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Jun 8, 2020

Shaker Museum Receives Six Looms in the 2020 Schacht Tools for Schools Grant

(OLD CHATHAM, NY) June 8, 2020 – Shaker Museum received a 2020 Schacht Tools for Schools Grant from the Schacht Spindle Company. One of two grants awarded from 39 applications, this grant awards the museum six 10-inch cricket looms, which will be used in future programs. Read the full press release.

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Shane Rothe

Curatorial Associate

Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.