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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. congressional districts. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2006

Click here to listen to a very brief interview Over the weekend, I attended the Technology in the Arts Conference in Pittsburgh where artist and activist Faith Ringgold was one of the keynote speakers. " I had a chance to do a quick video interview with her about her thoughts on women artists. Could you write a story?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 20, 2013

This week, the Santa Cruz Weekly's cover story is about my museum (the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History ) and the work we have done to make it a more participatory, community-centered place over the past two years.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2014

While many of their examples came from history and natural science, one of my favorite examples is from art. Many artists work with assistants and reproducing processes. They conducted a simple experiment: People read a story about a painting called "Dawn" created by an artist. On a scientific specimen?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Note From Beth: Yesterday, I attended a convening called “ Beyond Dynamic Adaptability ” for arts organizations about cultural participation in the arts. With a project like Granito, the film is only the beginning and serves as an invitation for everyone to share their story. Guest Post by Vincent Stehle.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

She is a lifelong artist, and was a therapist working in psychiatric hospitals before she made the leap into advertising (long story). Lisa Sonora Beam, The Creative Entrepreneur: How I Have Fun, Do Good Buy art from artists. We eat, sleep and make art 24/7. In your neighborhood.and all around the world!

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JUNE 29, 2021

The Lake Wales History Museum recently hosted an online auction dedicated to vintage furniture. Some things to ask for might include: Book collections Technology, like phones, laptops, tablets Certificates to local businesses Art pieces. Art-themed Auction. Appeal to this audience with an art-themed auction!

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

As one African-American artist on a prominent museum board told me, "I felt even more tokenized than if I had been part of some kind of Artists'' Council or African-American Council." So here''s the story of how we are trying to take another approach at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, through a group called C3.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Lots of museums these days have video comment booths to invite visitors to tell their stories, but how many of those booths really deliver high-impact content? Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 6, 2013

Two weeks ago, Roberto Bedoya asked several arts bloggers, including me, to write a post reflecting on Whiteness and its implications for the arts. I am in no way an expert in issues related to racial and ethnic representation in the arts. They tell histories of white male conquest.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 11, 2012

I get excited about a lot of things in my work at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. That's how I felt when artist Ze Frank got in touch to talk about a potential museum exhibition to explore a physical site/substantiation for his current online video project, A Show (s ee minute 2:20, above).

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JULY 13, 2012

ArtClix from the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Museum visitors can use the in-app camera to photograph individual works of art which the app recognizes to serve up information about the piece, comments from past visitors, and for some works, audio orientations from the artist. Louis apps by Missouri History Museum.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

When I think of story telling, I think of books. The art of storytelling though, and documenting an event or a slice of time is, of course, not restricted to bound pages. Stories surround us on the radio, in newspapers, in our music boxes, in short web videos and on large screens in movie theatres. Some call it boring.

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Museum 2.0

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. When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. Showing that their voice matters.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 23, 2018

We partnered with foster youth, former foster youth, artists, and community advocates to create an exhibition that used art to spark action on issues facing foster youth. Short story: we learned a lot. Two years ago, our team at the MAH embarked on our most challenging co-creation project ever. What did we learn?

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

Women Center Stage has launched women artists' work like Iris Bahr, who wrote and performed " Dai " at the festival, and is now performing her piece on Culture Project's main stage, and Staceyann Chin , who did a workshop of, "Border/Clash" as part of the Women Center Stage festival, and went on to produce fuller productions of the piece.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

INTERNSHIPS If you want to join us in Santa Cruz for more professional learning, consider an internship at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. We''ve been working for two years to redevelop our History Gallery to be a more dynamic, diverse, engaging space. Balloon Art Brigade. You can help make the magic happen.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 27, 2015

I have an unusual education for the director of an art & history museum: a degree in electrical engineering. But every once in a while, I look at my brilliant colleagues with liberal arts backgrounds and wonder what they know that I don't. I can identify artworks by famous artists. I can tell a local story from 1849.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. Sheroes in the Arts. Thought Leaders. Revolutionaries. Game-Changers.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab. Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History. The result was an 800 page book of narratives, pictures, stories, and much more that will now be part of the library’s collection. Syed Salahuddin – Babycastles.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Rather than operating in a bubble of “art people” or “history people,” we strive to connect ALL people in our county. Artists and activists exhibiting their work. Artists and activists exhibiting their work. Homeless adults and history buffs improving a historic cemetery. Learn about the ones you can affect.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. Over the past three years, we''ve tripled our attendance, doubled our budget, and, most importantly, established deep and diverse relationships with community members, artists, and organizations across Santa Cruz County.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2011

We've been offering a host of participatory and interactive experiences at the Museum of Art & History this season. Artists work incredibly hard to produce their work. And the crayon drawings on the fridge door in an exhibition of award-winning local artists? People will talk about what they are writing or making.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Recently, I was giving a presentation about participatory techniques at an art museum, when a staff member raised her hand and asked, "Did you have to look really hard to find examples from art museums? Aren't art museums less open to participation than other kinds of museums?" They are frequently about real people's stories.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2014

It has an incredible story. The Silk Mill is part of the Derby Museums , a public institution of art, history, and natural history. The Silk Mill is part of the Derby Museums , a public institution of art, history, and natural history. Imagine a historic site. What do you do? Or silk production.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For example, if you join a modern art museum, there is a good chance you won’t have to pay admission to other modern art museums. Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. You just need to show proof of membership. It is seen as wasteful overhead.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 31, 2017

This is the eleventh in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History ( MAH )'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. Excited to open. but not quite yet. Twelve days ago, we started the two-week countdown to opening Abbott Square. We lined up press.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The ideal candidate has a good grasp of our local artistic assets in Santa Cruz County, a knack for participatory placemaking, and enthusiasm about putting on a show. Lovely story, but when you are laying concrete, it is really, really hard to wait for the shoes before building the paths. multiple times per week.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 9, 2012

While I'm always inspired by stories of how we take risks to make programming more relevant and dynamic (thanks, Lisa Lee and the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum ), I was particularly struck by Kathy's thoughtful framing of the session. Our curator writes labels about licking the art. Merilee Mostov and the Columbus Museum of Art.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 24, 2012

They can contribute their own stories, objects, and creative work to exhibitions. Riding the art couch through downtown Santa Cruz with two visitors and a dog while blasting the Jackson 5 was one of the highlights of my year. To that end, our exhibitions are full of participatory elements. Happening Couch.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 25, 2012

Stacey has been collaborating with local artists to produce a series of content-rich events that invite visitors to participate in a range of hands-on activities. This past Friday, we experimented with a new feedback format at an evening event focused on poetry and book arts. It created an appealing body of stories about the event.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

We've been trying to actively combat this at The Museum of Art & History (MAH) in Santa Cruz. We're showing an installation by artist Shelby Graham which features beautiful photographs of butterflies juxtaposed with images of the bombing of Japan in World War II. Share your story with other visitors.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 8, 2012

Tale #4: Most recently we had one alumnus promise us his art collection and then went to post an article online about how he strung us along – he actually posted our email exchanges online through a local newspaper where he was a freelancer…. Turns out he was wanted for being a scam artist. His return address was a NY prison.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2015

I spent last week holed up in a cabin, working on my forthcoming book, The Art of Relevance. I hope this synopsis might inspire you to read their full incredible story. This story starts in 1960s, though of course, the story of the Blackfoot people and their dealings with museums started way before that.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 23, 2019

Psst, also consider entering the Muse Awards come 2020, but that's a story for another day) @artlust doing a charming job hosting us at #museawards #AAM2019 ! Lumin at Detroit Institute of Art Now on to the interactives…I’ve been thinking a great deal about the function of interactives in museums. People were transfixed by the space.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

After years of staging events, you may feel like there’s nothing you haven’t covered, from art auctions to wine tastings to trivia nights. Here are some to consider: Art: Art auctions serve a valuable purpose because they don’t just raise funds, they also spread awareness and appreciation of the works being auctioned.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

The SLHC is a museum that tells the story of the Schwenkfelders, a small German protestant sect who emigrated from Europe in the 1700s and settled in Montgomery County. How can a local history museum connect with third places in the community? One book was about farm life and the other about a knight and his dragon.

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