Phillippa Pitts Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Greater Boston Area

Dissertation in progress: "Pharmacoepic Dreams: Art and America's Medical Democracy, 1800-1860"Additional Service: Graduate Symposium Coordinator (2020-2021); Secretary, History of Art and Architecture Graduate Student Association (2020); Department Representative, Boston University Graduate Student Organization (2019)

o CC181: Docents: Learning & Interpretation in the Art Museum (Fall 2021)o AH393: Contemporary Art, 1980 to Now (Summer 2021)

o Managing Editor (Spring 2021)o Copyeditor (Fall 2020)o Junior Editor and Webmaster (2019-2020)

o AH395: History of Photography (Spring 2021)o AH111/112: Introduction to Art History (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

o Researched and wrote think pieces, magazine articles, web features, and interviews on diverse topics related to Indigenous rights including the arts, foodways, civics and political activism, disability rights, and the impact of the covid-19 pandemic.o Assisted in the preparation of reports for the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Portland, Maine Area

o Led the museum's education and interpretation department, a team of 3FT, 1PT, and 50+ volunteers serving pre-K, K-12, teen, college, graduate, and adult learners.o Oversaw the development and implementation of innovative and engaging experiences for all museum visitors, with a focus on accessibility, equity and social justice.

Portland, Maine Area

o Created interpretive materials, digital projects, and gallery experiences to support diverse avenues for public engagement. Worked in close partnership with curatorial staff to make exhibition content clear, accessible, and engaging for all visitors.o Developed and managed two rotating participatory gallery spaces as well as visitor-activated spaces.

o Served on the core team for Your Museum Reimagined, a museum-wide collection reinstallation and reinterpretation project.o Conceived and launched two new participatory gallery spaces within the museum.o Developed and oversaw the production of five multimedia touchscreen interactives and a multistream museum-wide multimedia tour, managing four contractor.

Portland, Oregon Area

o Piloted innovative digital interpretation projects including participatory social media projects, a YouTube webisode series, multivocal audio tours, and a multimedia microsite on conservation at PAM. Led visitor research and evaluation for these projects.o Collaboratively planned and executed a grant-funded Council for Independent Colleges summer seminar.

Greater Boston Area

o Researched and delivered customized gallery talks for private, corporate, and VIP groups across all of the MFA's encyclopedic collection areas.

Greater Boston Area

o Researched and delivered public gallery talks that explored and highlighted the MFA's permanent collection, drawing up to 50 visitors per tour.o Tours included: "Not Just Pattern: Exploring Islamic Art," "Art in Wartime," "Gender, Contemporary Art and the 1970s," "The Meaning of Modernity" and "America, Going Up!"

Greater Boston Area

o Co-taught undergraduate capstone course, mentored by a tenured faculty member, including syllabus development, lecturing, and grading. Teaching Assistant for general survey course, developing lesson plans, museum visits, essay prompts and exams.

Medford, MA

o Curatorial assistant for "Illuminated Geographies: Pakistani Miniaturist Practice in the Wake of the Global Turn," and "Cuban Virtualities: New Media Art from the Island," working directly with artists, lenders, designers, and installation staff.o Project manager for a Massachusetts Cultural Council funded smartphone tour of art around Tufts campus.

Greater Boston Area

o Developed new platforms and content for digital engagement including apps, blogs, shops, exhibits, mobile tours, forums and social media campaigns. Managed all web and digital communications. o Played a key role in exhibit development, authoring exhibition text, and developing participatory elements. Edited all institutional content for voice and content.

Greater Boston Area

o Cultivated a dynamic online presence for the Library by maintaining and redeveloping its website, email outreach, and launching social media channels. Assisted with public relations including developing programs, including supervising logistics for a 200+ person centenary celebration.o Netted an increase of over 35% in web traffic within a year of DOH.

o Developed original content for educational games on a mobile platform.o Provided marketing support to museum and direct sales assistance to SCVNGR. Cultivated museum partnerships. Independently delivered publicity and event plans, coordinated and facilitated game events.o Partners included the Museum of Science, Boston; GoSmithsonian; the American.

Ba, History Of Art, Visual Art, International Relations

Ma, Art History And Museum Studies

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, History Of Art And Architecture

Edx Certificate, Teaching & Learning In The Diverse Classroom

Cinematography And Film/Video Production