We will begin accepting session proposals for the Detroit conference in early 2021.  A preliminary program will be posted here late Spring/early Summer 2021. When making travel plans please consider the general schedule below and include some time to explore Detroit.

Mon, Sep 27, 2021
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Sessions
​6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Opening Dinner at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Tue, Sep 28, 2021
​8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast
9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Sessions
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Sessions
​6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Reception at Detroit Zoo

Wed, Sep 29, 2021
8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast
9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Sessions
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Sessions
​6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Reception at The Henry Ford

 Thu, Sep 30, 2021
​8:00 am - 9:00 am | Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Sessions
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Detroit Excursion

Review past program books

Program Committee

Megan McCauley, Program Co-chair, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Ingrid Van Haastrecht, Program Co-chair, Dallas Museum of Art

Jennifer Clarke, Detroit Zoo
Kate Fox, Penn Museum
Mindee Kashiwagi, California Academy of Sciences
April O'Brien, Eastern State Penitentiary
Dan O'Donoghue, Oklahoma Contemporary

​Nympha Patel, Art Gallery of Ontario
Julie Rega, Whitney Museum of American Art
David Saunders, National Museum of the American Indian
Stephanie Wilkes, Woodland Park Zoo