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KEYNOTES - Ginger Shulick Porcella, Executive Director, Creative Growth
- Komal Shah in conversation with Jori Finkel Arts Journalist, The New York Times and The Art Newspaper
PANELS Collective Claims to European Art Among European art curators, there is an increasing urge to diversify collections through acquisitions that allow for the presentation of non-white sitters and stories of systematic oppression. This session proposes to discuss and scrutinize other means of engaging with issues of diversity and inclusion in historic collections, moving beyond the aforementioned strategy, which places the burden of representation on a select few works of art. Panelists will address the central question of how to communicate to a broad public a sense of collective claims to European art. The conversation will consider how canonical European art that sheds light on complicated historical situations can also inspire genuine appreciation and transcendent experiences. This panel is centered on new installations, temporary exhibitions, and public talks that encourage museum visitors of all backgrounds to feel entitled to European art--to critique it, enjoy it, and return to it empowered by what they have learned. Organizer & Moderators Isabella Lores-Chavez, Associate Curator, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Iraida Rodríguez-Negrón, Curator, Musdeo de Arte de Ponce Panelists Marlise Brown, Assistant Curator of European and American Art, Allen Memorial Art Museum Heather Hughes, Kathy and Ted Fernberger Associate Curator of Prints, Philadelphia Museum of Art Cindy Kang, Curator, Barnes Foundation
Panel: African Futures and Museums What if Africa’s artists, past and present, hold the key to overcoming many contemporary challenges of changing museum audiences and visitor expectations? What if collections of African art can teach how to embed diversity, equity and inclusion at the heart of museum education? What if a constellation of museum voices could find space and freedom to pursue a transformative agenda? What if Africa’s art and culture was truly understood as a laboratory for African futures in America? Speakers are invited to engage in a meaningful conversation about African futures and how we engage with artists, our collections, reach wider audiences, and can add value to larger transformations taking place within our institutions and different social contexts. Organizer & Moderator Natasha Becker, Curator, Arts of Africa, de Young museum, San Francisco Panelist Abram Jackson, Director of Interpretation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | de Young and Legion of Honor John P. Lukavic, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Native Arts, Denver Art Museum Karuna Srikureja, Interpretive Specialist for Arts of Asia, Africa, and Oceania, Denver Art Museum
Dialogue on Sustaining the Visible This panel of curators, artists, and scholars will discuss major exhibitions, publications, works, and projects they have developed or been involved in under the guise of giving visibility to historically excluded artists from the Americas and address what they see as the next steps necessary for these initiatives. As those involved in these pursuits, questions regarding how projects can evolve, what can be done to counter the culture of exclusion, and how the next generation of cultural thinkers can steward future endeavors will be touched upon to consider next steps in moving through creating visibility and into establishing new histories. Organizer & Moderator Erin Dziedzic, Curator, Independent
Panelists David Castillo, Founder & Director, David Castillo Gallery Anna Stothart, Co-founder, Davila-Villa & Stothart Valéria Piccoli, Ken and Linda Cutler Chair of the Arts of the Americas, Department and Curator of Latin American Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art Special Session: Curators and AI With three quickfire presentations on the relationship, or potential relationship, between curators and artificial intelligence, we will delve into the transformative nature of new tools and views with AI and its possible benefits or pitfalls within curatorial practices. Join the conversation with a moderated Q&A and gain insights into the evolving dynamics of curating in art organizations in the digital age. Speakers Andrew Gass, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP Nik Honeysett, Chief Executive Officer, Balboa Park Online Collaborative Claudia Schmuckli, Curator-in-Charge of Contemporary Art and Programming, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | de Young Legion of Honor Special Session: Towards a New Normal? Navigating the Changes in Cultural Audiences Drawing from a range of research, economic and behavioral studies, as well as highlights from LaPlaca Cohen’s audience survey, Culture Track, Arthur Cohen will present an overview of the significant and often disruptive changes affecting the needs, concerns and desires of today’s cultural audiences. From shifts in fundamental definitions of organizational success and leadership skills to changing generational values, emotional and attitudinal behaviors and priorities, Towards a New Normal is designed to help navigate a rapidly changing audience landscape to ensure impact and relevance. Speaker Arthur Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder, LaPlaca Cohen Accountability and Legitimacy: Forging a Path Exhibiting and collecting art organizations have operated with authority assigning tribal identities for Native American artists held in collections and presented in exhibitions, complicated by political realities endured by tribal communities. New guidelines are available for museums that supports tribal sovereignty, forging a path forward for accountability and legitimacy, eliminating a future of PretIndians. Please see the document shared on the Socio platform for the Conference to learn more about the guidelines. Organizer & Moderator heather ahtone, Director, Curatorial Affairs, First Americans Museum; Board of Trustees, AAMC Foundation
Panelists Kathleen Ash-Milby, Curator of Native American Art, Portland Art Museum Amy Lonetree, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Cruz
Collaboration From an Indigenous Perspective
As the American Alliance of Museums was developing Standards for Museums with Native American Collections and their Guidelines for Collaboration and Building True, Lasting Collaborations with Source Communities, the de Young museum, at the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, was working on the Native American Art from the Thomas W. Weisel Family Collection catalog and installation. In this project, the museum, its curators, and leadership, collaborated with tribal community members to develop a way forward for the representation, honoring, and repatriation of culturally sensitive works, and importantly, created an opportunity for an open-ended two-year-long conversation between the museums and Native communities. Our speaker joins us today to speak about the process and outcomes, as well as present guidelines that are critical to honoring and respecting the communities engaged. Speaker Brian D. Vallo Panel: Unmasking Classism: Exploring Socioeconomic Disparities in Museums Classism is inextricably tied to structural inequities in museums. It manifests in approaches to audience engagement, staffing and workplace culture, and collecting, among other areas. As museums work to represent a broader range of lived experiences, and to shed the structures that support systemic oppression, classism and economic inequity need to be centered. In 2022, AAMC addressed pay equity and unionization in a session titled Changing the Day. In this session, we seek to continue and expand that conversation by engaging participants with examples from their professional experiences and panelists with approaches and solutions. Moderator and Co-Organizer Ben Garcia, Executive Director, American LGBTQ+ Museum Co-Organizer Suhaly Bautista-Carolina, Director of Public Programs & Partnerships, American LGBTQ+ Museum Panelists Lori Fogarty, Director and CEO, Oakland Museum of California Miki Garcia, Director, ASU Art Museum Seema Rao, Principal, Brilliant Idea Studio Panel: Qualified to Curate This panel will explore the multifaceted aspects of curatorial qualifications, addressing issues of authority, experience, and the colonial gaze within the context of museum and gallery spaces. The panelists, hailing from diverse backgrounds and expertise, will engage in a critical discussion on hiring practices, hollow DEI claims, gender biases, lived experiences, and the right to curate our cultural institutions. Through their insights, the panel aims to inspire actionable change and foster a more inclusive curatorial landscape. Organizer & Moderator Miranda Kyle, Curator of Indigenous Art of the Americas, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University Panelists Lauren Tate Baeza, Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African Art, High Museum of Art Susanne Roewer, Independent Sculptor & Curator TK Smith, Independent Curator & Cultural Historian
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