Museums as Systems: Museums and Artists
June 11, 2024, 6:00–7:30 pm
Museums as System 2024 embarks on a series of insightful discussions centered around the theme "interdependence." Each day of the convening highlights a distinct facet of interdependent relationships within museums: Museums and Artists, Museums and Arts & Culture Workers, and Museums and Publics.
Panel Discussion
Grounded Liberation: Intersections of Blackness, Indigeneity & Art
This panel focuses on artists and art spaces that facilitate connections between Black diasporic people and people Indigenous to Turtle Island (North America). Art can build solidarity and power by addressing shared experiences of colonization, environmental racism, as well as spiritual and cultural connections to land and water. The moderator and panelists will reflect on their experiences in interracial art spaces and invite participants to consider their own artistic and ancestral practices that can be used to cultivate Black and Indigenous interdependence.
Panelists
Pilar Jefferson, Jeremy Dennis, and Sika Foyer in conversation.
As our guiding framework, interdependence emphasizes collective flourishing. Unlike codependency, interdependence does not negate individual security but rather acknowledges that we are living in an interconnected ecosystem. Our capacity for sustainable growth depends on nurturing the well-being of our communities. As arts and cultural workers, we inhabit a unique intersection. We simultaneously serve as staff, museum members, and active participants in our communities. Recognizing the profound interconnectedness among us empowers us to comprehensively and holistically address challenges within the museum ecosystem.
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Museums as Systems: Museums and Artists
June 11, 2024, 6:00–7:30 pm
Museums as System 2024 embarks on a series of insightful discussions centered around the theme "interdependence." Each day of the convening highlights a distinct facet of interdependent relationships within museums: Museums and Artists, Museums and Arts & Culture Workers, and Museums and Publics.
Panel Discussion
Grounded Liberation: Intersections of Blackness, Indigeneity & Art
This panel focuses on artists and art spaces that facilitate connections between Black diasporic people and people Indigenous to Turtle Island (North America). Art can build solidarity and power by addressing shared experiences of colonization, environmental racism, as well as spiritual and cultural connections to land and water. The moderator and panelists will reflect on their experiences in interracial art spaces and invite participants to consider their own artistic and ancestral practices that can be used to cultivate Black and Indigenous interdependence.
Panelists
Pilar Jefferson, Jeremy Dennis, and Sika Foyer in conversation.
As our guiding framework, interdependence emphasizes collective flourishing. Unlike codependency, interdependence does not negate individual security but rather acknowledges that we are living in an interconnected ecosystem. Our capacity for sustainable growth depends on nurturing the well-being of our communities. As arts and cultural workers, we inhabit a unique intersection. We simultaneously serve as staff, museum members, and active participants in our communities. Recognizing the profound interconnectedness among us empowers us to comprehensively and holistically address challenges within the museum ecosystem.