BU Arts Administration Spring Soiree
The Boston University Arts Administration Student Association (AASA) cordially invites you to the BU Arts Administration Spring Soirée on Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Hamlen Room of the Tennis and Racquet Club of Boston.
The first of its kind, this culminating spring semester event is a unique opportunity for those currently affiliated with the arts administration program: faculty, current students, and soon-to-be graduates, to celebrate another successful year and to network with alumni and art world collaborators currently working in the field.
Schedule of Events:
7:00 p.m. Registration
7:15 p.m. AASA Remarks and Guest Speaker Marieke Van Damme
8:00 p.m. Networking Social
Hors D’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. Arts Administration community members are encouraged to attend and are able to bring a friend, spouse, partner, etc. as a plus one. Please note that registration is required for this event.
Guest Speaker Biography:
Marieke Van Damme has worked in non-profits for over fifteen years, starting as an Americorps VISTA volunteer in Alaska right out of undergrad. She worked in collections management for the National Park Service in Sitka, Alaska, and in Salem, Massachusetts; managed an 18th-century historic site in Peabody, Massachusetts; and served as Deputy Director at the Bostonian Society/Old State House.
She is currently the executive director for the Cambridge Historical Society in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 2014, Marieke launched Joyful Museums, a project studying workplace culture in museums, and in 2017 was a co-founder of GEMM (Gender Equity in Museum Movement). She proudly serves as a member of the New England Museum Association’s board. She holds a BA in History from Le Moyne College, a MA in Museum Studies from Harvard University Extension School, and a MS in Arts Administration from Boston University (2013). Her favorite class was Arts in the Community with Lauren O’Neal, and she still uses what she learned in David Orlinoff’s Financial Management class daily.
Special thanks to the The Tennis and Racquet Club of Boston, the Arts Administration Department, Arts Administration Department Director Lanfranco Aceti, and the Boston University Metropolitan College Dean’s Office for their support.
Image Credit: Shruti Bhiwandiwala, BU Arts Administration Spring Soiree, 2018