Ward Museum's Bottinelli Named to Maryland State Arts Council

Lora Bottinelli (photo by Brice Stump)

SALISBURY, MD---Governor Martin O’Malley recently announced the nomination of Lora Bottinelli, executive director of Salisbury University’s Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, to the Maryland State Art Council.

In addition to her current position, Bottinelli has been deputy director, curator and folklorist for the museum. She is the editor of the publication Wildfowl Art Journal and administrator for the Maryland Traditions Database. She also is a member of the Middle Atlantic Folklife Association board of directors and the Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council. 

Bottinelli earned her B.A. from Rutgers University and her M.A. in American studies from Wyoming University.

For more information call 410-543-6030 or visit the SU Web site at www.salisbury.edu.