Mia Voices

The Project:

After analyzing Mia’s Strategic plan, I created Mia Voices, a project to bring the museum’s mission and vision to life by creating a series that features non-curatorial voices about artworks in Mia’s collection. I produced this project from start to finish: from concept, stakeholder buy-in, production, and presentation. The project is part of the Mapping Black Identities exhibition both in the galleries and online.

The Outcome:

There are many ways of knowing. Alone we know a little; together we know a lot. As stewards of the objects housed in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, it is our responsibility to provide visitors with a rich understanding of our collections, which includes sharing voices beyond traditional curatorial scholarship. By sharing lived experience and personal stories, we enrich and supplement the knowledge of our collections, center empathy in interpretation, and provide a rich and relevant visitor experience.

Featuring Esther Callahan

Featuring Keisha Williams