COVES Art Bridges Convening

Welcome!

This convening brings together a select group of participating museums to foster rich networking opportunities, collaborative problem solving, and focused dialogue. Participants will share success stories and best practices while exploring how data can be leveraged and compared across art institutions of varying sizes and geographic locations to inform decision-making and enhance visitor engagement.

We look forward to gathering our growing COVES Art Bridges cohort for a shared learning experience—one that strengthens our collective understanding and helps us better support COVES sites and evaluation practitioners.

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Location

Heartland Whole Health Institute

850 Museum Way, Bentonville, AR 72712

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Dates

August 4-6, 2026

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On-Site Contact

Chelsea Malson, Convening Coordinator

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FEATURED SPEAKERS

Tap each speaker’s name to view their headshot and bio.

• Anne Kraybill (Art Bridges) — Chief Executive Officer
• Max Fey (Art Bridges) — Research and Evaluation Manager
• María Sotomayor de la Cruz (Art Bridges) — Research and Evaluation Specialist, COVES
• Kim Awa (Art Bridges) — Research and Evaluation Specialist
• Rod Bigelow (Crystal Bridges) — Executive Director
• Juli Goss (Crystal Bridges) — Chief Strategy Officer
• Bryn Pernot (Crystal Bridges) — Research and Evaluation Officer
• Marissa Spear (Crystal Bridges) — Research and Evaluation Officer
• Rachel Lindsey (Crystal Bridges) — Research and Evaluation Officer
• Meg Hasler (Crystal Bridges) — Research and Evaluation Assistant
• Liza Herzog (Barnes Foundation) — Director of Evaluation and Impact
• Salina Cardias (Harn Museum of Art) — Director of Visitor Engagement