1. “Activity 1: Research Approaches to Curating at Museums and Galleries”
Directions
Choose one museum and one gallery from the list below to study. Write a report, 500-750 words (this is approximately 2-3 pages, double spaced, 12 pt. Arial type) about each, and prepare a formal presentation, 10 minutes in length with at least two slides for each the museum and gallery.
Please use these questions to help guide the information to include in your reports: What are its current offerings? How many different spaces does it utilize for shows? Describe them. What is its specialty? What other services does it offer that educates visitors about the works of art? How does it publicize its events? Who is the targeted audience?
Museums to choose from:
- Frye Art Museum; Seattle, WA
- Los Angeles County Museum; LA, CA
- Getty Museum; LA, CA
- Museum of Modern Art; NYC, NY
- The Guggenheim; NYC, NY
- Whitney Museum of American Art; ; NYC, NY
- Hirchhorn Museum; Washington, DC
- Freer Gallery of Art; Washington, DC
- Tate Modern; London, UK
- Musée d’Orsay; Paris, France
- Centre Georges Pompidou; Paris, France
Galleries to choose from:
- Archer Gallery; Vancouver, WA
- Disjecta; Portland, OR
- Henry Art Gallery; Seattle WA
- Los Angeles Contemporary; LA, CA
- The Pace Gallery; NYC, NY
- Canada Gallery; NYC, NY
- Eyebeam; NYC, NY
- Zenith Gallery; Washington, DC
- Galerie Blue Square; Washington, DC
- Institute of Contemporary Art; London, UK
- Buschlen Mowatt Gallery; Vancouver, BC
Due: January 28 at the beginning of class
Value: 15% of your overall grade for the course
2. “Activity 2: Planning for Strickland Retrospective”
Directions
Step 1: Break into eight groups. Each group selects one of the electronic literature works and accompanying print text by Stephanie Strickland, below, to study (http://www.stephaniestrickland.com).
Electronic literature works and accompanying print texts by Stephanie Strickland:
1. V: Vniverse (online at artist’s website); print texts: V : WaveSon.nets / Losing L’una & V : WaveTercets / Losing L’una (on reserve at the library)
2. True North (in ELL Media Library; see Amalia Vacca for help accessing it); print text: True North
3. Sea and Spar Between (online) & “Duels—Duets” (online)
4. slippingglimpse (online); print text: poem in Zone : Zero (on reserve at the library)
5. “The Ballad of Sand and Harry Soot” (online); print text: poem in Zone : Zero (on reserve at the library)
6. House of Trust; print text: Beyond This Silence (on reserve at the library); Dragon Logic, print text (on reserve at the library)
7. Errand Upon Which We Came (on reserve at the library); print text: “The Red Virgin: A Poem of Simone Weil” (on reserve at the library)
8. “To Be Here as Stone Is” (online); print text: “To Be Here at Stone Is” (on reserve at the library)
Step 2: Look up the e-lit work at the ELMCIP database (http://elmcip.net) and the print work at the artist’s site. Answer the following questions for the works your group has been assigned:
E-Lit
- What kind of work is it?
- When was it produced?
- Are there collaborators involved in the production of the work? If so, who are they? What are their contributions?
- What technologies are used to make and access it?
- Where has the work been referenced?
- What form does the work take?
- When was it produced?
- Are there collaborators involved in the production of the work? If so, who are they? What are their contributions?
- Is it for sale? How much does it cost? Where does one find it?
- How does it work with the e-lit piece?
Please prepare this information as a .doc or .docx, neatly typed with all of the group members’ name listed on it.
Due: Tuesday, February 18, at the end of class
Value: 15% of the overall grade for the course
Activity 3: Research E-Lit Poetry for Exhibition
Directions
Step 1: Get into groups of four, and study the exhibits listed, below, to see how previous e-lit exhibits have been organized. (Hint: It helps to read the curatorial statement).
ELO 2002
ELO 2008
ELO 2010
ELO 2012
MLA 2012
MLA 2013
MLA 2014
DHSI 2013
LoC 2013
Step 2: Answer the following questions:
- What was the organizational strategy used for the exhibit? If it is thematic, what was the theme?
- What city was the exhibit held? What gallery or galleries?
- How many artists were included?
- How was the art displayed?
- Was the exhibit reviewed? What was its reception?
Please prepare this information as a .doc or .docx, neatly typed with all of the group members’ name listed on it.
Due: March 11, at the beginning of class
Value: 15% of the overall grade for the course
Activity 4: Planning Your Own Exhibit of E-Poetry in Celebration of National Poetry Month
We will organize into workgroups to mount this show. Each group will take on one of the following duties:
The Curatorial Plan: Lead curator, with 2 junior curators (total of 3 students)
Technical Support: Lead Tech Support, with team of 3 to assist (total of 4 students)
Communication: Director, social media strategist, 3 communication specialists to develop collateral exhibit materials, (total of 5 students)
Design: Lead Designer, with 3 junior designers to assist (total of 4 students)
Docent: Lead Docent, with 5 junior docents (total of 6 students)
Due: April 26 (the end of the exhibit)
Value: 25% of the overall grade for the course
Final Exam
This activity will be a written essay. Assignment sheet will follow.
Due: Exam Day (the end of the exam period)
Value: 20% of the overall grade for the course