Teenage Curators

I think the idea of teenage curators is great! Museum's could benefit greatly from using youths' influential ideas. According to museum's director, Jill Medvedow, of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, “So many contemporary artists deal with issues of identity, sex, politics, gender and authority...Those are the issues that so many teenagers deal with.”  Teenagers as leaders within the art world helps broaden the general audience by introducing innovative ideas that address a variety of interests usually not met in a common museum setting. Additionally, students are able to interact and immerse themselves in art through ways that would not be provided otherwise. More museums, and organizations in general, should implement programs as such that involve the youth- so much can be gained.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/arts/design/teenage-curators-at-the-institute-of-contemporary-art.html?_r=3&ref=artsspecial