Presented by The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, the Forum is dedicated to institutionalizing object-based learning and museum-enhanced pedagogy through artistic and scholarly investigation of the American South.

2025 Theme: “Teaching Making”
Examine environmental and educational intersections of art and craft found in their production, presentation and instruction.

“Craft Schools: A Cross-Country Odyssey in Search of Stories of Craft Education”
Michelle Millar Fisher, The Ronald C. and Anita L. Wornick Curator of Contemporary
Decorative Arts, Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Topic: The Tuskegee Institute
Maura E. Lucking, PhD, assistant professor, School of Architecture & Urban Planning,
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Conversation with Q&A
Maura E.Lucking and Michelle Millar Fisher

Conversation with Q&A: Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project
Kyes Stevens, founder and director, Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project, Auburn University; Randi Evans, PhD, manager of public practice and community partnerships, The Jule

Conversation with Q&A: Rural Studio
Andrew Freear, director, Rural Studio, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, Auburn University; Maura E. Lucking and Michelle Millar Fisher