To support the two-day symposium “Shifting Tides: Art in the 18th-Century Caribbean” at Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library October 27–28, 2022. The symposium focuses on centering the significance of the greater Caribbean region in the eighteenth century, rethinking the existing narratives of colonial American art both North and South, and reimagining the relationship between historical collections in public institutions and the communities they serve.

To support the three-day, research-based convening “How can we gather now?,” which explores how and why we gather, and how we can do it better in a time of lingering health and societal divides. A website and publication will accompany the convening.

To support an October 2022 convening in Chicago presented as part of “Conduit: Black Art Preservation Project,” an initiative aimed at the preservation of Black art found in Midwestern communities outside of museum contexts in Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Twenty conservation and preservation professionals, artists, collectors, and graduate students will convene to discuss strategies for alliance formation, new methods for documenting and preserving cultural heritage in communities, cooperative structures for resource sharing, and plans for continued dialogue.

To support “Discussing the Shape of Power,” a series of four hybrid in-person/virtual convenings at Howard University and the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). The convenings engage community members at Howard University, the exhibition’s scholarly Advisory Council, and additional potential partners who are collaborating with SAAM curators and educators in developing interpretive strategies and content for the forthcoming exhibition The Shape of Power.

To support the symposium “Remembering the Future” in fall 2022 at the Heard Museum. The symposium includes approximately twenty Native American and First Nations artists, scholars, and thought leaders who address current issues in the field and will document the ongoing evolution of artistic developments and the progression of ideas and creative expression through moderated panel discussions and keynote presentations.

To support the two-day symposium “Recentered Periphery: An Inclusive Future of Art History” in September 2022, organized in collaboration with Case Western Reserve University and Assembly for the Arts. The symposium provides the opportunity for a conversation on the past, present, and future of racial equity within museums and arts institutions, exploring inclusive and equitable practices and critical methodologies suitable for adoption by organizations and communities. A digital archive, academic papers, and essays will accompany the symposium.