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This year, our Spring Forum will be held virtually, with sessions taking place on the afternoons of May 6 & 7 beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST. We hope that you will join us for two-half days of educational programming that will inform and advise your museum’s leaders! Sessions will address: Facing Challenge with Resilience, Executive Searches Accomplished Virtually, Collecting in the Twenty-First Century: What You Need to Know and What a Trustee Needs to Know About Deaccessioning. 

A schedule of events is below: registration is offered by Forum day, but attending the full slate of events is encouraged! 

For a sample of MTA’s programs, check out the details from our Fall 2020 Virtual Forum and Fall 2020 Patron Collections Visits! 
Thursday, May 6​
​Facing Challenge with Resilience 1:00 - 2:30 pm Eastern
2021 is not a normal year. Our cherished institutions face new challenges and increasingly uncertain futures due to the lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic. In this opening session, panelists will lay a foundation for success by sharing frameworks for making strong decisions that further your institution’s mission, uphold core values and maintain fiscal responsibility. ​
  • Jamie Bennett, Interim President & CEO, United States Artists
  • Diane Ragsdale, Director of Cultural Leadership, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
  • Sanjit Sethi, President, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Executive Searches Accomplished Virtually: 2:45 - 4:00 pm Eastern
The abrupt closure of businesses and cultural institutions due to the pandemic, and the shut-down of travel left many museums that were in the middle of an executive search frozen in time. But this did not hinder the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts’ Search Committee! Hear from panelists on how the institution successfully completed their executive search through entirely virtual methods. ​
  • John Schnebly, Chair of the Search Committee, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts 
  • Sarah Hall, Director, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
  • Marilyn Hoffman, Senior Search Consultant, Museum Search & Reference

Friday, May 7

​Collecting in the Twenty-First Century: What You Need to Know :  1:00 - 2:00 pm Eastern
​​Although the art market shrank by 22% in 2020, online sales value doubled and has continued to soar to new records in 2021. With in-person art fairs and gallery exhibitions poised to resume, the question seems to be: will the traditional art market go back to pre-pandemic norms, or hybrid, or are we facing a non-fungible future? In this session, our panelists will explore the new and rapidly evolving art market, the roles of the independent art advisor, insurance advisor and banking specialist along with and what you need to know as a collector.
  • Karen Boyer, Principal, Elements in Play Fine Art Advisory
  • Kate Buchanan, Senior Vice President, Risk Strategies
  • Dana Prussian, Vice President, Art Services, Bank of America
What a Trustee Needs to Know About Deaccessioning: 2:30 - 3:30 pm Eastern
​A group of art works are being presented to the board to be deaccessioned. As a Trustee, what information should you look for in the presentation? What was the internal process to bring these works forward to the board? Our panelists will discuss this topic from both the historical perspective, as well as the museum perspective and what questions Trustees should ask.
  • Martin Gammon, President, Pergamon Art Group
  • Alex Nyerges, Director & CEO, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 

Thank You To Our Forum Sponsor!