Jul 6, 2026 · 45 min · 11 segments
Join Quincy Houghton, Deputy Director for Exhibitions and International Initiatives at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as we revisit this year’s Betty Churcher AO Memorial Oration, recorded live at…
Quincy HoughtonGuest
Tracey Cooper LaveryHost
I would also like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal and the Ngambri peoples, and pay my warmest respects to their elders, leaders, and artists, past and present, who host us here today.
Uh, what an amazing legacy she gave this institution and this passionate arts community.
Your continuing commitment to that legacy and to the voice of women in the arts is really so meaningful.
I have been asked to share some thoughts about my work, uh, but first I wanted to begin with a brief origin story.
I grew up in a small company town in Upstate New York with a then population of some 17,000 people.
I don't know if you have that here, but because of the technology, you were supposed to be able to drop the dishes on the floor and not have them break.
We tried really hard to make them break in my house because my father worked for Corning.
Um, and also, uh, catalytic converters for automobiles and fiber optic technology, of course, so important in the world today, and Gorilla Glass, which anyone with an iPhone knows very well.
Uh, it's a remarkable company with its headquarters still nestled into Upstate New York.
The only museum I knew about growing up was the Corning Museum of Glass where at that point in its history, fairly stayed, I'm sorry to say, uh, collection displays showing the very best of examples of the history of glass were mixed with didactic presentations about how glass was made.
I am now lucky enough to serve as a trustee of CMOG, as it is called, which is an award-winning cultural landmark with a stellar collection, beautifully designed galleries, engaging exhibitions, and incredible glass making facilities.
I would also like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal and the Ngambri peoples, and pay my warmest respects to their elders, leaders, and artists, past and present, who host us here today.
Uh, what an amazing legacy she gave this institution and this passionate arts community.
Your continuing commitment to that legacy and to the voice of women in the arts is really so meaningful.
I have been asked to share some thoughts about my work, uh, but first I wanted to begin with a brief origin story.
I grew up in a small company town in Upstate New York with a then population of some 17,000 people.
I don't know if you have that here, but because of the technology, you were supposed to be able to drop the dishes on the floor and not have them break.
We tried really hard to make them break in my house because my father worked for Corning.
Um, and also, uh, catalytic converters for automobiles and fiber optic technology, of course, so important in the world today, and Gorilla Glass, which anyone with an iPhone knows very well.
Uh, it's a remarkable company with its headquarters still nestled into Upstate New York.
The only museum I knew about growing up was the Corning Museum of Glass where at that point in its history, fairly stayed, I'm sorry to say, uh, collection displays showing the very best of examples of the history of glass were mixed with didactic presentations about how glass was made.
I am now lucky enough to serve as a trustee of CMOG, as it is called, which is an award-winning cultural landmark with a stellar collection, beautifully designed galleries, engaging exhibitions, and incredible glass making facilities.
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