Hosted by: Kurt Elmhorst Special guest: Dr. Daryl Ward

Dr. Daryl Ward, the new executive director of The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, joins the conversation to reflect on the museum’s 60-year history and its promising future. Alongside co-host Kelsey Wesche, he shares his unexpected path to museum leadership, the value of continued learning, and the vision behind the museum’s multimillion-dollar expansion. The discussion shows how investing in creative spaces can strengthen a community, create formative experiences, and build a legacy whose greatest returns cannot always be measured financially.

In this episode we cover:

• • The 60^th Anniversary of the museum is this year; our guest gives insight into the history of the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College (4:00)
  • How Dr. Ward ended up at the museum (10:45)
  • How he landed the interim position (16:06)
  • Dr. Ward is currently working on a graduate certificate from Harvard in Museum Studies (20:16)
  • The multi-million-dollar expansion (21.40)
  • Dr. Ward asks Kelsey questions regarding her summer program experience at the AGB (30:27)
  • The legacy (and Long View) of AGB (34:27)

Links From the Show:

Allen & Company
Florida Southern College
The AGB
Grady Shoots

Connect with:

Kurt Elmhorst – MBA, CFP® Sr. Vice President, Financial Advisor
Kurt Elmhorst – Allen & Company
LinkedIn – Kurt Elmhorst

Dr. Daryl Ward – Executive Director, The AGB Museum of Art
The AGB Museum of Art
Dr. Daryl Ward

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