Artist Facilitation Museum Practice 
Museum 2.0
MARCH 4, 2015
This week marks five years since the book The Participatory Museum was first released. Across the museum field, the questions about visitor participation have gone from "what?" I thought the pinnacle of participatory practice was an exhibit that could inspire collective visitor action without facilitation. and "why?"
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 14, 2010
On Friday, I facilitated the final face-to-face workshop for the Social Media Lab for 25 arts organizations inspired by Thomas Edison’s approach. The whole idea got started a year ago when James Leventhal who is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum asked me if I would design some trainings for the local arts community.
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JUNE 21, 2015
Museum of Contemporary Art. They’re facilitating Q&A sessions and panels, including the media panel with Matt Higginson from Medium and Sarah Harris from Incite. to meet artists and solicit assignments from them that everyone can participate in. It’s hard to believe we’re only two days away from. IN-PERSON LEARNING LABS.
Museum 2.0
OCTOBER 24, 2012
I like to ask myself this question periodically, challenging myself to find substantive ways for visitors to contribute to our museum. And when I think back on the past year, some of the most magical things that have happened at the museum have NOT been designed by us. We don't have to convince them that it's their museum.
Museum 2.0
APRIL 2, 2014
There are many artistic projects that offer a template for participation, whether a printed play, an orchestral score, or a visual artwork that involves an instructional set (from community murals to Sol LeWitt). Beck talks about this in the context of learning to play music as a young artist. There are twenty songs in Song Reader.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 8, 2011
Last month, artist and game designer Nikki Pugh led an utterly charming, often hilarious community residency at the City Gallery in Leicester, UK. There was a large mind map on the wall with a prompt in the middle encouraging visitors to imagine a slightly distant future with no staff present to enforce the rules in galleries or museums.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 4, 2010
He is Deputy Director for the Contemporary Jewish Museum , and an expert in using social media in a museum setting. Participants design and launch a social media experiment that helps them improve their practice and share learning with one another. Most importantly, I need a good facilitator for each table. I said yes.
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