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Your Favorite Podcasts in 2022

Your Favorite Podcasts in 2022

Here are our top podcasts for 2022 — what did you hear? What did you miss?

Ghostbots & Griefbots: The Morality of Digital Permanence

Ghostbots & Griefbots: The Morality of Digital Permanence

In this episode, Liz and Summer Social Media Manager Maraika Lumholdt speak with Jacob Gursky, privacy engineering student at Carnegie Mellon University, about Ghostbots, Griefbots, and their role in the Arts. The conversation covers the complexity of these digital creations, how they are used in different settings, and their morality.

Fundraising and Community Impact with Rachel Hite and Liz McFarlin-Marciak

Fundraising and Community Impact with Rachel Hite and Liz McFarlin-Marciak

In this episode, Victoria Sprowls interviews Rachel Hite, the Advancement Officer at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and Liz McFarlin-Marciak, the Director of Major and Planned Giving at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Conversations touch on the pros and cons of virtual benefits, the case they both make for giving at their non-profits, and the most helpful technologies for planned giving - including some advice about crypto-giving.

The Future Role of Tech in the Administration and Curation of Museum Spaces

The Future Role of Tech in the Administration and Curation of Museum Spaces

Victoria is joined by Dr. Heng Wu, Curator of Asian art at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and Nick Pozek, Assistant Director at the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law at Columbia University to talk about the place of technology in the administrative and curatorial roles of art museums. Conversations touch on what it is like to work from home in a position that has a more physical necessity in the museum space, the place for virtual museum experiences post-covid and other pandemic-related challenges, as well as the more prominent entrance of edutainment in the artistic sphere.

Exploring the Place for Problematic Monuments: A Conversation with Kirk Savage

Exploring the Place for Problematic Monuments: A Conversation with Kirk Savage

In this episode, Angela has a conversation with Kirk Savage, a world-renowned University of Pittsburgh professor of Art History who has committed his life to the study and writing of public monuments. The discussion touches on the problematic aspects of public monuments, their contribution to historical erasure, and how we as a society and industry should consider handling the controversy of removing and storing these statues.

Let's Talk: Golden Globe Nominations, Streaming Platforms for the Arts, and Virtual Museum Engagement

Let's Talk: Golden Globe Nominations, Streaming Platforms for the Arts, and Virtual Museum Engagement

Angela Johnson and B Crittenden discuss the implications of the recent Golden Globe nominations, followed by a conversation about B’s research on if and why some arts organizations should look to distribute their performances on aggregate streaming platforms. They also discuss virtual volunteering and recent virtual solutions to audience engagement found in museums.

Let's Talk: Impact of Covid-19 Vaccine News, Racism in AI, and Tech Resolutions for 2021

Let's Talk: Impact of Covid-19 Vaccine News, Racism in AI, and Tech Resolutions for 2021

In this month’s Let’s Talk episode, Angela Johnson and B Crittenden chat about how news of the Covid-19 vaccine is affecting attendance at arts institutions as well as how AI implementation in museums can include racial biases. They also share their technology resolutions for 2021.

Building DEIA in the Arts: Part 2 of 2

Building DEIA in the Arts: Part 2 of 2

This is part two of a two-part series.

In this episode Alyssa and guest co-host André Solomon sit down with Grace Stewart, the Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Project Manager at the American Alliance of Museums. Together they will discuss the Alliance’s Facing Change Initiative and how the project is addressing equity in museums across the nation.