A Pink-Collar Profession: Education and Equality in the Museum Field
2022-10-12 18:00 (America/New_York) | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Meghan Quigley Graham, Wheaton class of 2011, will share her experiences in the museum field as a student intern, administrative assistant, graduate student and museum educator as well as a pro-union organizer. She will explore both the ways in which inequality is reinforced by gendered labor and pay inequity and by the privileging of postgraduate degrees over hands-on experience and the ways in which emerging museum professionals, in particular, are organizing and collaborating to change the system.

The National Black Doll Museum and the Turner Sisters
2022-10-13 17:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Ellison Lecture Hall, Norton, MA, 02766
Join us for a conversation with Museum founder Debra Britt and educator Beth Danesco. They will share the story of the creation of the National Black Doll Museum and the rich history of Black doll makers and collectors in the Massachusetts area.

African Wrap Doll Making Workshop
2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Join us for a workshop led by National Black Doll Museum founders Debra Britt and Felicia Walker. The workshop will focus on the African Wrap Doll, an adaptation of dolls based on the techniques of a traditional artform rooted in 18th C. African American culture and a specialty of the National Black Doll Museum.
Participants will create their own wrap dolls to take home using fabric and reclaimed and recycled materials all of which will be provided. All are welcome and refreshments will be provided. This is a drop in event, join as you are able.
