London Free Press — May 14, 2004.   Museum London has named Windsor native Melanie Townsend its new curator of contemporary art.

“Melanie’s got a great track record, an imaginative approach to curatorial practice and a proven ability to connect with the communities she’s worked in,” said the museum’s executive director Brian Meehan, who announced the appointment yesterday. For six years, Townsend, a UWO graduate with a master of arts degree from the University of Windsor, has been the curator at the Banff Centre’s Walter Phillips Gallery, where she developed exhibitions and programs and managed an active curatorial work study program for emerging professionals. Townsend, whose appointment takes effect July 5, replaces Nova Scotia native Robin Metcalfe.