This year's symposium topic is Transformative Engagement & Relationship Building. The next series of posts will share bios and information on some of our speakers, including their websites, projects, interviews and videos. Miranda Jimmy Miranda Jimmy's Twitter bio: "Co-Founder of @RISEdmonton. Community Builder. Fierce Defender of Truth. Amplifier of #Indigenous Voices. Committed to #Reconciliation & [...]
This year's symposium topic is Transformative Engagement & Relationship Building. The next series of posts will share bios and information on some of our speakers, including their websites, projects, interviews and videos. Panel speakers Micheal Langan MICHEAL LANGAN is an Indigenous artist from Cote First Nation, Treaty 4 Territory, who is committed to educating people [...]
Submit by March 15, 2019 At the heart of any transformative engagement model is meaningful and sustainable relationship building. With a focus on strengthening connections to First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities, this year’s conference delves into what forms these relationships can take and how they impact and inform the work we do as Gallery [...]
The National Art Education Association (NAEA) recently announced the results of the Impact of Art Museum Programs on Student Research Initiative, a collaboration between the NAEA Museum Education Division and the American Art Museum Directors. On Saturday, October 13, the Detroit Institute of Arts hosted a day-long symposium that explored the findings of this important [...]
If you went to YouTube to find out more about "museum/gallery education", what would you find? Results range from videos produced by institutions to prepare visiting teachers, to art gallery educators producing videos for other art gallery educators. This list outlines some of what folks can encounter on a relatively casual search for information about our profession, [...]
Did you know Netflix is rebooting the classic 90s cartoon The Magic School Bus? Miss Frizzle’s sister (voiced by Kate McKinnon!) is taking over the teaching role for the new version. Watching the previews has me thinking about all the incredibly useful engagement and interpretation tips I’ve drawn, totally subconsciously, from the fantastic original Frizzle! [...]