Information on artist Rebecca Belmore
From curator Dakota Hoska, some information on artist Rebecca Belmore, whose work is part of Hearts of Our People:
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.
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:
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
Exhibition May 3, 2019 – July 29, 2019
Summit May 3, 2019 – May 5, 2019
Register: https://bit.ly/
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:
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:
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:
Color in Classical Sculpture
And article from the New Yorker:
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 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.
Prop boxes (boxes not inventoried) 2019
Here is a list of objects in three of the prop boxes which are missing an inventory sheet:
Uninventoried tour prop boxes in Mia tour office
All other 11 prop boxes have a laminated contents sheet. These are kept on left side of shelf above the prop boxes.
Touch Tour Essence Board and Tactile Board Inventory 2019
From the Docent Accessibility Study Group, an inventory of the essence boards and tactile boards available in the Tour Office. The essence boards would work well with children’s tours, too, as they allow the kids to touch something on the tour:
Pierre Bonnard, Dining Room in the Country
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, our Bonnard painting is highlighted in a short introductory video to the Bonnard exhibition at the Tate in London:
Conserving a Yup’ik Mask
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a short video on the conservation of a Yup’ik mask in the Met Museum. Kathleen noted that many Yup’ik symbols are explained, too:
Berthe Morisot exhibition
From your colleague Kris Berggren, an article on the innovative artist Berthe Morisot:
Berthe Morisot, “Woman Impressionist,” Emerges from the Margins