Day 2 Highlights > CIMAM 2024 Annual Conference in Los Angeles.

Day 2 Highlights > CIMAM 2024 Annual Conference in Los Angeles

Saturday, December 7 📍 the Hammer Museum at UCLA

Introduction by Kitty Scott, CIMAM Board Member, Member of the Contents Committee, and Independent Curator.

Keynote: Zita Cobb, CEO Shorefast, Co-Founder, Shorefast, Ottawa / Joe Batt's Arm.

Session: Economies of Sustainability: Ethics, Values and Resilience.

Within the economic, political, and social challenges we face today, the need to reassess existing financial models has become more urgent than ever as it relates to the long-term health and viability of museums and as we navigate the encroaching lines between public good and private interests. What do sustainable funding structures look like in the art and cultural sector? How is the governance of museums affected by who’s in power and what’s in play? What changing philanthropic models can museums and non-profits learn from? How do social impact philanthropy and artist-generated projects help sustain long-term goals for self-reliance as well as create new resilient models?

With presentations by

• Ibrahim Mahama, Artist and Founder, Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art (SCCA) and Red Clay Studio, Ghana, in conversations with Yesomi Umolu, Arts Leader and curator, London.
• Manuel Segade, Director, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (MNCARS), Madrid.
• Andrea Fraser, Professor, UCLA, Los Angeles.
• Mai Abu ElDahab, Director, Mophradat, Brussels

Moderated by Aram Moshayedi, Member of the 2024 Contents Committee, and Interim Chief Curator, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

Interlude presentation

• Artist Talk by Walid Raad
  Two drops per heartbeat: A free-fall in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection.

Followed by workshops, afternoon visits to PST Art exhibitions, and dinner.

Join us in exploring sustainability and innovation in modern and contemporary art museums! Book your place now!