Executive Director and Curator: Kristi Maiselman (she/her)
Sponsorships, Curatorial Direction, Artspace Development Consulting, Strategic Partnerships
Kristi Maiselman is the Executive Director and Curator of CulturalDC. Since her appointment in October 2018, Maiselman has facilitated projects like Ivanka Vacuuming by Jennifer Rubell, Mighty, Mighty by Devan Shimoyama, and THIS IS NOT A DRILL by Jefferson Pinder. In addition to her curatorial work, Maiselman oversees CulturalDC’s artspace development work which creates partnerships between arts organizations and commercial real estate developers in order to ensure affordable artist housing, studio space, and public art opportunities. Maiselman has been featured in the Washington Business Journal, WUSA9 and the Washington City Paper for her arts leadership. Kristi joined the CulturalDC team in June 2015 as part of the development team. She brings nearly 20 years of experience in nonprofit and for-profit arts organizations including the Corcoran College of Art and Design, Rubell Family Collection, Conner Smith, Hamiltonian Artists and the National Gallery of Art. Maiselman received her BFA in Photography from James Madison University and her MA in Arts Management from American University.