This panel will present unique models and case studies illustrating the diverse roles that museums have within their communities, including new strategies for audience engagement and development. How do these models affect curatorial practice and the educational mission of museums?

Panel Chair: Julian Cox, Founding Curator of Photography and Chief Curator, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Panelists: Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Head of the Arts of Africa and the Americas, Curator of African Art, Minnneapolis Institute of Arts
Salvador Salort-Pons, Head of European Art Department and Elizabeth and Allan Shelden Curator of European Paintings, Detroit Institute of Arts
Robert Stein, Deputy Director, Dallas Museum of Art

For the second year, the AAMC will explore a "Pecha Kucha" format for a ninety-minute session that will seek to highlight upwards of nine short presentations (under seven minutes each) that are meant to allow curators a space to test out ideas in progress. For example, curators who wish to share their thoughts about a prospective exhibition, acquisition, conservation project, or innovative program should view the Curatorial Slam as an opportunity to present and receive feedback on an project while in its formative stages. The ultimate goal of this session will be to showcase the dynamic work of the membership at a pivotal moment in the curatorial process. To learn more about the "Pecha Kucha" format, click here.

AAMC Member presenters:
Rebecca Lawton, Curator of Paintings and Sculpture, Amon Carter Museum of Art – "Marsden Hartley & Symbolism”

Kathryn Wysocki Gunsch, Associate Curator for Africa, Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Great Map Debate: Context and an African Art Installation”

Mary Murray, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, "Aviary: Birds in Flight in Contemporary Art”

For the second year, the AAMC will explore a "Pecha Kucha" format for a ninety-minute session that will seek to highlight six short presentations (under seven minutes each) that are meant to allow curators a space to test out ideas in progress. For example, curators who wish to share their thoughts about a prospective exhibition, acquisition, conservation project, or innovative program should view the Curatorial Slam as an opportunity to present and receive feedback on an project while in its formative stages. The ultimate goal of this session will be to showcase the dynamic work of the membership at a pivotal moment in the curatorial process. To learn more about the "Pecha Kucha" format, click here.

AAMC Member presenters:
Kelli Bodle, Assistant Curator, Boca Raton Museum of Art, "Detroit: An Abandoned City”

Benjamin Hickey, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Masur Museum of Art, "Masur Museum of Art’s Artist in Residency Program”

Vivien Greene, Curator, 19^th and Early 20^th Century Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, "Mystical Symbolism: The Salon de la Rose+Croix in Paris (1892-1897)

The new participatory museum model suggests rethinking of curatorial practice. This multi-disciplinary panel will explore new trends in visitor and community experiences through various platforms. What are the challenges, implications, and opportunities both within our institutions and externally?

Panel Chair: Catherine Evans, William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Photography, Columbus Museum of Art

***This session will occur at The Museum of Modern Art and is concurrent with Grant Writing session at The Museum of Arts and Design  Please register for only one of these sessions.***

Public Speaking

This interactive and engaging Public Speaking workshop will strengthen skills for effective public communication. Topics to be covered will include audience-centered communication, verbal and non-verbal components of communication, and elements of persuasion.

Facilitator: Barbara Tannenbaum, President, Dynamic Communications, LLC; Faculty, Brown University

Location: The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019