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Program AnnouncementLet Them Be Heard: Visitor Participation in the Museum Experience Join four museum professionals as they share insights into ways visitors to exhibitions can not only participate in but also contribute to the museum experience. Stephanie Pau will share SFMOMA's cross-departmental efforts to promote visitor participation and inquiry during the exhibition The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now, a survey of participatory artworks from Fluxus to present. Chris Alexander will discuss a recent project produced by the San Jose Museum of Art. Utilizing YouTube, the Museum not only promoted its current exhibition Road Trip but also solicited global participation with video. Chris will speak about creating and launching the video and the visitor response. Catherine King will present the International Museum of Women's experiences engaging a diverse global audience in the current online exhibition Women, Power and Politics. The exhibition (open through December 31, 2008) combines museum curated exhibition content, related visitor-submitted stories and an online community. Finally, co-editor Kathleen McLean will discuss her book Visitor Voices in Museum Exhibitions, which includes case studies and reflections on visitor contributions, co-expression, and creations in museum exhibitions over the last thirty years. Speakers:
Chris Alexander has been the Manager of Interactive Technology at the San Jose Museum of Art, California, since 2006. In addition to his diverse museum experience, Chris holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Visual Art and a certificate in Web Design from the University of California, Santa Cruz. In his position at the Museum, Chris has been producing audio and video content and exploring various content delivery methods including mobile phones, video iPods and Web 2.0 portals. Most recently, he developed an iPod Touch tour at the SJMA, which utilizes the Museum's WiFi network to deliver an audio/video tour to 30 iPod Touch units through the Mobile Safari Web Browser. Chris has spoken at several conferences including Museums and the Web, American Association of Museums and most recently the Tate Modern's handheld conference Audiotours to iPhones. More about Catherine King:Catherine King has worked in the museum field for more than twenty years in exhibition development, interpretation and administration. As Vice President for Exhibitions and Programs at the International Museum of Women since 2007, she is responsible for online exhibitions, public programs, education and partnerships. From 2001-2007 Catherine was Chief Curator for Exhibitions and Programming at the San Francisco Public Library. Prior to that, she directed museum multimedia projects for Antenna Audio and Visible Interactive. She has served as exhibitions consultant to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Contemporary Jewish Museum and was on staff at the Museum of Fine Art, Boston. In addition to museum work, Catherine managed web content development for several of the first online education brands including Dummies.com and HungryMinds.com. She is a former Cultural Connections board member. More about Kathleen McLean:Museum consultant Kathleen McLean is principal of Independent Exhibitions, Berkeley, California, and one of the 100 museum innovators of the past 100 years named in 2006 to the American Association of Museums' Centennial Honor Roll. Kathy is the former director of the Exploratorium's Center for Public Exhibition and is author of Planning for People in Museum Exhibitions. More about Stephanie Pau:Stephanie Pau is the Manager of Interpretation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. A member of SFMOMA's education team since 2001, she formerly held the positions of Associate Producer and Interpretation Associate for Interactive Educational Technologies, where she conducted artist interviews, piloted and produced the award-winning podcast series SFMOMA Artcasts. Stephanie has served as a juror for AAM's Muse Awards (2003-2005) and has co-authored numerous papers and presented lectures on museum education, interactivity, and audience participation. Previously, she worked as a Curatorial Assistant in Botany at the California Academy of Sciences, and participated in research projects at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Stephanie holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley, and completed coursework in the MA in Museum Studies Program at San Francisco State University. Program
Participants are encouraged to view The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now before the program. The exhibition is on view from November 08, 2008 to February 08, 2009. Participants can also view the exhibition on the day of the program from 2:00 - 3:30 PM. Please share this invitation with anyone you think might be interested. We have transitioned to ALL e-mail flyers. Save the Date for our Next Program: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - Wallace Foundation's San Francisco Excellence Awards |
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