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Capstone Experience: Magnifying Voices: Expanding Glass Stories Through a Community LensTuesday, April 82 - 4 PM Location: Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY About: Magnifying Voices: Expanding Glass Stories Through a Community Lens examines community connections through a gallery installation and Rakow Research Library collections. Participants will tour and discuss the reinterpretation and reinstallation of the Museum’s African Beads cases and the role of community circles in shaping that reinterpretation as it evolved from a white-Eurocentric perspective to centering the West African cultures whose stories had been omitted. A beadmaking demonstration will bring beads to life. The Library will engage participants with collections embodying meaningful community connections and a discussion of the need for change in descriptive practices to center community agency and identities. Limited to 40 people Presenters: Mieke Fay, Manager, Education and Interpretation, Corning Museum of Glass Mieke Fay manages Education and Interpretation at the Corning Museum of Glass. She studied Art History/Museum Studies and History at Juniata College and received a Master's in Museum Education from The George Washington University. She previously worked at the National Museum of Women in the Arts and is a member of the National Art Education Association and an advisor for the Expanded Learning Network of the Southern Tier.Kate Larson, Curator of Ancient Glass and Manager, Curatorial Affairs, Corning Museum of Glass Dr. Katherine Larson oversees the permanent collection of global glass from antiquity to the year 1250, as well as glass beads from the Global South. Her exhibition projects include Dig Deeper: Discovering an Ancient Glass Workshop and Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine. At Corning, she works closely with team members across the museum to facilitate access to the collection through curatorial practices that embrace authentic storytelling, community building, and expanded narratives.Troy Smythe, Manager of Interpretation Strategy and Education Projects, Corning Museum of Glass Troy Smythe manages interpretive strategy and education projects for the Corning Museum of Glass. He co-leads interdepartmental exhibition interpretation teams, guides museum visitor studies and facilitates community-informed gallery planning. Smythe has an MA in art history from Vanderbilt University and a degree in Administrative Management from the University of Arkansas. He serves on the board of directors for the Association of Art Museum Interpretation.Hugh McHarg, Director, Rakow Research Library, Corning Museum of Glass Hugh McHarg joined the Corning Museum of Glass in 2023 as Director of the Rakow Research Library and as a member of the Museum’s leadership team. He is responsible for leadership of the Library, including engagement with research and creative communities, maintaining the distinction of the collection, and advancing digital initiatives. He previously served as Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives at USC Libraries, where he oversaw academic, cultural, and public programming. |
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