Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Last week, Douglas McLellan of artsJournal ran a multi-vocal forum on the relationship between arts organizations and audiences, asking: In this age of self expression and information overload, do our artists and arts organizations need to lead more or learn to follow their communities more? Here are three of my favorites.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2013

Earlier in 2013, I was amazed to visit one of the new “Studio” spaces at the Denver Art Museum. The Denver Art Museum is no stranger to community collaborations, but we’ve been dipping in our toe a little more deeply when it comes to developing permanent participatory installations.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 15, 2015

"The arts are future-making." I wrote this down when Deborah Cullinan said it at a meeting of arts leaders about a year ago. Deborah''s vision for the arts leading the way to stronger future inspired me. But I couldn''t fully imagine how a museum or an arts center could embody it. A fitness trail for urban life.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 6, 2014

MuseumCamp is an annual professional development event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in which teams of diverse, creative people work on quick and dirty projects on a big theme. We encouraged teams to think like artists, not researchers. You can comment on the projects too and share your own ideas.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2006

Last Sunday each of us wrote a post to answer the question, “Who is your favorite artist (visual, dancer, performer, writer or musician) and why?” Our programming is woven across disciplines at California College of the Arts and serves the diverse populations of the San Francisco Bay Area." art activism social change

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Here how collecting data and displaying aggregate might enhance learning: (Add in the comments if you think I missed anything). I’m always on the lookout for good icebreakers that don’t suck and was delighted with her movement icebreaker, although it might might work best with artist or activist audiences.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Gretchen Jennings convened a group of bloggers and colleagues online to develop a statement about museums'' responsibilities and opportunities in response to the events in Ferguson, Cleveland and Staten Island. Schools and other arts organizations are rising to the challenge. Can we be as brave and direct as these young women?

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 27, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants July 27, 2008 This week, it is my pleasure to host the Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. at 11:56 pm { 1 comment… read it below or add one } 1 Michael 07.31.08

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 27, 2011

For example, for the Brooklyn Museum's recent exhibition on women and pop art, Seductive Subversion , curatorial intern Rebecca Shaykin was assigned to improve (and write) Wikipedia articles on the 25 artists profiled in the show. It doesn't live on "your" page, open only for user comments and site-driven advertising.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

We wanted to share with people, in as clear and transparent a format as possible, our approach to developing exhibitions. In particular, we want exhibition collaborators--artists, researchers, historians, collectors--to understand our goals and how we intend to steer the exhibition development process.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2015

I have an unusual education for the director of an art & history museum: a degree in electrical engineering. But every once in a while, I look at my brilliant colleagues with liberal arts backgrounds and wonder what they know that I don't. I can identify artworks by famous artists. That experiments are crucial. Too personal?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

Art spaces masquerading as laundromats and letterpresses. This list is by no means exhaustive: please add your favorites (especially non-American ones) in the comments. Machine Project is a non-profit storefront arts venue that hosts a dizzying array of eclectic classes, workshops, events, and occasional exhibits.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The chairs were cast-off art, reclaimed as art, available for people to take off the hooks and use. They were there for artist talks. What kind of an art institution is this? It encourages process-driven performances and art projects. It takes the kind of risks that a university art gallery should take.

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Care2

JULY 13, 2012

If you’ve heard of only one nonprofit mobile app, it’s likely this one since it was one of the earliest mobile apps developed by a major nonprofit organization. ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. MoMa by the Museum of Modern Art. iOS/Android: ArtClix enhances uses mobile to enhance the museum experience.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Beth Harris and Steven Zucker's content about art history is social and dialogue-based in format. These instructors aren't teaching you the equivalent of a high school course in math or art history. They advocated for the power of online research and learning: There is a huge appetite for knowledge about art that is not being met.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 12, 2013

Over the past two years, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has undergone a significant transformation of program, audience, and resources. Our revolution is predicated on three big ideas: Art and history are something you do, not just something you learn about. You want to have an artist collective sleepover at the museum?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2013

day adventure in which teams of adults--75 people, of whom about half are museum professionals, half creative folks of various stripes--developed an experimental exhibition around our permanent collection in our largest gallery. It is amazing to actually DO things with colleagues in professional development situations instead of just talking.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 29, 2015

These are the slides and notes for the talk I gave at the American Alliance of Museums conference on Monday, April 27 about the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. We exist for people who live in Santa Cruz County.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Product Marketing Manager for Arts and Cultural Solutions. Laura’s experience working at and serving on the board of multiple arts organizations around the country shape her insights into the nonprofit community. Met the artist? Let’s continue the conversation in the comments below or on twitter @laurabeussman.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pin masterpieces from the budding artists in your arts classes. Think about the tire-swing at the park, the basketball court made from old sneaker rubber, the community garden using the snow from an organic office paper shredder as insulation, the kids art project made from old bottle caps, etc. Just use your beard!".

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. Over the past three years, we''ve tripled our attendance, doubled our budget, and, most importantly, established deep and diverse relationships with community members, artists, and organizations across Santa Cruz County.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Visitors can comment on how we can improve or what they would like to see. We actively seek participation and develop structured opportunities for visitors to collaborate with us. Riding the art couch through downtown Santa Cruz with two visitors and a dog while blasting the Jackson 5 was one of the highlights of my year.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 31, 2017

This is the eleventh in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History ( MAH )'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. Please share your questions or comments! Excited to open. but not quite yet. We lined up press. We shifted staff schedules.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. Involvement from the curators and staff to develop 100 quests that the public could participate in on the night of the 20th. I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions!

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2015

” How is this influx of new people influencing Austin’s Arts & Cultural community? Develop strong relationships with community partners. Austin is full of brilliant artists, scientists, musicians, performers, educators and organizations doing incredible work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

They’re jocks, geeks, artists, musicians and cheerleaders…and we need their help. You may find some of these comments in the thoroughly engaging video as well, though some of the Ann’s more salient points didn’t make it into the footage. Crowdsourcing killed punk rock…Crowdsourcing kills art…It’s bullshit. Generic license ).

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? Aren't art museums less open to participation than other kinds of museums?" I was surprised by her question. In Your Face ).

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 14, 2013

A critical part of the scientific method is the development of a hypothesis, which can then be tested with well controlled research. We ran with it and have since generated data about decision-making, cooperation, competition and negotiation for scientists (and also some artists) to play with. as a part of Experimonth: Race.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 14, 2007

Aageson was a co-founder of the International Folk Art Market and he helped develop New Mexico Creates , which markets the work of New Mexico artists and artisans through the Foundation's shops and on the Internet. Tom Aageson New Mexico Santa Fe art humanitarian

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 19, 2016

If you want to be engaged in 2016 ballot measures relevant to your institution or community, now is a great time to develop a policy for how and when to do so. One of the biggest "aha" moments I had in the development of the policy is that our museum was already doing advocacy in a variety of ways before we had a policy.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

Many exhibit developers create thoughtful interactives intended for all ages and then discover that old familiar pattern--kids engaging while parents stand back and watch. We've been trying to actively combat this at The Museum of Art & History (MAH) in Santa Cruz. This interactive was developed by intern Lucinda Shawcross.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2008

On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. It's also standard practice in community arts programs.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

Lumin at Detroit Institute of Art Now on to the interactives…I’ve been thinking a great deal about the function of interactives in museums. Those feelings developed over hours of classroom time with a human. In this case, I find the most interesting ones to be made by artists. Think of the classes where you learned the most.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 16, 2008

I've written before about the inspiring work that the Brooklyn Museum of Art is doing with their community-focused efforts. Click is an exhibition process in three parts: The Museum solicited photographs from artists via an open call on their website, Facebook group, Flickr groups, and outreach to Brooklyn-based arts organizations.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 7, 2010

Audience development is not an exercise in concentric circles. I don't know - and I hope you'll share your thoughts in the comments. As project director Evelyn Orantes commented, "This is a program that challenges the basic ideas about how art is displayed." Fabulous!" "But So what's the solution?

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Museum 2.0

JULY 12, 2010

Or produce an art exhibit with elementary school students. When I first started exploring the site, I assumed it was mostly a place for charismatic hipsters and a few star artists with enough social media savvy and clever video production capabilities to produce enticing pitches. Or sail around the world. How would you fund it?

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