Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa Names Steven Jenkins as Director
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticWith its grand opening less than two weeks away, the Bob Dylan Center has announced Steven Jenkins as its director.
He’s moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to oversee the museum’s exhibitions, public programs and daily operations, following more than three decades of work with nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay areaThe hiring announcement comes as the BDC prepares for an opening weekend May 5-8 that will include a gala invitational dinner and celebratory concerts by Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples and Patti Smith.Said Jenkins in a statement, “As an avid listener and fascinated follower of Dylan’s every surprising and illuminating turn, his work has brought me a lifetime of aesthetic pleasures, confounding challenges and profound joy.
I am honored and thrilled to take on this dream job, and I thank Steve Higgins [managing director of the American Song Archives, which oversees the BDC] and everyone at ASA for this incredible opportunity.” Jenkins has held leadership positions at nonprofits in the greater San Francisco area including the University of California Press, Glide Foundation, San Francisco Film Society/San Francisco International Film Festival, Frameline/San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, San Francisco Cinematheque, Film Arts Foundation and the Ansel Adams Center for Photography.
As an arts journalist, Jenkins also served as the editor-in-chief of Artweek and Bay Area Citysearch and a senior editor of See: a Journal of Visual Culture, and has contributed hundreds of articles to publications including New York, Out, California, Detour, SF Camerawork, Photo Op and Publishers Weekly.
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