ARTTABLE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE FEMINIST ART PROJECT PRESENTS STATE OF THE ARTS: A Conference on Bay Area Museums Co-sponsored by The Feminist Art Project, California Association of Museums and the Western Museums Association KEYNOTE SPEAKER Marjorie Schwarzer Chair, Museum Studies Department, John F. Kennedy University Author of Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America What are the challenges and opportunities facing Bay Area museums in college towns, park settings and urban environments? This conference, featuring museum professionals throughout the Bay Area, addresses the role of museums in each of these settings and how a museum's physical context affects content, audience, competition, community partnerships, and more. DATE: JANUARY 27, 2007 TIME: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (registration begins at 9:00 AM) PLACE: OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA - Lecture Hall 1000 Oak Street, Oakland CA (between 10th and 12th Streets) Parking available at museum garage, Oak Street at 11th Street $1.00/hour with museum validation BART: Lake Merritt station, exit at 9th Street, walk down Oak to 10th Street ADMISSION: Students: $15 Members: $20 (ArtTable, CAM, WMA) General: $25 Admission includes box lunches for those who RSVP by Wednesday, January 24th PROGRAM DETAILS MUSEUMS IN COLLEGE TOWNS Panelists: Alla Efimova, Chief Curator, Judah L. Magnes Museum Sherry Goodman, Director of Education and Academic Relations, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Moderator: Carin Jacobs, Curator of Education, Judah L. Magnes Museum MUSEUMS IN PARK SETTINGS Panelists: Sheila Pressley, Director of Education, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Gary Sangster, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts Moderator: Kathleen Brown, Principal, ATELIER Kathleen Brown MUSEUMS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS Panelists: Denise Bradley, Executive Director, Museum of the African Diaspora Lori Fogarty, Executive Director, Oakland Museum of California Moderator: Kate Eilertsen, Director, Museum of Craft and Folk Art Click here to RSVP now: http://www.goclubexe.com/clubportal/EventDetailPublic.cfm?clubID=158&Eve ntID=34527 I hope you can join us! Best, Elyse ---------------------- Elyse Poppers Chapter Administrator Northern California ArtTable P.O. Box 460186 San Francisco, CA 94146-0186 Tel./Fax (call ahead): 415.282.2966 nca at arttable.org / www.arttable.org Margaret Kendrick Documentation Specialist Collections Information & Access SFMOMA (415) 538-2681 mkendrick at sfmoma.org The information contained in this electronic mail message (including any attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections 2510-2521, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above, and may be privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify me and delete the original message. Thank you
