(Out)Reach: Striking the Balance between Reaching Out and Reaching In
Art Gallery Educators are being asked to reach increasingly diverse audiences, often with limited and decreasing human and financial resources. Can we do it all? How do we choose who to reach out to and how do we ensure that reaching more people doesn't mean less of an engagement with each individual?
Keynote speaker Lois Silverman (The Social Work of Museums) will discuss how galleries can initiate inspired community practice; Scott Sayre (Sandbox Studios, Minneapolis) will lead a workshop on using new technologies such as iPads in gallery spaces; and special sessions about huge public events such as Nuit Blanche are rounded out by case studies highlighting best practices around the country.
Join your fellow Canadian Art Gallery Educators as we explore issues of community engagement, increased accessibility, new technologies and relevance - now, and into the future. Head home with new contacts and informed ideas of how you can strike the balance in your organization and community.
Symposium 2012 Highlights
Saturday, May 5
Welcome to the Weston Family Learning Centre: Kelly McKinley, AGO
Special Multi-sensory tour of the AGO
Meet & Greet Reception, sponsored by the
Canadian Society for Education through Art
Dinner at FRANK, the AGO’s award winning restaurant
Sunday, May 6
Keynote Address: Lois H. Silverman, author of The Social Work of Museums
Reaching Out with Technology Panel Discussion: with Scott Sayre, Jonathan Finkelstein, and Tamara Tarasoff. Moderated by Christine Castle.
iPads in the Galleries: hands-on workshop with Scott Sayre
Monday, May 7
Annual General Meeting: reports and election of new executive
Case Studies: Outreach Best Practices
Special Sessions: Nuit Blanche and Other Big Public Art Events, the Horizon Reports (New Media and Education) Implications for Canadians, Reaching Out to Francophone Colleagues
Wrap-Up Session
Tuesday, May 8
Education-themed Site Visits: including MOCCA, The Textile Museum, The Gardiner Museum, and more!
Registration and Call for Case Studies
Information on Travel Bursaries and hotel accomodation can be found in the registration package. To Register, please complete the registration form and send it, along with payment, to Nancy Gareh-Coulombe, Art Gallery of Sudbury, 251 John St., Sudbury, ON P3E 1P9.
This year, our Call for Case Studies invites you to present the results of a program, exhibition or initiative related to the conference theme: (Out)Reach: Striking the Balance between Reaching Out and Reaching In. If your case study is selected, you'll be awarded complimentary conference registration (a value of $225). Complete the Case Study Submission form and email it to Kris Webster at: webster@gov.ns.ca no later than Monday March 19, 2012.
