AUGUSTA — The Maine Arts Commission has announced the appointment of Amy Hausmann as its new executive director. Hausmann will join the commission in August.

Hausmann currently serves as the director of Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, N.Y. She has worked as senior curator and deputy director of collections and exhibitions for the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn and as deputy director for Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts & Design.

Before beginning her tenure with the Maine Arts Commission, Hausmann will oversee the final stages of a $25-million public-private investment in capital projects led by New York State Parks to support Olana’s Strategic Landscape Design Plan.

Hausmann’s appointment coincides with the Maine Arts Commission’s recent adoption of a comprehensive five-year strategic plan.

Gov. Janet Mills said in a news release, “Amy impressed me with her experience, her history of working with visual artists, writers, performers, musicians and others, and her commitment to preserving culture while also finding new ways to make the arts present in people’s daily lives. This is an exciting time for the Maine Arts Commission, and we’re thrilled that Amy has agreed to lead the commission’s ongoing work to support the arts in Maine.”

Hausmann will replace David Greenham, who left the commission last fall. Julie Horn, the commission’s assistant director, has served as interim executive director and will return to her previous position when Hausmann begins her duties.

The commission considered a pool of more than 90 applicants, said Maine Arts Commission Chair Bob Keyes of Waterville, who helped lead the search for a new director.

Hausmann received a bachelor’s degree in studio art and art history from Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., and was an artist resident and staff member at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vt. Her parents own a farm in Richmond. Hausmann will relocate to Maine with her husband, Matt.