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Guest Post: Community and Civic Engagement in Museum Programs

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Writing my masters thesis for Gothenburg University’s International Museum Studies program while also working four days a week as the Director of Community Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History this spring was certainly a challenge but also an incredible opportunity.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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American Edmonia "Wildfire" Lewis is considered the first woman of Native American and African descent to achieve international fame as a sculptor at a time when artists of color were hardly celebrated and slavery was still legal. Gentileschi is remembered, however, as an accomplished Baroque artist whose trials did not define her art.

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Building Community Bridges: A "So What" Behind Social Participation

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Last Friday, I witnessed something beautiful at my museum. At the adjacent table, my colleague Stacey Garcia was meeting with a local artist, Kyle Lane-McKinley, to talk about an upcoming project. I've been documenting lots of small bridging incidents at our museum over the past few months. Kyle had brought his baby with him.

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100+ Fundraising Event Ideas to Try in 2021 and Beyond

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They oversee activities and play a large role in determining how you spend your budget and the goals you set. John Center for Homeless Men recently did their own virtual house party peer-to-peer event called Raisin’ the Rent , with some of their participants raising over $10,000 in their house party. Recreational Fundraising Ideas.

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