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Niagara University - Art History

Curator of Folk Arts at Castellani Art Museum
Museums & Institutions
Edward
Millar
Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area
Folklorist. Passionate in developing cross-community programs, exhibits, and initiatives relating to cultural traditions.

Experience

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland

    Teaching Assistant

    Assisted the professor of an Introduction to Folklore course with implementing the lesson plan, grading coursework, advising students, and contributing lectures.

  • Long Island Traditions

    Freelance Curatorial Assistant

    Assistant curator reviewing and editing audio files, creating audio logs, identifying presentation-quality segments, and providing minor project consultation for an upcoming exhibit on traditional flood prevention knowledge and techniques.

  • Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

    Curator of Folk Arts

    Develop programs, bi-annual exhibitions, and projects raising awareness of cultural traditions in the diverse ethnic, regional, and occupational communities of the Buffalo-Niagara region through original fieldwork research.

    As of Aug. '19, have curated / installed 12 unique exhibitions (from Vernacular Architecture in Niagara County to Calligraphy Traditions in WNY), developed, built, and installed a permanent Introduction to Folk Arts gallery at the museum, organized 20+ programs, spear-headed three folklife initiatives, and written one peer-reviewed article.

    Additional museum duties:
    1. Graphic Design & Content Production for Folk Arts programs/exhibitions/
    2. Exhibit Installation of Folk Art exhibitions & support for other exhibit installations
    3. Framing & Maintenance of Folk Artworks
    4. Marketing of Folk Art Programs & Exhibitions

    As Curator of Folk Arts, have also served in additional capacities for other Regional, State, and National organizations:
    1. Assistant Organizer / Local Liason for American Folklore Society 2018 Annual Conference in Buffalo
    2. Panelist for New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program
    3. Assistant Organizer for NYFS Conf. 2017 & New York State Folk Arts Roundtable (Buffalo) 2018
    4. Cultural Diversity Committee Member (2016-2019) of American Folklore Society
    5. Folk Arts Grant Assistance
    6. Tech / Graphic Design support for other area communities.

  • Niagara University

    Adjunct Professor

    Teach two annual courses at Niagara University:

    1. Fall Semester - Folklore in America, a survey course with weekly topics focusing on the different genres of folklore & (new in 2017) where students might encounter similar expressions of culture.

    2. Spring Semester - Exhibiting Cultures, a hands-on course where I instruct and guide students through the process of developing programs and exhibitions: students learn & are responsible for conducting field research (as a group), developing exhibit or program content, and installing exhibits or facilitating the program.

  • Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

    Educational Programs Assistant

    Educator leading tours of the historic farm, interpreting the historic buildings, trades, and chores of the site. Engaging and providing historical interpretations to the public, assisting with general maintenance and special programs.

Education

  • Seton Hall University

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

    Anthropology
    Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with a minor in History. Completed the University Honors Program curricula, culminating in an Honors Senior thesis examining emergent forms of cooperation in online role-playing games through Durkheim and Mauss. Also served as president and co-founder of the Anthropology Club, as a staff writer for the university newspaper 'The Setonian', and as a member of the Honors Council.

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland

    Master of Arts (M.A.)

    Folklore
    Master of Arts in Folklore, completing a comprehensive examination in cultural tourism, occupational folklife, and public folklore. Interests also include folklore and literature, popular culture, ethnic identity, and folklore and technology.

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland

    Teaching Assistant


    Assisted the professor of an Introduction to Folklore course with implementing the lesson plan, grading coursework, advising students, and contributing lectures.

Publications

  • Exhibition List

    Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

    List of exhibitions curated (from most recent, as of Aug. '19): Frontier Building: Vernacular Architecture in Niagara County (Summer 2019) At Water's Edge: Traditional Turkish Paper Arts (Summer 2019) Introduction to Folk Arts: Permanent Gallery (Summer 2019) Ebru: The Art of Turkish Paper Marbling (Spring 2019) Born from Wood: The Niagara Frontier Wood Carvers (Spring 2019) Fashioning Identities: Ethnic Wedding Dress in New York (Summer 2018) Wearing Meaning (Spring 2018) The Higner Maritime Collection: Twenty-Five Years of Ship Building by Justin Higner (Spring 2018) *co-curated with Michael Beam Appealing Words: Calligraphy Traditions in Western New York (Summer 2017) Chinese Folk Pottery: The Art of the Everyday (Spring 2017) *traveling exhibition Ebru: Floating Emotion (Spring 2017) "Still at it": The Art and Schematics of Rich DeCorse (Spring 2016) Molagana: Niagara University Library Collection (Summer 2015)

  • Exhibition List

    Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

    List of exhibitions curated (from most recent, as of Aug. '19): Frontier Building: Vernacular Architecture in Niagara County (Summer 2019) At Water's Edge: Traditional Turkish Paper Arts (Summer 2019) Introduction to Folk Arts: Permanent Gallery (Summer 2019) Ebru: The Art of Turkish Paper Marbling (Spring 2019) Born from Wood: The Niagara Frontier Wood Carvers (Spring 2019) Fashioning Identities: Ethnic Wedding Dress in New York (Summer 2018) Wearing Meaning (Spring 2018) The Higner Maritime Collection: Twenty-Five Years of Ship Building by Justin Higner (Spring 2018) *co-curated with Michael Beam Appealing Words: Calligraphy Traditions in Western New York (Summer 2017) Chinese Folk Pottery: The Art of the Everyday (Spring 2017) *traveling exhibition Ebru: Floating Emotion (Spring 2017) "Still at it": The Art and Schematics of Rich DeCorse (Spring 2016) Molagana: Niagara University Library Collection (Summer 2015)

  • Stocking the Home: Community, Identity, and Occupational Folklife at Taste East Inc.

    Digest: A Journal of Foodways and Culture

    Research note exploring the complex intersection of community, place-making, work techniques, and the layering of ethnic identity at a South Asian grocer in St. John's, Newfoundland.

  • Exhibition List

    Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

    List of exhibitions curated (from most recent, as of Aug. '19): Frontier Building: Vernacular Architecture in Niagara County (Summer 2019) At Water's Edge: Traditional Turkish Paper Arts (Summer 2019) Introduction to Folk Arts: Permanent Gallery (Summer 2019) Ebru: The Art of Turkish Paper Marbling (Spring 2019) Born from Wood: The Niagara Frontier Wood Carvers (Spring 2019) Fashioning Identities: Ethnic Wedding Dress in New York (Summer 2018) Wearing Meaning (Spring 2018) The Higner Maritime Collection: Twenty-Five Years of Ship Building by Justin Higner (Spring 2018) *co-curated with Michael Beam Appealing Words: Calligraphy Traditions in Western New York (Summer 2017) Chinese Folk Pottery: The Art of the Everyday (Spring 2017) *traveling exhibition Ebru: Floating Emotion (Spring 2017) "Still at it": The Art and Schematics of Rich DeCorse (Spring 2016) Molagana: Niagara University Library Collection (Summer 2015)

  • Stocking the Home: Community, Identity, and Occupational Folklife at Taste East Inc.

    Digest: A Journal of Foodways and Culture

    Research note exploring the complex intersection of community, place-making, work techniques, and the layering of ethnic identity at a South Asian grocer in St. John's, Newfoundland.

  • A Telling Image: Bridging Folk and Fine Art Visitor Repertoires in Exhibit Design through Contemporary Murals in Folk Arts Contexts

    Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore

    Article focused on a method for easing fine art museum visitors into engaging with folk art's repertoires of meaning, through the use of murals by local contemporary artists who are inspired by / influenced by traditional art and meaning.

  • Exhibition List

    Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

    List of exhibitions curated (from most recent, as of Aug. '19): Frontier Building: Vernacular Architecture in Niagara County (Summer 2019) At Water's Edge: Traditional Turkish Paper Arts (Summer 2019) Introduction to Folk Arts: Permanent Gallery (Summer 2019) Ebru: The Art of Turkish Paper Marbling (Spring 2019) Born from Wood: The Niagara Frontier Wood Carvers (Spring 2019) Fashioning Identities: Ethnic Wedding Dress in New York (Summer 2018) Wearing Meaning (Spring 2018) The Higner Maritime Collection: Twenty-Five Years of Ship Building by Justin Higner (Spring 2018) *co-curated with Michael Beam Appealing Words: Calligraphy Traditions in Western New York (Summer 2017) Chinese Folk Pottery: The Art of the Everyday (Spring 2017) *traveling exhibition Ebru: Floating Emotion (Spring 2017) "Still at it": The Art and Schematics of Rich DeCorse (Spring 2016) Molagana: Niagara University Library Collection (Summer 2015)

  • Stocking the Home: Community, Identity, and Occupational Folklife at Taste East Inc.

    Digest: A Journal of Foodways and Culture

    Research note exploring the complex intersection of community, place-making, work techniques, and the layering of ethnic identity at a South Asian grocer in St. John's, Newfoundland.

  • A Telling Image: Bridging Folk and Fine Art Visitor Repertoires in Exhibit Design through Contemporary Murals in Folk Arts Contexts

    Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore

    Article focused on a method for easing fine art museum visitors into engaging with folk art's repertoires of meaning, through the use of murals by local contemporary artists who are inspired by / influenced by traditional art and meaning.

  • John Ducey's Store

    Living Spaces: The Architecture of the Family Fishery in Keels, Newfoundland

    Living Spaces: The Architecture of the Family Fishery in Keels, Newfoundland, emerged from the first Memorial University of Newfoundland Department of Folklore field school. The field school focused on the vernacular architecture and material culture of Keels, an outport fishing community. Fieldwork for this piece involved drafting a floor plan, interviewing the owner, and photographing the various tools and appliances. This book section focuses on a thick description of the changes made to the structure, its contents, and its multiple uses as a storage, repair, and entertaining space.

  • Exhibition List

    Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University

    List of exhibitions curated (from most recent, as of Aug. '19): Frontier Building: Vernacular Architecture in Niagara County (Summer 2019) At Water's Edge: Traditional Turkish Paper Arts (Summer 2019) Introduction to Folk Arts: Permanent Gallery (Summer 2019) Ebru: The Art of Turkish Paper Marbling (Spring 2019) Born from Wood: The Niagara Frontier Wood Carvers (Spring 2019) Fashioning Identities: Ethnic Wedding Dress in New York (Summer 2018) Wearing Meaning (Spring 2018) The Higner Maritime Collection: Twenty-Five Years of Ship Building by Justin Higner (Spring 2018) *co-curated with Michael Beam Appealing Words: Calligraphy Traditions in Western New York (Summer 2017) Chinese Folk Pottery: The Art of the Everyday (Spring 2017) *traveling exhibition Ebru: Floating Emotion (Spring 2017) "Still at it": The Art and Schematics of Rich DeCorse (Spring 2016) Molagana: Niagara University Library Collection (Summer 2015)

  • Stocking the Home: Community, Identity, and Occupational Folklife at Taste East Inc.

    Digest: A Journal of Foodways and Culture

    Research note exploring the complex intersection of community, place-making, work techniques, and the layering of ethnic identity at a South Asian grocer in St. John's, Newfoundland.

  • A Telling Image: Bridging Folk and Fine Art Visitor Repertoires in Exhibit Design through Contemporary Murals in Folk Arts Contexts

    Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore

    Article focused on a method for easing fine art museum visitors into engaging with folk art's repertoires of meaning, through the use of murals by local contemporary artists who are inspired by / influenced by traditional art and meaning.

  • John Ducey's Store

    Living Spaces: The Architecture of the Family Fishery in Keels, Newfoundland

    Living Spaces: The Architecture of the Family Fishery in Keels, Newfoundland, emerged from the first Memorial University of Newfoundland Department of Folklore field school. The field school focused on the vernacular architecture and material culture of Keels, an outport fishing community. Fieldwork for this piece involved drafting a floor plan, interviewing the owner, and photographing the various tools and appliances. This book section focuses on a thick description of the changes made to the structure, its contents, and its multiple uses as a storage, repair, and entertaining space.

  • John Ducey's House

    Living Spaces: The Architecture of the Family Fishery in Keels, Newfoundland

    Living Spaces: The Architecture of the Family Fishery in Keels, Newfoundland, emerged from the first Memorial University of Newfoundland Department of Folklore field school. The field school focused on the vernacular architecture and material culture of Keels, an outport fishing community. Fieldwork for this piece involved drafting a floor plan, interviewing the owner, and photographing the interior and exterior of the house. This book section focuses on a thick description of the physical structure, its modifications, and its varied uses as a social, lived space.

Positions

  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

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  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

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  • American Folklore Society

    Cultural Diversity Committee

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  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

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  • American Folklore Society

    Cultural Diversity Committee

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

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  • American Folklore Society

    Cultural Diversity Committee

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

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  • American Folklore Society

    Cultural Diversity Committee

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • American Folklore Society

    Cultural Diversity Committee

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • American Folklore Society

    Cultural Diversity Committee

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • American Folklore Society

    Cultural Diversity Committee

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • American Folklore Society

    Cultural Diversity Committee

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • New York State Council on the Arts

    Folk Arts Program Panelist

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

  • American Folklore Society

    Cultural Diversity Committee

    urn:li:fs_position:(ACoAABYkGC0BL3d40pLZ6o42jXJe3eG3e6GrmzE,692977133)

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