Mission Driven w/ creative director Jonell Logan
Studio Noize is back with none other than the creative director of the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Jonell Logan. Jonell is an amazing accomplished woman that exemplifies exactly the type of leadership we need in these arts organizations. She talks with your boy JBarber about her career in the arts leadership that includes the Whitney Museum of Art, Gibbes Museum of Art, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American History and Culture. Jonell gives us insight into what curators expect and want out of a studio visit, what she sees as her role in the arts ecosystem, and why she’s driven to do the work that she does. Listen, subscribe and share!
Episode 119 topics include:
leadership in arts organizations
the McColl Center for Art + Innovation
working in institutions
thoughts on curating
artists making work
talking to curators
good studio visits
The McColl Center for Art + Innovation
Jonell Logan is an independent curator and arts advocate dedicated to supporting artists, transforming communities, and creating accessible creative spaces.
Jonell is the founder of 300 Arts Project, an arts consulting company that supports community engagement, equity and diversity in arts via training, strategic planning, and exhibitions. 300 Arts has partnered with a number of organizations including Advent Co-Working, Charlotte, North Carolina; the National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, Georgia and the UTSA Institute of Texan Culture, San Antonio, Texas to develop programs and exhibitions that serve creatives, neighborhoods, and museum-goers from diverse backgrounds.
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