The Museum is pleased to announce that Samantha Sigmon has joined the staff as Assistant Curator.

Samantha Sigmon investigates cultural and folk histories, contemporary art and theory, and issues of equity and grassroots activism within the built environment through curatorial projects, writing, and community engagement. Samantha has a Master’s in Architectural History from the University of Virginia, a Master’s in Museum Studies from Syracuse University, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and English from the University of Arkansas.

In her hometown of Northwest Arkansas, she was invested in community arts, running Fayetteville Underground Gallery, a do-it-yourself space and organizing local arts exhibitions, being an independent curator at numerous regional venues, and specializing in contemporary art and architecture as an Interpretation Manager at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. At UVA, Samantha was an editor of the student-run publication Lunch, as well as an organizer for Manifest A Collective for Equity in Design, co-president of the University of Virginia Society of Architectural Historians, and Curatorial Research Assistant in University of Virginia Special Collections.