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Carver [On] Record
Carver [On] Record seeks to document and preserve the formative experiences of community-members, including alumni of the segregation-era G.W. Carver High School and Chesterfield Community High School, and synthesizes them into a dialogue about our shared future. Toni co-facilitated this project with Nelly Anderson, Dave Watkins, and John Henry Blatter.
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Partners in the Arts
The Joan Oates Institute (JOI) is an annual summer training at the University of Richmond offered by the Institute for Integrated Learning. The course incorporates local, regional, and national community experts and institutions. Educator participants are stretched and empowered through learning various art forms and technology tools. Toni designed and facilitated the half-day “Impresario Training: Jazzing STEM” with a live jazz band at JOI (University of Richmond) from 2011 until 2014.
The Arts in Society
Paris, France
Through the Partners In the Arts project, Carver [ON] Record, we are demonstrating an approach to developing oral histories and new media into enduring works of civic art. Our workshop examined the nexus of collective identity and oral history. Participants developed comparative audio recordings and explored ideas of editorial ethic. Carver [On] Record is ongoing; we see its potential as living history rooted in arts education. How might this model serve other communities?
Museum as Site for Social Action (MASS Action)
minneapolis, mn
This resourceful community works for systemic change and institutional transformation. Toni is a contributor to the Toolkit, a guide for inciting and managing growth and equity in museums. With Swarupa Anila and Janeen Bryant, Toni facilitated the “Things Fall Apart” workshop at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.