Vital Museums, Engaged Community: Role-modeling change through the Kingston Culture Plan
Thursday, November 7 - 2:30 to 3:45 pm
Paul Robertson, City Curator, Cultural Services, City of Kingston; Ann Blake, Managing Director, Kingston Association of Museums, Art Galleries, and Historic Sites, Inc.; Dr. Terri-Lynn Brennan, Program Coordinator, Community Engagement & Education, Cultural Services, City of Kingston; Tom Riddols, Curator, MacLachlan Woodworking Museum
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Session Description
Discover a working role-model of how a city can strategically highlight and mold its cultural heritage to attract local, national, and global tourism. The City of Kingston’s cross-collaborative approach to building sustainable and effective leadership directions for cultural heritage community members has ignited an appreciation and awareness of cultural treasures from across local and extended communities. Perfect for delegates from municipal governments, heritage working groups, and museums.
Presenter Biographies
ANN BLAKEManaging Director, Kingston Association of Museums, Art Galleries, and Historic Sites, Inc. (KAM) |
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Dr. TERRI-LYNN BRENNANProgram Coordinator, Community Engagement and Education Division, Cultural Services, City of Kingston |
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STEPHANIE EARPStephanie Earp is a writer and arts marketer whose editorial work has appeared in Elle Canada, Canadian Living, Huffington Post, AOL and TV Guide. She has served as the manager of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, the largest all-Canadian film festival in the world and on the board of the Kingston Arts Council. In her role with Cultural Services, she manages branding and marketing for The Grand Theatre, The MacLachlan Woodworking Museum, The Pump House Steam Museum and ArtIgnite. |
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TOM RIDDOLLSCurator, MacLachlan Woodworking Museum |
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PAUL ROBERTSONCity Curator, City of Kingston |