Locust Projects Announces Lorie Mertes as Executive Director
Locust Projects Announces Lorie Mertes as Executive Director Mertes will Lead Miami’s Premiere Non-Profit Alternative Art Space into its 20 th Year. Photo: Kevin Allen MIAMI—May 1, 2017—Locust Projects is pleased to announce the appointment of Lorie Mertes as Executive Director. She will officially assume the position on May 5 . Most recently the Director of Public Programs at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., Mertes brings over twenty years of arts administration experience to this position. Mertes’ appointment comes at a seminal time for the not-for-profit arts organization, which will celebrate its 20 th anniversary in 2018. She will bring a lauded track record of success in curating, public programming, fundraising, and outreach capacities across a variety of institutions, including the position of Assistant Director for Special Projects and Curator at the Miami Art Museum (now Pérez Art