CAA Member Meet & Greet at Danforth Art Museum

CAA Member Meet & Greet at Danforth Art Museum

Wednesday, July 26 (12:00-1:30pm)

Join us for our Summer Member Meet + Greet at the Danforth Art Museum! This is a great chance to connect with fellow CAA Members and staff in an informal setting. Jessica Roscio, Director and Curator, Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University, and Erin Becker, CAA's Norma Jean Calderwood Director, will join our group and give a tour of the exhibit!

Pre-registration required.

Parking: The Danforth at Framingham State University is located at 14 Vernon St. on the Framingham Centre Common. Free parking and main entrance are at the rear of the building, which is accessed by Grove Street, located to the right of the Danforth. The lot entrance is the first left on Grove Street. The Museum is on the second floor and the art school on the third floor.

GPS Note: Enter “14 Vernon Street, Framingham” (not Danforth Art Museum) for accurate GPS navigation.

Public transportation: There is a stop on the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line that stops in downtown Framingham, 2.3 miles from the Danforth at Framingham State University.

About Jessica Roscio | Jessica Roscio joined the Danforth Art Museum in 2011, was appointed Curator in 2015, and became the Director in 2020.  She has overseen curatorial and administrative operations since the Museum became a part of Framingham State University. Prior to the Danforth, Roscio held positions at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She is a regular contributor to Aspect Initiative, an online gallery focusing on contemporary photography. She has juried numerous exhibitions across media both regionally and nationally. Roscio has an MA in Art History from the University at Buffalo and a Ph.D. in American Studies, with a focus on the History of Photography, from Boston University.

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About Erin Becker | Since 2012, Erin Becker (she/her) has  increased the visibility  of the Association by expanding on the longtime exhibition and program schedules of the CAA, including: establishing a youth outreach program in collaboration with Cambridge Creativity Commons and Cambridge Youth Programs/Gately Youth Center; and fostering collaborative relationships with local organizations, including Maud Morgan Arts, Cambridge Community Television,  Lesley University College of Art and Design and the Griffin Museum of Photography. In 2021, she worked to expand the footprint of the CAA with the opening of a temporary space at the Charles River Speedway.

In addition to her work at CAA, Erin serves on the Dean’s Community Advisory Committee at Lesley Art + Design; is a co-founder of the Art Centers Alliance, a group of roughly 25 community arts leaders; and consults to artists and visual arts organizations. She is a past member of: the Board of Directors of the Harvard Square Business Association; member of the Advisory Board for Cambridge Open Studios; reviewer for the Cambridge Arts Council’s LLC Grant Program; and past Gala Committee Member at the Guidance Center. Erin has served as an exhibition juror and portfolio reviewer with a number of organizations, including RISD, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, and Fitchburg Art Museum.

Erin holds a BA in Art History from Boston University (2004), and a Certificate from Boston University’s Institute for Nonprofit Management Leadership Core Program at Questrom Business School (2015).