Volunteer Connector Series Meeting #2 – Wednesday July 15, 5pm Special Guest: Melissa Smith, Assistant Curator Community Programs & Gallery Guide Coordinator
It is important that museums pivot during important social movements. In last week’s AGO from Home, Stephan interviewed Stephanie Stebich, Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and she shared how the Museum is re-installing their collection to a tell a more inclusive American History.
In this week’s Volunteer Connector series, Melissa Smith joins us to share new directions she and the Education and Public Programs team will be looking to address in digital strategies, tours and access programming.
To join this week’s Volunteer Connector zoom call, simply click on this link https://klick.zoom.us/j/96143710048?pwd=VUE3K2tJVXdTOWJqdEt3SjF4bXk2Zz09 at 5pm on Wednesday July 15 (you cannot register in advance – just click on the link to join)
As a primer, volunteers are encouraged to check out the recent conversations Gallery staff and guests have shared around current events and the opportunity for museums and galleries to engage in a more diverse and inclusive way forward – all archived on the AGO’s youtube channel, including:
Talk #1: https://ago.ca/events/how-talk-about-anti-black-racism#how-to-talk-about-anti-black-racism led by Dr. Audrey Hudson, Associate Curator, Schools & Early Learning
Talk #2: https://ago.ca/events/how-talk-about-anti-black-racism-part-2#how-to-talk-about-anti-black-racism-part-2 continuing with Dr. Audrey Hudson
And particularly in regards to museum education:
Shape of the Museumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB_TVWI3QuMJoin leading voices in anti-oppresive museum education, Wendy Ng and Syrus Marcus Ware for a conversation with the AGO’s Audrey Hudson and Devyani Saltzman
And particularly in regards to access:
Shape of the Museumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THQCOrZOjIQ Helen Chatterjee and Melissa Smith on art, audiences and learning in different ways
We look forward to seeing you there!
– Holly and the Volunteer Council