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On White Privilege and Museums

Museum 2.0

Two weeks ago, Roberto Bedoya asked several arts bloggers, including me, to write a post reflecting on Whiteness and its implications for the arts. They present masterpieces by white male artists and innovations by white male scientists. A second image, of three ballerinas with Down Syndrome, were labeled with their difference.

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In Support of Idiosyncrasy

Museum 2.0

Some are scrappy and iconoclastic, like the City Museum in St. Louis, whereas others are august stalwarts like the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. They reflect the soul of the community and can be responsive to its unique interests and needs. They may employ local artists to help create visitor experiences.

Support 41
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Solutionary Women: Alli Chagi-Starr, Ilyse Hogue, Melinda Kramer and Reem Rahim

Have Fun - Do Good

Does anyone in the room identify as an artist, by any chance? I just want to dispel the myth that we are not activists and that we are not artists. Louis, Missouri, and I was working for an environmental law clinic as a consultant. And I started working with a community outside of St. Who identifies as an activist?

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