Event Information
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Date(s):
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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Time:
10:00 am to 4:00 am Eastern Time
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Location:
Roberson Museum and Science Center
- 30 Front Street
- Binghamton, NY, 13905
In this multi-presentation forum, museum professionals will have the opportunity to learn from leaders in the field and spend valuable time with colleagues in small group settings.
Southern Tier Partnership Forum
Roberson Museum and Science Center
Tuesday, November 9
10 AM – 4 PM
Sessions
Community Partnerships in Auburn NY
Presenters:
Billye Chabot, Executive Director, Seward House Museum
Geoff Starks, Director of Development and Outreach, Cayuga Museum of History
and Art
Zachary Finn, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Seward House Museum
Description:
Panelists from Auburn’s Cayuga Museum of History and Art and Seward House Museum will discuss the development of an immersive “Hands-On History Camp.” Founded out of a partnership between these historic sites, as well as with the Harriet Tubman National Historic Park and Auburn’s city library system, the story of the camp’s success serves as a model for reimagining collaboration. Whereas previously the partner sites competed for campers or shied away from attempting such a program, together they combined forces (and resources) to create a unique and popular experience for history-minded campers that brought out the best from each organization. Engage with this panel to learn about the planning and development of the camp, the challenges faced before and after the pandemic, how organizers formed inclusive new relationships within community groups to expand outreach, and various strategies for fundraising to make the camp accessible to all audiences.
The Advantage of Creating an Arts District for Museums and Arts Organizations
Presenters:
Bethanie Lawrence, Executive Director, World Awareness Children’s Museum
Candice Frye, Director, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
Jacquiline Touba, PhD, Founder, World Awareness Children’s Museum
Kathleen Naftaly, Director, Crandall Public Library
Description:
This session will demonstrate how developing an arts district can lead to communicating, collaborating, sharing collections and exhibitions, joint marketing and ultimately obtaining grants. This will clearly show the power of partnership and demonstrate a framework for accomplishing it.
Museum Partnerships for Access and Inclusion
Presenters:
Rebecca McNamara, Associate Curator, The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum
Benjamin Bogin, Skidmore Director of Asian Studies, Skidmore College
Siobhan Hart, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Skidmore College
Description:
This panel will examine partnerships between the Tang Teaching Museum and interdisciplinary scholars, foregrounding case studies of collection- and exhibition-based initiatives that broaden and strengthen the museum’s audiences, expand our understandings of art scholarship, and develop models of collaborative learning in museum practice.
Each Partnership Forum will be from 10 AM – 4 PM. Registration is $30 for MANY members and $25 for Non-members; includes museum admission and lunch.
Partnership Forums are sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts, Humanities New York, Aria Strategies, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, NYS Canal Corporation, and the New York Council of Nonprofits.
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The statements and opinions expressed by panelists, hosts, attendees, or other participants of this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of, nor are endorsed by, the American Alliance of Museums.