SEED
Enabling natural leadership abilities to take root and flourish.
The SEED approach to management training emphasizes co-learning, co-creation, and thoughtful risk-taking. We believe management is not an add-on to subject expertise, but a skill in its own right—one that requires humility, attentive listening, and a genuine valuing of others. These foundations make managers more effective in decision-making, project management, and building teams that thrive.
Feedback on SEED workshops…
“Attending these sessions … has been extremely helpful in allowing me to pause the day-to-day routine and actually reflect on what kind of manager I am …. I believed more in myself as a leader and educator after every meeting!”
— Karla Aguilar Velasquez, Associate Educator, Guide Program,
St. Louis Art Museum
“[The facilitators] were responsive, thoughtful and creative, and each session felt so thoughtfully planned to maximize participant interaction, provoke conversation and get our wheels turning in new directions. ”
— Alison Rossi, Director of Education & Community Connection, Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
“Rebecca, Rachel, and David facilitated a dynamic program thanks to their years of museum experience and deep passion for education and change management.”
— Kinneret Kohn,Associate Director for Students and Educators, Art Institute of Chicago
SEED:Management
On January 13, in New York City, we led a full-day management training for managers in any department, at any level. Interested in participating in future workshops? Join our waitlist.
Gallery Education Leadership Institute
The SEED Gallery Education Leadership Institute is a multi-day, in-person experience, crafted to address the complex realities of managing gallery education programs.
SEED:Provocation
SEED Provocations are free, hour-long web convenings to explore big questions. Register to join or to be sent the recording after the webinar.
How else can we help you?
Contact any of us through the links below to learn about gallery trainings, management trainings, program audits, and more.
David Bowles * Rachel Ropeik * Rebecca Shulman
The SEED Trio – David Bowles, Rachel Ropeik, and Rebecca Shulman – have a combined 60 years of experience in museum management and teaching (we embrace our age, and we also learn new things every day). Prepare yourself for our long list of credentials (in case it helps to justify your professional development expenses). We’ve taught and/or managed teams at:
• The Getty • The Met • The Rubin • Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum • Brooklyn Museum • Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum • Aspen Art Museum • Baltimore Museum of Industry • New York Transit Museum • Judd Foundation • Neue Galerie • MFA Boston • Art Institute of Chicago • First Americans Museum • Oklahoma City Museum of Art • Oklahoma Contemporary • Smith College Museum of Art • Hammer Museum • Guggenheim •
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