Kathryn Heidemann hit the ground running in year one as president and CEO at Cleveland Institute of Art

Kathryn Heidemann finished her first year at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where her accomplishments included creating a first-ever tenure system at the four-year art college and raising $22.6 million in a comprehensive fundraising campaign. Her office includes a painting by the late Cleveland artist Joseph O'Sickey.Steven Litt, cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Leadership transitions can be tricky at any cultural institution, but Kathryn Heidemann’s productive first year as president and CEO of the Cleveland Institute of Art appears to have benefited from a seamless handoff planned several years ago by the institution’s Board of Directors.

That matters because CIA, founded in 1882, is an important Cleveland institution with a long, influential history as one of the leading colleges of art and design in America’s industrial heartland.

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