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Expert Profile
Chaia Leibowitz
Pronouns:
She/They
Availability:
Not Available
Full-time
Position Type:
Northampton
Massachusetts
United States of America
Email:
Years in the field:
1 – 5 Years
Areas of Expertise
Administrative Support, After-School Programs, Camp Programs, Curatorial/Collections, Distance/Digital Learning, Docent Programs, Education, Events, Exhibits development, Explainer/guide, Guest/Visitor Services, Information/Technology/Digital, Marketing & Communications, Outreach and Public Engagement, Research & Evaluation, Social Media, Strategic Planning, Theaters, Volunteer Programs, Youth/Teen Programs
As a recent graduate, I am excited to forge new pathways for learning with local communities. I am currently the Sacerdote Post-Baccalaureate Fellow in Museum Education at Smith College Museum of Art where I have worked on interpretive planning for exhbitions, K-12 and Undergraduate cirriculum design, and am completing a two year capstone project on implimenting community voice labels as a standrard practice into university museums. Previously, I have worked at ICA Boston as a Gallery Operator managing Visitor Education and Excpirence Assistants, giving tours, and working with AV equipment alongside artists on view. In my undergraduate career at UMass Amherst I worked at a co-op gallery called the Student Union Art Gallery where I curated shows with student and working artists, installed shows in our space, and developed public programming for our campus audience. I earned one B.A. in Communications and Media Studies with a concentration in Impacts of Mass Media and another Bachelors Degree with Individual Concentration in Film Studies Concentrating in Experimental Video Production. I am particularly interested in site-specific work, communIity-driven projects, and best practices for video and film interpretation. I look forward to connecting with other museum professionals as my career moves forward and am thrilled to see what comes next!