Please mark your calendars for these upcoming volunteer programs in March and April. We look forward to seeing you online in the coming weeks.
Unconscious Bias | Friday, March 26 (2 p.m.)
As part of Hillwood’s staff and volunteer engagement goals, we are pleased to offer the interactive webinar offered through a third party contracted by Hillwood.
Given today’s current crisis situation, we must start with our own self-awareness. Are we on top of our biases, or might we be harboring some prejudices that lie outside of our awareness? This program will define unconscious bias and give us a framework in which to understand it. With numerous discussion opportunities, participants will explore biases, examine the conflict that arises between one’s natural inclination to categorize and the conscious drive towards diversity, look at how unconscious bias is measured and identify ways to overcome these biases.
To RSVP for the webinar, please complete this short survey. The webinar link and information will be shared via email.
Reminiscences and Reflections: Twenty Years of Gardening at Hillwood | Tuesday, April 6 (10:30 a.m.)
Join gardener Frances Vandenbroucke as she prepares for her retirement in October and talks with Director of Horticulture Jessica Bonilla about her varied experiences taking care of the Japanese-style garden and other areas over the course of her Hillwood career. All volunteers are invited to attend. A Zoom link with the meeting instructions will be emailed to all volunteers closer to the event date.
Virtual Volunteer Lecture: The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky | Monday, April 12 (10:30 a.m.)
Join Dr. Wilfried Zeisler, chief curator, for an overview of Hillwood’s new exhibition The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky, on view in the mansion starting April 6. Inspired by flowers grown throughout Marjorie Post’s gardens at Hillwood, including camellias, tulips, and dahlias, artist Vladimir Kanevsky’s sculptures will take the place of these live arrangements, bursting with color in the dining room, breakfast room, pavilion, French drawing room, and Post’s bedroom suite. Featuring nearly 35 works, the exhibition is next in a series of collaborations with contemporary artists, such as Bouke de Vries in 2019, Philip Haas in 2016, and Isabel de Borchgrave in 2013. All volunteers are invited to attend. A Zoom link with the meeting instructions will be emailed to all volunteers closer to the event date.
Hillwood Huddle | Tuesday, April 20 (3 p.m.)
During this 30-minute informal session, volunteers and staff will have the opportunity to reconnect virtually with one another over Zoom and share their passion for all things Hillwood. Participants will be divided into smaller breakout rooms. Halfway through the 30-minute program, the breakout rooms will be “reshuffled,” allowing volunteers to mix and mingle with a larger number of volunteers. Advance registration is required. Click here to RSVP for the April 20 Hillwood Huddle. Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive via email the Zoom link and meeting instructions.
Archived Lecture Videos
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