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Collectives + Collaborations: New Curatorial Organizations
Thursday, March 31, 2022, 12:00PM ET
$10 AAMC members / $15 nonmembers

As most traditional cultural organizations shifted their work and administration in response to COVID-19 restrictions, and grappled with P.A.I.N., #METOO, anti-racism and LGBTQ+ reckonings, other curatorial ideas, technologies, and organizational structures emerged outside of the mainstream. Smaller start-ups, often bypassing support from traditional sources and brick-and-mortar venues, are nimble in their delivery on DEAIJ priorities, decision-making, and management through deep collaboration and new processes. This session convenes seasoned and independent curators and new progressive platforms, alongside artist collaboratives, all of whom have spearheaded DEAIJ, wellness-oriented and localized community-engaged methods, civic and democratic responsibility, sustainable low-carbon practices and environmental justice.

Meet the Speakers:

Natalie Marsh, Co-founder, Executive Director & Chief Curator, ViVA Virtual Visiting Artists, Moderator

Dr. Natalie R. Marsh is Co-founder, ED and Chief Curator of the new national nonprofit ViVA Virtual Visiting Artists, a low-carbon platform connecting internationally-recognized artists and projects emphasizing women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and social justice to diverse students, educators, and communities across all disciplines and ages.

Barbara Pollack, Co-founder and Curator, Art At A Time Like This

Barbara Pollack, co-founder of Art at a Time Like This, a platform for artists at times of crises, will curate 3 shows in 2022: Mirror Image: Transformation of Chinese Identity at Asia Society, as well as exhibitions at Fabien Fryns Gallery in Dubai and at the Shanghai Modern Art Museum. Her latest book is Brand New Art from China, 2018.

DesertArtLAB

April Bojorquez, Director of Food Practice and Programs, DesertArtLAB &
Matt Garcia - Assistant Professor, School of Creativity + Practice, Colorado State University

DesertArtLAB is an interdisciplinary environmental arts collaborative whose work promotes Indigenous/Chicanx perspectives on ecological practice, food sovereignty, self-determination, climate change and social justice. DesertArtLAB promotes the restoration of desert environments and their foodways through zero irrigation regrowth projects.

Sayler/Morris

Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris, Artists and Professors

Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris (Sayler/Morris) work with a variety of media to deepen understanding of ecology. In 2020, they initiated Toolshed, a platform connect ecological imagination with action. From 2006 to 2020 they co-directed The Canary Project, a collective that produced art and media about the climate crisis.

The program is organized and presented by the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) Foundation.The information presented here is subject to change without notice. The organizers assume no responsibility for any errors that may appear here, and in no event shall the organizers be liable for incidental or consequential damages arising from use of this document or other program-related material. This document and parts thereof must not be reproduced or copied without the organizers providing written permission, and contents thereof must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose.

All registrations are non-refundable.