Gallery Talk: Get in the Game
Join Chief Curator Austen Barron Bailly for an exclusive look at our latest exhibition, Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture.
Go beyond the walls of the gallery in this behind-the-scenes talk that explores how the exhibition came together—from curatorial decisions to surprising details you might have missed. You’ll discover how sports have shaped iconic American images and carried powerful personal and cultural stories across time.
Free with exhibition ticket. Reserve your spot online or by calling Guest Experience at (479) 657-2335 today.
About the Speaker
Austen Barron Bailly
Austen Barron Bailly is Chief Curator for Crystal Bridges and the Momentary, leading the Curatorial and Art Management Division. Since 2019, Bailly has provided strategic vision and executive leadership for all art functions of the museum including collection development and care, exhibitions and installations, programs, publications, and partnerships. Bailly’s curatorial career spans more than 25 years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Peabody Essex Museum. She has curated and authored many American art exhibitions and publications, including the award-winning American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood and Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle.
Exhibition Credits & Sponsors
Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
The exhibition is curated by Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design SFMOMA; Seph Rodney, independent curator and writer; and Katy Siegel, Curator-at-Large, Research & Special Program Initiatives, SFMOMA.
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art presentation is curated by Austen Bailly, Chief Curator, and Laura Pratt, Manager, Curatorial Affairs.
