A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE: Exploring the Big Impact of Small Museums
Transcripts from the Fifth Annual Directors Forum are Released

The American Federation of Arts is pleased to announce the publication
of the transcripts from the AFA's Fifth Annual Directors Forum, held in
New York City last fall, containing the presentations of distinguished
representatives from the arts, museums, educational and cultural
organizations, and the business community.  Schuyler G. Chapin,
Commissioner of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs,
delivered an eloquent keynote address at the opening dinner held at the
National Arts Club.

The Directors Forum, established by the AFA in 1994, provides a singular
opportunity for leaders of smaller art museums to engage distinguished
leaders in the museum world, the arts, government, and business, and to
network with colleagues.

Titled A Unique Perspective:  Exploring the Big Impact of Small Museums,
the Directors Forum attracted 85 participants from across North America,
the Caribbean, and Europe.  The two days of workshops, panels, and
discussions, followed by illuminating gallery tours, took place at
eminent city institutions including the Drawing Center, Fisher Landau
Center, The Forbes Magazine Gallery, New Museum of Contemporary Art,
Pierpont Morgan Library, and P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center.

The publication of the Directors Forum Transcripts is made possible by
The Joe and Emily Lowe Foundation.

For a copy of the transcripts or information about the Sixth Annual
Directors Forum, scheduled for November 7-9, 1999, please contact John
W. Nichols, Director of Museum Services, The American Federation of the
Arts, via email at [log in to unmask] or by calling 800-232-0270, x39.
Transcripts are available to art museum professionals only, please
include your title and institution in the request.

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