BIPOC for Southern California Museums is an intergenerational coalition of BIPOC artists and culture workers based in Southern California, representing exhibitions, collections, conservation, education, development, and executive leadership.
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Additional Resources (click for links)
All Monuments Must Fall: A Syllabus
Art + Museum Transparency @AMTransparency on Twitter
@ChangeTheMuseum on Instagram
Aruna D’Souza, Whitewalling: Art, Race & Protest in 3 Acts
Film: How Can You Decolonize Museums?
Join Black Conservators and Demand Racial Justice in Art Conservation
Sam Lefebvre, “SFMOMA Official Who Defended Censorship of Black Former Employee Steps Down.” Hyperallergic
Valentina de Liscia, “An Instagram Account is Amplifying Anonymous Testimonies of Racism in Museums.” Hyperallergic
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture Countywide CEII Policy
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Case Studies in Museum Diversity landing page
Mellon Foundation LACMA Case Study Report
MOCAD Resistance: Former Staff Letter
Dr. Kelli Morgan, “To Bear Witness: Real Talk about White Supremacy in Art Museums Today.” Burnaway
Robin Pogrebin, “Curators Urge Guggenheim to Fix Culture That ‘Enables Racism.'” The New York Times
Robin Pogrebin and Julia Jacobs, “Floyd Case Forces Arts Groups to Enter the Fray.” The New York Times
Scott Reyburn, “Disputed African Artifacts Sell at Auction.” The New York Times
Anuradha Vikram, Decolonizing Culture
Courtney N. Wright, “Dear DEI People: Your Black Colleagues Are Waiting.” Inside Higher Ed
@xsfm0ma former SFMOMA workers’ letter on Instagram