Museum metamorphosis : cultivating change through cultural citizenship
Issued Date
Copyright Date
2022
Resource Type
Language
eng
Book
Book
File Type
application/pdf
ISBN
9781538130438 (pbk)
9781538130421 (cloth)
9781538130421 (cloth)
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Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
This book uses curated roundtables, case studies and interviews with cultural innovators and changemakers in contemporary art who offer tools to dismantle institutional hierarchies and reshape museums into more vital and relevant forms. -- Provided by publisher.
Table of contents
Introduction : A Crisis of Relevance -- Part I Dialogues on Decentralization -- 1. Museum as Nexus: How to Cultivate Community Engagement through Artist-Powered Platforms Roundtable with Jordan Casteel, Shaun Leonardo, Miguel Luciano & Lina Puerta -- 2. Museum as Medium: How to Liberate the Museum from the Designed Hierarchies that Entomb It Roundtable with Deborah Burke, Mario Gooden & Maitland Jones -- 3. Museum as Citizen: How to Engage the Commons & Build a Public Art Pedagogy Roundtable with Eric Guy Booker, Maren Hassinger, Kendal Henry & Diya Vij -- 4. Museum as Apprentice: How to Learn from the Cultural Entrepreneurship of People-Powered Organizations Roundtable with Jamaica Gilmer, Kemi Ilesanmi & Shani Peters -- 5. Museum as Bridge: How to Build Relevance, Equity & Sustained Engagement Through Adult Public Programs Roundtable with Chayanne Marcano, David Rue & Lauren Argentina Zelaya -- 6. Museum as Advocate: How to Decolonize Museum Practices & Drive a Systemic Call to Action Roundtable with Ryan N. Dennis, Vashti DuBois, Lauren Kelley & Jasmine Wahi -- 7. Museum as Stakeholder: How to Retool the Funding Landscape & Invest in a Social Change Ecosystem Roundtable with Shawnda Chapman, Ruby Lerner & Melissa Cowley Wolf -- Part II : Case Studies in Cultural Citizenship -- 8. The Harlem Semester: How to Adapt Art History into Contemporary Curricular Tools Case Study with Elia Alba, Tina M. Campt, Connie H. Choi, Leslie Hewitt & Shanta Lawson -- 9. Find Art Here: How to Mold Static Museum Collections into Educational Access Initiatives Case Studywith Jordan Casteel, Connie H. Choi, Dr. Dawn Brooks DeCosta, Shanta Lawson & Kyle Williams -- 10. Artist Grants Initiative: How to Redirect Resources to Shape Future Relationships Case Study by Nisa Mackie, Alexandra Nicome & Victoria Sung -- 11. Designing Motherhood: How to Midwife Equity Inside & Outside of Museums Case Study by Juliana Rowen Barton, Michelle Millar Fisher, Zoë Greggs, Gabriella Nelson & Amber Winick -- Part III Perspectives on Praxis -- 12. On Defining & Building Equity as a Field Interview with Nicole Ivy -- 13. On Nuancing Diversity & Diaspora within Black Museums Interview with Ariana A. Curtis, PhD -- 14. On Shaping Resilient Arts & Culture Organizations Interview with DéLana R.A. Dameron -- 15. On Moving From Gatekeeping to Distributed Leadership Interview with Sandra Jackson-Dumont -- Conclusion : Cultivating Change About the Author