The Wichita Art Museum has appointed a new curator to oversee its more than 8,000-piece collection.
Wichita native Tera Hedrick has worked with the museum since 2016, and has served as interim curator since last May.
"Tera exceeded every expectation, so much so that the museum ended its national search and selected her as the WAM curator for the museum’s next chapter,” WAM director Patricia McDonnell said in a statement Friday. “Tera is an extraordinary talent, and we are fortunate to keep her in her hometown of Wichita."