Think of Halifax, and you probably think of music and ferocious hospitality. And maybe drinking. The organizing committee of CAGE 2017 (April 20-23) didn’t want participants to miss out on this important aspect of Nova Scotian culture. The Old Triangle is the “Celtic Heart of Halifax”, where live music plays 7 days a week. Stayner’s [...]
While in Halifax for the CAGE 2017 symposium (April 20-23), participants will explore the Nature of Nature, a celebration of photographer Thaddeus Holownia’s 40 years of production. The New Brunswick-based Holownia merges photographic and geographic histories. His attention to a subject often spans decades. Holownia himself says, “The meaning that resides in my bodies of [...]
If a keynote speaker sets the tone, CAGE 2017 is off to a flying start. Amanda Cachia—a writer, curator and educator currently based in California but originally from Sydney, Australia—is deeply embedded in the study and practice of art curation and production through the lens of (dis)ability. The recipient of the 2014 Irving K. Zola [...]
The program is set, the hotel rooms booked, the food arranged--all the CAGE 2017 Symposium needs now is YOU. Maybe you're the only person in your education and programming department. Or maybe you're one of many. The CAGE symposium is always your best chance to meet colleagues, discuss issues that matter to you, and to [...]
Sherrie Levine's Fountain (after Marcel Duchamp) The CAGE symposium is just around the corner. The annual get-together of Canada's art educators is taking place in Vancouver March 31-April 2, 2016--and the star attraction is the Vancouver Art Gallery's MashUp exhibition. Want to know more about the full-gallery, top-to-toe installation? The Georgia Straight has [...]
Another spring, another CAGE Symposium. But no two are ever the same. This year, not only were we warmly welcomed by Regina's Mackenzie Art Gallery and the Dunlop Gallery, we heard from our U.K. colleague organization, engage, about new interpretive models, and experienced the MAG's Moving Forward, Never Forgetting project. More to come in a [...]
A Guest Post by Paige Rosner, Glitter Enthusiast and Gallery Educator at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in Lethbridge, AB Why would anyone want to present a case study? For that matter, why would we even invite you to do one in the first place? Well there are a few reasons that I can think [...]
A guest post from Nicolle Nugent, CAGE Senior Chair When is the last time you stopped to consider the effectiveness of your gallery’s interpretive models? How many times do you find yourself standing in front of audiences and asking the same three or four questions, often having a strong idea as to where the discussion [...]
Interested in getting the word out about your great program? Doing something fantastically innovative? Want to share your experiences? This year, CAGE is looking for case study presentations focused on interpretive models and the methodological lenses through which education resources are focused. This includes but is not limited to the types of programs offered, the [...]
