American Women Artists Executive Director
2024 – Present
Knoxville, TN
Andrea currently leads American Women Artists, an organization that has championed women artists for over 30 years. As Executive Director, Andrea works diligently to bring women artists to the art world’s attention through museum shows, juried competitions in leading galleries around the country, symposiums, workshops, and international travel and exhibitions. Andrea oversees all aspects of the American Women Artists organization to increase the number of professional opportunities for women in the visual fine arts that lead to greater inclusion.
Consulting with Brent D. Glass Associates
2025 – Present
Andrea is currently consulting with Brent D. Glass Associates. Brent D. Glass is a public historian who pioneered influential oral history and material culture studies and was Elizabeth MacMillan Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History from 2002-2011. He is an author and international speaker on cultural diplomacy and museum management. Since 2011, Brent D. Glass & Associates has served as a management consultant to more than sixty cultural, historical and educational organizations throughout the United States and around the world.
Consulting with Lilienthal Gallery
Andrea is currently consulting with the Lilienthal Gallery. Lilienthal Gallery is an art space showcasing contemporary international, and national artists in Knoxville. Tennessee. The gallery offers large-scale sculptural installations, abstract paintings, photorealistic works, and ink works on paper. With artists from China, Germany, Israel, Brazil, Azerbaijan, and beyond Lilienthal Gallery exhibitions evoke the spirit of rich cultural exchange.
Aslan Foundation Executive Director
2017 – 2024
Knoxville, TN
As Executive Director of the Aslan Foundation, Andrea oversaw all grantmaking, public private partnerships, and Foundation projects. Responsibilities included strategic planning, program development, community relations, financial oversight, and day to day management of a hundred and seventy-five acres of foundation property, park land, and buildings.
The Aslan Foundation was established in 1994 by attorney Lindsay Young. The Foundation’s funding priorities include arts and culture, historic preservation, animal welfare, land conservation, outdoor recreation, and advancing livability in Knoxville. The Foundation works to strengthen the Knoxville community through grant making, Foundation projects, and public private partnerships.
The Aslan Foundation is committed to historic preservation and outdoor recreation in Knoxville and has demonstrated that commitment through a range of projects. From the opening of Loghaven Artist Residency, High Ground Park, and the Candoro Marble Building, to the rehabilitation of the Eugenia Williams House, the Foundation believes that historic sites are worth saving and sharing.
The Foundation’s grantmaking focuses on capacity building and has led to leaps forward in programming and sustainability for organizations such as the Young Williams Animal Center, Friends of the Smokies, Cancer Support Community, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knox Heritage, Knoxville Opera, and Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.
The Foundation’s two largest projects include the Loghaven Artist Residency and the Eugenia Williams House:
Loghaven’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. Loghaven is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. Loghaven is completely funded. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency. In 2021, Sanders Pace Architecture was awarded the American Institute of Architect’s Award for Architecture for the Loghaven Artist Residency. This distinction has only been awarded to one other project in Tennessee.
The Eugenia Williams House, opening in 2025, will include trails on the property and cultural programming in the buildings. While visiting the grounds, guests will walk through distinct landscapes, including the Upland Glade, Lowland Meadow, Riverfront Grassland, Pasture, Ravine Garden, Wild Garden, and the Great Lawn. When visiting the John Fanz Staub-designed home and the BarberMcMurry-designed stable, guests will engage in programming including tours, lectures, small exhibitions, and intimate performances. Partners include the Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Opera, Knoxville Garden Club, Big Ears Festival, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Knox Heritage, East Tennessee Historical Society, and Knoxville History Project. Andrea Bailey developed the business plan, staffing, and branding for this project as well as led the restoration of the house before transitioning to her American Women Artists position in late 2024.
Art & History Museums – Maitland Executive Director
2010 – 2016
As Executive Director of the Art & History Museums – Maitland (The A&H,) Andrea managed a one million dollar operating budget, five museums, two campuses, all exhibition and educational programming including the launch of the artist-in-residence and Art31 programs, fund development, marketing, and several restoration and new construction projects. In addition,. Andrea oversaw the merger of the Maitland Art Center with the Maitland Historical Society in 2010 including management of every aspect from legal to rebranding to human resources to financial and physical consolidation.
The A&H is a premier Central Florida cultural destination and community gathering place. Discover something new every time you visit. From professional artists working in their studios at Orlando’s first National Historic Landmark to hands on 19th century woodworking, the museums offer unparalleled opportunities for enrichment and inspiration. Programming includes art classes and workshops, hands-on history programs, interactive exhibits, special events, and more. The two campuses include a 1937 artists’ colony with Aztec and Mayan architectural influences, a Victorian house museum, a working antique tool museum, an interactive telephone museum, and a local history museum. There truly is something for everyone and each experience is well worth the trip.
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