2017AAMC&AAMCFOUNDATIONANNUALCONFERENCE&MEETINGPROGRAM

MAY6–9,2017NEWYORKCITY

Our2017AnnualConference&Meetingexpandsuponourforwardmomentumbyaddressingtopicsofinclusionandaccessthroughoutourprogram.Featuringsessionsthatdelveintonewwaysoflooking,thinking,andworking,allcontentwillbeformattedtoencourageattendeestoengageindialogue,exchangeideas,andcreatecommunitycolloquiaaroundkeysystematicissuesaddressingthefield.Oursessionsinclude,Access,AbleismandDis/abilityinCuratorialPractice;NavigatingtheWork-LifeBalance;From“ReimaginingFeminism”to“ReimaginingtheMuseum”:CuratorialStrategiesforRevisingandRenewingInstitutionalHistories;StartWhereYouAre:AcknowledgeImplicitBiasasaFirstSteptowardMoreDiverseandInclusiveMuseumInitiatives;andCollectionsasAssetsforInclusiveDialogue.Furtheringchangewithinourprogram,thisyearwearehonoredtowelcometwoKeynoteDialoguesonbothdaysofsessions:MonicaO.Montgomery,FoundingDirector&Curator,MuseumofImpact,andTanyaM.Odom,GlobalDiversity&Inclusion&EducationConsultant&ExecutiveCoachonMonday,May8;andHankWillisThomas,Artist,andDeborahWillis,UniversityProfessor&ChairoftheDepartmentofPhotography&Imaging,TischSchooloftheArts,NewYorkUniversityonTuesday,May9.

Wearegratefultowelcomeagainasourleadcorporatesponsor,Sotheby’s,andtosharewithyoutheConference’shostinstitutions,representingthevariedartsorganizationswithinthecity.Ourtourandeventlocationsarefocusedonexploringhoworganizationscancollaboratewithcommunities,embracenewprojectsandbuildingsasvehiclesforchange,andreimaginehistoricalsitesandcollectionsaspublicresources.Therosteroforganizationswelcomingusincludes:BrooklynMuseum;CooperHewitt,SmithsonianDesignMuseum;InternationalCenterofPhotographyattheICPMuseum;TheLaundromatProject’sKellyStreetCollaborative;TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt;Morris-JumelMansion;MuseumofChineseinAmerica;MuseumoftheCityofNewYork;MountVernonHotelMuseum&Garden;theNew-YorkHistoricalSocietyMuseum&Library;TheIsamuNoguchiFoundationandGardenMuseum;SocratesSculpturePark&MarkdiSuveroStudio;TheStudioMuseuminHarlem’sinHarlem;andtheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt.Inaddition,wewillagainbeofferingopportunitiestoconnectandshareimportantissuesthroughthenewinitiativeslaunchedlastyear,suchasKeynoteDialogues,Roundtables,Shoptalks,andexpandedweekendtours.Followingontheengagingdiscussionmodelslastyear,weanticipateopensessiondialoguesthroughoutallourcontent.

SCHEDULEINBREIFSaturday,May6

• 10:00AM–6:30PM:SaturdayTourOptionOne• 10:00AM–5:30PM:SaturdayTourOptionTwo• 6:30PM–8:30PM:ArtistTalk&Reception

Sunday,May7

• 10:00AM–1:30PM:MorninginLongIslandCity• 3:00PM–4:30PM:MemberTouroftheWhitneyBiennial• 6:00PM–8:00PM:AwardsforExcellenceReception

Monday,May8

• 8:00AM–5:30PM:Sessions&KeynoteDialogue• 6:30PM–8:30PM:AAMCMembers’Reception

TuesdayMay9

• 8:30AM–6:00PM:Sessions&KeynoteDialogue

FULLCONFERENCESCHEDULE

SATURDAY,MAY6TOUROPTIONONE10:00AM–6:30PMBeginyourConferenceweekendbysigningupforoneoftwofull-daytourstovisitadiversecross-sectionofinstitutionsaroundNewYork.Pleasenotethatregistrationisrequiredtoattend,andspaceisextremelylimited.TicketpriceincludestransportationtoallsitesfromConferencehotels,andlunch.TheStudioMuseuminHarlem’sinHarlemTourTheStudioMuseuminHarlem’sinHarlemwithHALLIERINGLE,AssistantCurator.inHarlem,anewsetofinitiativesdesignedtoexploredynamicwaystoworkinthecommunityandtaketheStudioMuseumbeyonditswalls,encompassesawiderangeofartisticandprogrammaticventures,fromsite-specificartists’projectstocollaborativepresentationswithcivicandculturalpartnersintheHarlemneighborhood.ThefirstinHarlemprojectsarespeciallycommissionedsculpturalworksbyartistsKevinBeasley,SimoneLeigh,KoriNewkirkandRudyShepherd,toberealizedinMorningsidePark,MarcusGarveyPark,St.NicholasParkandJackieRobinsonPark,respectively.Thegroupswilltourtwoinstallationsites,tobefollowedbylunchatTheStudioMuseuminHarlem.Morris-JumelMansionCAROLWARD,ExecutiveDirector,willleadmembersonatouroftheMorris-JumelMansion,theoldestremaininghouseinManhattan,builtin1765,anditsmuseum,whichcatalogsover200yearsofNewYorkhistory,art,andculture.WardwillalsoleadthegrouponatourthroughtheMansion’speriodrooms,normallynotaccessibletothepublic.Throughhistoricsitetoursandeducationprograms,themuseuminterpretsthemansioninthecontextofdomesticlifeinNewYorkCityfrom1765until1865,theinfluxofEuropeanimmigrantstoWashingtonHeightsinthelate1800’s,theCityBeautifulmovementattheturnofthecentury,thelifeoftheJumelTerraceHistoricDistrict,andmorerecentimmigration.TheLaundromatProject’sKellyStreetCollaborativeJoinKEMIILESANMI,ExecutiveDirector,&HATUEYRAMOS-FERMIN,DirectorofPrograms&CommunityEngagement,foranintroductiontoTheLaundromatProject(TheLP),andtheKellyStreetCollaborative.InpartnershipwithWorkforceHousingGroup,KellyStreetGarden,andBananaKellyCommunityImprovementAssociation,TheLPhastransformedatwobedroom-apartmentonhistoricKellyStreetintheSouthBronxintoathrivingcreativecommunityhub,withartiststudios,artsprogramming,andcommunitypartnershipsthatallowTheLPtoengagethelargerKellyStreetcommunity.TheLP’smissionistoamplifythecreativitythatalreadyexists

withincommunitiesbyusingartsandculturetobuildcommunitynetworks,solveproblems,andenhanceoursenseofownershipintheplaceswherewelive,work,andgrow.MuseumofChineseinAmericaFoundedin1980,theMuseumofChineseinAmerica(MOCA)isdedicatedtopreservingandpresentingthehistory,heritage,cultureanddiverseexperiencesofpeopleofChinesedescentintheUnitedStates.ANDREWREBATTA,AssistantCurator,willleadmembersthroughthespecialexhibitionSour,Sweet,Bitter,Spicy:StoriesofChineseFoodandIdentityinAmerica.Sour,Sweet,Bitter,SpicyweavestogethercomplexstoriesthroughadynamicvideoinstallationfeaturingpioneeringchefssuchasCeciliaChiang,KenHom,AnitaLo,MingTsai,andMartinYan;newrestaurateurslikePeterChang,VivianKu,andDannyBowien;andperseveringhomecookslikeBiyingNi,YvetteLeeandHo-chinYang.InChinesethesayingSour,Sweet,Bitter,SpicyrefersnotonlytothedelicatebalanceofflavorsthatdefinesChinesecookingbutalsotheupsanddownsoflife.Setinanimmersivevideoinstallation,thetapestryoftalesthatemergeswillberichwithimmigrationexperiences,foodmemories,favoritedishesandcookinginspirationsthatdefinetheculinary—andpersonal—identitiesofthesechefs,drawingvisitorsintothemiddleofaconversationabouthowfooddefinesChineseinAmerica.Inthecenterofthegallerywillbeamonumentaldinnertable,witheachchefrepresentedbypersonallyselectedartifactsfromtheirkitchensandplacesettingsfeaturinguniqueceramicvesselsthatwilllinkcookingstylestoregionalculinarytraditions.TOUROPTIONTWO10:00AM–5:30PMBeginyourConferenceweekendbysigningupforoneoftwofull-daytourstovisitadiversecross-sectionofinstitutionsaroundNewYork.Pleasenotethatregistrationisrequiredtoattend,andspaceisextremelylimited.TicketpriceincludestransportationtoallsitesfromConferencehotels,andlunch.TheStudioMuseuminHarlem’sinHarlemTourTheStudioMuseuminHarlem’sinHarlemwithHALLIERINGLE,AssistantCurator.inHarlem,anewsetofinitiativesdesignedtoexploredynamicwaystoworkinthecommunityandtaketheStudioMuseumbeyonditswalls,encompassesawiderangeofartisticandprogrammaticventures,fromsite-specificartists’projectstocollaborativepresentationswithcivicandculturalpartnersintheHarlemneighborhood.ThefirstinHarlemprojectsarespeciallycommissionedsculpturalworksbyartistsKevinBeasley,SimoneLeigh,KoriNewkirkandRudyShepherd,toberealizedinMorningsidePark,MarcusGarveyPark,St.NicholasParkandJackieRobinsonPark,respectively.Thegroupswilltourtwoinstallationsites,tobefollowedbylunchatTheStudioMuseuminHarlem.MuseumoftheCityofNewYorkTheMuseumoftheCityofNewYorkcelebratesandinterpretsthecity,educatingthepublicaboutitsdistinctivecharacter,especiallyitsheritageofdiversity,opportunity,andperpetualtransformation.Foundedin1923asaprivate,nonprofitcorporation,theMuseumconnectsthepast,

present,andfutureofNewYorkCity.JoinChiefCurator,SARAHHENRY,foratourofNewYorkatItsCore,theMuseum’snewpermanentexhibition.Throughhistoricobjectsandimages,contemporaryvideo,photography,andinteractivedigitalexperiences,divedeepintothecity’s400yearpastandcreateyourownvisionsforitsfutureintheFutureCityLab.MountVernonHotelMuseum&GardenRUTHOSBORNE,Curator,willprovideabehind-the-scenescommentaryontheMuseum’scollection,whichpreservesandinterpretstravel,leisure,workandplayindiverseantebellumNewYork.Builtin1799,theMuseumbuildingandgardenarepresentedastheMountVernonHotel,whichserveddaycustomersandtravelersfrom1826to1833.ThisfashionablecountryresortwaspopularamongNewYorkerswhowishedtoescapethehustleandbustleofthecitywhichatthattimeextendedonlyasfarnorthas14thStreet.TheHoteladvertiseditselfas“freefromthenoiseanddustofthepublicroads,andfittedupandintendedforonlythemostgenteelandrespectable”clientele.Inthosedays,onecouldtakethestagecoachorsteamboatupto61ststreetandspendthedayatthehotelsippinglemonadeintheladiesparlororplayingcardsinthegentlemen’stavern.ThebuildingenduresasararereminderofanimportanterainNewYorkCity’shistory.New-YorkHistoricalSocietyTheNew-YorkHistoricalSociety,oneofAmerica’spre-eminentculturalinstitutions,isdedicatedtofosteringresearchandpresentinghistoryandartexhibitionsthatrevealthedynamismofhistoryanditsinfluenceontheworldoftoday.MARGARETK.HOFER,VicePresident&MuseumDirector,willleadmembersonatouroftherecentlyreinstalledpermanentcollectionandthenewGalleryofTiffanyLamps,a3,000-square-footjewelboxspacedesignedbyCzecharchitectEvaJiricnatodisplay100lamps.Foundedin1804,New-YorkHistoricalhasamissiontoexploretherichlylayeredpolitical,culturalandsocialhistoryofNewYorkCityandStateandthenation,andtoserveasanationalforumforthediscussionofissuessurroundingthemakingandmeaningofhistory.ARTISTTALKANDRECEPTIONWITHWILLIAMT.WILLIAMS6:00PM–8:00PMCo-hostedbyMichaelRosenfeldGalleryMichaelRosenfeldGallery10011thAvenuebetween19thand20thStreets,NewYork,NY10011JoinMichaelRosenfeldGalleryandartistWilliamT.Williamsforareceptionandartist-ledgallerydiscussionofThingsUnknown,asurveyofWilliams’paintingfrom1968to2008andWilliams’firstgalleryexhibitionsincethe1970s.Theexhibitionwilltracetheartist’sdevotiontoabstraction;workrangesinstylefromearlygeometricabstractions,toalmost-monochromaticexplorationsoftexture,toanabstractionthatderivesitsforcefromproductivetensionamongcolorsandforms.Amasterofbrushworkandcolor,Williamscreateshispaintingsinseries,workingthroughalabor-intensiveprocessthatoftenincludesdrawings,watercolors,andprints.

SUNDAY,MAY7MENTORSHIPPROGRAMALUMNIRECEPTIONHOSTEDBYTHEEMILYHALLTREMAINEFOUNDATIONClosedevent,byinvitationonlyAcelebrationoftheMentorshipProgram,thisreceptionbringingtogetherprogramalumniandAAMC&AAMCFoundationBoardmembers,hostedbyTheEmilyHallTremaineFoundation&HelenFrankenthalerFoundation.MORNINGINLONGISLANDCITY10:00AM–1:30PMSpendyourmorningexploringthreeuniquespacesthatareseminaltothehistoryofartisticproductioninQueens.Pleasenotethatregistrationisrequiredtoattend,andspaceisextremelylimited.Ticketpriceincludestransportationtoallsites,butdoesnotincludelunch.SocratesSculptureParkJessWilcox,DirectorofExhibitions,willleadmembersonatourofNariWard:G.O.A.T.,again,anexhibitionofnewlycommissionedworksthatexpandontheartist’sexplorationofsocialmobility,theperformanceofidentity,belonging,andgreatness.Wardrecaststropesofoutdoorsstructures–themonument,theplayground,lawnornaments,thearchitecturalbarricade,andtheadvertisingsign–intosurrealandplayfulcreations.SocratesSculptureParkistheonlysiteintheNewYorkMetropolitanareaspecificallydedicatedtoprovidingartistswithopportunitiestocreateandexhibitlarge-scalesculptureandmulti-mediainstallationsinauniqueoutdoorenvironmentthatencouragesstronginteractionbetweenartists,artworksandthepublic.Thepark’sexistenceisbasedonthebeliefthatreclamation,revitalizationandcreativeexpressionareessentialtothesurvival,humanityandimprovementofoururbanenvironment.MarkdiSuveroStudioTourthestudioofinternationalrenownedsculptorMarkdiSuvero,oneofthemostimportantAmericanartiststoemergefromtheAbstractExpressionistera,andapioneerintheuseofsteel.MarkdiSuvero'sarchitectural-scalesculptures-manywithmovingelementsthatinviteviewerparticipation-havebeenexhibitedintheUnitedStates,France,theNetherlands,Italy,Spain,Germany,Australia,JapanandtheUnitedKingdom.HisstudioisadjacenttoSocratesSculpturePark,whichheestablishedin1986onthesiteofaformerlandfill,workingwithacoalitionofartistsandcommunitymemberstocreatetheopenstudioandexhibitionspace.

TheIsamuNoguchiFoundationandGardenMuseumJoinDAKINHART,SeniorCurator,foratourofTheIsamuNoguchiFoundationandGardenMuseum’sSelf-Interned,1942:NoguchiinPostonWarRelocationCenter.ThisexhibitionexploresNoguchi’sextraordinarydecision—despitebeingexemptfrominternmentasaresidentofNewYork—toenterthePostonWarRelocationCenter,intheArizonadesert,hopingtocontributesomethingpositivetothisforciblydisplacedcommunity,towhichhehadneverfeltmoreconnected.CuratedbyHart,Self-Interned,1942bringstogetherabouttwodozenworksfromtheMuseum’scollection,datingfrombefore,during,andafterNoguchi’stimeatPoston,alongwithasubstantialselectionofarchivaldocuments.TogethertheseevokethisharrowingmomentinthehistoryofAmericandemocracy,whilerevealingtheimpactthathisexperienceatPostonhadonNoguchi’sart.Foundedandbuiltbyinternationallyrenowned,Japanese-AmericanartistIsamuNoguchi(1904–1988)forthedisplayofwhatheconsideredtoberepresentativeexamplesofhislife’swork,TheNoguchiMuseumisanopen-airsculpturegardenensconcedwithinabuildingthathousestengalleries.MEMBERTOUROFTHEWHITNEYBIENNIAL3:00PM–4:30PMWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt99GansevoortStreet,NewYork,NY10014Pleasenotethatregistrationisrequiredtoattend,andspaceisextremelylimited.EnjoyaprivatetourofWhitneyBiennial2017withaWhitneyTeachingFellow.CuratedbyChristopherY.LewandMiaLocks,theseventy-eightheditionofthesurveyofcontemporaryartintheUnitedStatesisthefirsttobepresentedintheWhitney’snewbuildinginManhattan’sMeatpackingDistrict.AWARDSFOREXCELLENCERECEPTION6:00PM–8:00PMCo-hostedinpartbytheInternationalCenterofPhotographyICPMuseum,250Bowery,Manhattan,NYOpentoAAMCmembersandspecialguests.Gallerieswillbeopenuntil8:00pm.JoinusforourAwardsforExcellenceCelebration,wherewewilltoastthisyear’sAwardrecipients.MARKLUBELL,ExecutiveDirectoroftheInternationalCenterofPhotography,willwelcomethegrouptotheCenter’snewfacility,whichopenedinJuneof2016.TheAAMCFoundationhashonoredmorethan100curatorsfortheiroutstandingworkincatalogues,essays,articles,andexhibitionsthroughourAwardsforExcellence.ThePrizes,astheyaremoreinformallyknown,aretheonlyawardsoftheirkindbywhichcuratorsdirectlyacknowledgetheworkoftheircolleagues.TheAwardsarehighlyvaluedandesteemedbyourmembers,andweareproudtobeformallyhonoringthemwithanindividualreception.

MONDAY,MAY8Co-HostedinpartbyTheMetropolitanMuseumofArtCONFERENCESESSIONS8:00AM–5:30PMTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt10005thAve,NewYork,NY10028TheMuseum’scollectiongallerieswillbeopentoconferenceattendeesthrough5:00PM.SessionswillbeheldinTheGraceRaineyRogersAuditorium.8:00AM–8:45AMWelcomeBreakfastReceptionGreatHall9:00AM–9:30AMWelcomeAddressTHOMASP.CAMPBELL,Director&CEO,TheMetropolitanMuseumofArtwithanintroductionbyHELENC.EVANS,Mary&MichaelJaharisCuratorofByzantineArt,TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt;AAMC&AAMCFoundationPresident9:30AM–10:45AMKeynoteDialogueMONICAMONTGOMERY,FoundingDirector&Curator,MuseumofImpact&TANYAODOM,GlobalDiversity&Inclusion&EducationConsultantwithanintroductionbyHELENC.EVANS,Mary&MichaelJaharisCuratorofByzantineArt,TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt;AAMC&AAMCFoundationPresident10:45AM–11:00AMBreak11:00AM-12:15PMPanelSession:Access,AbleismandDis/abilityinCuratorialPracticeWhyisitimportantforcuratorstothinkaboutdisabilityaesthetics?Thissessionwilldiscussthedynamicssurroundingcuratorialaccessinmuseumsandgalleries,withrespecttopolicy,audienceneeds/interests,artist-curatorrelationships,andeverydayphysicalandmaterialconcerns.Inthepastfiveyears,theartworldhasseenarisinginterestinconsideringtheworkofdisabilityarts-basedsubjectmatter,inboththeoryandpraxis.Inthemuseumandgallerysystem,thecriticalconsiderationofaccesshasalwaysbeen,andcontinuestoremainimportant,buttheneedsofvisitorswithphysical,cognitiveandsensorydisabilitiesoftenoccupiesanarrowband-widthofattentionbymostmuseumandculturalworkers.Howdoesoneincorporatethematerial,conceptual,sensorialandpoliticaldiscourseofdiversebodiesintoalargermuseuminfrastructure,especiallythroughacuratoriallens?

Whatareourworkingandutopiandefinitionsofdiversity,andhowcanaccessembracemultiplemodalitiesinordertobenefitagreatervarietyofaudienceandartist?Theideaistoalsofocusonexamplesofhowcuratorshaveapproachedcuratingdisabilityaesthetics–whatstyledidtheyuse,whatthematics?Whathaveweseenlatelythatworkedanddidnotwork?Doescuratorialintentionmatter?Whatabouttheidentityorthepoliticsofthecurator–howimportantisthis,why/whynot?Isitimportanttoexposeandtraincuratorsandotherartsadministratorswithintherealmofdisabilityaesthetics?Docertainphysicalandspatialenvironmentsandculturalcontextslendthemselvesmoretocuratingdisabilityaesthetics?Why/whynot?Thepanelistswilldiscussthesequestionsandmoreinrelationtotheirownprofessionalexperiencesandrelationshipstoaccess.Moderator/Organizer:AMANDACACHIA,IndependentCuratorPanelists:ELIZACHANDLER,AssistantProfessor,SchoolofDisabilityStudies,RyersonUniversityFRANCESCAROSENBERG,DirectorofCommunity&AccessPrograms,MuseumofModernArtDANIELLELINZER,CuratorofEducation&Interpretation,TheAndyWarholMuseum12:30PM-2:45PMRoundtableDiscussions&LunchRuthandHaroldD.UrisCenterforEducation12:30PMSessionOne1:45PMSessionTwoRoundtablediscussionsareintendedtogenerateconversationamongmembersbydedicatingseveraltablestoassignedtopics.Weanticipateparticipantsjoiningtableswithquestionsandideastoshare,andseekingguidanceandfeedbackfromthetableleadersaswellasotherattendees.Wehopethatthesediscussionswillopenupdialoguesbetweencuratorsatallstagesoftheircareers.Roundtablesarefilledonafirstcomebasis,formoreinformationontheRoundtabletopics:pleasevisitartcurators.org.3:00PM–3:10PMShopTalks3:15PM–4:30PMPanelSession:NavigatingtheWork-LifeBalanceBalancingworkand“life”isaperennialprobleminourculture,andcanbeparticularlycomplicatedforthoseinourfield.Inadditiontothedemandsofourlargeworkloads,curatorsmustoftenattendeveningandweekendevents,andcultivaterelationshipswithpatronsthatcanbleedintopersonaltime.Becauseofthescarcityofpositionsinthefield,wemustoftengowherethejobis,andfrequentmovescanalsodisruptourpersonallives.Whiletheseissuescanseemparticularlychallengingforthosewithyoungchildren,theyaffecteveryone,andcaninfringeonsuchcommitmentsas:spendingtimewithpartners,socializingwithfriends,dating,caringforagingparents,pursuing“extracurricular”passionsandhobbies,andotherimportantaspectsofpersonallife.

Thispanelwilladdresswaysofconstructivelyhandlingthesechallenges,includingmanagingtimeandworkload,settingboundaries,settinggoals,andfindingsupport.Inthefirsthalfofthesession,panelistswillsharetheirthoughtsonandexperienceswithbalancingworkandlife.Inthesecondhalf,JulieCohen,acareerandleadershipcoachspecializinginwork-lifeissues,willleadaworkshopinhowtofindtherightwork-lifebalanceforyou.Moderator/Organizer:ALEXANDRASCHWARTZ,IndependentCurator,NewYorkPanelists:TOBIASOSTRANDER,ChiefCurator&DeputyDirectorforCuratorialAffairs,PérezArtMuseumNANCYSPECTOR,DeputyDirector&ChiefCurator,BrooklynMuseumYAO-FENYOU,AssociateCuratorofEuropeanSculpture&DecorativeArts,TheDetroitInstituteofArts4:35PM–4:45PMProgramAnnouncementTHAYERTOLLES,MaricaF.VilcekCuratorofAmericanPaintingsandSculpture,TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt4:45PM–5:30PMMembers’Meeting&NewPresidentWelcomeHelenC.Evans,Mary&MichaelJaharisCuratorofByzantineArt,TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt;AAMC&AAMCFoundationPresidentandChristaClarke,SeniorCurator,ArtsofGlobalAfrica,NewarkMuseum;President-Elect,AAMC&AAMCFoundationAAMCMEMBERS’RECEPTION6:30PM-8:30PMCo-HostedinpartbyCooperHewitt,SmithsonianDesignMuseumSponsoredbyLeadConferenceandMembers’ReceptionSponsor,Sotheby’sCooperHewitt,SmithsonianDesignMuseumArthurRossTerraceandGardenatEast90thStreetbetween5thAvenueandMadisonAvenue,Manhattan,NYOpentoAAMCmembersandspecialguests.MinglewithfellowAAMCmembersandenjoyhorsd’oeuvresandrefreshmentsintheCooperHewitt’sArthurRossTerraceandGardenforthefirsthouroftheourannualMembers’Reception.Inthesecondhour,hearwelcomeremarksfromourco-hostCarolineBaumann,Director,CooperHewitt,SmithsonianDesignMuseum,andHannahByers,VicePresident,MuseumServices,Sotheby's,andenjoyaccesstothemuseum’sgalleriesforself-guidedtours.

CIRCLEDONORDINNER7:30PM–9:00PMClosedevent,byinvitationonly.FormoreinformationonbecomingaCircledonor,pleasecontactAAMC.

TUESDAY,MAY9CONFERENCESESSIONSCo-HostedinpartbyBrooklynMuseumBrooklynMuseum200EasternPkwy,Brooklyn,NY11238SessionswillbeheldintheIrisandB.GeraldCantorAuditorium.8:30AM–9:15AMBreakfastReception9:30AM–10:00AMWelcomeAddressANNEPASTERNAK,ShelbyWhiteandLeonLevyDirector,BrooklynMuseumwithanintroductionbyHELENC.EVANS,Mary&MichaelJaharisCuratorofByzantineArt,TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt;AAMC&AAMCFoundationPresident10:00AM–11:15AMKeynoteDialogueHANKWILLISTHOMAS,Artist&DEBORAHWILLIS,Ph.D.,UniversityProfessorandChairoftheDepartmentofPhotography&ImagingattheTischSchooloftheArts,NewYorkUniversitywithanintroductionbyHELENC.EVANS,Mary&MichaelJaharisCuratorofByzantineArt,TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt;AAMC&AAMCFoundationPresident11:15AM–11:30AMBreak11:30AM–12:45AMPanelSession:From“ReimaginingFeminism”to“ReimaginingtheMuseum”:CuratorialStrategiesforRevisingandRenewingInstitutionalHistoriesInrecentyears,museumshavebecomeincreasinglyself-reflexive,employingstrategiesofinstitutionalcritiqueinpermanentcollectionre-installations,gap-fillingacquisitions,expandedprogramming,andtheincorporationofarchivalandperformativework.Theseeffortshaveahistoricalbasisincriticaltacticsdevelopedbysecondwavefeministartistsandarthistoriansofthe1960s–80s,whoquestioneddominantnarrativestoredresshistorical-canonicalbiases.Theseachievements,however,wereoftenlimitedbythehistorysecondwavefeminismworkedwithin:onethatwaslargelyEuro-centric,classist,andseeminglyunawareofitsownbiases.Recentscholarshipquestioningthelimitsofthatrevisionismhaspromptedthepromotionofartistsworkingoutsideeventhemargins,chargingmuseumstorecognizetheirpartinthepoliticsofinclusionandexclusion.Toconfronttheculturalelitismandsocioeconomicprivilegeuponwhichmostmajorcollectinginstitutionswerefounded(andcontinuetoreceivesupport),theonusofpoliticalpositioningshiftsfromtheartisttoaninstitution’sownidentity

ormission.Curatorsattheforefrontofexpandingconversationsaboutinstitutionalhistorieswilldiscusstheirrespectiveapproachestodestabilizingthecanon,anddebatethestrategiesandchallengesofrevisionistprojects.Tocreateaworkingunderstandingofthepossibilitiesandpitfallsoftheseendeavorstoday,panelistswilldiscuss:Arefeministcuratorialstrategiesuseful,ifso,inwhatways?Howshouldmuseumsengagethecritiquesofthepublicandofartists?Haverevisionstocollectionsorprogramstrulychangedthepublicperceptionofamuseum,ormuseumsingeneral?Organizer:CARMENHERMO,AssistantCurator,ElizabethA.SacklerCenterforFeministArt,BrooklynMuseumModerator:CATHERINEMORRIS,SacklerFamilyCurator,ElizabethA.SacklerCenterforFeministArt,BrooklynMuseumPanelists:CONNIEBUTLER,ChiefCurator,HammerMuseumNAOMIBECKWITH,Curator,MuseumofContemporaryArt,ChicagoJENNISORKIN,AssistantProfessor,ContemporaryArtHistory,UniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara12:45PM–12:50PMShopTalks12:50PM–3:00PMLunchBeaux-ArtsCourt1:00PMLunch&Curator-LedTours2:00PMLunch&CommitteeOpenForums&Curator-LedToursPleasenotethattoursarelimitedincapacityandwillfillonafirst-comefirst-servedbasis.Gallerieswillnotbeopenforself-guidedtours.3:00PM–4:15PMDiversityTaskForceSessionPanel:StartWhereYouAre:AcknowledgeImplicitBiasasaFirstSteptowardMoreDiverseandInclusiveMuseumInitiativesThispanelwilladdresstheelephantintheroom—implicitbias—thatimpactsmuseumsonmultiplelevels,fromstaffhires,acquisitionselections,exhibitionapprovalsandfunding,tothemetricsofgrantwritingandlanguageoflabelinterpretationandaudienceengagement.Implicitbiasariseswhenahomogenousgroupofpeopleareinsignificantpositionsofpoweroverinstitutionssuchthattheircollectivebiasprovidesthemwithadvantageswhileout-groupmembersareadverselyaffected.Panelistswilldiscusshowimplicitbiasimpactsorganizationaldecision-makingandconcretestepstakentobreakthecycle.EffortstowardchanginginternalconversationandculturecanbetakeninMuseumsofanybudgetorscale,andcanbeginwitheachofuswhenwelearntorecognizeandchangeourownbehaviorsasartmuseumcurators.Changecanultimatelyimpactnotonlyworkplaceculture,butalsoscholarship,visitorimpressions,andcommunitystanding.

Moderator/Organizer:TULIZAFLEMING,Ph.D.,MuseumCurator,NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture,SmithsonianInstitutionPanelists:NANCYBERCAW,MuseumCurator,NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCultureBRYANTT.MARKS,PH.D.ExecutiveDirector,ProgramforResearchonBlackMaleAchievement,AssociateProfessor,Dept.ofPsychology,MorehouseCollege4:15PM–4:20PMShopTalks4:20PM–5:35PMPanelSession:CollectionsasAssetsforInclusiveDialogueAnartmuseum’spermanentcollectionisitsheartandostensiblyitsmostcherishedasset.Whetherpaintings,sculptures,decorativearts,orhistoricstructures,curatorsaretaskedwithcaringforandinterpretingtheobjectsbelongingtotheirinstitutionsforawiderangeofpatrons.Toooften,however,museumshavenotevolvedatthesamepaceastheirvisitorsininterpretingtheirworksandspaces.Whilemanyinstitutionshavemadestridestoembracesocialandpoliticalmovementsortodevelopmoreinclusivewaystointerpretobjects,sucheffortsoftentakeyearsordecadestopermeateintopermanentcollectioninstallations.Thispaneladdressesthepressingneedformuseumsofallsizestointerprettheirpermanentcollectionswithaneyetowardsinclusion.Theselectedgroupofpanelistsarecuratorswhoaremakingimportantstridesinfashioninggalleriesandperiodroomsthatspeaktowiderpublics.Eachcuratorhasapproachedhis/herinstitution’sworksandspacesasimportantassetstopromoteinclusionandaudienceengagement.Thispanelgatherscuratorsfromacrossthecountryatmuseumsofvarioussizeswhoareorhaverecentlyspearheadedreinstallationprojectsrangingfromsinglegalleriestoinstitution-wideinitiatives.Thepanelwilldiscussthemotivationsbehindthistypeofwork.Howdidtheseprojectsemerge,andwhatgroupsbothwithinandwithoutthemuseumarestakeholdersinhowtheydevelop?Howdotheseinitiativesprovidenewcontexttowell-knownworksondisplayorhighlightobjectsandspacesthattypicallyhavenotbeenonview?Howdidsuchprojectsemergeasinstitutionalpriorities?Moderators/Organizers:DIANAJOCELYNGREENWOLD,AssistantCuratorofAmericanArt,PortlandMuseumofArt,Portland,MaineJENNIFERKOMAROLIVAREZ,HeadofExhibitionPlanningandStrategy,InterimCuratorofthePurcell-CuttsHouse,MinneapolisInstituteofArtsPanelists:SCOTTERBES,ChiefCuratorandCuratorofDecorativeArtsandDesign,TheSpeedArtMuseumPAMELAZ.MCCLUSKY,CuratorofAfricanandOceanicArt,SeattleArtMuseum

5:45PM–6:00PMClosingRemarksJUDITHPINEIRO,ExecutiveDirector,AAMC&AAMCFoundation6:00PMConferenceConcludes

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