AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Greater Augusta Arts Council announced Denise Tucker has been selected as the new executive director following a nationwide search on Monday.
Tucker’s appointment comes as the arts council’s outgoing executive director, Brenda Durant, is set to retire in October after serving in the role for 27 years.
In a press release on Sept. 16, Tucker released the following statement on her acceptance of the position:
“I am elated to be chosen as the next Executive Director of the Greater Augusta Arts Council during such a transitional and pivotal time. I plan to build upon the strong legacy established over the last 27 years by expanding our role in the community as not only a steward of public art but as the heartbeat of the arts community, the essential link between artists and the wider public. My vision is for the Arts Council to be recognized as one of the driving forces that makes Augusta a place where art lives, works, and thrives, thereby amplifying our cultural and economic influence.”