Designing for Outrage: Inviting Disruption into Exhibitions

Thursday, December 14, 2017
2:00-3:30 p.m. (Eastern)

Violent murders, rampant xenophobia, homophobia, racism, and gender and economic injustices vibrate around us. Is there a way that exhibitions can create spaces that authentically address these issues in all of their moral messiness without rushing to feel-good emotions, harmony or even empathy? Can there be space for outrage? An exploration of four sites that are innovating to startle, puzzle, enrage, delight, surprise, and evoke outrage will offer critical examples and challenges for creating exhibits that invite marginal, subversive, or fragmented narratives and that give visitors an opportunity to explore a full range of issues and emotions. Find out how you can design for outrage in your institution.

Who Should Attend

This webinar will benefit anyone involved in exhibition planning and development who wishes to learn how to improve and expand their professional practice.

How Will I Benefit?

After participating in the program, attendees will be better able to:

Identify practical design tools to engage visitors in the moral messiness of today's violent times with a range of emotions from empathy to outrage
Prepare staff and administration to authentically host a place of disruption and controversy without it becoming co-opted, sanitized, or shut down
Create a learning community of practitioners focused on exploring disruption, emotion, and controversy as engagement approaches in exhibits & programs

Presenters

Barbara Lau, director, Pauli Murray Project, Duke Human Rights Center/Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC
Jennifer Scott, director, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum; faculty, Museum and Exhibition Studies Graduate Program, University of Illinois at Chicago
Suzanne Seriff, faculty, Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin

Moderator

Greg Stevens, director, professional development, American Alliance of Museums

Registration

Free: Staff of Alliance Tier 3 Museum Members
$25: Staff of Alliance Tier 2 Museum Members, Ally Members, Industry Partner members and Individual members
$50: Staff of Alliance Tier 1 Museum members and Non-members*

You will receive a registration confirmation email within 24 hours. Webinar access instructions will be sent via email closer to the live event.

“Webinar Watch and Talk” Events

The following institutions will be hosting webinar “watch and talk” events in conjunction with this program. If you are in or near one of these locations, we invite you to join colleagues for a no-cost learning and networking opportunity. Events consist of:

30 minutes of pre-webcast networking
90-minute live webcast
60 minutes of post-webcast facilitated discussion or activity.

See details below for times, locations and RSVP information. Please note: there is no fee for attending a local event, but space at some locations is limited and RSVP is required. Attendees at local events will not have access to the program recording post-event. Parking fees and transportation are not included in local events.

If you are interested in hosting a Watch and Talk event, please find information and online form here: https://goo.gl/forms/7Wo6RbN6aw5jB4V92. If you have any questions about hosting, contact Greg Stevens, gstevens@aam-us.org. The deadline to sign up as a host is December 1.

North Carolina

Asheville

Ashville Art Museum
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Classroom
Contact Host for more information: Kristi McMillian
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About NAME

The National Association for Museum Exhibition (NAME) is one of the Professional Networks of the American Alliance of Museums. NAME seeks to enhance the cultural landscape by advancing the value and relevance of exhibitions through dialogue among individuals, museum leaders and the public. NAME promotes excellence and best practices, identifies trends and recent innovations, provides access to resources, promotes professional development, and cultivates leadership. http://name-aam.org/

Cancellation Policy

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