Speaking

Michael is a sought after speaker on art, art history, art business, and associated topics, for audiences large and small. An engaging and passionate presenter, Michael is available to give talks catered to the needs and interests of the many unique art and culture organizations throughout New England and beyond. Contact him to inquire about scheduling a program.

Michael has been honored to present at the following organizations:

  • Art Administration Association of New England

  • Art Institute of Chicago Docents Group

  • Art League of Rhode Island

  • Art*Noir at the Corliss-Carrington House

  • Arts Club of Washington, DC

  • Attleboro Arts Museum

  • AS220

  • Assets4Artists via MassMoCA

  • Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum

  • Bomb Pop-Up, New York

  • Boston Athenaeum

  • Boston International Fine Art Show

  • Bristol Art Museum

  • Brown University Art Review

  • Creative Reuse Center Residency

  • Dartmouth Cultural Center

  • Decorative Arts Trust Symposium

  • East Greenwich Art Club

  • Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition

  • Four Corners Gallery, Tiverton

  • Harvard Art Museums

  • Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life National Gathering

  • Initiatives in Art and Culture: Arts and Crafts National Conference

  • Leadership Rhode Island College Program

  • Lifelong Learning Collaborative of Providence

  • Lyman Allyn Art Museum

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

  • New England Wax Encaustic Artists Conference

  • Newport Photographers Guild

  • Northwestern University, Covid-19 Critical Studies in The Arts Program

  • Plymouth Center for The Arts

  • Providence Art Club

  • Providence College

  • PC Entrepreneurship Society

  • PC Museum Studies Seminar

  • PC Student Alumni Association

  • Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education Department

  • Rhode Island School of Design Museum

  • RISD Undergraduate African American Art History Seminar

  • RISD Undergraduate Art History and Furniture Seminar

  • Roger Williams University School of Business

  • Roger Williams University Art Department

  • Small Stones Festival of the Arts

  • South County Art Association

  • South Shore Camera Club

  • St. Botolph Club of Boston

  • University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth

  • University of Rhode Island

  • WaterFire Accelerate Professional Development Program

Teaching

In addition to talks and presentations, Michael has designed and taught unique five, eight, and ten week courses on a variety of subjects including:

  • Professional Practices for Working Artists

  • Social Media and Marketing for Artists

  • Artist Statement and Biography Writing

  • Art History and Appreciation

  • American Art in the Nineteenth Century

  • Women’s Art History

  • Cities and Art

  • Looking at Architecture

  • Jazz Age Art History

  • History of Photography

  • Medieval Art and Medievalisms

Michael is always interested in teaching courses and is happy to create new classes to cater to specific groups of students.

 

Feedback from Michael's students:

Praise for Professional Practices

“Michael is such a professional. He is incredibly knowledgeable and the resources he shared were invaluable.”
— Karen Murtha, educator and artist
“I found Professional Practices to be enriching, comprehensive, and inspiring. It brought me to a new level as an artist.””
— Kathleen Simpson, painter and naturalist

praise for Art History and Appreciation

“Michael Rose is such a fluid speaker with opinions and knowledge about so many eras in Art History and how they impact the present art world today. From the politics and happenings of the day, to the noteworthy and beautiful examples that kick off an era, this class is pure pleasure and a must for any artist
or art lover alike.”
— Anne Tanzi Carty, Providence Art Club Education Co-Chair
“Whether you know a lot or very little about Art History, this course will delight you! Michael Rose takes you on a tour through the ages and highlights famous, infamous, and little-known gems of artwork and weaves in stories about the art, the artist, and the culture. He keeps it all lively and amusing. Each lecture left me inspired to find out more.”
— Judith Vilmain, PhD, Providence Art Club Board Member