Bethany
Tabor

Cultural SITEs is a digital humanities initiative that leverages cutting-edge technologies to build interactive experiences for New Mexico's historic sites and aid in the cultural preservation of the state's great monuments. In partnership with Northrop Grumman's Technology for Conservation, a team of engineers used photogrammetry, LiDAR, ground penetrating radar, and 360-degree imaging to document five historic sites around New Mexico — Fort Selden, Sevilleta Pueblo, Lincoln Historic Site, Mimbres Cultural Heritage Site, and Salmon Ruins — creating digital models for immersive historic reconstructions, virtual field trips, and further research.

As Project Director, I liaised between the Northrop Grumman engineering team and the directors and managers of each historic site, managed logistics for all site visits, and served as public representative for the initiative — presenting at conferences and lecturing at the University of New Mexico's School of Architecture and Planning.

Starting Conversations began as a casual virtual salon series where members of the public gathered over Zoom to discuss a myriad of topics in the arts and humanities during the Covid-19 pandemic. After a year of hosting these intimate conversations, the series evolved into a produced video series continuing to cover diverse topics related to New Mexico's history and contemporary culture.

The series also hosted special live events, including a screening of the documentary Truth or Consequences with a post-film discussion with the filmmakers, and a Chautauqua-style roundtable on environmental conservation in New Mexico and the United States.

Second Sundays is Pioneer Works' monthly open house, inviting the public to visit artists-in-residence during open studio hours, participate in hands-on workshops, browse all three galleries, eat from local food vendors, and hear live music in the stage venue.

As producer, I coordinated with all program staff to schedule a rotating slate of activities and workshops month-to-month, worked with the in-house design team on printed matter for visitors, and organized outside vendors for additional on-site entertainment and programming.

Graveyard Shift was a site-specific performing arts festival developed in partnership with the historic Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. The festival honored Green-Wood's legacy and monuments, offered performance-based artists a space to explore concepts and themes related to death and dying, and invited the community to immerse themselves in the stunning natural beauty of the grounds. The inaugural edition drew approximately 3,000 attendees across two nights.