How cultural institutions reflect the diversity of diasporic populations

Join us for an illuminating panel discussion about the role of cultural institutions, including museums and art galleries, in representing people with Chinese ancestry in exhibitions. In addition, the panel will address how cultural institutions are enhancing public engagement. Pancouver editor Charlie Smith will moderate this event with cultural leaders who will also share insights on new approaches for unearthing personal histories from racialized communities.

How are cultural institutions evolving in presenting the work of artists of Asian ancestry? How might this change in the future?

Lynn Chen (陳勵瑩) is Program Assistant at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Institute of Asian Art where she connects local and global Asian communities through art education. She was co-founder of Cinevolution Media Society, which fosters intercultural dialogue through film and arts. She is a graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a major in communications studies.

Denise Fong (方靜怡) is Curator of Urban Cultures at the Museum of Vancouver where she was curatorial lead on Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan and co-curator of A Seat at the Table. She also co-curated Burnaby Village Museum’s Across the Pacific exhibition and co-edited Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby. She has a Ph.D. from UBC in interdisciplinary studies.

Sarah Ling (凌慧意) is Exhibitions and Collections Manager at the Chinese Canadian Museum. She co-curated and managed several of the museum’s inaugural exhibitions including Odysseys and Migration, Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Arts, and the historic period rooms at the Wing Sang Building. She has a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from UBC.

Panel Info:
Date: Friday, November 15, 2024Panel Time: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Vancouver Central Library (Montalbano Family Theatre, Level 8)

本地文化機構策展時在展示華裔上扮演甚麼樣的角色? 來聽一聽業界人士如何說。溫哥華藝術館亞洲藝術項目助理陳勵瑩、溫哥華博物館城市文化策展人方靜怡、華裔博物館展覽和收藏經理凌慧意，將就文化機構如何提高公眾參與度，及未來可能的變化, 展開一場有啟發性的討論。討論由Pancouver編輯Charlie Smith主持, 為 Pancouver 和 Asian-Canadian Special Events Association's Beyond Chinese (超越華人)專題活動之一。

Host or Publisher The Society of We Are Canadians Too and Asian-Canadian Special Events Association