Saturday May 12, 2007

Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois 60208-2410

8:00a.m.
8:10a.m.

Transportation via NWU bus departs from AAM Conference Hotel
Transportation via NWU bus departs from North Michigan Avenue (Tribute Building)

Panel Session: “Keeping Collections in the Public Trust: Success Stories”
Moderator: Dan Mills

Speakers:

1. Jeff Chapman, Director of the McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, “How Collections Are Used – A General Overview
2. Rebecca Massie Lane, Director of the Sweet Briar College Art Galleries, “Academic Credibility, Relevancy, Indispensability: A Student Curatorial Project”
3. Marilyn Zeitlin, Director/Chief Curator, ASU Art Museum, “The Global Engagement Initiative” –or- “Multicultural Links to the Region: Southwestern, Latino, Latin American, and Art of the Americas.”

Panel Session, “Keeping Collections in the Public Trust: Issues, Strategies, Tools”
Moderator: _________________

Speakers:

1. Julie Hart, Assistant Director, Accreditation Program, American Association of Museums, “Stewardship of Collections: The AAM Perspective”
2. Jill Hartz, Director, University of Virginia Museum, “Museum Quality Collections Not Owned by the Gallery/Museum”
3. Karol Lawson, Director, Maier Museum, Randolph Macon Woman’s College, “The Museum Under Threat: Positive Action Taken by the Museum Board, Volunteers, Alumni, and Staff Faced with Selling the Collection”
4. C. Michael Norton, Attorney-at-Law, Bone McAllester Norton PLLC, Nashville, “Legal Aspects of De-Accessioning of Art Works by a College or University”