Sandra Jackson-Dumont

Sandra Jackson-Dumont is the Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose chairman of education at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—the largest museum in the Western hemisphere. She is responsible for the vision and management of education and public programs encompassing a range of educational experiences and live arts performances designed for a diverse cross-section of audiences. Tasked with leading the Museum’s ongoing distinctive and creative programmatic development, she works to assure consistency with the Museum’s mission and values while creating meaningful experiences for visitors with the Museum’s collections and special exhibitions.

Jackson-Dumont was formerly the deputy director for education and public programs, and adjunct curator for the Modern & Contemporary Art Department at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). She had strategic oversight of programming at SAM’s three sites—Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, and Olympic Sculpture Park. Before holding her position at SAM, Jackson-Dumont worked at the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among other cultural organizations.

Known for her ability to blur the lines between academia, popular culture, and nontraditional art-going communities, Jackson-Dumont is invested in curating experiences that foster dynamic exchanges between art/artists, past/present, public/private, and people/places. An essayist and contributor to a host of publications, she has worked with many artists and has organized numerous exhibitions, lectures, performances, symposia, and education initiatives.

Sandra Jackson-Dumont is on the on the board of the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas, the Friends of the Waterfront, and the Seattle Arts Commission. A recipient of the Creative Leadership Award from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, she is also an independent curator/writer and programming consultant working across communities, disciplines, and sectors.