July EMP event! Join us!

EMP is back in Chicago!

Art and Music

Date: Thursday July 8

Time: 5:30 -8:30pm

Location: Art Institute of Chicago and Millenium Park

What: A quick favorites tour by AIC educator Kate Mioli, a drink in Griffin Court(cash bar), and a FREE concert in Millennium Park

Things to know: Admission to the museum is free on Thursday after 5pm and the Music without Borders concert series is also free

What you could bring: Blankets for the concert, any food or beverage for the concert as well.

You are welcome to meet the group for all or some of this evening. Concert at the park starts at 6:30 so we will be there around that time. Just rsvp to Sheetal at sheetalita@gmail.com so we know how many people to expect for the tour and drinks at Griffin Court in the museum.

Hope to see you there!

Patti Smith's New Book reviewed!

Patti Smith recently wrote and release a book about her time and relationship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe!

Check it out!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/books/18book.html?ref=global-home

Motherwell at the Block

I know Evanston can be a trek but this gem of a show is worth it! Come see a wonderful selection of Robert Motherwell's work at the Block Museum! This collection comes from the Walker Art Center, known for having one of the most extensive collection of Motherwell's work in the world!

http://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/exhibitions/current/motherwell.html

Chicago EMPs on FACEBOOK

Hello EMPs,

Just wanted to let you know that Chicago EMPs have a facebookg group page now. It will have our events posted there for RSVP. Check it out.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112526197253

or look up "Chicago Emerging Museum Professionals".

Join the group! 

Sheetal

AAM Session Planning Meeting

Hello People.

We are having an AAM session planning meeting on Tuesday June 9 at 6pm at Mercury Cafe, located at 1505  Chicago Avenue (east of Ashland).

Bring ideas and join us! 

Sheetal 

AAM Annual Meeting 2010- PROPOSE A SESSION!!

American Association of Museums Annual Meeting 2010

Los Angeles, CA

May 23 -26, 2010 

Even though we just finished up the 2009 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, its already time to begin thinking about what contributions EMPs can make to next year's conference.  At the meeting this year,  I was encouraged to hear that AAM is looking for more proposals submitted by EMPs around the country for their annual meeting.

Do you have an idea for session proposal? need to bounces your ideas off others?? Use this blog to converse with your fellow Chicago EMPs!  It would be WONDERFUL to have a Chicago EMP -led session in 2010. 

Proposal Deadline for Committee Endorsement: July 10 (highly encouraged)

General Proposal Deadline: August 31 

You can find out more about proposing a session for next year at http://www.aam-us.org/am10/

AAM Annual Meeting 2009 Wrap Up

If any of you attended the 2009 AAM Annual Meeting please post your comments or thoughts about the conference here. How were the sessions? Did you go to any EMP sessions? What else would you like to see at these meetings??  Our input is greatly appreciated! 

To get the ball rolling I attended a thoughtful session on Women in Leadership as it relates to the arts.  The panelist were very knowledgeable and shared some eye-opening facts about how much less women make, even in our field!  The conversation was great.  Women at all stage of their careers had advice, constructive opinions, and ideas to share!