Art in Context III: Identity, Ethics, and Insight Symposium on Bias Remediation
Art in Context III: Identity, Ethics, and Insight Symposium on Bias Remediation
Tuesday, September 12
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EST
Virtual
The ethics and processes around how we address structural biases reflected in our art collection documentation and how our art objects are then presented is an ongoing conversation. We’ll share some practical and proactive solutions and then open the floor to your questions
Program
Welcome & Introductions
Kirsten Regina, Arcadia Director of the Library and Archives
Presentations/Talks
1 hour
Speakers
Rosalie Hooper, Head of Interpretation, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Bias Redmediation for Interpretation & Data Team Member Tara Contractor, Assistant Curator of European Painting & Sculpture, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Bias Redmediation for Interpretation & Data Team Member Bias Redmediation in Interpretation & Data
Frances Lloyd-Baynes, Manager of Art, Princeton University
Demographic Diversity & Bias Remediation Tools (AAMC Best Practices Guide for Artist Deomographic Data Coordination)
Dawne Howard Lucas, Technical Services Archivist, University of North Carolina–The Reckoning Iniative Member A Guide to Conscious Editing at Wilson Special Collections Library
Zoë Hollingworth, Collections Systems Lead, Victoria & Albert Museum Tom Windross, Head of Content, Victoria & Albert Museum Digitally addressing problematic content in V&A Collections
Maria Blyzinsky, Heritage Consultant and Independent Curator, UK Tetyana Filevska, Creative Director, Ukrainian Institute A Gobal Approach to Decolonizing Ukrainian Cultural Heritage
Samantha Deutch, Digital Art History Lead, The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library A Researcher’s Perspective
Break
15 minutes
Moderated Round Table Speaker Discussion
30 minutes
Moderator
Bree Midavaine, Taxonomist, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Audience Q & A
30 min
In this Symposium Resources document you will find links to the symposium recording, resources used during the sympoisum, and speaker biographies.
The Art Information Commons is generously funded by the Mellon Foundation.
