COMMUNITY-BASED CURATION: A TOOLKIT FOR EXPANDING NARRATIVES AND CHANGING PRACTICES:
- Is broken into multiple collaboratively written sections that are punctuated with questions, opportunities for reflection, and takeaways. In each section are “viewpoints” from collaborators, which speak to the author’s role and expertise in the context of community-based curation.
- Asserts that the intersection of the museum’s collection and community is ripe with potential. In this in-between space, the relevance of artworks to their audiences becomes visible.
- Provides perspectives for framing your museum’s approach to expanding curatorial practice.
This toolkit is intended for midsized art museums but has implications for organizations of all sizes.
Questions to Consider:
- How can a museum with mission-driven priorities, a rotating exhibition schedule, and public programming allocate capital, both financial and human, toward community-based practices?
- How might project funding support a change in practice to broaden exhibition development and collections care by integrating community engagement?
- How can a museum begin to consider strategies to prioritize community-engaged practices and create a sustainable approach?
For questions or more information, contact our Engagement Department at engagement@tucsonmuseumofart.org.
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This toolkit is the result of the multi-year Expanding Narratives initiative, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (MG-50-19-0044-19). The views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this toolkit does not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
