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CONF: CAA 2016 Session: “Race, Remembrance, and Reconciliation: International Dialogue in National Museums”

Race, Remembrance, and Reconciliation: International Dialogue in National Museums
Chair: Julie L. McGee, University of Delaware

The year 2016 marks the opening of the Smithsonian Institution’s newest museum on the Mall in Washington, D.C.: The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Framed as constructive and palliative, for remembrance, race dialogue, reconciliation, and healing, the NMAAHC seeks to foreground African American history and culture in a broader global context inclusive of freedom struggles.

In this open format session, scholars, curators, artists, and educators embrace the complexity and contradictions embedded in visions of museology and arts and heritage management as agents of emancipation and social repair. Of concern is the performative nature of museums in the twenty-first century vis-à-vis race, remembrance, and reconciliation—potentially ambiguous yet on-going engagements. What roles do objects, history, or cultural heritage perform under such curatorial and museological mandates and visions? How do changing sociopolitical and cultural landscapes and challenges to representational politics shape museum practices? Deep spatial memory, in the USA and South Africa, and Black centered cultural institutions and programming are considered. Designed as a forum led by thought-provoking contributors, this session offers an open conversation on the intersection of race, remembrance, and reconciliation in cultural institutions.

Speakers:

NMAAHC and the Deep Memory of Black Spaces
Mabel O. Wilson, Columbia University

Remembrance: An African American Museum Dialogue
David C. Driskell, University of Maryland, College Park

Museums and Reconciliation during the Civil Rights Movement: The Case of the Studio Museum in Harlem
Susan E. Cahan, Yale University

Museums for ALL: Toward a Critical Approach to the Re-conceptualization of Museums
Wayne Alexander, Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town

Thursday, Feb. 4, 9:30 AM—12:00 PM
Location: Salon 3, Lobby Level
Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel

http://conference.collegeart.org/programs/race-remembrance-and-reconciliation-international-dialogue-in-national-museums/

JOB: Visiting Professor @ Hampshire College

Hampshire College, an independent, innovative liberal arts institution, is accepting

applications for a full-time, three-year visiting professor of art history with expertise in

the art and/or visual culture of the Americas.

Applications will be particularly welcome from scholars who can bring a variety of

perspectives to teaching the arts of the Americas, with expertise in one or more of the

following areas: African American and African diaspora, Latin American, Asian

American and/or Native American, or Euro-American arts in a global context. We seek

candidates who can teach a wide range of time periods, from ancient to contemporary,

with a preference for candidates who can expand our offerings in pre-1900. Ph.D.

required by the time of appointment.

We are especially interested in scholars who are committed to contemporary discourses

and theoretical perspectives within and beyond the field of art history, including museum

and curatorial studies. A successful candidate will be deeply interdisciplinary and

pedagogically innovative. Two courses per semester taught at all levels of instruction,

with significant responsibilities in student advising, and in directing senior theses.

Hampshire College is a member of the Five College consortium (Amherst College, Smith

College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts), with rich

opportunities for collaboration in art history and related fields.

Hampshire College is committed to an active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with

diversity—in the curriculum, in people, and in the college’s intellectual, social, and

cultural endeavors. Hampshire recognizes that institutional excellence comes from fully

engaging with diversity in all aspects of institutional activities. We encourage applicants

who will contribute to the College’s commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse

academic community.

Review of applications will begin January 15, 2016 and will continue until the position is

filled. Applicants should submit the following to our website at

http://jobs.hampshire.edu/:

1) letter of application, including an explanation of your interests, and your teaching expertise;

2) curriculum vita;

3) teaching statement with descriptions of potential courses and/or sample syllabi;

4) research statement with your own research plans and ideas for interdisciplinary collaboration with other faculty and students;

5) writing sample;

and 6) three letters from professional referees.

Preliminary interviews will take place via SKYPE.

Hampshire College is an equal opportunity institution, committed to cultural diversity

and inclusion in education and employment.

JOB: Contemporary Art Curator @ Crystal Bridges Museum

Curator, Contemporary Art

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

The Curator, Contemporary Art will serve as a key member of the curatorial team working to expand the impact of Crystal Bridges by broadening and sustaining an exciting and relevant contemporary art program. The Curator will be a dynamic, visionary, accomplished, and productive individual, who is charged with shepherding all activities related to contemporary art at the museum. The ideal candidate is flexible, experimental, creative, a collaborative spirit, has a passion for connecting to our guests and diverse communities, and embraces innovative ideas. Experience with post-1960 American art, exhibitions, acquisitions, publications, collection care, creating spaces, programs, and donor relations is critically important as are excellent speaking, writing, and research abilities. The Curator is expected to serve as an ambassador for Crystal Bridges locally, nationally, and internationally through active participation as a member of the field and with the general public.

Qualifications:

M.A. in art history; Ph.D. preferred; extensive knowledge of American art post-1960 required; outdoor sculpture knowledge preferred; minimum of five years curatorial experience with a track record of exhibitions, acquisitions, publications, budget management, and supervising others; excellent verbal and written communications skills and working relationships with collectors, artists, and the art market.

For full job description and application information, please visit our website at http://crystalbridges.org/about/careers-internships/.

Crystal Bridges is committed to a diverse workforce.

Lowe Curatorial Fellowship for Diversity in the Fine Arts @ PAFA

The Winston & Carolyn Lowe Curatorial Fellowship for Diversity in the Fine Arts (Lowe Curatorial Fellowship) at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia, PA offers the opportunity for a highly qualified candidate with outstanding credentials to gain professional curatorial experience at a nationally renowned museum of American Art affiliated with a degree-granting fine arts art school. One of the main goals of the Fellowship is to enhance diversity by focusing recruitment efforts on under-represented groups in America in the curatorial profession.

The Lowe Curatorial Fellowship will be a full-time, two-year term position offering a highly mentored and structured curatorial experience at PAFA. The Lowe Curatorial Fellowship will be designed to provide a professional bridge to a major institutional museum career and encourage diversity within the museum field. The Fellowship provides growth and development for outstanding candidates, particularly those from underrepresented groups, and provides a professional bridge to museum careers, encouraging diversity within the museum field. The start date will be determined based on the successful applicant’s schedule.

Applications will be accepted immediately and will be reviewed until an appropriate candidate is identified.

https://www.pafa.org/current-openings/winston-carolyn-lowe-curatorial-fellowship-diversity-fine-arts-pennsylvania-academy

EXCITING EDMONIA LEWIS DISCOVERY

VARIETY . SPICE . LIFE

An important discovery has been made of a Bust of Christ by the Afro-Indian sculptor Edmonia Lewis (1842-1907). It is in a collection in Scotland for which she also created a Madonna and Child With Angels.

A work by her of this name was auctioned in London in the latter part of the 19th-century, but with no illustration and little other information.

For a quick intro to Lewis, her life and career, Google “Marilyn Richardson” “Edmonia Lewis” both in quotes.

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JOB: Senior Curator @ The Columbus Museum (GA)

The Columbus Museum, an art and regional history museum, seeks a Senior Curator for one of the largest museums in the Southeast. The Museum has a collection of 18th- to– 21st century American art, decorative arts, and contemporary design, as well as a collection of historical artifacts related to the Lower Chattahoochee Valley. The art collection, for which the Senior Curator is responsible, includes works by Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, Sanford Gifford, Robert Duncanson, John Twachtman, Paul Manship, Stuart Davis, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Alma Thomas, Dale Chihuly, Kara Walker, and Bill Viola. The museum’s grounds feature the beautiful Bradley-Olmsted Garden, designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm in the 1920s for homeowner and noted industrialist W. C. Bradley. The Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

As part of the museum’s senior management team, the Senior Curator reports to the Director and leads a departmental staff of six that includes the curator of history, registrars, an exhibition coordinator and preparators. The Museum recently adopted a five-year strategic plan that calls for reinstallation of the galleries; greater integration between the art and history collections; new, engaging interpretations of objects in the collection; and appealing and thoughtful special exhibitions and programs. The Columbus Museum has an annual operating budget of $2.7 million and endowments that provide funds for acquisitions. The museum is part of the Muscogee County School District, which contributes 42% of the annual operating funds. The Columbus Museum offers free admission.

The Senior Curator has the opportunity to make important contributions to the fields of historic and/or contemporary American art through new scholarship and publications and to have significant impact on visitors’ understanding of art and history. In addition to organizing exhibitions, researching the collection, and recommending acquisitions, the Senior Curator works with the Board’s collections committee and develops and oversees the departmental budget.

With a population of 204,000, Columbus is the second largest city in Georgia. It is experiencing a renaissance that includes revitalization of its beautiful and historic downtown riverfront. Cultural amenities include the Springer Theater, the River Center for the Performing Arts, and, at Columbus State University, the Corn Center for the Visual Arts, Schwob School of Music, and the Bo Bartlett Center, the last opening in 2017. Columbus is the corporate headquarters of Aflac, TSYS, W. C. Bradley, and Synovus Bank. Located on the East Coast, it is 1 ½ hours from the Atlanta airport and 3 ½ hours from the Gulf Coast. Columbus was rated one of “The Top 100 Best Places to Live,” by Liveability.com in 2014.

Desired abilities and responsibilities

Be a leader in developing a new curatorial vision for the museum
Passion for engaging diverse audiences of varying levels of art knowledge through the exhibition program and new presentations of the permanent collections
Superb public speaking skills
Superior writing skills
Experience in developing/maintaining relationships with donors and in acquiring art through both gift and purchase is preferred
Capable of managing the departmental budget
Excellent organizational and strategic thinking skills
Desire to work collaboratively with curatorial staff and staff from other departments
Knowledge of the proper care and management of collections, standards of documentation and ethics, exhibition organization and implementation, preparation of exhibition-related publications and scholarship

Required education

Ph.D. in art history, American studies, or related field preferred or M.A. with record of exhibitions and publications
Expertise in historic or contemporary American art. An interest in history, decorative arts and/or contemporary design is desirable.

The Senior Curator is a full-time position that offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience) and full benefits. More information about The Columbus Museum can be found at www.columbusmuseum.com. Interested applicants should visit the Muscogee County School District website at www.muscogee.k12.ga.us to submit an online application. A cover letter and resume with the names of three references should be emailed to Robin Savell at Savell.Robin.W@muscogee.k12.ga.us. Position is open until filled.

The Columbus Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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