MTA Spring Forum 2023
MTA gathers board members and museum senior staff for four days of panels, presentations, Q&A, and peer-to-peer networking focused on current topics essential to museums today.
Thursday, March 23
Welcome Reception at the Ritz-Carlton Denver 6-8 pm
Join us for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and networking at the exquisite Ritz-Carlton in downtown Denver as we kick off MTA's weekend of events.
Join us for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and networking at the exquisite Ritz-Carlton in downtown Denver as we kick off MTA's weekend of events.
Friday, March 24
Friday Forum at MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater 9 am - 4:30 pm
The Friday Forum is a day of multiple panels, presentations, Q&A, and networking focused on current topics essential to museum trustees. Registration includes coffee, lunch, and programming in the historic Holiday Theater, recently acquired by Museum of Contemporary Art Denver as a secondary exhibition and event space.
The Friday Forum is a day of multiple panels, presentations, Q&A, and networking focused on current topics essential to museum trustees. Registration includes coffee, lunch, and programming in the historic Holiday Theater, recently acquired by Museum of Contemporary Art Denver as a secondary exhibition and event space.
Forging new pathways: Trustees of color advancing equity in the cultural sector - As museums and cultural institutions strive to better understand what it means for an organization to center equity, diversity and inclusion, an influential group of trustees who identify as people of color and who serve on the boards of the Denver Metro area's largest arts and culture organizations, are working together toward a shared goal: the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility within arts and culture organizations. Moderated by Chrissy Deal, three members of this coalition, Dr. Patricia Baca, Rehan K. Hasan, and James A. Holmes will reflect on their roles as advocates for increased access, representation, and inclusion in the arts and offer their insights into leading transformational change.
Collections Panel - Museum collections have grown exponentially. The Metropolitan Museum in New York has over 2 million objects, while the Whitney Museum of American Art has 25,000. Many private collectors have more objects than the Whitney yet don’t have the ability to show them. How can museums and private collections utilize their collections strategically to have more impact? Paul Provost, CEO of Art Bridges, Michael Darling, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Museum Exchange, and Jorge Rivas Pérez, Ph. D., Frederick and Jan Mayer Curator of Latin American Art at Denver Art Museum will explore this idea, with some help from a curatorial reinstallation; we will gain insights into the strategic and powerful ways that collections can have more impact.
Museum Trustees Panel – In the early 2000s, a contagion spread across Denver, and within a decade, three new museums opened: the Museum of Contemporary Denver, David Adjaye’s first museum commission; the Daniel Libeskind- designed Hamilton Building at the Denver Art Museum, a purpose-built structure for the modern and contemporary collections; and the Clyfford Still Museum as envisioned by Allied Works Architecture. The momentum hasn’t slowed, and today Denver boasts of the newly housed Kirkland Fine and Decorative Art Museum, a reimagined campus for the DAM, and an expanded footprint for MCA Denver, all in a city of fewer than a million people. Political scientist Joseph Nye comments, “Effective leadership requires a mixture of soft and hard power skills that I call Smart Power.” Hear from Merle Chambers, Board Member, Denver Art Museum and Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art; Curt R. Freed, M.D. Board Member, Clyfford Still Museum; Tina Walls, Board Member, Denver Center for the Performing Arts; and Karl Kister, Trustee Emeritus, MCA Denver who fostered this growth and what it's meant for Denver.
SCFD’s Impact on Cultural Organizations in Seven Counties it Serves in Colorado
In the late 1980s, when the Denver metro economy faced a serious economic downturn and cultural funding at the city and state level was being cut significantly, SCFD was created. Cultural organizations were on the brink of shutting down. A group of local mavericks rallied to put forth a regional tax that would give one penny from every $10 purchase back to cultural organizations across our seven-county region. More than 30 years ago, the tax passed with 67% favorability. Since then, it has been renewed by voters three more times. SCFD is the only cultural funding model in the nation that serves a region of seven counties. This broad base has allowed us to grow into the second largest cultural funding mechanism in the United States. We fund nearly 300 organizations across our front range urban corridor, distributing more than $80 million annually. These tax dollars provide critical operational support for small, medium, and large organizations. In this panel we will learn more about SCFD’s impact on stimulating cultural tourism, jobs creation and overall economic activity. We will hear from Kendal Zimmerman, Program Officer, SCFD and Joyce Tsai, Director of Clyfford Still Museum on the impact this regularized general operating support has had on their organizations and how the larger cultural ecosystem has emerged out of a crisis not only intact, but more vibrant, resilient, and transformational.
In the late 1980s, when the Denver metro economy faced a serious economic downturn and cultural funding at the city and state level was being cut significantly, SCFD was created. Cultural organizations were on the brink of shutting down. A group of local mavericks rallied to put forth a regional tax that would give one penny from every $10 purchase back to cultural organizations across our seven-county region. More than 30 years ago, the tax passed with 67% favorability. Since then, it has been renewed by voters three more times. SCFD is the only cultural funding model in the nation that serves a region of seven counties. This broad base has allowed us to grow into the second largest cultural funding mechanism in the United States. We fund nearly 300 organizations across our front range urban corridor, distributing more than $80 million annually. These tax dollars provide critical operational support for small, medium, and large organizations. In this panel we will learn more about SCFD’s impact on stimulating cultural tourism, jobs creation and overall economic activity. We will hear from Kendal Zimmerman, Program Officer, SCFD and Joyce Tsai, Director of Clyfford Still Museum on the impact this regularized general operating support has had on their organizations and how the larger cultural ecosystem has emerged out of a crisis not only intact, but more vibrant, resilient, and transformational.
We are pleased to offer Samuel H. Kress scholarships to our signature Friday Forum, March 24, 2023. These scholarships afford trustees of small museums and young emerging museum professionals the opportunity to participate when a cost barrier might be preventative.
Saturday, March 25 & Sunday, March 26
Denver Patron Weekend
MTA Patrons will participate in a thoughtfully selected program of museum and private collection visits - only MTA Patrons will experience exclusive elements of the art world that are not accessible to the average visitor. These private events provide ample opportunity for board members from across the Americas to network with their peers and to build long lasting relationships with like-minded MTA Patrons. Registration is al la carte but attending every event is strongly encouraged for the most robust experience. Programming concludes with two days of exclusive private collection tours for MTA Patrons ($1500+ donors).
MTA Patrons will participate in a thoughtfully selected program of museum and private collection visits - only MTA Patrons will experience exclusive elements of the art world that are not accessible to the average visitor. These private events provide ample opportunity for board members from across the Americas to network with their peers and to build long lasting relationships with like-minded MTA Patrons. Registration is al la carte but attending every event is strongly encouraged for the most robust experience. Programming concludes with two days of exclusive private collection tours for MTA Patrons ($1500+ donors).
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Hotel in Denver
Book your room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Inspired by both the beauty of the landscape and the energy of the city, The Ritz-Carlton, Denver welcomes our guests with its own interpretation of modern luxury. Here, MTA guests can retreat to some of Denver’s most spacious accommodations while enjoying views of the skyline or Rocky Mountains. MTA's discounted room block is now closed. |
Interior: Guest Suite
Exterior: Outdoor Dining at Elway's
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