2025 Preconference
Diverse Narratives:
Moving Beyond Cultural Appropriation to Celebration and Empowerment |
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Thursday November 20, 2025 10 AM-4 PM
Binghamton University Art Museum
4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton, NY
Guided by BUAM Education Coordinator, Amanda Lynn.This interactive session is packed with experiences diving into the narratives found within the diverse art collection at Binghamton University, with a focus on classroom applications for celebrating and honoring diverse artists and students from a range of cultural backgrounds. The day includes a live artist talk by Brandon Lazore (Onondaga, Snipe clan), who blends traditional Haudenosaunee arts with modern techniques and styles. Partcipants will take away many lesson planning resources related to the digital colletion of artworks available at BUAM.
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Tentative Agends*
9:15-10:00 AM—Coffee and check-in
10—11 AM Introduction and artist talk with Brandon Lazore
10:30 AM-12 PM—UDiversity program on cultural appreciation vs. cultural appropriation
12-1 PM—Lunch (provided)
1-1:30 PM—Utilizing the digital BUAM collection in your classroom
1:30-3:30 PM—Diversity in the BUAM Collection
Rotating groups work through guided analysis of diverse pieces from the musem collection with discussion regarding specific classroom applications
3:30-4:00 PM—Questions, Thoughts, Ideas, Next Steps
* timeline subject to change
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Registration fee includes morning coffee and lunch with all gratuities + CTLE certificate for 5 hours
$90 Member/District Member
$75 Member Student, Retired, Unemployed
$150 Non-Member
Space is limited to 75 participants.
Deadline to Register is November 7, 2025
CLICK HERE for Cancellation and Refund Policy
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| About The Presenters |
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Amanda Jean Lynn is Coordinator of Education and Public Programs at the Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton NY. She is an educator with extensive experience in curriculum development, public programming, community organizing, and event planning. She was formerly a special education teacher for the Paul Roberson Charter School for the Humanities and Teach for America, New Jersey. She served as the Director of Education for the Lewes Historical Society and was a Post-Graduate Fellow for Museum Education at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
Brandon Lazore is a multi-disciplinary artist and a member of the Snipe Clan from the Onondaga Nation. He studied native artists, classical painters, and graffiti artists which helped him develop a unique style and perspective as a "Traditional Graffiti" artist. As a professional painter, he has partnered with universities, historical organizations, and municipalities to bring Haudenosaunee and contemporary native art to public spaces. He loves sharing his work, and the story of his people, and building relationships on projects as big as murals and as small as tattoo designs.
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