Art Break, April 13, 2021
Here are links to the Art Break with Curators Jill Ahlberg Yohe and Nicole LaBouff:
Videos
Art Break on 3.24.21 with Jean Ann Durades
Here are the recording and slides from the art break on March 24, with Jean Ann Durades:
Jean Ann’s slides:
02.13.21_A_KZ_Jean Ann D_February public tour
Tackling Tough Topics: IPE required training, January 26, 2021
Here is a link to the video of our required cultural fluency training on January 26, 2021, with guest speakers Michelle Edwards and Geoffrey Cohrs:
Here are the PowerPoint slides:
TO COME
If you watched the video of the training, here is a link to the feedback form to complete the requirement:
Tackling Tough Topics feedback form
The National Museum of African American History and Culture has developed a great online resource:
Art Break, 1.12.21, with Nicole LaBouff
Here is the recording of the Art Break on January 12, 2021, regarding the quilts of L’Merchie Frazier:
And here are Nicole’s PPT slides:
Frazier Target Wing – smaller size
IPE Volunteer Anniversary Celebration, 12.9.20
Here is the video link for our anniversary celebration:
IPE Volunteers Anniversary Celebration 12.9.20
And here are the evening’s slides:
IPE 12.9.20 anniversary celebration
Here are Pujan’s slides from the presentation:
TO COME
And here are some support documents. One provides full text of photos and memories (which some had to be edited for time) and also Bill Wilson, Docent Class of 2015, has provided the full text of his wonderful poem.
Class 2015 docents Bill Wilson anapestic-poem
Here are some documents from Rose Stanley-Gilbert for the 25 year docent anniversary:
Information session for virtual tour experience, 11.12.20
Here is the recording of our information session on November 12, 2020, where folks shared their experiences giving tours:
Information session on virtual tour experience
And here is the chat file:
Art Break, 11.19.20: How the West was seen
Here is a recording of the Art Break for Thursday, November 19:
How the West Was Seen Art Break tour 11.19.20
Marne Zafar has also made her notes available:
Art Break on Mia Visitor Surveys, October 21, 2020
Here is a link to the recording of the Art Break given by Alice Anderson, Manager of Audience Research and Impact, and Rachel Wolff, Audience Insight Analyst:
Here is a PDF of their presentation slides:
FY20 Audience Surveys Presentation_Volunteers
And here is a copy of the chat:
Art Adventure Guide Brown Bag
Here is the video of the Brown Bag on September 24, 2020:
And here is the chat file:
Here are the slides from the Brown Bag:
Art Break on 09.15.20 and 09.18.20
Here is a recording of the Art Break with Debbi, looking at the work of some contemporary women artists through different lenses:
Art Break Contemporary Women Artists 09.18.20
Virtual Tour Resource Page
Training materials and videos for giving virtual tours will be posted here for your reference.
Virtual Tour Refresher on 12.14.21:
Virtual Tours at Mia (overview)
Virtual Tour Refresher presentation:
2021 Training_ Refresher of virtual tours, 12.14.21
List of virtual tour guides and docents, updated 3.4.21:
Virtual Touring List 2021 (3.7.21)
Videos of training sessions held this fall 2020:
9/29 and 10/1: Overview of virtual tours at Mia
10/8 and 10/13: Adult and University virtual tours
10/6 and 10/14: School virtual tours
Video: General instructions on how to use Zoom for the first time, from Cozy Grammar:
How to use Zoom for the first time
Video: General instructions on how to host a meeting on Zoom, from Cozy Grammar:
Templates to use when contacting tour requestors:
Suggested template for initial contact for school tour
Suggested template for initial contact for university tour
Suggested template for initial contact for adult private tour
School Tours. Training videos for working with Google Slides:
General introduction to the master Google Slide template for school and AAG tours
How to move slides and images within a presentation
How to insert a contextual photo and credit line
How to save and insert a detail photo of the artwork
Adult/University Tours: Training videos for working with Google Slides:
General introduction to the master Google Slide template for adult tours
How to insert an image from the Mia collection page
How to add Mia credit line information
How to adjust image size and text
How to insert a contextual image and credit line
Additional tour resource videos, new 12.30.20:
Downloading and printing from PPT and PDF
Tour day support in Zoom, adult tour
Tour day support in Zoom, school tour
Sharing tour slides in Google Meet
Tour Support Volunteers (posted 3.25.21):
Hosting Virtual Tours on Google Meet
NEW resources posted on 2.1.21:
The docent study group “Let’s Talk Tours” met to discuss virtual tour experiences (for adult and school tours). Here is a recording of that meeting, where participants shared the slides from their various tours:
Brown Bag for virtual school tours, on 2.1.21:
Notes from Brown Bag:
Brown Bag virtual school tours
Slides from Brown Bag (includes best practices for creating engaging Google Slides):
Brown Bag for Virtual School Tours
Virtual Tour Experiences (this will continue to be updated. Send any new reflections to Kara to post):
Virtual Tour Experiences_ 11.14.20
And here is a summary of some tips shared so far from Ginny Wheeler (11.17.20):
And here is the link to the video of our information session on 11.12.20, where people who have given virtual tours shared their experiences:
Info session on virtual tour experiences
Examples of virtual tours
Sample virtual tour for adults of Living Clay exhibition by Mary Ann Wark: Ikebana Association
Sample tour slides: Virtual tour of Living Clay
Sample book tour from Ginny Wheeler, slides and notes: Island of Sea Women Virtual Book Tour
And notes from the book tour: Island of Sea Women Tour Notes
Sample tour from Terry Edam: 09.17.20_A_DH_Terry E_Catholic League_View
And here are some questions from Terry’s tour: window view questions
To read more about some experiences with virtual touring, check out the September issue of the Docent Muse:
We have some examples of student interaction in classrooms for Creativity Academy:
Zoom example: Creativity Academy
Google Meet example: Creativity Academy
Tour development and research resources
Here is a PDF containing all the images in the Art Adventure sets. All these images have great content within the AAG booklets, accessible within the main menu, Programs/AAG/AAG sets.
Video for Sources of Strength 2020-2021
For a review of key ideas and suggested questions, check out this video of the set from Amanda Lesnikowski’s Picture Person training program:
Video for People and Their Environments 2020-2021
For a review of key ideas and suggested questions, check out this video of the set from Amanda Lesnikowski’s Picture Person training program:
Video for Let’s Celebrate Life 2020-2021
For a review of key ideas and suggested questions, check out this video of the set from Amanda Lesnikowski’s Picture Person training program:
Video for How People Lived 2020-2021
For a review of key ideas and suggested questions, check out this video of the set from Amanda Lesnikowski’s Picture Person training program:
Video for Family, Friends, and Communities 2020-2021
For a review of key ideas and suggested questions, check out this video of the set from Amanda Lesnikowski’s Picture Person training program:
Video for Dressed for the Occasion 2020-2021
For a review of key ideas and suggested questions, check out this video of the set from Amanda Lesnikowski’s Picture Person training program:
Video for Cultural Reflections 2020-2021
For a review of key ideas and suggested questions, check out this video of the set from Amanda Lesnikowski’s Picture Person training program:
Video for American Stories 2020-2021
For a review of key ideas and suggested questions, check out this video of the set from Amanda Lesnikowski’s Picture Person training program:
Video for Artists’ Inspirations 2020-2021
For a review of key ideas and suggested questions, check out this video of the set from Amanda Lesnikowski’s Picture Person training program: