CANADIAN ART GALLERY EDUCATORS 2010 SYMPOSIUM

unCAGEd: Art without Borders
Saturday, May 8 - Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Chicago, Illinois

Time to hit the road! Join your CAGE colleagues for exciting professional development sessions in Chicago, Illinois.

This year's symposium will provide opportunities to network with Canadian Educators, sharing our successes and challenges, as well as to learn from colleagues and institutions in Chicago.

Arnold Aprill, Executive Director of Chicago Arts Partners in Education (CAPE), will present a keynote, inspiring and coaching CAGE delegates how to successfully document our process. In 2003, the Advocacy Institute and the Ford Foundation recognized CAPE and Aprill with a Leadership for a Changing World Award acknowledging CAPE's leadership in innovative approaches to school improvement through the arts. Other sessions include a workshop with the Chicago Architecture Foundation addressing their mantra “meet people where they are”; an exploration with the Museum of Contemporary Photography on creating effective community collaborations; and a presentation at the Museum of Contemporary Art on working with contemporary artists.

Site visits include tours of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smart Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House and more.

AGENDA

Saturday, May 8

10:00 - 11:00 am CAGE Registration at Hotel Monaco, 225 North Wabash

1:00 pm Meet in Hotel Monaco lobby to walk together to Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Ave.

1:30 pm Shared Experience - meet with colleagues at Art Institute of Chicago

Guided Tour of the Ryan Education Center and time to explore the Modern Wing
Facilitator: Jean Sousa, Director, Interpretive Exhibitions and Family Programs, Art Institute of Chicago

7:00 pm Dinner…Meet and Greet

Location: South Water Kitchen, River Room, Hotel Monaco, 225 North Wabash

Sunday, May 9

Location: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago Avenue (Conference Room)

8:30 - 8:45 am Meet and Greet

8:45 - 9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:00 - 12:00 am Keynote session: Documenting the Process

Speakers: Arnold April, Executive Director of Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE), and Marissa Reyes, Polk Brothers Associate Director of Education, Museum of Contemporary Art

Art educators are often very good at getting a project or program done, but are we as successful at documenting what we do? How can we best capture our practice? How can we fully document our process with an eye to future programs? Why is documentation vital, and why are we so afraid of it? Combining presentation with hands-on experimentation, this session will use the CMCA's exhibition "Production Site" to expand our documentation repertoire.

Come to this interactive session armed with a digital camera (and download cable for connecting to your laptop), a laptop (if you have it), and a question about your current practice (e.g.: "How do I get adults more involved after a lecture series?", "What is the best way to extend gallery-based learning back in the classroom?").

Be prepared to leave this session with a usable record you can present back at your museum!

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch on your own as you walk to Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Avenue

1:30 - 4:00 pm Meeting Your Audience Where They Are: real programs for real people

Interactive session addressing the needs of both adult and school groups, indoors and out
Facilitator: Jean Linsner, Vice President of Youth Education, Chicago Architecture Foundation

5:00 - 6:30 pm Architectural Riverboat Tour and Networking Session

Join fellow CAGE delegates for an informal dinner at a local restaurant or have dinner on your own.

Monday, May 10

Location: Hotel Monaco, 225 North Wabash

8:45 - 9:00 am Coffee and Tea

9:00 - 10:00 am CAGE Annual General Meeting

10:15 - 11:15 am CASE Study 1 - SUBMIT A CASE STUDY TODAY!

Facilitator: TBA

11:15 - 12:15 pm CASE Study 2 - SUBMIT A CASE STUDY TODAY!

Facilitator: TBA

12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch on your own as you walk to Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, 600 S. Michigan Ave

2:00 - 5:00 pm Effective Community Collaborations

Facilitators: Corinne Rose, Manager of Education, Museum of Contemporary Photography and Cynthia Weiss, Associate Director, Project AIM, Centre for Community Arts, Columbia College

Join fellow CAGE delegates for an informal dinner at a local restaurant or have dinner on your own.

Tuesday, March 11

Explore Hyde Park

10:00 - 11:30 am Guided Tour of Smart Museum, University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave.

Facilitator: TBA

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch on your own as you walk to Robie House, 5757 S. Woodlawn Avenue

1:00 - 2:30 pm Guided Tour of Robie House and Discussion

Facilitator: Jan Kieckhefer, Director of Education, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust

3:00 - 4:00 pm Introduction to The Renaissance Society and Exhibition Tour, University of Chicago, 5811 South Ellis Avenue

Facilitator: Hamza Walker, Director of Education and Curator, The Renaissance Society

NOTE:

*Please bring information about your gallery/museum and programs for our information table.

*CMA Travel Bursaries are available for delegates attending the CAGE 2010 Symposium. Applications must be submitted at least 6 weeks prior to the beginning of the symposium. For more information, visit Canadian Museums Assocation Travel Bursaries. There are opportunities to share accommodations with fellow delegates.

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Symposium Presenter Bios

Arnold Aprill is Founding and Creative Director of Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE), a network of artists and arts organizations, educators and schools that are dedicated to school improvement through arts education partnerships. He comes from a background in professional theater as an award-winning director, producer and playwright. He is one of the co-editors of Renaissance in the Classroom: Arts Integration and Meaningful Learning. He consults nationally and internationally on the role of the arts in effective school improvement. He has been recognized for exceptional leadership by the Chicago Community Trust and by the Leadership for a Changing World initiative supported by the Ford Foundation.

Jean Linsner is Vice President of Youth Education for the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF). She is responsible for the strategic development of the organization's extensive youth education programming. She co-authored, Schoolyards to Skylines, a Kindergarten-Grade 8 teacher resource designed for using Chicago's built environment to teach the core academic subjects of math, science, language arts, visual arts, and history. She holds a master's degree in education from Indiana University.

Marissa Reyes serves as Associate Director of Education for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and is responsible for overseeing the museum's school and teacher programs. She joined the MCA in 2007 after seven years as Associate Director of Programs at Urban Gateways: Center for Arts Education.

Corinne Rose has served as the Manager of Education at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago since 2001. Rose has created, led, and managed arts education programs and workshops in collaboration with a variety of institutions over the past fifteen years. She holds an MFA in Photography with course work in museum studies, and a BA in English.

Cynthia Weiss is a public artist, painter and arts educator. She directs the Arts Integration Mentorship Project, Project AIM, at the Center for Community Arts Partnerships, Columbia College Chicago, and is. She is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Education Department. Cynthia is a co-editor, with Amanda Lichtenstein, of the book, AIMprint: New Relationships in the Arts and Learning, (Columbia College Chicago 2008).