Rebecca Taylor FRSA is a cultural strategist, educator, researcher, and writer, with more than two decades of experience in the arts & culture sector, including leadership roles at MoMA PS1 and The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA); The Getty; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA); and beyond.
Rebecca is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and a part-time lecturer in the Department of Arts & Humanities at Teachers College, Columbia University — the #1 Graduate School of Education in the U.S.
Conferences & Presentations
(forthcoming) 2026. Taylor, R. “Transparent Forms, Opaque Machines: Langerian Aesthetic Sensibility in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” Susanne Langer Circle Annual Conference, University of Vienna.
(forthcoming) 2026. Taylor, R. “Knower, Knowing & Known: The Onto-Epistemological Unity of Aesthetic Experience (Or, What Art Illuminates About the Triadic Authority of Intelligence),” Metaphysical Society of America Annual Conference, Yale University.
(forthcoming) 2026. Taylor, R. “Re-presencing: A Contemplative Aesthetic Practice for Spiritual Encounter & Reverie,” The Art of Encounter: Exploring Spiritual Engagement with Art Objects Conference, University of Notre Dame.
(forthcoming) 2026. Taylor, R. “Past Wisdom, Future Possibilities: Harnessing the Power of Deweyan Educative Aesthetic Experience in Challenging Times,” American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
2025. Taylor, R. “Recovering Kairos in Education: Cultivating ‘Timeless Time’ through Ritualized Aesthetic Experience,” International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE) Doctoral Colloquium, Online.
2025. Taylor, R. “Aesthetic Sensibility Today,” Conversations Across Cultures, Teachers College, Columbia University.
2025, Taylor, R..“Re-presencing: A Pedagogical Framework for Ritualized Engagement with Art Grounded in Deweyan Experience,” John Dewey Society / Philosophy of Education Society joint conference, Johns Hopkins University.
2022. Taylor, R. “Introduction to Re-Presencing and Live ‘Re-Presencing’ Experience at the Guggenheim Bilbao.” The Wellbeing, Innovation, and Social Change in Education (WISE) Network Gathering, Bilbao, Spain.
2021. Taylor, R. “Social Media Strategies for the Arts | ‘Marketing in a Clicks & Mortar’ World.” Talking Galleries. Online.
2019. Taylor, R. “Developing & Implementing a 360° Communications Strategy.” Talking Galleries. London, UK.
2019. Panel. “Front Lines Online.” Beijing Art Summit. Beijing, China.
2019. Panel. “Asia Contemporary Art Week FIELD MEETING. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2018. Taylor, R. “Communicating in the Art World.” Talking Galleries. Seoul, Korea.
2018. Panel. “Engaging New Audiences.” Talking Galleries, Barcelona, Spain.
2017. Taylor, R. “Marketing in the Age of the Digital Echo Chamber.” Arts Marketing Association. Online.
2017. Taylor, R. “You’ve got mail. Email Marketing in the Post-Internet Era.” Arts Marketing Association. Online.
2016. Taylor, R. “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Art World’s Love Affair with Instagram.” Communicating the Museum. Berlin, Germany.
2015. Taylor, R. “Changing Tides: Navigating the Evolving Ecology of the Art World during a crisis.” Istanbul, Turkey.
2015. Panel, “La Voce Digitale dei Musei.” DIGITAL THINK-IN organized by the MAXXI Museum. Rome, Italy.
2015. Taylor, R. “Engaging a Participatory Culture.” Brooklyn Arts Alliance. Brooklyn, NY.
2015. Taylor, R. “Leveraging Networks to Retain 365 Connectivity.” Art Basel VIP Relations Summit. Gstaad, Switzerland.
2015. Taylor, R. “Navigating the Changing Digital Landscape.” Art Basel Sponsorship Summit. Berlin, Germany.
2014. Taylor, R. “The State of Digital and Social Media.” Art Basel Summit. Basel, Switzerland.
2014. Taylor, R. “Creative Digital Marketing for a Participatory Culture.” Arts Marketing Association (AMA) Conference. Bristol, United Kingdom.
2013. Taylor, R. “Marketing 2.0: Identify, Deconstruct, & Engage your Audience.” Conferencia de Marketing de Las Artes. Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile.
2013. Taylor, R. “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (or 140 character): Visual Engagement in a Digital World” and “Pragmatics and Experiences of Working with Digital Visual Images to Enhance Audience Engagement.” AmbiTion Scotland. Glasgow, UK.
2012. Taylor, R. “Engaging a Global Audience in a Financially-constrained, Tech-savvy World” Conferencia de Marketing de Las Artes. Madrid, Spain.
2012. Taylor, R. “How Can Social Media and Other Technologies Increase Participation in the Arts.” NYC Council Joint Hearing of the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Intergroup and the Committee on Technology. New York, NY.
Conferences Attended
(Recent Only)
2025
Losing Our Selves? Education and the Self in Global Perspective, Online Research Lab, Philosophy of Education Society (PESGB) [3 sessions]
Transformational Learning Workshop. Teachers College, Columbia University.
Critique & Creation, Princeton University.
Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts (APA Div 10) Annual Conference. Yale University
Fantasies of the People Conference. Princeton University.
Agency and Experience: Buddhist and Cognitive Perspectives. Princeton University.
2024
DANTO at 100: What Comes Next? Department of Philosophy, Columbia University.
Graduate Research in Art Education (GRAE) Conference. Teachers College, Columbia University.
Radcliffe 25 Years Convening. Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Harvard University.
Art for Tomorrow. Palazzo Grassi. Venice, Italy.
Visual Arts For Flourishing Conference. University of Pennsylvania.
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA.
Labor in Museums Symposium. Columbia University.
2023
'‘Mapping International Art Education Histories' Conference Teachers College, Columbia University.
Intentional Spaces Summit. Johns Hopkins University.
National Conference on Spirituality in Education. Teachers College, Columbia University.
Museums, Health and Wellbeing Summit (Online)
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