Swan Song
Posted on June 23, 2010
I knew this day would come – and now it’s bearing down on me. I’m retiring on July 2 after 33 years at the Woodson Art Museum! Where have these years gone? My children were 6 and 10 years old in 1977 and they’re now 39 and 43! I was... Read More
I’ve Got the Travel Bug
Posted on June 16, 2010
The last couple weeks have been a blur of airports, buses, trains, subways, museums, conferences, and workshops. These aren’t necessarily the venues that come to mind when you think museum educator; however, my recent activities have been anything but typical. Back in January I responded to a call for proposals... Read More
Behind the Camera
Posted on June 09, 2010
It’s Birds in Art catalogue time. As part of the ambitious production team, I began the first of my responsibilities yesterday. For the most part, artists supply the required high-quality digital images reproduced in the catalogue. As a courtesy to those who don’t have access to a qualified photographer, the... Read More
Aboard the African Queen
Posted on June 02, 2010
I boarded the African Queen, so to speak, early Sunday morning, May 23, at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. No, I haven’t lost it (yet). I was among a couple hundred American Association of Museums annual meeting attendees who took advantage of an invitation to attend a screening of the... Read More
Live from LA
Posted on May 26, 2010
I’m in Los Angeles for the annual meeting of the American Association of Museums. I’m not only attending programs, I’m also a presenter, which comes with a degree of anxiety. My session, “Cultivating Communities: Museum Outreach in Healthcare Settings,” was among those offered in the first time slot. That’s not... Read More
A Howling Good Time
Posted on May 19, 2010
Taking a professional portrait photograph isn’t easy. The subject poses for the camera and multiple shots often are required from various angles and light settings just to get the photograph right. If the subject is a young child, this process is that much more difficult, especially if the child has... Read More
Another (A)Typical Week
Posted on May 12, 2010
If I’ve learned anything working at the Woodson Art Museum, it’s that there is no such thing as a typical week. What’s going down this week in my office? Working on a National Endowment for the Arts grant application for an exhibition that opens January 29, 2011: Good Designs: Stories... Read More
Bow-Wow-Wow
Posted on May 05, 2010
If you haven’t been to the Woodson Art Museum lately, you’re missing out big time –especially those of you who, like me, love dogs. The galleries are filled with wagging tails and tongues, canine and human smiles, perky and floppy ears, and paws down my favorite – the head tilt... Read More
The Making of an Exhibition
Posted on April 28, 2010
As I struggled over a blog topic, I remembered some practical advice – “Write what you know!” Amazingly, an idea came to mind. For many years the Woodson Art Museum has organized thematic exhibitions drawn from the permanent collection to share with other museums. The industry jargon is “traveling exhibition.”... Read More
On the Road Again
Posted on April 21, 2010
As this blog entry is being posted, I’m en route to St. Louis with twenty-two Woodson Art Museum members for a four-day travel adventure. I’m no stranger to travel or to accompanying groups, but I have to confess that the lead-up to each departure is a mix of excitement and... Read More
