Videos

Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art

This is our exhibition resource page. We will be adding materials to this for touring guides as those materials become available. Please email Kara any additional resources you find which could help prepare for touring this exhibition, and we will add to this page.

Guides touring the exhibition:

Supernatural guides_final list (1)

Bob Cozzolino’s lecture on February 8:

Supernatural America Training 02.08.22

And here is the chat: Supernatural America training chat 02.08.22

Bob Cozzolino’s presentation slides:

guide training Supernatural

Gallery map of exhibition:

SA_Exhibition layout

Panels and Labels (on one PDF):

SA_Labels_2-16-22_Combined

Audio guide transcript:

to come

Front-of-house cultural fluency training (and note, the video requires this password to access it: VET#2.14:

Supernatural America cultural fluency training

 

Guide-recommended articles and other resources:

Supernatural America: The Paranormal In American Art

Ivan Albright biography by Bob Cozzolino

A research page on Macena Barton and her portrait of José Mojica 1928, from Rose Stanley-Gilbert: Portrait of José Mojica 1928 by Macena Barton 2018.69.1

A research page on Renee Stout, from Helen Leslie: Renee-Stout-Crossroads-extended

From Rose Stanley-Gilbert, the film with Agatha Wojciechowsky, from the American Folk Art Museum (and includes a biography): Agatha Wojciechowsky film

Also from Rose, some additional biographical information:

Agatha Wojciechowsky (1896 -1986)

From the Collection of Mediumistic Art: Agatha Wojciechowsky

Mediumistic Art: Agatha Wojciechowsky (1896 -1986) 

Information from Marne Zara on Chholing Taha: Info on artist Chholing Taha_

From Grace Goggin, an article: Artist Fernando Orellana is making work for a very specific audience: the recently departed. Inspired by paranormal research, spiritualism and ghost folklore, Orellana’s machines continuously search for the dead, attempting to allow the departed a chance to interact with the world they left. Art for Ghosts

Highlights of Mia’s Collection

Tour Break, 1.27.22 recording:

Highlights tours for school and adult audiences

Here are the tour presentation slides:

Sheila’s slides for younger students:

Highlights of Mia’s Collection for K-5 in person tours slide deck

Debbi’s slides for older students//adults:

Highlights of Mia’s Collection_Gr 6-12_in person

 

Key ideas and suggested questions:

Highlights of Mia’s Collection for K-5 in-person tour

Highlights of Mia’s Collection Gr 6-12 key ideas and questions

12.9.21 Combined CE session Trauma Awareness

Here is a link to the recording:

12.9.21 combined guide CE session 

Here is the chat:

Guide session 12.9.21 chat

Please fill out the attendance feedback form:

Attendance feedback form for 12.9.21 session

Here are Kestrel’s slides:

MIA Trauma presentation

Here are Andrew’s slides:

Trauma-Aware Art Museum Education for MIA Guides

See the chat for additional resources recommended by your peers.

Here is one other video recommended by Kestrel (see her slides for additional resource links):

How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris

Here is an additional resource from Kestrel:

The Inattentive, Impulsive and Hyperactive Child: Is Childhood Trauma Buried Amongst ADHD?

Here are the titles to the artworks from CAM that Andrew used in his presentation:

Eleanor Antin – Untitled (from The King of Solana Beach), 1974-1975

Eve Arnold – Retired Worker, China, 1979

 

 

12.2.21 Combined session: Arts of Asia and Modern & Contemporary Art

Here is a link to the recording of the session:

CE session 12.2.21 Arts of Asia and Modern & Contemporary Art

Here is the chat:

CE session chat 12.2.21

Here are the presentation slides:

2021 Training 12.02.21_Combined Guides_Cultural Fluency Arts of Asia

Here is the feedback form for the session; please fill this out for your attendance credit:

Feedback on 12.2 session

Here is a direct link to the online resources page for teachers, and Arts of Asia is at the top of the page:

Online Resources

 

11.18.21 Combined session Talking about Race

Here are the presentation slides:

2021 Training 11.18.21_Combined Guides_Talking about race

Here is the recording:

11.18 Guides session Talking about Race

Here is the chat:

Guide session 11.18 chat

Here is the attendance feedback form:

Feedback for 11.18.21

 

A reflection written by your colleague, Boyd Ratchye that was published in MinnPost:

White Americans need to recognize the guardrails of white privilege present in our everyday lives

From your colleague Kate Christianson, a suggested series of short videos: Jim Stewart’s Tonic for Fragile White Folks

Materials for the Black American Arts and Artists Tour will be available within the School Tour Topics within the next few weeks.

Homework for our next session on December 2 (1 -3 PM) will be sent the week of November 29.

 

 

11.11.21 Combined Guide session, Native Arts and Culture

Here are the presentation slides:

2021 Training 11.11.21_Combined Guides_Native American Arts

Here is a link to the recording:

11.11.21 Mia Guide session

Here is the chat:

Guide session 11.11.21 chat

Here is the attendance feedback form:

Feedback for 11.11.21

Various resources were mentioned in the session:

Beyond Land Acknowledgement from the Native Governance Center

Native Art, Native Voices: A resource for K-12 Educators

Additional resources to learn more about the Indigenous communities within Minnesota:

Fort Snelling has worked to acknowledge the troubling history of the site in connection to the removal of the Dakota people:

Learn history of Bdote/Fort Snelling

As part of that effort, the Bdote memory map was created. “Enjoy this beginning resource for understanding more about the Dakota people’s relationship to Minnesota.:: Bdote Memory Map

From Metropolitan State University: 11 nations and flags of Minnesota Native Americans

Check out the exhibit that is at Hoċokata Ti (the Mdewakanton cultural center in Shakopee):

MDEWAKANTON: DWELLERS OF THE SPIRIT LAKE

 

For the next session on November 18 (virtual, at 1PM), here is the homework:

We are linking to three articles to read for the next session. We will discuss the first article in small groups:
We would like to spend part of the session in reflection together, focused on the events in our own communities and lives which occurred with George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent racial reckoning and civil unrest in our community. This reflection time together is optional, and we will hold space for it in the second half of this session.

In advance, we’d ask you to consider the following reflection questions:

  • In what ways did the events impact you, personally? In what ways did the events impact those you know?
  • How did your thoughts shift on the presence of racism in our community?
  • In what ways might this racial reckoning impact how we (guides and staff) interact with visitors at Mia?

We envision small group discussions where we will ask one person in each group to act as a facilitator, to allow for all to share their thoughts. We will provide meeting agreements for this portion of the session.

11.4.21 Adult guide session, book tour development

Here is the recording:

11.4.21 Adult Guide session book tours

Here are the presentation slides:

2021 Training 11.04.21_Adult Guides

Here is a link to the attendance feedback form:

Feedback form for 11.4.21 book tour development

Here is a an article on book tours by Emily Shapiro in the September 2018 Muse:

Sep Muse 2018

We have three options for peer learning on book tours coming up, 2 in-person and 1 virtual. We are keeping registration limited for the in-person tours to 10 people, and are asking all attendees to wear a mask. Waitlists are enabled, so we will see what interest there is for another tour if needed. To register for an in-person tour, click on the links below:

Emily’s tour, Friday, November 19, 1 PM

Ginny’s tour, Tuesday, November 30, 11 AM

Lynn’s tour, virtual, Thursday, December 2, 6:30 PM. Zoom link to come closer to the date.

These are the links for the homework for our combined session next week, on November 11, at 1 PM:

To prepare for next week’s session, watch the video “Language Matters: How to Talk about Native Nations” or read through the video summary HOW TO TALK ABOUT NATIVE NATIONS: A GUIDE from the Native Governance Center.

Also, if time, watch Juan Lucero’s talk, especially from 21 minutes to 36 minutes:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/2905962/video/609999279

 

11.4.21 School guide session, touring teens

Here is the recording:

11.4.21 school guide session touring high school students

(A note on the conversation with teacher Craig Farmer. If you are watching the recording, please realize that Craig is speaking about touring his own students. The tour he gives as an example is not a tour that Mia guides would be assigned to give; however, he has some great tips on how to connect and engage with teens.)

Here is the chat:

11.4.21 school guide chat

Here is a link to the full video from Kathryn D’Elia, Perpich Center for Arts Education. It has some wonderful information about engaging with teens:

Kathryn D’Elia  video

Here are the presentation slides:

2021 Training 11.04.21_School Guides_Grades 10-12

Here is a link to the attendance feedback form:

Feedback form for 11.4.21 touring teens

Craig Farmer mentioned two handouts he gives his class:

MCAD M.I.A. Scavenger Hunt 2019

Mia Guide Handout

These are the links for the homework for our combined session next week, on 11.11.21 at 1 PM:

To prepare for next week’s session, watch the video “Language Matters: How to Talk about Native Nations” or read through the video summary HOW TO TALK ABOUT NATIVE NATIONS: A GUIDE from the Native Governance Center.

Also, if time, watch Juan Lucero’s talk, especially from 21 minutes to 36 minutes:
https://vimeo.com/showcase/2905962/video/609999279

November 11, 1 to 3 pm, virtual (combined session for all guides)

10.28.21 Adult Guide session public tours

Here is a link to the recording:

10.28.21 Adult guide session public tour development

Here are the presentation slides:

2021 Training 10.28.21_Adult Guides

Here is the chat:

10.28.21 adult guide session chat

Here is the Attendance Feedback form:

10.28.21 adult guide session public tours

Here is the homework sheet in PDF format (Word doc was sent in email of 10.29.21):

Worksheet for book tour development

The public tour sampler opportunities are in-person and virtual. We ask you to only sign up for one of the three in-person options at this time. Wait lists have been established, and we will also be scheduling all three as virtual opportunities.

Fran’s tour, “Traveling Together…Let’s Pack Our Bags and Cruise the Baltic Sea” Friday, November 5, 11 AM to noon. To register, click on this link.

Nancy’s tour, “Reflections on Identity – The Female Perspective,” Friday, November 12, 11 AM to noon. To register, click on this link.
Rose’s tour, “A Change of View” Saturday, November 13, 11 AM to noon. To register, click on this link.
We are also offering a virtual option for Fran’s tour, on Thursday, November 11, at 6:30 PM. A Zoom link for that will be forthcoming. We will also schedule virtual tours for Nancy and Rose, too, in future weeks.

10.21.21 Adult Guide session Engaging Multigenerational Audiences

Here is the link to the recording of the session (note: we have two parts):

10.21.21 adult session multigenerational audiences Part 1

10.21.21 adult session multigenerational audiences Part 2

Here are the chat files:

Adult session 10.21.21 Part 1 chat

Adult session 10.21.21 Part 2 chat

Here are the presentation slides:

2021 Training 10.21.21_Adult Guides

Here is the attendance feedback form, and also where you can choose to share any of your “new artwork” research from the worksheet assignment:

Feedback form for adult guides 10.21.21

Here is a PDF of the assignment for October 28 (a Word file was sent to guides in a separate email):

Worksheet for public tour development