Dr. Ceci Moss will start on July 14 as the new director and chief curator for Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), operated by the nonprofit Scottsdale Arts.

Dr. Moss is a curator, writer and educator with 20 years of professional practice organizing solo, group, touring and online exhibitions — as well as public programs, performances and screenings — in museums, galleries and artist-run spaces. She most recently served as the director and chief curator of the Mandeville Art Gallery at the University of California, San Diego.

Dr. Moss’ past positions also include founding director of Gas in Los Angeles, assistant curator of visual arts at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, senior editor of the art and technology nonprofit arts organization Rhizome in New York City and special projects coordinator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City.

Her position at the multidisciplinary Yerba Buena Center for the Arts provided experience in working for an organization like Scottsdale Arts, which operates Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale Arts Learning and Innovation, Canal Convergence and Civic Center LIVE, in addition to SMoCA.

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 7374 E. Second Street. It is open Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Admission is $13–$16 for non-members; $10–$13 for students, seniors (65+) and veterans; and free for Scottsdale Arts ONE Members, healthcare workers, first responders, and patrons 18 and younger. Admission to the museum is pay-what-you-wish every Thursday and every second Saturday of the month.

For more information, or to purchase tickets online, visit www.SMoCA.org.