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MAY 9, 2012

Last week, I was in Minneapolis for the American Association of Museums annual meeting. As always, the conference was a party mix of inspiring and dull, familiar and new. A couple of weeks ago, I posted on this blog that I was interested in meeting some new people at the conference. Participatory art and co-creation on the rise.

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Reflection Columbus Museum Participatory 43

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JUNE 27, 2008

It’s not often I wake up and think: I wish I could go to another conference this summer. But the Visitor Studies Association is taking some chances next month with their annual conference , and it’s got me experiencing a new emotion around convention halls: excitement. In Houston. Why are they doing this?

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Studies Associations Houston Museum 20

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MAY 5, 2009

I just returned from the American Association of Museums (AAM) annual meeting in Philadelphia. This post recaps these sessions and offers my own struggles and thrills of the conference. which followed a very strict formula that frustrated some participants who wanted to be treated like artists, not contributors to a data experiment.

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Slides Participatory Museum Children 20

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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. For years, I’ve been associated with the idea of “visitor participation.” That’s why we partner with fire sculptors, knitters, graffiti artists, and bonsai growers.

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Build Community Museum Artist 20

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I had a healthy second life as a slam poet, and I loved the world of artists and performance. Eventually, they had an opening for "Exhibits and Programs Associate"--a low-level jack of all trades position supporting the department. The blog started with a conference experience. Find a starting point for conversation.

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Museum Boston Participatory Job 52