Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Introduction - Phillip Fowler
Introduction - Daniel Krull
Hi!
Most of you in our class know me, but for those who don't, I'm Daniel Krull. I'm both a Museum Studies major and a Fine Art Studio major. That means if you can't find me in the Liberal Arts building, or in the Wallace Center, I'm probably down in my art studio. I'm in my 4th year for both programs, which means I should finish my studies at RIT next Fall. I love learning about all aspects of the Museum field, but I have a special appreciation for art, art history, and galleries.
I currently work at the Center for American Indian Languages, which can be found in RIT's Anthropology/Sociology department. I'm essentially the sole librarian at CAIL, as I'm in charge of organizing & cataloging the collection. This summer, I had the fantastic opportunity to intern at View in Old Forge, NY. View is an arts center, which has multiple gallery spaces and hosts a variety of workshops. I got to teach workshop classes, such as Glass Fusion and the Paint on Pottery class. In addition to assisting in the workshop, I helped the curator, Cory Card, with preparing for, laying out, and hanging quite a few shows while I was at View. I was even given the chance to be in charge of laying out a show, which was a great learning experience.
I can't wait to get to know all of you better than I already do, and I'm really looking forward to learning better ways of conducting my research!
Most of you in our class know me, but for those who don't, I'm Daniel Krull. I'm both a Museum Studies major and a Fine Art Studio major. That means if you can't find me in the Liberal Arts building, or in the Wallace Center, I'm probably down in my art studio. I'm in my 4th year for both programs, which means I should finish my studies at RIT next Fall. I love learning about all aspects of the Museum field, but I have a special appreciation for art, art history, and galleries.
I currently work at the Center for American Indian Languages, which can be found in RIT's Anthropology/Sociology department. I'm essentially the sole librarian at CAIL, as I'm in charge of organizing & cataloging the collection. This summer, I had the fantastic opportunity to intern at View in Old Forge, NY. View is an arts center, which has multiple gallery spaces and hosts a variety of workshops. I got to teach workshop classes, such as Glass Fusion and the Paint on Pottery class. In addition to assisting in the workshop, I helped the curator, Cory Card, with preparing for, laying out, and hanging quite a few shows while I was at View. I was even given the chance to be in charge of laying out a show, which was a great learning experience.
I can't wait to get to know all of you better than I already do, and I'm really looking forward to learning better ways of conducting my research!
Monday, August 29, 2016
Introduction - Kelli Spampinato
Hello! For those of you that don't know me, I'm Kelli. I am a 4th year museum studies major with a minor in archaeology. As for experience in museum studies, I intern at the RMSC and have a bit of archaeological field experience. My interests lie in collections. I really love the objects a museum holds and the stories they tell. While I think my career lies in collections management, for my thesis topic, I am really interested in museum ethics and cultural sensitivity. I am thinking of doing some kind of project centering around the Charlotte carousel panel that was taken down earlier this year. I'm sure many of you are familiar with it, but in case anyone isn't, it was a panel depicted two slave children being attacked by a rooster (I've included a picture). It cause a bit of an uproar in the community and was finally voted to be removed and replaced my the city's preservation board. It is currently being housed at the RMSC and, while I'm unsure of what exactly my project could be, I think it could be a very interesting topic to tackle.
Zachery Sherman: An Introduction
My name is Zach and I am a 4th year Museum Studies major. The reason I chose this major boils down to my love for learning new information (in particular information about art history, marine biology, botany, chemistry, and the humanities as they apply to people of color/people of mixed heritage like myself) and sharing this information with others through an experience. To delve into specifics a bit more, I've always had a soft spot for art and a personal knack for watercolors as well as chalk pastels; my favorite artists include Lora Zombie, Hieronymus Bosch, Casey Weldon, and anyone belonging to the Post-Pop Surrealism or Grunge art movements. I've bred tropical fish and studied them as a hobby for at least the last decade: a hobby stemming from my childhood fascination with aquariums and marine biology shows on the Discovery Channel.
As for my experiences and interests in the museum field, naturally I have an affinity for working with aquariums and zoos as their living collections speak to my childhood curiosity and they are often common places wherein visitors from all ages coalesce. A perfect place to engage with visitors and teach them about the natural world in a really fun environment! I actually pitched an exhibition idea to the Seneca Park Zoo involving Tanzanian kilifish as a way to both engage and inform zoo patrons about the life cycle of vernal pool vertebrates in Africa (as well as the concept tying into the Ngorongoro Crater theme of the Seneca Park Zoo's African animals exhibition). I have experiences in and passion for both archiving and creating finding aids, object preservation, and in the interpretation of objects that have changed in societal meaning throughout time (my exhibition at the Wallace Center on Robert Bagby's commercial photography for The Stories They Tell is a great example of this). I have a wide variety of interests in the field and I have no idea where they will take me, but I am eager to bump into the professional environment and find my calling!
As for my experiences and interests in the museum field, naturally I have an affinity for working with aquariums and zoos as their living collections speak to my childhood curiosity and they are often common places wherein visitors from all ages coalesce. A perfect place to engage with visitors and teach them about the natural world in a really fun environment! I actually pitched an exhibition idea to the Seneca Park Zoo involving Tanzanian kilifish as a way to both engage and inform zoo patrons about the life cycle of vernal pool vertebrates in Africa (as well as the concept tying into the Ngorongoro Crater theme of the Seneca Park Zoo's African animals exhibition). I have experiences in and passion for both archiving and creating finding aids, object preservation, and in the interpretation of objects that have changed in societal meaning throughout time (my exhibition at the Wallace Center on Robert Bagby's commercial photography for The Stories They Tell is a great example of this). I have a wide variety of interests in the field and I have no idea where they will take me, but I am eager to bump into the professional environment and find my calling!
About Katie Curran
Hi guys, my name is Katie Curran but we already know each other. I am a Fourth Year Museum Studies major as most of you are as well as an Honors Student, Museum Studies representative on CoLA's Student Advisory Board and an archive employee. I work at both the Cary and RIT Archives. I also returned as a Note Taker this semester.
My interests in Museum Studies grew from my love of art and traveling. As both a Middle Schooler and High Schooler I participated as a student in the Art Without Walls Saturday art class that took me in to New York City every month. I was able to enjoy the Met, MoMA, Guggenheim, Whitney, Jewish Museum, Sony Center, Natural History Museum, Morgan Library and the New York Public Library. This kindled my interest and lead to my experiences at the Cary, RIT Archive, Long Island Maritime Museum and Smithsonian.
At the Smithsonian I found a love for the unseen; objects that new get exhibited becasue of their size, fragility or importance. Can't wait for my thesis that might be entitled "The Effect of Accurate Reproductions in the Research Environment: The Use of 3D and 2D Facsimiles in Replacement of Fragile Objects."
My best museum experience was at the Cooper Hewitt this summer and I hope I'll end up there some day.
My interests in Museum Studies grew from my love of art and traveling. As both a Middle Schooler and High Schooler I participated as a student in the Art Without Walls Saturday art class that took me in to New York City every month. I was able to enjoy the Met, MoMA, Guggenheim, Whitney, Jewish Museum, Sony Center, Natural History Museum, Morgan Library and the New York Public Library. This kindled my interest and lead to my experiences at the Cary, RIT Archive, Long Island Maritime Museum and Smithsonian.
At the Smithsonian I found a love for the unseen; objects that new get exhibited becasue of their size, fragility or importance. Can't wait for my thesis that might be entitled "The Effect of Accurate Reproductions in the Research Environment: The Use of 3D and 2D Facsimiles in Replacement of Fragile Objects."
My best museum experience was at the Cooper Hewitt this summer and I hope I'll end up there some day.
Hannah's Introduction
Hello! My name is Hannah Barber and I am a fourth year in the Museum Studies program. As of today, I have had experiences in a few different museums through internships. I have worked with private collectors to create an educational program for her hat collection that was exhibited in the Strong Museum in Rochester, NY. The Rochester Museum and Science Center was my next internship and there I helped with the beginning stages of a packing and rehousing project. Luckily I was also able to work closely with the collections manager and helped in other projects as well. This past summer I was at the Genesee Country Village and Museum in Mumford, NY. There I assisted in organizing and inventorying a historic house, including identifying original objects and updating their PastPerfect database.
I have also done numerous projects with the Museum Studies program that included archive work, digital exhibition work, label writing, and more. These have all been great experiences and have given me a good sense for the type of work I could potentially be doing in the future.
I have also done numerous projects with the Museum Studies program that included archive work, digital exhibition work, label writing, and more. These have all been great experiences and have given me a good sense for the type of work I could potentially be doing in the future.
Chris Fisher Introduction
Hello!
I'm Chris, a fourth year museum studies major. I took some time off and now I'm back at RIT to finish up my last year. I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you guys over the next year. As I had said during class, my internship was at the Rochester Public Library working alongside Michelle Finn. They were lucky enough to receive a large collection of personal letters from the Gleason family, largely letters from Kate Gleason and I was tasked with transcribing them all and then entering what I had found into the website Rochestervoices.org.
While the end product is certainly a nice website, I feel that it didn't get me much closer to narrowing in on exactly what I want to do in an actual museum setting after graduation. Certainly something to do with curation as I enjoy working with actual objects. At the same time I'm also drawn to more of something in the museum management area. Hopefully as we get closer to graduation and as I work away at my thesis the answer will become clearer!
I'm Chris, a fourth year museum studies major. I took some time off and now I'm back at RIT to finish up my last year. I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you guys over the next year. As I had said during class, my internship was at the Rochester Public Library working alongside Michelle Finn. They were lucky enough to receive a large collection of personal letters from the Gleason family, largely letters from Kate Gleason and I was tasked with transcribing them all and then entering what I had found into the website Rochestervoices.org.
While the end product is certainly a nice website, I feel that it didn't get me much closer to narrowing in on exactly what I want to do in an actual museum setting after graduation. Certainly something to do with curation as I enjoy working with actual objects. At the same time I'm also drawn to more of something in the museum management area. Hopefully as we get closer to graduation and as I work away at my thesis the answer will become clearer!
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