Art Curators Conference Concludes
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Posted by: Judith Pineiro
ART CURATORS CONFERENCE CONCLUDES Association of Art Museum Curators Hosted Global Gathering of Curatorial Leaders New York, NY, May 4, 2022—On Tuesday, May 3, the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) and AAMC Foundation concluded its 2022 Art Curators Conference, the largest annual gathering of curators and the only Conference dedicated to an international dialogue amongst all nonprofit curators. Held in-person in NYC and virtually, the Conference met individuals in their space. Overall attendance neared 400 individuals from 17 countries, including Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Canada, England, Haiti, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Scotland, and the U.S, with representation from 40 U.S. states. A full listing of Conference programming and information can be found here. AAMC Foundation helped support complimentary Conference attendance to nearly 100 curators, including those participating in the AAMC Foundation’s Mentorship Program, Professional Alliance for Curators of Color (2021 and 2022), Engagement Program for International Curators, Conference fellows, and more. Centered on the theme of Sustainability and Revitalization, sessions investigated de-centralizing curatorial models; exploring art that engages with collective trauma and difficult knowledge; art tourism’s impact on communities around the world; and labor workplace alternatives, including unionization. Our final day of programming dedicated an entire half day devoted solely to climate topics. Featured key speakers included: Jennifer Atkinson, Associate Professor of Environmental Humanities, University of Washington, Bothell on Building Resilience for a Climate-Changed Future Elizabeth Ferrer, Chief Curator, BRIC on Championing Cultural Diversity at BRIC Lisa Gold, Executive Director, Asian American Arts Alliance Kenneth V. Hardy, Ph.D., Clinical & Organizational Consultant, Eikenberg Institute for Relationships on Becoming and Being a Cross-Racial Ally: Tips and Tactics for Talking about Race (Part II) Gretchen Jennings, Co-Founder, The Empathetic Museum on Empathy as Action Pamela J. Joyner and Brooke A. Minto, Executive Director, Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums, Keynote Interview on The Black Trustees Alliance Xavier Cortada, Artist and Professor of Practice Department of Art & Art History, University of Miami and Jane M. Winchell, The Sarah Fraser Robbins Director | The Dotty Brown Art & Nature Center, Curator of Natural History, Peabody Essex Museum - In-conversation Additional guest speakers and workshop leaders included Yejin Lee, Equity & Justice Coach and Consulting, Jeong Coaching and Consulting; Heather MacDonald, Senior Program Officer, Getty Foundation; and nico wheadon, Art Advisor, Curator, Educator & Writer. On Sunday, May 1, the AAMC held its annual Awards for Excellence Celebration, which paid tribute to the opening/closing/postponing of curatorial projects by awarding exhibitions and publications from 2020 and 2021, as well as the 2021 groundbreaking digital curatorial achievements. Ten projects were honored: Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art; Alien vs. Citizen; The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse; Like Sugar; Mirror with a Memory: Photography, Surveillance, and Artificial Intelligence; Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America; Black Power in Print: The Black Panther Newspapers at MoMA; Malangatana: Mozambique Modern; Willi Smith: Street Couture Virtual Exhibition; and The Black Index. To conclude the evening events, a Members’ Party was held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, with a private viewing of the Whitney Biennial, Quiet as It’s Kept. We are grateful to the 2022 Art Curators sponsors and supporters that helped to make the full program possible: lead sponsor, Sotheby’s; friend sponsor, David Zwirner; friend sponsor, Bard Graduate Center; benefactor sponsor, UOVO; supporter, TEFAF; individual donors, Michi Jigarjian, Marie-Josée Kravis, Miyoung Lee, Ronay and Richard Menschel, Fred and Nancy Poses, Anthony and Sandra Tamer, and Cristin Tierney; and foundation supporter Samuel H. Kress Foundation. We are also thankful to our featured advertisers: Art Dealers Association of America, Cristin Tierney Gallery, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Gill & Lagodich, The Hedda Sterne Foundation, James Cohan Gallery, Lord Cultural Resources, and Williams College Museum of Art and advertisers: Betty Krulik Fine Art, Debra Force Fine Art, Dietl International, Getty Publications, International Society of Appraisers , Masterpiece International, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, and The Warehouse Art Museum. ABOUT AAMC & AAMC FOUNDATION Founded in 2001, the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) & AAMC Foundation celebrate the curatorial narrative by supporting and promoting the work of art curators at all stages in their career through opportunities for networking, collaboration, professional development, and career advancement. With a network of over 1,500 members from over 500+ institutions around the globe, the organization is the leading organization and flagship voice for curators in the nonprofit sector. The organization ensures that the curatorial perspective on art, museums, and educational issues is furthered and advanced in critical issues within the art community.
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