Alison (Jean) Crites

Manager of Exhibitions & Interpretive Engagement, Southern Vermont Arts Center. Board member @ArtMuseumInterp. And my cat's named after John Dewey.

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Krista Tippett AND Lonnie Bunch!!! So stoked for this conversation tomorrow night!

[Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art @NatAsianArt]

On Wed. July 29, 6 pm EDT, join us for "Conversations about Museums and Healing."

We'll hear from @SmithsonianSec, @kristatippett of @onbeing, Chase F. Robinson, Dir. of #FreerSackler, & Sabrina Motley, Dir. of @SmithsonianFolk. https://t.co/yzhYp1BXdS

🖼 via #OpenFS: S2015.25

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@ChevalierJuline @ArtMuseumInterp Worcester Art Museum, I believe

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@ChevalierJuline @ArtMuseumInterp @ChevalierJuline could you share an example from your label style guide? thank you!

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“We will all have our own metaphors and images to make meaning of this time: art or reportage or our own witnessing...[But we] don’t yet have the image, the one that stands for everything that went wrong.” ⁦⁦@nytimes⁩ https://t.co/DrWmyaeIpw

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

As small businesses struggle to survive the pandemic, revisit Adrea Piazza’s 2017 story about one bookstore in Maine whose business model is designed to sustain the store even in difficult times. https://t.co/dFNkrCfSpx

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My god. Wonderful. Chills and tears. | Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra plays Beethoven 9th from their homes https://t.co/xUg9NvkbXT

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Required reading!!

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Here’s your 58-second joy/sanity break for the day 🐦❤️

[Pádraig Ó Tuama @duanalla]

Dawn Chorus. Sound on.

What a balm in strange & worrying times.

[Open Culture @openculture]

Patrick Stewart Is Reading Every Shakespeare Sonnet on Instagram: One a Day "to Keep the Doctor Away"

https://t.co/Zdn9B1Jbvx

[NYC Department for the Aging @NYCAging]

To all pharmacies and supermarkets: if you can, designate hours for senior citizens ONLY to shop. For example, 6 - 8 am exclusively open to NYers 60+. This recommendation would further enable older adults to get essential goods while practicing social distancing.

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And finally, my favorite quote from the interview: “You don’t have to get into the binary, his story or her story, it’s just “story” plus “hi,” which is a wonderful greeting.” 👋😀

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Well worth a listen, especially if your work involves creating and telling stories. I've shared some of my favorite moments below👇

https://t.co/fBy7H4lM5S

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It’s a reminder that: “Even if it’s perfect, even if it’s working, let’s open it up and add in that complicated, conflicting, contradictory fact. And sure, it might destabilize it, but let’s do it anyway.”

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Proud of @DIADetroit for donating much needed supplies to local hospitals 👏❤️

[Detroit Inst of Arts @DIADetroit]

Just as surgeons need to keep a sterile environment for the health of their patients, the DIA's conservation, collections management, and curatorial teams often use protective equipment to preserve the health of the museum's artworks.

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I voted YES to renew the DIA millage because we are a leader in education, providing free field trips and free bus transportation to more than 80,000 students from Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties each year. Don't forget to cast your ballot today! Polls are open until 8 p.m.

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Omg. This. Yes. 😂❤️

[Getty @GettyMuseum]

A thread rating every amphora emoji 🏺

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@ArtMuseumInterp Ooohh, we love this idea! @artlust hang tight for a minute—VMFA is going to tech test the room we will be in to make sure we could support a virtual presentation. Will be in touch soon!