The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) and the AAMC Foundation announced last week that Houston will be the venue for its 2016 Annual Conference & Meeting (May 7–10): “AAMC @ 15: Moving Forward.”
"I am delighted to welcome the AAMC to my hometown, and I feel certain that the attendees will be impressed and inspired by the variety and strength of Houston's art institutions,” said Gary Tinterow, Director, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and AAMC & AAMC Foundation Trustee Emeritus, "I hold strong memories of the first exciting and empowering AAMC convention held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art fifteen years ago, and I am immensely proud of the progress the organization has made since then to support curators in their professional development and to heighten recognition of the value of curatorial work."
The Conference sessions and events will be held at several Houston area cultural institutions, including The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH); Asia Society Texas; The Menil Collection; and Project Row Houses. Additional site visits during the four days of activities include Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; University Museum at Texas Southern University; Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston; DiverseWorks; Rice University Art Gallery; and Rienzi and Bayou Bend Collections and Gardens, both part of MFAH.
“As AAMC president, I am delighted that the Conference & Meeting will visit so many of the sites that are part of Houston’s innovative art scene,” noted Helen C. Evans, Mary & Michael Jarharis Curator of Byzantine Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and AAMC & AAMC Foundation President. “It is especially appropriate that we will gather at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, as its director Gary Tinterow was the first president of AAMC and most instrumental in establishing our organization. Do join us in Houston and congratulate Gary on his museum and all that we have become, and will be.”
The association also announced new activities for the event, including lunchtime Roundtable discussions and a formal reception honoring the Awards of Excellence recipients. The Conference panels will focus on issues related to audience engagement, the medium of cinema and video, exhibiting controversy, and donor relations. The full Conference itinerary, including sessions and panelists, will be announced in early 2016.
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