming Elizabeth to the curatorial team at The Ringling. Since the museum’s first director Chick Austin began the rich tradition of performing arts at The Ringling, the program has continued to grow and develop into new, dynamic offerings for our audiences; we are excited to see where Elizabeth takes it next.”
