b'member engagement,pre- and post-pandemicWHEN WE LOOK BACKon 20192020, the year willMuseum staff have reimagined the waysdivide into two distinct time periods: pre-pandemicprograms can be developed and delivered to ourand post-pandemic. That same division holds true forkey audiences. In a matter of weeks, we pivotedSCMAs membership program.from offering on-site programming to hosting entirely With the launch of SCMA100 in the fall and virtual experiences. Museum webinars and Zoomthe rise of COVID-19 in the spring, our members andsessions have made it possible for SCMA members donors rallied, first to celebrate with us and then toand friends from near and far to join us for a richhelp the museum to adapt and fulfill its mission ofarray of programs. This new, widespread access to connecting people with art, ideas and each other inour offerings is the gleaming silver lining of SCMAs altered circumstances. pandemic experience.With wide-ranging special exhibitions provid- We look forward to offering substantive,ing the basis for many of the museums programsenriching virtual programs as long as the pandemic pre-pandemic, SCMA members had several opportu- continues, and we are studying how we can use our nities to connect and engage with art and one anotheronline channels in the future to extend our reachat the museum. When COVID-19 arrived in March,and sustain our connection with our members. At the however, the museum closed to the public as Smithsame time, we eagerly look forward to the day when sent students, staff and faculty home to study, teachwe can announce the reopening of the museum and and work remotely.the restart of onsite, in-person programming. Membership, Engagement and Stewardship Coordinator Lauren Shea-Warner at the First Look program for Defiant Visionconnectingpeopleto each other51'