Photo by Kristyn Ulanday
Photo by Krystyn Ulanday
Teen Convening 2015. Photo by Kristyn Ulanday.
Photo by Krystyn Ulanday
Teen Convenings
Teen Convenings are the only events of their kind to place the youth voice at the center of the shaping and development of teen arts education. The National Teen Convenings bring together teens and educators from museums and arts organizations across the country to collaboratively discuss the issues, possibilities, and potential of teens in museums. Using a teen-driven format since its inception in 2009, the National Teen Convenings also provide much-needed professional development, training, and a specialized professional community for participating organizations and staff.
Since 2014–2015, organizations have also often hosted Regional Convenings in their own communities, further expanding the national impact of tis dialogue.
The ICA has partnered with more than 35 organizations on Teen Convenings.
Teen Convening Participating Organizations
The Andy Warhol Museum
The Art Gallery of Ontario
The Art Institute of Chicago
Arthouse
Artpace San Antonio
Brooklyn Museum
The Bronx Museum
Contemporary Art Center/New Orleans
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
The Contemporary Austin
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
High Museum of Art
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Marwen
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Milwaukee Art Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver
Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego
Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
Museum of Modern Art
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The North Carolina Museum of Art
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Park Avenue Armory
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Queens Museum
RISD Museum
Seattle Art Museum
The Studio Museum in Harlem
The Walker Art Center
The Wexner Center for the Arts
Whitney Museum of American Art
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Past National Teen Convenings
Regional Convenings
The Teen Convening is a national program founded and managed by the ICA/Boston and brought to life by a network of partner organizations across the country.
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