CIMAM News
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21 September 2020
Top curators weigh in on role of art during coronavirus, racial reckoning
Art can be an escape from or a reaction to the pandemic. Written by Rosa Sanchez and published originally by abc NEWS.
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21 September 2020
"The Internet of Things: Another World is Possible” by Darat al Funun – The Khalid Shoman Foundation
Read this and other nominations to the CIMAM Outstanding Museum Practice in Time of Global Crisis initiative and submit your inspiring project to help others through this crisis.
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21 September 2020
THE TIME IS NOW / Museums as Agents of Change
Friday 25 September 2020, at 2 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada). Online discussion hosted by the Museum for the United Nations – UN Live.
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17 September 2020
The Hard-Hit Arts Sector Is Facing a Brain Drain as Ambitious Workers Seek Greener Pastures
Dissatisfied cultural workers are leaving the field in droves—and museums may pay the price. Written by Zachary Small, and published originally by arnet.
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16 September 2020
Beyond Coronavirus: The Future of Museums. Organized by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Wednesday 30 September 2020, at 12pm BST. Annual Seminar Series Seminar organised by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation.
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15 September 2020
IN BETWEEN: How are Contemporary Art Museums and their Stakeholders Dealing with a Fluid Situation?
Join CIMAM's #5 webinar with Tone Hansen, Zoran Erić, and Leevi Haapala. Moderated by Ann-Sofi Noring and Calin Dan on Thursday 24 September 2020.
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14 September 2020
How emerging Europe’s curators are adapting to the age of social distancing
Written by Portia Kentish and published originally by Emerging Europe, September 12, 2020.
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14 September 2020
What museums are already collecting to tell the story of Coronavirus?
Hand Sanitizer, Masks and Screenshots From Zoom: See What Museums Are Already Collecting to Tell the Story of COVID-19. Written by Olivia B. Waxman and published originally by TIME
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8 September 2020
ICOM follow-up survey: the impact of COVID-19 on the museum sector
The COVID-19 pandemic is still seriously affecting cultural institutions around the World. While some museums have reopened with major limitations, others are still facing the consequences of the crisis behind closed doors.
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8 September 2020
What’s next for contemporary art?
With the pandemic crisis still raging, with more and more cases every day, a legitimate question is raised: how is contemporary art going to survive these times? Written by Oana Vasiliu, Business Review, September 4, 2020.
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7 September 2020
CIMAM’s Museum Watch Program exists to support contemporary art museum professionals
Join CIMAM and become part of a global network of museum professionals who look after the interests of the profession.
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3 September 2020
Call for Director/Curator position. Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at University of British Columbia
Closes: 15 October 2020. The Faculty of Arts at The University of British Columbia (UBC)—Vancouver campus invites applications for the position of Director/Curator, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery.
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3 September 2020
Responding to Widespread Demands, Museums Are Acquiring More Works by Artists of Color. But How They Do So Matters More Than Ever
Artists and cultural producers say museums need to collect and exhibit works with more respect and care.
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2 September 2020
Museums Are Being Tasked With Radically Transforming the Way They Work. Here Are 6 Practical Steps They Can Take to Do That
Institutions across the US are facing unprecedented pressure to reform. But many remain tied to models that need to be reimagined.
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31 August 2020
'Be commercially minded or lose future funding': UK government's threat puts museums in peril
In a letter leaked to The Art Newspaper, the culture minister Oliver Dowden tells directors they must raise their own funds during the pandemic—but how?
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28 August 2020
A Museum Director Asks: What if Art Museums Can’t Measure Up to the Present Moment?
As the world moves rapidly toward irreversible and necessary change, art museum directors are talking about adapting their institutions to the times. But what if adaptation is not enough?
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27 August 2020
Could museums have done more to protect their employees?
On both sides of the Atlantic, museums are laying off staff in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Gareth Harris and Matt Stromberg consider whether bad decisions have made the situation worse
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26 August 2020
Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
Dates: September 5 – November 1. Admission is free for CIMAM Members. There is no Professional Preview due to the coronavirus containment measures
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25 August 2020
Kunstverein Bremerhaven is seeking new Director
Closes: 31 August 2020. Kunstverein Bremerhaven von 1886 e.V. is an art association committed to the promotion and communication of contemporary art. To this end, it operates the Kunsthalle and the Kunstmuseum in the center of Bremerhaven.
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25 August 2020
Protest from the art world. Belarus continues to protest against presidential election
Belarus continues to have large-scale public protests over the presidential election held on August 9. The local art community has also made a tough voice about President Lukashenko and the current administration.
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20 August 2020
An Open Letter from the Cultural Workers of Belarus
CIMAM wants to voice its strong support to all members of the Belarussian contemporary art community and to the public stance they take at present, as voiced in their open letter.
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19 August 2020
RE-DEFINING POWER: Contemporary Conversations on the Role of Museums in Re-writing Histories
Join CIMAM's #4 webinar with Malgorzata Ludwisiak, Sofia Hernandez Chong Cuy, Wandile Kasibe and Sethembile Msezane, moderated by Ernestine White-Mifetu on Thursday 27 August 2020.
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19 August 2020
‘Do Less, Better’: 4 Lessons I Learned About Leading Cultural Institutions Before the Pandemic That Are Even More Relevant Today
Dia Art Foundation director, and CIMAM member, Jessica Morgan reflects on insights gleaned during the Verbier Art Summit in February.
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18 August 2020
“Artworks in themselves are time travelers, so our role is to choose the portals, and the platforms because that connection between audiences and art forms have never been more critical”
Rhana Devenport, CIMAM Board Member, and Director, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, and panelist at CIMAM Rapid Response Webinar #3: Museum Audiences and Sustainability Today