WCMA’s Agents for Creative Action (ACA) is a year-long program for Williams students that explores museum practice as a creative process. ACA participants animate the museum’s collections, exhibitions, and spaces through the development of original projects and programs, and contribute to museum-wide initiatives. During weekly training sessions with staff, they develop storytelling skills and exercise creative thinking and making.

Some projects the group has worked on include:

• Hosting a scavenger hunt of public art on campus featuring pop-up student performances and prizes that drew hundreds of students to the museum.
• Publishing a student-designed coloring book filled with designs and activities around works of art in WCMA’s collection.
• Interviewing contemporary artists including Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Rina Banerjee, Paul Ramirez Jonas, and Michael Rakowitz.
• Presenting their thoughts about the Future of Museums as part of a public program organized by the Weisman Art Museum student collective.
• Creating spark talks and publishing a zine for the exhibition SHIFT: New Interpretations of American and European Art.
• Producing an afternoon of art making inspired by the exhibition Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano- L.A.
• Conducting interviews with museum staff, visiting artists, and scholars.
• Participating in a workshop with former MCA Denver Director, Adam Lerner and producing an experimental program.
• Creating a series of wellness-inspired programs during Winter Study.
• Hosting a Museum-inspired Trivia Night.
• Curating a selection of works of art from our WALLS (Williams Art Loan for Living Spaces) Collection to go on view in WCMA’s Summer Space.
• Curating a selection of works of art from the museum’s collection to go on view in the Director’s Office.
• Conducting audience research and sharing findings with staff.
• Participating in the museum’s strategic planning process.
• Attending the annual Harvard Art Museum Student Museum Conference.
• Visiting regional museums and arts organizations and meeting with student groups at other museums.

• The program is designed as a full academic year commitment. 
• Attendance at weekly meetings is required for participation.  
• Attendance at and participation in WCMA programs is highly encouraged. We will share a list of program dates at the start of the semester.
• We expect you to be active participants in all aspects of the program through the entire year.
• We expect you to see projects through and support the team of which you are a part.

Applications open at the beginning of each academic year and are advertised through Daily Messages. These applications consist of a series of open-ended essay questions about applicants interests, experience working collaboratively in group settings, and thinking about student engagement, creativity, and the arts. No previous museum or art experience is required.

Madeline Gaudlitz

Benet Ge

Cindy Ge

Calen Geiser-Cseh

Angela Gui

Joseph Messer

Anna Miklas

Krysten Ortega

Aiden Pham

Ethan Richmond

Javier Robelo

Blain Solomon

Lina Wang

Elijah Washington

Tiffany Wu

Rachel Buccalo ’23

Emily Du ’24

Calen Geiser-Cseh ’22

Meadhbh Ginnane ’21

Sameer Khan ’23

Emma Larson ’21

Victoria Liu ’21

Weiwei Lu ’23

Joseph Messer ’22

Krysten Ortega ’22

Ethan Richmond ’24

Javier Robelo ’22

Ingrid Song ’21

Alexa Walkovitz ’21

Benny Weng ’22

Sameer Khan ’23

Ariel Brodey ’21

Victoria Liu ’21

Joseph Messer ’21

Annie Miklas ’22

Krysten Ortega ’22

Javier Robelo ’22

Leah Rosenfeld ’20

Crispin Jay (CJ) Salapare ’20

Alexa Walkovitz ’21

Ben Ward ’22

Benny Weng ’22.

Perry Weber ’19

Molly Murphy ’19

Dawn Penso ’19

Andrew Wallace ’19

Whitney Sandford ’20

Victoria Liu ’21

Meadhbh Ginnane ’21

Kaira Mediratta ’21

Joseph Messer ’21

Ingrid Song ’21

Erinn Goldmann ’21

Elba Obregon ’21

Ariel Brodey ’21

Javier Robelo ’22

Catherine Yeh ’22

Benjamin Ward ’22