Program Announcement
The Pursuit of Civic Engagement and a Culture
of Sustainability: A Workshop with Douglas Worts
Wednesday, February 11, 2004, 3:00PM –
6:30PM
JFKU Berkeley Campus - Department of Museum Studies (formerly JFKU
Arts Annex)
Commonly, museums are simply in search of sustaining themselves - and
usually this means economically…If the pursuit of a 'culture of
sustainability' is not considered the main goal of cultural organizations,
then all of our civic engagement work (however much or little we are
successful at this) will be basically rearranging deckchairs on the
Titanic. In order to address sustainability, it is essential to discuss
such things as global carrying capacity, limits to growth, and the role
of human consciousness in a globalized world.
– Douglas Worts
Museums are increasingly interested in community engagement and measuring
program effectiveness. Cultural Connections and JFKU’s Department
of Museum Studies are pleased to offer this expert-led and participatory
workshop.
Douglas Worts will address such questions as:
- What is civic engagement?
- What qualitative and quantitative measures and indicators will enable
museums to understand community needs and assess program impacts?
- What is sustainability?
- How does a larger view of sustainability—from global carrying
capacity, limits to growth, and the role of human consciousness in a
globalized world—affect museums?
Pre-Workshop Reading Suggestions
Museums
and Sustainable Communities
About the Workshop Moderator
Douglas Worts is an interpretive planner and audience researcher, currently
working at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. For more than 10 years,
Doug has been an assessor in the AAM’s MAP III Program which helps
museums understand and improve their community relationships. Doug was
the Chair of the National Pilot Project of Museums called the 'Museum
Excellence' program and is a founding member of the Visitor Studies Association.
Doug is a Fellow of LEAD International, a cross-disciplinary global network
funded by the Rockefeller Foundation to promote the goals of environmental,
social and economic sustainability.
Program
| 3:00-3:45 |
Networking and Refreshments |
| 3:45-4:00 |
Welcome and Announcements |
| 4:00-6:30 |
Workshop |
| 6:30 |
Departure |
| Program Fee |
Free for Cultural Connections members
$10 for non-members |
| Inquiries |
Email info@cultural-connections.org |
| Location |
Department of Museum Studies
JFKU Berkeley Campus
2nd Floor, Room L5
2956 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley (on the corner of San Pablo and Ashby) |
| Directions |
From Interstate 80, take the Ashby exit. Cross
7th Street and make a left into the parking lot at the Ashby Plaza
Clock Tower. Drive towards the water tower and look right for signs
to JFKU Arts Annex. There is ample parking behind the complex.
See online map at http://www.jfku.edu/site/files/images/holistic/annex-map-lg.gif.
Access: From the parking lot, there is an access
ramp to a loading dock (blue signs directing you to the JFKU Annex).
There is an elevator to the second floor just inside the back entrance. |
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Wednesday, April 14, 2:30-5:00 PM
Inquiry-based Learning and Learning Theory |
