Collaborative Approaches | Meaningful Experiences

Collaborative Approaches | Meaningful Experiences

October 11-12, 2013

Philadelphia, PA

This dynamic symposium marks the debut of the new book by Associate Professor Polly McKenna-Cress MFA ’95 (Museum Exhibition Planning & Design), director of Museum Studies and chair of the Museum Exhibition Planning & Design program, and co-author Janet Kamien titled Creating Exhibitions: Collaboration in Planning, Development and Design of Interpretive Experiences.

Registration is required for attendance: $185.* Symposium is free to UArts students with valid ID and $50 for all other students with valid ID.** Hotel booking through Double Tree Hotel (237 South Broad Street): 215-893-1600. Contact Laura Hargreaves (215) 717-6489 or lhargreaves@uarts.edu for more information.

* A copy of the book is free with full registration.

** Book not included with student registration.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

9 AM – 6 PM

Continental breakfast & lunch included; local dine around for dinner

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12

9 AM – 12 PM

Continental breakfast included

“Collaborative Approaches | Meaningful Experiences” will engage attendees with presentations, conversations and workshops focusing on collaborative approaches to integrative design thinking in the creation of meaningful social experiences and interactions within exhibitions. These provocateurs have utilized museums as public venues to facilitate local and global change. Discussions and installations will be led by:

MARK O’NEILL, FMA PhD

Director of Policy and Research

Glasgow Life, Open Museum Glasgow

Museums: Wisdom, Wellbeing and Justice

ELAINE HEUMANN GURIAN

Senior Consultant, The Museum Group

She will be discussing institutional collaborations

PAUL MARTIN

Senior Vice President, Science Learning

Science Museum of Minnesota

Collaboration in developing socially minded content

FLUX FOUNDATION

Collaborative and Interactive Installation

Building Art Through Community, Building Community Through Art

LESLIE BEDFORD, PhD

Educator, Author and Consultant

The Museum Group

Connecting through story

JEREMY BEAUDRY

Program Director, Master of Industrial Design

University of the Arts

Collaborative, socially engaged art/design practice

UArts MEPD 2013 MFA graduates JORDAN KLEIN and RENEE WASSER

Exhibition Designer, Staten Island Children’s Museum

POINTS OF interSECTion: Interdisciplinary Collaborations

Hamilton Hall

320 South Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA 19102

United States