Conversations Across Artistic Cultures Schedule
Conversations Across Artistic Cultures: Bridging Discourses
November 20-22, 2009
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Friday, November 20th:
4:00 – 5:00pm Symposium Credit Requirements: Macy 447
Only for students attending symposium for credit
5:00pm – 8:00pm Reception: Macy Gallery Exhibition viewing, “Happening” and Conversation
Claire Porter, Dance
Kari Bethke, Violin
Saturday, November 21st:
8:30am – 9:00am Breakfast and Registration: Thompson 229
9:00am – 10:15am Keynote Address: Thompson 229
'Frameworks for Meaning - Opening up Dialogues'
Anna Cutler, Head of Learning, Tate Modern
10:15am – 10:30am Break
10:30am – 12:30pm Break-out Workshop Sessions
1) Dr. Judith Burton: Macy 447
2) Anna Cutler: Macy 445 (Painting Studio)
3) Dr. Olga Hubard: Thompson 229
12:30pm – 2:00pm Lunch on your own
2:00pm – 3:15pm Keynote Address: Thompson 229
Rika Burnham, Head of Education, The Frick Collection
3:15pm – 3:30pm Break
3:30pm – 5:00pm Panel Discussion: Thompson 229
‘Embodiment of Artistic Experience’
Panelists:
· Dr. Olga Hubard, Assistant Professor of Art Education,
Teachers College
· William Doyle, Student, MA in Art Education, Teachers College
· Annie (Eun) Cho, Student, MA in Music Education, Teachers College
· Ardina Greco, Free-lance Museum Educator and Doctoral Candidate in Art and Art Education, Teachers College
Sunday, November 22nd:
8:30am – 9:00am Breakfast: Thompson 229
9:00am – 10:15am Keynote Address: Thompson 229
‘Crossing Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Arts, Creative Response, and Museum Learning’
Dr. Michael Murawski, Director of School Services, Saint Louis Art Museum
10:15am – 10:30am Break
10:30am – 12:00pm Panel Discussion: Thompson 229
‘Play and Investigation: Surfacing Insights’
Moderated by Dr. Judith Burton
Panelists:
· Maggie Chang, Student, MA in Art Education, Teachers College
· Josh Dracup, Student, MA in Art Education, Teachers College
· Cathy Rosomond, Student, EdD in Art Education, Teachers College
· Deborah Schrier, Student, MA in Art Education, Teachers College
· Ben Tellie, Student, MA in Art Education, Teachers College
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch on your own
1:30pm – 3:30pm Break-out Workshop Sessions
4) Dr. Judith Burton: Macy 447
5) Anna Cutler: Macy 445 (Painting Studio)
6) Rika Burnham: Thompson 229
3:30pm – 3:45pm Break
3:45pm – 4:45pm Panel Discussion: Thompson 229
‘What We Have Learned’
Panelists: Symposium Presenters
Special Guest:
· Dr. Megan Laverty, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Education, Teachers College
Keynote Speakers:
Rika Burnham, Head of Education, The Frick Collection
Rika Burnham is the Head of Education at the Frick Collection. Ms. Burnham was most recently museum educator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A prominent practitioner and theoretician of museum education in the United States, Ms. Burnham was recognized by the National Art Education Association for sustained achievement in museum teaching in 2001, appointed a Getty Museum Scholar in 2002, and received the James D. Burke Prize for achievement in the arts in 2003. She received the Charles Robertson Memorial Award from the School Art League of New York in 2005, and in 2006 was an Attingham Trust Scholar in the Royal Collection Studies Programme in London. She serves as an instructor at Teachers College, Columbia University; visiting museum educator for the Summer Teacher Institute of Contemporary Art (TICA) and project director of the Teaching Institute for Museum Educators (TIME), both at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. With Elliott Kai-Kee, Ms. Burnham is coauthor of several essays on gallery teaching, including The Art of Teaching in the Museum and Museum Education and the Project of Interpretation in the Twenty-first Century. Together with Mr. Kai-Kee, Ms. Burnham is currently writing a collection of essays on the history, philosophy, practice, and future prospects of museum education.
Anna Cutler, Head of Learning, Tate Modern
Over the last 20 years Anna has worked across education and cultural settings at a local, national and international level. Her purpose has been to explore and improve the impact of cultural interventions on a variety of different learning environments. Her work has ranged from Lecturer (University of North London) to Festival Director (Young at Art, Northern Ireland) and she has worked across disciplines with several national organisations. In 2002 she became the director of Creative Partnerships Kent and was, through this role, heavily involved with international research into learning within the visual arts. Anna joined Tate as Head of Learning at Tate Modern, London, in 2006 and was appointed as Tate's first Director of Learning in September 2009. She will take up this post in January 2010.
Dr. Michael Murawski, Director of School Services, Saint Louis Art Museum
Since 2006, Murawski has served as education and public programs coordinator at Washington University's Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. Within that role he was responsible for the development and implementation of academic and public educational programs for the Kemper Art Museum.
As director of School Services, Murawski will oversee the creation of thematic and self-guided programs for K-12 students to facilitate museum visits and support school curricula. He will also oversee the design and creation of materials and programs that support specific skills relating to state and local academic standards. Lastly, Murawski will focus on establishing a new training program for teachers focusing on in-depth looking, visual literacy, and critical thinking skills.
This spring Murawski will chair a session on museum teaching strategies at the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums and will present on real-time learning programs at the Missouri Art Education Association conference.
Murawski, a St. Louis native, earned his BA in art history and history from Truman State University in 2000. He then went on to American University in Washington, D.C., where he earned his MA and PhD in Education, in 2002 and 2006, respectively.
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009