HARTZ ASSUMES TEMPORARY LEADERSHIP
OF U.VA.'S BAYLY ART MUSEUM

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Jan. 21-- Jill Hartz, a writer and
public relations specialist with more than 10 years of experience in
art museum management, has been named interim director of the
University of Virginia's Bayly Art Museum.
	Hartz will continue her present position as director of
communications in U.Va.'s Arts and Sciences Development Office, but
will devote the majority of her time to the Bayly when its director,
Anthony G. Hirschel, leaves Jan. 22 to become director of Emory
University's Michael C. Carlos Museum.
	Before joining U.Va. in 1994, Hartz worked at Cornell
University's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art for 10 years. From
1986 to 1993, she served as director of public relations and
publications and organized major exhibitions at the museum. She was
also public relations and special programs coordinator for Cornell's
Council for the Arts. 
	"I am very excited about returning to the museum field,"
Hartz said. "Every museum has its own special character and set of
challenges, and I am looking forward to working with the Bayly staff
to learn more about its history, challenges and priorities. Because
a university art museum has a special teaching mission, I hope to
build on Tony Hirschel's success in strengthening our ties with
faculty and students." 
	Hartz, who studied at Oberlin College, earned a M.A. with
honors in English language and literature in 1973 from the
University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
	Provost Peter W. Low expects to establish a committee soon
to search for a full-time museum director.
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January 20, 1997
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