ALDRICH WELCOMES DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Betty Stolpen Weiner is the new director of development at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield. Previously, she was the major gifts officer at the Whitney Museum of American Art, where she had worked in various fundraising roles since 2009. She will lead the Aldrich development department, which includes cultivating donor relationships, securing critical funding for exhibitions, programs and operations, grant writing, overseeing the museum”™s membership program and annual fundraisers. 

“Betty”™s extensive tenure in the Whitney Museum of American Art”™s development department and Fairfield County roots make her a fantastic addition to the museum”™s staff and will be instrumental in The Aldrich”™s continued growth,” said Cybele Maylone, executive director. 

Founded by Larry Aldrich in 1964, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is one of the oldest contemporary art museums in the United States. The museum is one of the few independent, noncollecting institutions in the country and the only museum in Connecticut solely dedicated to the presentation of contemporary art.