Tara L Smith (BFA 2004), a former curator at the
now closed gallery at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido,
joined the museum’s staff in January as deputy director. A graduate of
the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Goldsmiths, University of
London, she had formed strong relationships with local artists while
working in Escondido. In Oceanside, she inaugurated an innovative
"Artists@Work” and other programs that also focused on San Diego county
artists.