— New Head for LA’s Dept. of Cultural Affairs: Mayor Eric Garcetti has tapped Danielle Brazell, executive director of the Arts for LA advocacy group, to lead the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs. She will oversee a budget of $9 million of taxpayer funds, the city’s artist grants, arts groups, cultural festivals, and the commissions of public art works funded by real estate development fees. Pending City Council’s approval, Brazell will become the fifth general manager of the department since its founding in the 1980s. [LAT]
— Pace Makes Swiss Debut: Pace just opened a temporary space in the eastern Swiss town of Zuoz in a historic house, Chesa Büsin. The space’s summer show will be a retrospective of Chinese artist Zhang Huan. “Many collectors have beautiful houses and spend a significant amount of time in this part of Switzerland. Pace Chesa Büsin offers the right platform to service them now,” said Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst, the president of Pace London. [TAN]
— Pope’s Niece Mounts Miami Art Show: The Pope’s niece, artist Cristina Bergoglio, has a new art exhibition open in Miami at the Conrad Hotel. [Local 10]
— ICP Opens Two Latin American Art Shows: The International Center of Photography has recently opened two exhibitions of Latin American art — adding to the number of art institutions in New York covering the subject this summer — featuring Latin American photography from 1944 to 2013 and a solo presentation of Brazilian photographer Caio Reisewitz. [NYT]
— A Look at Brooklyn’s Sugar Industry: Nine Brooklyn high school students researched, wrote, and designed an exhibition about Brooklyn’s sugar industry — including a look at Domino Sugar Factory— at the Brooklyn Historical Society. [NYT]
— Kate Gillespie has been named the Georgia Museum of Art’s new curator of American art. [Online Athens]
— Robert M. Levy is the Art Institute of Chicago’s new board chairman. [Art Daily]
— The Orlando Museum of Art is starting a $20,000 art prize for contemporary artists from the state. [Orlando Sentinel]
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