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Check out our monthly round-up of cultural news from around the world, including some exciting client updates.

Another ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS conference for the books! And boy was this one special! Our Baltimore experience was a memorable one. There were many firsts including having a session. So happy we got to share this with such amazing people! Eagerly anticipating Charleston! Image 1: Our session Art as Activism with the amazing Deron Johnston from BRIC (Arts & Media in Brooklyn) , Patrick Charpenel from El Museo del Barrio and Ayesha Williams from The Laundromat Project Image 2: The best company Tiffany Lyons and Atiba Edwards Image 3: Two greats Joy Bailey-Bryant and Arthur G. Affleck, III commanding their legacy Image 4: Old a new friends Ariana A. Curtis, Ph.D. Angela Thorpe Mason Image 5: Tagging along Atiba Edwards and Arthur G. Affleck, III to visit Port Discovery Children's Museum, thank you!

We can't wait to connect at the ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS Conference in Baltimore, August 14 - 16. Meet Joy Bailey-Bryant, Tiffany Lyons and Valerie Guevara and don't miss their sessions: Art as Activism Thursday August 15, from 10:30am to 11:45am  Moderated by Tiffany Lyons and Valerie Guevara, with panelists Deron Johnston, Chief Programming Officer of BRIC, Ayesha Williams ED of Laundromat Project and Patrick Charpenel ED of El Museo del Barrio.   Command Your Legacy, Chart Your Course: Strategic Planning for Visionary African American Leadership Thursday August 15, from 3:15pm to 4:30pm  A Conversation with Joy Bailey-Bryant and Arthur Affleck, CEO of Association of Children’s Museum.   Speed Networking Event Joy will also be sharing her incredible leadership knowledge as a Mentor at The Speed Networking Event. It’s one of the conference’s most impactful opportunities, allowing attendees to meet with industry mentors, build relationships and cultivate a vibrant professional network within the African American museum community. #AAAM2024

This month's Cultural News roundup includes a tribute to our wonderful colleague, Dr. Ahmed Ghazali.

Rockford's new cultural plan has been unveiled! "The Rockford Area Arts Council on Thursday night revealed the city’s first ever cultural plan, which lays out strategies for weaving arts and culture into everything from economic development initiatives to education. The arts council worked with consulting firm Lord Cultural Resources to develop the plan. Eve-Laure Moros Ortega, lead with Lord Cultural Resources, praised the communities buy-in to investing in the arts and developing the plan. 'It is building on the all of the strengths that you have,' she said. 'This plan will elevate that, will amplify it, will push that further.'"

We're so proud of our work on the Rockford Region Cultural Plan. Look for the big reveal on July 11th, and read more about our role and what to expect in this wonderful piece by Mary McNamara Bernsten. Thanks to our incredible team leading the way! Eve-Laure Moros Ortega, M.P.A. Tiffany Lyons Valerie Guevara. "The Arts Council consulted with Lord Cultural Resources whose mission statement is ‘making the world a better place through culture’, and that starts from within their team. We’ve had the honor of working with a powerhouse team from Lord. They’ve impressed city officials, community leaders, and Rockford Region residents with their knowledge of Rockford’s history and their Rockford current events proficiency — I hear about regional wins from the Lord team before they hit our media’s websites."

British artists like the great Antony Gormly are donating their art to support the party that supports creative industry in the upcoming election. Message for US and Canada?

This Wednesday, join Lord Thought Leader Ali Hossaini at “AI, Music, and the Human Spirit” as part of London Tech Week, discussing how AI can be used responsibly to enhance creativity and improve people’s lives. #LTW

Thrilled to be kicking off a new Arts & Culture Plan planning process in Ulster County with my fabulous colleagues at Lord Cultural Resources. Friends and colleagues in Ulster county, please join us in sharing your input! All info at: https://lnkd.in/eZevjm3H The official public kick-off is June 17th and our public engagement will continue through the summer!

Thanks so much to everyone who made this year’s American Alliance of Museums conference in Baltimore such a huge success. We had a wonderful time catching up with past and current clients and meeting some new faces. We had fantastic book signings for Brad King's New Directions in University Museums and Gail Lord's Manual of Museum Management for Museums in Dynamic Change. Then onto two packed sessions: Natalie Bornstein's “Empowering Community: A Museum’s Role in Economic Revitalization” with Baye Adofo-Wilson, Esq., AICP, and Gail's workshop “Toward a More Human Museum: Trust and Well-being for Staff and Visitors” with Susie Wilkening (Wilkening Consulting), John G Hampton (Mackenzie Art Gallery), Christy S. Coleman (Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation) and Yvonne Tang. Throughout our time, so many people dropped by our booth to meet and congratulate our new President and Managing Partner, Joy Bailey-Bryant. Thanks to you all. Until next year, AAM!