ABOUT MASK Consortium
MASK Consortium is a coalition of artists and institutions sharing knowledge. Its mission is to develop and promote a more complete understanding of human history and culture through the digital preservation of art and other cultural artifacts. MASK Consortium creates strategic partnerships with museums, universities, state and local governments, corporations, and individuals who share MASK’s goal of fostering connection through cultural preservation and access. MASK creative professionals, educators, and artists collaborate with institutions, departments, and individuals to bring an array of capabilities to the New York City Public School System.
- PROVIDING VISUAL PRODUCTION & DESIGN SERVICES to aid Teachers in documenting their innovations and helping students tell their stories.
- Videography
- Scoring
- Editing
- DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES for ARTSHUB Principal Fellows
- Performances
- Studio Visits
- Music Production
- Film Production
- Textile Design
- School Murals
- DEVELOPING CURRICULUM connecting Cultures and their Art, leveraging media technology for storytelling
- DEVELOPING PROGRAMMING featuring artists from various disciplines
- PRODUCING CONFERENCES & Symposiums to further develop interconnected network of knowledge sharing
- CREATING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: American Museum of Natural History, The Chazen Museum of Art, Princeton University Art Museum, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Cultural Museum of African Art - The Eric Edwards Collection (CMAA), The Smithsonian
NEW PROGRAMMING | AVAILABLE NOW
Our premier program this year is the re:mancipation project because of its cultural relevance and the multi-disciplinary participation it inspired. Spurred by the tearing down of confederate monuments in 2020, re:mancipation explores social justice themes using monuments, artifacts, visual art, performance art, textiles, spoken word, and music.
We have developed a supporting curriculum with the Chazen Museum of Art and the Mellon Foundation, artworks that can be experienced through a virtual exhibition and in person with Augmented Reality(AR), a score of music created by artists working on the project, a book/exhibition catalog, and a documentary that depicts the process behind the project. Each asset provides different modalities of learners to engage the underlying subject matter: Freedom and Equality in America, through a diverse lens.
The Artists, Educators & Museum staff have developed a panel (1hr), and workshop (1.5hr), each of which both of which were heavily attended at the American Alliance of Museum’s annual conference. These experiences can be offered to superintendents, principals, teachers, parents, and community partners for professional development and community engagement.
We have developed a supporting curriculum with the Chazen Museum of Art and the Mellon Foundation, artworks that can be experienced through a virtual exhibition and in person with Augmented Reality(AR), a score of music created by artists working on the project, a book/exhibition catalog, and a documentary that depicts the process behind the project. Each asset provides different modalities of learners to engage the underlying subject matter: Freedom and Equality in America, through a diverse lens.
The Artists, Educators & Museum staff have developed a panel (1hr), and workshop (1.5hr), each of which both of which were heavily attended at the American Alliance of Museum’s annual conference. These experiences can be offered to superintendents, principals, teachers, parents, and community partners for professional development and community engagement.
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- DO YOU HAVE IDEAS FOR YOUR OWN PROGRAMMING THAT NEED TO BE DEVELOPED & CURATED?
- DO WANT INNOVATIVE ARTS PROGRAMMING THAT KEEPS YOUR STUDENTS' ATTENTION AND MEET THEIR DIVERSE INTERESTS?
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Programming Supporting Students in Temporary Housing (STH)
Funding under Project Pivot, the Vendor Services Allocation is aligned to Professional Services - Education - Company & Individual Consultants (Object Code 685) to support direct services to students.
Enrichment Programs through Sports, Recreational Activities, and/or the Arts |
- At-Risk Student Afterschool and Weekend Enrichment Activities
- At-Risk Student Arts Programming
- At-Risk Student Outings
- At-Risk Student Recreational Activities
MASK Consortium is a NYC MWBE!
The non-contracted threshold has increased from $25,000 to $50,000 to help increase greater MWBE spending.
For the Procurement Contract Method (PCM), no formal competition is required for the procurement of good and services from NYC Certified M/WBEs up to $1,500,000.
For the Procurement Contract Method (PCM), no formal competition is required for the procurement of good and services from NYC Certified M/WBEs up to $1,500,000.
MTAC#R1180
Do you know about this Multiple Task Award Contract? We believe ARTSHUB and superintendents advised by your team can leverage this open-ended solicitation to empower MWBE's like MASK Consortium to structure more expansive initiatives than are possible with the limits applied to non-contracted entities. Does your team currently leverage this solicitation for any of it's projects?
Do you know about this Multiple Task Award Contract? We believe ARTSHUB and superintendents advised by your team can leverage this open-ended solicitation to empower MWBE's like MASK Consortium to structure more expansive initiatives than are possible with the limits applied to non-contracted entities. Does your team currently leverage this solicitation for any of it's projects?
Website: https://maskconsortium.com
APPENDIX A
Case Study – The Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
In 2020, a bronze statue called the “Emancipation Group” by Thomas Ball draws national attention and headlines amidst the confederate statue reckoning that wracks America after the murder of George Floyd. The Boston Art Commission votes to remove the work from public view amongst criticism and fears of it being toppled. It does so swiftly, with little fanfare, and with no clear plan for future exhibitions. The Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison realizes that it also has a white Italian marble version of the “Emancipation Group” and seriously considers removing the work from public view.
The university engages MASK to assist with the evaluation and deep study of the object. Below are some of the accomplishments from the multi-year collaboration:
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration at the university
- Practical application of engineering to art and social justice (STEAM)
- Art & artifact representation adjustments in the art museum database based on research
Curricular change - Observed increase in the cultural sensitivity of museum security detail
- Fostered artistic and academic exchange between local communities of color and the university
- A hybrid exhibition, part pedagogical, part contemporary comprised of artworks, and responses from the impacted community fosters dialogue and healing
- Other universities with editions of the controversial object in their possession have expressed interest in receiving the touring exhibition and developing responses unique to their community
- Comprehensive curriculum has been developed with support from the Mellon foundation, and advisory guidance from the MonumentLabs projects
PRESS
- NYTimes: An Exhibition Proposes Alternatives to Removing Contentious Statues by Siddhartha Mitter
- FORBES: Sanford Biggers Leads Re:mancipation Project At Chazen Art Museum In Madison, Wisconsin
- AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS: Trusting the Process: The Collaborative Journey to Reframing a Problematic Object