Holding the Akron Art Museum accountable to the public trust. #MuseumsAreNotNeutral
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WTF, @AkronOhioMayor / @ArtsNow_Ohio / @Nicole_Mullet ? We know that qualified arts leaders in this city applied and were not offered this volunteer position. Yet, you’ve selected Jon Fiume, who can’t even denounce systemic racism.
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“Right now, there is a tremendous loss of faith among people who gave everything to museums,” Eccles told me. “The furloughs and the layoffs had a terrible psychic effect on people in our industry.”
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Meanwhile, layoffs have demolished the institutional knowledge built within museums over the decades. That's going to cost serious $$$ and time to rebuild, according to Tom Eccles, director of the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College.
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Experts see a worst-case scenario: a drastic decrease in prospects accompanied by a wholesale revolt of the workforce who have accused leaders of failing to address systemic racism, sexism, and classism in their ranks.
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42% of pandemic layoffs are expected to be permanent. We don’t know what proportion of those will occur in the arts, but here’s an indicator: NYFA has seen a 59% decrease in job listings over the last six months compared to the same period last year.
“Historically, museums have used themed exhibitions, acquisitions schemes, or public programs to signal a shift, but otherwise they continue with business as usual. Real shifts must be seen from the sidewalk to the boardroom [...]
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There is an urgent and long-standing need for long-term commitments to diverse hiring and executive leadership, divestment from the police, accessibility, and a zero-tolerance policy for racism from staff or visitors.” - @museummammy
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Please submit your questions for @AkronArtMuseum tonight's town hall.
It should also be mentioned that @AkronArtMuseum is enlisting @uwsummitmedina for DEAI training. Oh, the irony!
United Way of Summit/Medina counties now facing allegations of racism/bullying/harassment that are similar to those that emerged publicly earlier this year at Akron Art Museum...story @abjDoug
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You heard it here, folks! @AkronArtMuseum has ZERO curators 🤔
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ATTN: @AkronArtMuseum
The cultural leaders of the future are phoenixes who will rise from the flames of 2020 to guide us forward. IF we see them. IF we hire them.
My take on how to do that: medium.com/@ninaksimon/calli…
W gratitude to @chaedria, @pablitasan, @bpjamaica_, and all the phoenixes rising. 🔥
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WE WON! With 89% voting YES, the @philamuseum staff has chosen to form a union with @PHLafscmeDC47. Across all departments, WE ARE UNITED. #WalltoWall #UnionYes #UnionStrong
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@PorchiaMuseM "defined this moment as a point of crisis, a moment of shared trauma, especially for BIPOC museum staff..."
Hot off the press. Would love to see others weigh in:
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Wild to hear @LottLaura talk about PPP as a "lifeline" when we KNOW institutions are misusing it AND getting away w it.
It's always protect the institution, never the people. What is @AAMers doing to support us? Sadly the time for leadership is over. #CancelAAM
In a survey, 16 percent of American museum directors said there’s a high risk their museums could close within 16 months without additional funding. Another 17 percent didn’t know if they would survive without more help from governments and private donors. nyti.ms/2WFSajl
