Curating the Here and Now: Meghan McClellan

Friday, August 4, 2023 from 4:00-5:00 PM

Returning to Charlotte Street is the series Curating the Here and Now, highlighting exceptional curatorial voices in the Midwest. The selected curators will visit Kansas City to speak about their recent exhibitions and curatorial practice.

For this public program, curator Meghan McClellan will speak in-depth about the exhibition Threads That Bind: Elucidating Diverse Voices of Womanhood which is on view at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art (February 25-July 30, 2023) in Sedalia, MO. “Threads That Bind” offers a new lens into the complex visual history of women’s work.

ABOUT THE CURATOR

Dr. Meghan McClellan is an Art Historian specializing in the art of humor and 19th century photography. She holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Missouri-Columbia (2017), with additional degrees including an MA in Art History (2009), BA in Art History (2007), and an AA from Cottey College (2005). As the lead Art History faculty at State Fair Community College since 2018, McClellan earned nominations for ‘Instructor of the Year’ in 2022 and 2023. Currently, she is researching the legacy of female artistry in the Midwest.