Research Resources

IPE required session, March 28 and 30, 2019

Here is the PPT from our required training session on March 28/30:

CE session March 28 and 30 2019

Links to videos and articles in the PPT are live, so you can click on them to open. Here is a link to Daliya Jokondo’s video at the end of the session on Cultural Misappropriation

Here is the video of the Saturday session, in 3 parts.

Part 1 March 30

Part 2 March 30

Part 3 March 30

For those who attended either session or completed watching the video, please take a moment to fill out this brief feedback form:

Feedback form for IPE Spring 2019

Article on Damien Hirst:

Damien Hirst Admits ‘All My Ideas Are Stolen Anyway’

Veteran Art Summit in Chicago May 3 to May 5

From Mia staff, Jeanine Pollard, an interesting event in May:

NVAM TRIENNIAL & VETERAN ART SUMMIT

On War & Survival
Exhibition May 3, 2019 – July 29, 2019

Summit May 3, 2019 – May 5, 2019

With a focus on the visual, literary, performative and creative practices of veterans, the National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) Triennial explores a century of war and survival while challenging the perception that war is something only those who have served in the military can comprehend. Throughout history, art has provided a frame to create meaning out of the complicated experience of war, seek justice and imagine reconciliation. The NVAM Triennial draws on this history to connect today’s veteran artists with the history of veteran creative practices and their impact on society over the past century. The NVAM Triennial exhibition opening coincides with the Veteran Art Summit. A series of presentations, workshops, panels, and discussions will be held May 3 – 5 at the Chicago Cultural Center, National Veterans Art Museum, and the DePaul Art Museum.

Triennial & Veteran Art Summit Schedule

Summit Programs | Chicago Cultural Center
Friday, May 3, 2019 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, May 5, 2019 | 10:00am – 3:00pm (Afternoon session at DePaul Art Museum)

Triennial Exhibition Openings
Friday, May 3, 2019 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Open/Closed at the National Veterans Art Museum (With open mic hosted by Warrior Writers)
Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm | Making Meaning, Convergence, Conflict Exchange, & Veteran Movements all open at the Chicago Cultural Center

Additional Triennial Exhibition Openings
Thursday, April 25, 2019 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Eric J. Garcia: The Bald Eagle’s Toupee at the DePaul Art Museum

Exhibit renames paintings to put the focus on black subjects

From your colleague Margo Squire, an article on a current exhibition in Paris:

A Paris art exhibit renames paintings to put the focus on their black subjects

Jordan Casteel’s Humanizing Portraits

From your colleague Nancy McRae, an interesting artist’s profile, as Nancy stated “I especially like the story of how she became an artist—an interesting journey that maybe younger people may also like to read about.”

In Her First Solo Museum Show, Jordan Casteel’s Humanizing Portraits Get Even Closer

Judy Watson, Australian Artist

From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a video from the Tate on artist Judy Watson, who explores her aboriginal ancestry in her art:

Judy Watson: Artists are Strange Creatures

Paul Cezanne

From Kathleen Steiger, a Christie’s short video on Cezanne, his life and still lifes:

Peaches and Pears

And from the National Gallery, and in-gallery talk on Cezanne’s Bathers:

Paul Cezanne: The father of modern art

Arts of Africa resource

Here is the educator resource for the Arts of Africa, for K-5 students. This resource contains some great information on objects in our Africa galleries:

Mia_ArtsAfrica_K5_Curriculum_LR

MacFarlane Room Chinese wallpaper

From Docent Susan Arndt, here is a collection of resources on Chinese wallpaper, such as found in the MacFarlane Room:

From the University College of London: CHINESE WALLPAPER CASE STUDY: AN ELUSIVE OBJECT

From the V&A blog: Conservation and Mounting of a Chinese Export Wallpaper Panel

Chinese wall paper in the National Trust Collection in the UK.

Here is a direct link to our ArtStory on the wallpaper: MacFarlane Room wallpaper

Benin Bronzes on loan to Nigeria

From AAG Allison Greene, an editorial on the Benin Bronzes going home to Nigeria on a loan agreement with the new Benin Royal Museum:

Long in Exile

Color in Classical Sculpture

And article from the New Yorker:

The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture

Teaching Critical Thinking through Art, free online course

From your colleague Fran Megarry, a great free online course offered from the National Gallery of Art on Teaching Critical Thinking. Here’s a great, free way to refresh your Artful Thinking gallery teaching skills:

Teaching Critical Thinking through Art

Docent Handbook

From your colleague Fran Megarry, a recommendation for the new edition of the Docent Handbook. “The Handbook is concise and very clear and current. It too considers some issues that we have all found difficult at one time or another while touring.”

Here is a flyer regarding the handbook:

FINAL Handbook flyer 1-14-19(1)

You can also find more information on the website for the National Docent Symposium:

https://www.nationaldocents.org

Touch tour approved object list, 2018-2019

From the Docent Accessibility Study Group, the list of approved objects for Touch Tours:

Touch Tours approved objects 2018

Touch tour theme and object suggestions, 2019

From the Docent Accessibility Study Group, these notes include suggested object pairings, tour themes, and additions to the Mia-approved “touch” object list.

Touch tour pairing notes updated