[Artbeyondsightmuseums] Art Beyond Sight telephone conference program

[Lisa Yayla]

Hi,

Received and forwarding the program for the Art Beyond Sight Telephone Crash Course. Link to the program is at http://www.artbeyondsight.org/change/aw-crashcourse.shtml

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Eighth Annual Art Beyond Sight
TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CRASH COURSE
Monday, October 18, 2010

(Note: All times given are Eastern Daylight Time.)
Number to call: (712) 432-0220; Conference code: 232-2010

Welcome by Elisabeth Axel, Founder and President, Art Education for the Blind

9 - 10 a.m.: Reports from:

AAM Annual Meeting "Museums without Borders," Danielle St. Germain-Gordon, American Association of Museums

The 2nd World Conference on Arts Education "Arts For Society, Education for Creativity," Erin Narloch, Leigh Yawkee Woodson Art Museum

10 - 11 a.m.: Understanding Museum Audiences: What Visitors with Disabilities Want
Discussion Leader: Joan M. Pursley, Art Beyond Sight/Art Education for the Blind
Speakers:        Anna Lindgren-Streicher, Museum of Science, Boston
Sandra Jackson, Seattle Art Museum
Danielle Stephens, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Georgia Krantz, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Science Museums and Inclusive Programming

Discussion Leader: Roy Griffiths, North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
Speakers:         Walter Waranka and Jay Newlin, Science Museum of Minnesota
Robert Cosgrove, NASA

12 - 1 p.m.:  Small Museums and Inclusive Programming

Discussion Leader: Linda Norris, Independent Consultant
Speakers:        Mary Irvine, Alaska State Museum
                       Hope McMath, Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
                                   Shanta Scott, The Studio Museum in Harlem

1 - 2 p.m.: Family Programs in Museums

Discussion Leader:     Kirsten Schroeder, Museum of Modern Art
Speakers:         Susan Dodge-Peters Daiss, Memorial Art Gallery
                       Deborah Jaffe, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
                       Amanda Blake, Dallas Museum of Art

2 - 3 p.m.: Art and Creativity to Engage Children with Various Disabilities

Session Leader: Pearl Rosen Golden, Artist, Art Educator, Arts Disabilities Consultant
Speakers:        Angelica Pinna-Perez, Art Beyond Sight/Art Education for the Blind
Carol Kreiser, The Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind Children
Donnielle Rome, Queens Museum of Art

3 - 4 p.m.: Reflections on Diversity: Disability in Film

Session Leader: Lawrence Carter-Long, DisThis Film Series
Speakers:        Joe Lovett, Lovett Productions, Inc., http://www.goingblindmovie.com
                       Abigail Fuller, http://www.doyoudreamincolor.org

4 - 5 p.m.: Out of the Ordinary: Artists With Disabilities Claiming a Place in the Mainstream Art World

Discussion Leader: Douglas McCulloh, Curator and Artist
Speakers:        Bruce Hall, Artist
                       Alice Wingwall, Artist
                       Pete Eckert, Artist

5 - 5:30 p.m.: Reflections on the Day and Suggestions for Future Teleconferences

Notes: (1) Each session features Q&A time at the end of the hour. (2) You can find an updated schedule online at http://www.artbeyondsight.org/change/aw-crashcourse.shtml.





Regards,

Lisa


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