Visitor Studies Association

06/24/2025

The full conference program is available on here: https://buff.ly/NENIWDJ

Check it out and register today! Early bird rates are available through June 30!

05/20/2025

Join VSA for our 2025 Virtual Conference!

Who? You
When? July 15-17
Where? Virtual
Why? Effective Advocacy Through Visitor Studies

Early bird rates through June 30!
Register here: https://buff.ly/Pp5uoxY

02/28/2025

How are evaluators involved in a collection reinstallation? How do you get started? What does the timeline look like? Join the VSA Art Museum Focused Interest Group (FIG) to hear members share their experiences with exhibition and gallery reinstallations in art museums.

Reinstallation Roadmap: Evaluator Perspectives and Practices
03/06/2025 2:00 EST

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02/04/2025

Join VSA for an Equitable Evaluation Framework Discussion Series. If you want to incorporate equity into your evaluation practice but are not sure where to start, this series is for you!
More information and registration can be found at the link below:
https://buff.ly/4hejSLf

01/23/2025

VSA Session Proposals being accepted through January 31!
Interested in collaborating with others on a presentation? Check out our Slack conversation board and recording from the recent presenter webchat along with all the guidelines for proposal submissions at the link below:

VSA 2025 37th Annual Visitor Studies Association ConferenceVirtual | July 15-17, 2025 Conference Theme:Effective Advocacy through Visitor Studies Visitor studies and evaluation have the potential to drive change and support informed decision-making. Grasping and utilizing this influence is essential...

01/10/2025

Calling All Co-Presenters!
Join us today to learn more about submitting a proposal to present at this year's virtual VSA Conference.
Submissions are open through January 31, we hope you will join us this year!

Register here:

Calling All Co-Presenters! Calling All Co-Presenters! Friday, January 10, 1pm ET / 10am PT Are you interested in presenting at the VSA conference this year, but seeking inspiration, co-presenters, or the encouragement to submit that proposal?  Then this informal networking webchat is for you!  Som...

12/17/2024

VSA 2025 - Call for Session Proposals is Open!

Interested in presenting at the 37th Annual Visitor Studies Association Conference? The VSA 2025 Call for Session Proposals is open and accepting submissions through January 31, 2025

Learn about this year’s theme, Effective Advocacy through Visitor Studies, information on session formats and tracks, and how to submit a session proposal at the link below.

Call for Proposals Call for Session Proposals37th Annual Visitor Studies Association ConferenceVirtual • July 15-17, 2025 Effective Advocacy through Visitor Studies Visitor studies and evaluation have the potential to drive change and support informed decision-making. Grasping and utilizing this i...

10/08/2024

T-minus 30 minutes! We hope you will join us for this fantastic panel conversation.

Becoming the Change Webchat Zip Becoming the Change we Want to See: An Informal Dialogue with the authors (with an Intro to the Organizational Level Dimensions of DEAI Framework from Dr. Cecilia Garibay) Tuesday, October 8, 2-3pm ET / 11am-12pm PT Please join VSA’s Justice and Anti-Racism FIG (JAR...

10/04/2024

Becoming the Change we Want to See: An Informal Dialogue with the authors (with an Intro to the Organizational Level Dimensions of DEAI Framework from Dr. Cecilia Garibay)

Join VSA’s Justice and Anti-Racism FIG (JARFIG) for an informal conversation with several authors of the recent Curator article on diversity, equity, access and inclusion practices in informal science institutions.

Becoming the Change Webchat Zip Becoming the Change we Want to See: An Informal Dialogue with the authors (with an Intro to the Organizational Level Dimensions of DEAI Framework from Dr. Cecilia Garibay) Tuesday, October 8, 2-3pm ET / 11am-12pm PT Please join VSA’s Justice and Anti-Racism FIG (JAR...

09/25/2024

VSA Webchat: Becoming the Change we Want to See
Please join VSA’s Justice and Anti-Racism FIG (JARFIG) on October 8 for an informal conversation with several authors of the recent Curator article on diversity, equity, access and inclusion practices in informal science institutions.

Becoming the Change Webchat Url Becoming the Change we Want to See: An Informal Dialogue with the authors (with an Intro to the Organizational Level Dimensions of DEAI Framework from Dr. Cecilia Garibay) Tuesday, October 8, 2-3pm ET / 11am-12pm PT Please join VSA’s Justice and Anti-Racism FIG (JAR...

07/16/2024

The 36th Annual Visitor Studies Association Conference in St. Paul MN begins! This morning we kicked off the conference with an expression of our commitment to equity, justice, sustainability, and community. We opened with remarks by local leaders who are advocating for justice and equity, including Cantemaza from Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi and Jeanelle Austin from Rise and Remember. Jill Stein (VSA President) introduced our new REDEFINE initiative, where we will be working to redefine what it means to be a visitor studies professional to highlight the importance of being responsive to and continually in conversation with the communities we serve. We ended our opening plenary with a talk by Coral Gessner, who reminded us that power is abundant and something that can be shared. She encouraged us to reconnect to our own sources of power to express genuine care for our community and invite more voices into the conversation. What a beginning!