Timeline

A small group of six Directors/Heads of Education came to the Kress Foundation to meet with representatives from the Association of Art Museum Directors and the Association for Art Museum Curators to investigate the concept of forming a single-focused professional organization. It was determined during those discussions that greater input was needed to further explore.

With support from the Kress Foundation, a convening was held with almost 30 Directors/Heads of Education from around the United States to discuss the development of an organization and define its mission.

The original group of six discussed the notes and feedback from the October convening and decided FLAME would:

• be a professional leadership program that includes both formal and informal convenings and activities to advance the art museum education field and help to cultivate the next generation of art museum leaders.

FLAME would not:

• be a professional membership organization
• be a 501c(3) organization with a board and executive director
• duplicate the work conducted by NAEA Museum Education Division and/or EdCom

The first convening was held at the Crocker Museum of Art in Sacramento, California, based on Simon Sinek’s Start with Why, for about 27 Directors/Heads of Education.

Download the newsletter here: FLAME_Newsletter_Jan21

For years, within the art museum field, the elephant in the room has been the use of volunteer docents. Can we effectively employ volunteer docents in a field based on a deep understanding of art and education theory that requires full attention as it changes so rapidly? Is our dependency on free labor (unpaid internship, volunteer programs) thwarting our diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts? How can we balance the critical role of volunteer docents in public engagement with our desire to ensure all visitors feel welcomed and celebrated?

Please join us for a broad and rich discussion of docent programs with peers who are experimenting with a variety of models in the hopes of meeting different community and institutional needs. Moderated by Cris Scorza, this will be the first joint meeting held by FLAME and SPARK! SPARK will be leading the January meeting and all FLAME members are invited.

Power enables one to influence others, achieve goals, and overcome resistance – basically to “get things done” – but what are the sources of power, and how does one learn to effectively exercise their own influence?

Join our very own Kimberly Young as she discusses the key elements of power and tools to increase influence In our next session on March 16^th at 3 pm (EST)

Kimberly Young is the Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Mary Washington where she is responsible for graduate, non-credit, and degree completion programs.  Ms. Young was the founding director of the Bloch Executive Education Center at the University of Missouri—Kansas City where she oversaw the Executive MBA, international programs, and customized corporate education. She has more than 20 years of experience in leadership development and consulting.