Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Advocacy Policy, Part Two - And Why Now is an Especially Good Time to Create One

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A few months ago, the MAH board and staff started discussing whether and how to create a formal policy for advocacy activities. I blogg...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Does Community Participation Scale to Destination Institutions?

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Our entire strategy at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History is rooted in community participation. We invite diverse locals to share ...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Aspiring, Thriving, or Struggling Changemaker? Join us for MuseumCamp 2016.

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Each summer, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History hosts MuseumCamp , a professional development experience that is part retreat, par...
Thursday, February 04, 2016

One Simple Question to Make Your Work More Participatory

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Photo by CLoé Zarifian, MAH Photo Intern We're working with a guest curator, Wes Modes , on an upcoming experimental project at our ...
Saturday, January 16, 2016

Does Your Institution Have an Advocacy Policy?

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In October of 2015, I got a call from a community partner. The Beach Flats Community Garden was under threat, and this friend of the garde...
Monday, December 28, 2015

Give Yourself Some SPACE in 2016

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Every once in a while I look at my growing toddler and think: time will never go backwards. She'll never be this age again. Sometimes,...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Can We Talk about Money? Tweetchat on #RadicalGiving December 18

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On December 18, at 10am PT/1pm ET, I invite you to join the denizens of Museum 2.0, Museum Commons , and Incluseum for a 30-min tweetchat...
Wednesday, December 02, 2015

A Different Story of Thanksgiving: The Repatriation Journey of Glenbow Museum and the Blackfoot Nations

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I spent last week holed up in a cabin, working on my forthcoming book, The Art of Relevance . One of the most powerful books I read while ...
Monday, November 16, 2015

OdysseyWorks: An Empathy-Based Approach to Making Art

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The quest for relevance begins with knowing your audience. Who are the people with whom you want to connect? What are their dreams, their im...
Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Women of Color Leading Essential, Activist Work in Cultural Institutions

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A new poster from the National Park Service, based on Rich Black's 2009 image. Over the past few months, I've been doing resear...