I logged a total of 6.5 hours. That includes 1 hour spent last week finishing my paper, 1.5 hours in the library searching for scholarly resources for the inventory project (came up with very little, so now must take my warm little body to the main public library), 2 hours on the repatriation assignment (which includes reading and commenting on others), and 2 hours docenting in the museum.
Today 3 visitors viewed our exhibition. One was a returning visitor! I got to give tours to the other two. One visitor, a woman, was amazed that students developed the exhibition (although I always tell them about how much work Dr. C did).
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Repatriation
10. "Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Logan Museum of Anthropology. Beloit College, Beloit, WI (October 7, 2008). When the museum acquired the Albert Green Heath collection (see notices 3 and 4 above), it received a drum made from a wooden washtub measuring about two feet across and decorated with hide drumheads painted red, yellow and green. The drum came with three drumsticks and four wooden drum legs wrapped in black cotton and blue cloth. Heath's records described this as a 'Large Pow wow (tribal drum) complete with 4 Drum sticks & 4 stakes, White Earth Band of Chippewas. Minn., Extremely Rare.' Because of its association with the Big Drum Society, the set is a 'sacred object' that is 'needed by traditional Native American religions by their present day adherents.' Further, because such drums are not the property of individuals but instead belong to the society, the set fits into NAGPRA's 'objects of cultural patrimony' category. It was agreed that the pieces should be repatriated to the White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe of Minnesota." (American Indian Art, Vol. 35(2):78, Spring 2010.)
11-14. "Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: San Diego Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA (October 9, 2008). These four notices pertain to 871 objects legally removed from sites - with material dating back possibly as far as 1000 B.C. - in San Diego County during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s classified under NAGPRA as 'sacred objects,' with some included in the 'unassociated funerary objects' category. These include quartz crystals, shell pendants, ceramic pipe fragments, a raptor talon, pieces of ochre and hematite and a chalcedony knife. It was agreed that these items should be repatriated to numerous California Mission Indian entities, including: the La Jolla (representing the Luiseno Nation), Pauma, Pechanga, Rincon, Soboba, Capitan Grande, Campo, Ewiiaapaayp, Inaja, Jamul, La Posta, Manzanita, Mesa Grande, San Pasqual, Santa Ysabel and Sycuan bands; the Kumeyaay Nation, represented by the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians; as well as the Viejas (Baron Long) Group and the nonfederally recognized Twenty-Nine Palms Goup." (American Indian Art, Vol. 35(2):78, Spring 2010.)
15. "Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA (October 9, 2008). The notice pertains to twenty-six 'unassociated funerary objects' - one cockle shell fragment, a stone scraper and twenty-four sherds removed in 1959 from an abandoned Tohono O'odham village in Pima County, Arizona - as well as a pair of objects of cultural patrimony. One of these consisted of a medicine bundle container dating to around 1930 and acquired in 1976 from the widow of a Tohono O'odham medicine man. The other is a mask used in the Pima Navichu healing ceremony, which was obtained from a member of the tribe who had inherited it. With the concurrence of the Gila River Indian Community, it was decided that these objects should be repatriated to the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona." (American Indian Art, Vol. 35(2):78, Spring 2010.)
I think the 11-14 notice seems extraordinary! Do I understand this notice correctly? 871 objects dating back to 1000 B.C. are being repatriated to numerous people, including a nonfederally recognized tribe? That sounds to me like the subject of a book or at least several articles.
11-14. "Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: San Diego Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA (October 9, 2008). These four notices pertain to 871 objects legally removed from sites - with material dating back possibly as far as 1000 B.C. - in San Diego County during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s classified under NAGPRA as 'sacred objects,' with some included in the 'unassociated funerary objects' category. These include quartz crystals, shell pendants, ceramic pipe fragments, a raptor talon, pieces of ochre and hematite and a chalcedony knife. It was agreed that these items should be repatriated to numerous California Mission Indian entities, including: the La Jolla (representing the Luiseno Nation), Pauma, Pechanga, Rincon, Soboba, Capitan Grande, Campo, Ewiiaapaayp, Inaja, Jamul, La Posta, Manzanita, Mesa Grande, San Pasqual, Santa Ysabel and Sycuan bands; the Kumeyaay Nation, represented by the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians; as well as the Viejas (Baron Long) Group and the nonfederally recognized Twenty-Nine Palms Goup." (American Indian Art, Vol. 35(2):78, Spring 2010.)
15. "Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA (October 9, 2008). The notice pertains to twenty-six 'unassociated funerary objects' - one cockle shell fragment, a stone scraper and twenty-four sherds removed in 1959 from an abandoned Tohono O'odham village in Pima County, Arizona - as well as a pair of objects of cultural patrimony. One of these consisted of a medicine bundle container dating to around 1930 and acquired in 1976 from the widow of a Tohono O'odham medicine man. The other is a mask used in the Pima Navichu healing ceremony, which was obtained from a member of the tribe who had inherited it. With the concurrence of the Gila River Indian Community, it was decided that these objects should be repatriated to the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona." (American Indian Art, Vol. 35(2):78, Spring 2010.)
I think the 11-14 notice seems extraordinary! Do I understand this notice correctly? 871 objects dating back to 1000 B.C. are being repatriated to numerous people, including a nonfederally recognized tribe? That sounds to me like the subject of a book or at least several articles.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Lab Hours due April 21
I spent 2 hours yesterday as a docent for our exhibition. Only 3 people came in and only one would let me give him a tour! However, I did get to take advantage of all that time to try to speed read through my selected exhibition catalog. I spent 1 hour last week in the library searching for an exhibition catalog since I couldn't use one of my dozens of art exhibition catalogs. The one I selected - Empires Beyond the Great Wall: The Heritage of Genghis Khan - was very focused on the anthropological, not artistic merits of the material culture. So, it was a very good learning experience and very different from my experiences with art catalogs. I've spent 4 hours reading and re-reading sections of the catalog and writing my paper, and I'm still not done! Also, I spent a half hour visiting Michele's exhibition and chatting with her about it right before it opened (I didn't know we could get credit!). Of course, she did a beautiful job - everyone try to take a minute to see it! It's so tranquil. So...total hours this week = 7.5 hours.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Lab Hours due April 14
I spent 4 hours reading blogs and completing the Museum Jobs assignment. I spent 2 hours yesterday as a docent for our exhibition. I spoke to some really interesting people. Something 2 people mentioned was that they have been walking past the museum for at least one year and this is the first time they've seen it open with an exhibition. All the visitors yesterday gave glowing compliments to our class... the most common - "it's beautiful!" Also, last week I went to the museum early (noon) to finish setting up my display case and see if any last minute things needed to be done.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Museum Jobs
1):
I have been a docent at the Crocker Art Museum since 2005. I was an active docent for three years during which I conducted tours for adults as well as school groups, grades 3 - 12. I had to change my status to a sustaining docent when I started student teaching in 2008. However, I will be completing the docent refresher course this summer and will be an active docent for the grand opening of the expanded Crocker (I’m really excited about this!).
In 2004, I called the museum (Burcaw #4) and asked if I could submit an application for a docent position. They had just held their annual “open house” recruiting event for candidates for that year’s docent training (the training is 9 months and is somewhat intensive). I had to go through an interview process also. There were 19 candidates in my cohort and by graduation only 8 of us became active docents!
By the way, one of the facilitators of my docent training became the Director/Curator of the Pence Gallery in Davis. I called her (Burcaw #2) and set up an appointment to chat with her about my interest in a museum career and my masters program. She gave me an internship at her non-profit gallery and told me who to contact for two other internships and that I could drop her name. I got both of those internships too.
2) (Job posting from American Assoc. of Museums):
The Harn Museum of at the University of Florida is recruiting for an Education Curator of Academic Programs. This person acts as a visionary leader in the field of education. To this end, the Curator works closely with faculty of the University of Florida to develop a community of scholars and teachers based at the museum that includes museum staff and UF & Santa Fe College faculty and embraces scholars and artists both nationally and internationally. The Curator facilitates use of collections by UF & Santa Fe College faculty members; implements new strategies to continue to encourage faculty and student use of the museum in innovative ways; plans and oversees faculty development initiatives including curriculum development grants and pedagogical workshops; conceptualizes, initiates and manages the installation of teaching exhibitions that support courses and highlight current and new research; administers the museum's MUSE (Museum University Student Educators) and student internship program; schedules class visits to the museum and manages the Object Study Rooms; and launches new programs that are flexible and responsive to the University's curricular goals. This position supports the museum's mission to weave the museum into the academic fabric of the university and utilize the museum's galleries as a laboratory for academic interdisciplinary and multicultural purposes.
The Curator fosters the integration of the museum's collection into teaching and research across the University of Florida curriculum. The Curator spearheads museum involvement in campus initiatives such as Creative Campus, Campus Common Reading Program and the Humanities "Good Life" class. The Curator works as a team member within the Education Department, and with the assistance of other museum departments, develops an annual budget for educational programs and manages fiscal responsibilities related to areas of responsibility.
The Curator collaborates with university colleagues and serves on university-wide committees; continues scholarship in the field and participates fully in the intellectual life of the university; serves as a leader in the emerging field of Academic Programming and Curatorship, and as a leader in the field of university and college museums; periodically conceives and organizes professional development workshops, conferences, and resources in this field and serves on professional committees dedicated to furthering the mission of academic programming and college & university art museums.
As a member of the museum's senior staff, the Curator assists in the general operation of the museum; contributes to the development and implementation of the museum's and department's strategic five-year plan; and works with development staff to maximize exhibition and program support through in-kind and other contributions. The Curator represents the museum at scholarly, campus, public and cultivation events. The Curator serves as Education Department chair, on a rotating basis, as assigned by the museum director.
(From the University of Florida’s website – job posting)
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree in an appropriate area of specialization; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience.
I chose this ad because my goal is to be an education curator and to manage teacher services and school programs at a museum. The university’s art collection includes Asian, African, modern and contemporary art. The ad also specifically notes that their mission is to utilize “the museum's galleries as a laboratory for academic interdisciplinary and multicultural purposes.” I plan to write my master’s thesis about how museums can provide curriculum and teacher resources to support interdisciplinary and multicultural learning.
The skills/qualifications I might highlight if I applied are:
• Masters degree in Museum Studies and Bachelors degree in Art Education
• 4 years field experience
• Curatorial experience at the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and the Pence Gallery
• Experience teaching art and developing curriculum as a student teacher
• Presented a synopsis of an ethnographic study I conducted titled, “The Asian Experience: An Examination of the Model Minority Stereotype and What Students Need to Succeed” at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association.
I have been a docent at the Crocker Art Museum since 2005. I was an active docent for three years during which I conducted tours for adults as well as school groups, grades 3 - 12. I had to change my status to a sustaining docent when I started student teaching in 2008. However, I will be completing the docent refresher course this summer and will be an active docent for the grand opening of the expanded Crocker (I’m really excited about this!).
In 2004, I called the museum (Burcaw #4) and asked if I could submit an application for a docent position. They had just held their annual “open house” recruiting event for candidates for that year’s docent training (the training is 9 months and is somewhat intensive). I had to go through an interview process also. There were 19 candidates in my cohort and by graduation only 8 of us became active docents!
By the way, one of the facilitators of my docent training became the Director/Curator of the Pence Gallery in Davis. I called her (Burcaw #2) and set up an appointment to chat with her about my interest in a museum career and my masters program. She gave me an internship at her non-profit gallery and told me who to contact for two other internships and that I could drop her name. I got both of those internships too.
2) (Job posting from American Assoc. of Museums):
The Harn Museum of at the University of Florida is recruiting for an Education Curator of Academic Programs. This person acts as a visionary leader in the field of education. To this end, the Curator works closely with faculty of the University of Florida to develop a community of scholars and teachers based at the museum that includes museum staff and UF & Santa Fe College faculty and embraces scholars and artists both nationally and internationally. The Curator facilitates use of collections by UF & Santa Fe College faculty members; implements new strategies to continue to encourage faculty and student use of the museum in innovative ways; plans and oversees faculty development initiatives including curriculum development grants and pedagogical workshops; conceptualizes, initiates and manages the installation of teaching exhibitions that support courses and highlight current and new research; administers the museum's MUSE (Museum University Student Educators) and student internship program; schedules class visits to the museum and manages the Object Study Rooms; and launches new programs that are flexible and responsive to the University's curricular goals. This position supports the museum's mission to weave the museum into the academic fabric of the university and utilize the museum's galleries as a laboratory for academic interdisciplinary and multicultural purposes.
The Curator fosters the integration of the museum's collection into teaching and research across the University of Florida curriculum. The Curator spearheads museum involvement in campus initiatives such as Creative Campus, Campus Common Reading Program and the Humanities "Good Life" class. The Curator works as a team member within the Education Department, and with the assistance of other museum departments, develops an annual budget for educational programs and manages fiscal responsibilities related to areas of responsibility.
The Curator collaborates with university colleagues and serves on university-wide committees; continues scholarship in the field and participates fully in the intellectual life of the university; serves as a leader in the emerging field of Academic Programming and Curatorship, and as a leader in the field of university and college museums; periodically conceives and organizes professional development workshops, conferences, and resources in this field and serves on professional committees dedicated to furthering the mission of academic programming and college & university art museums.
As a member of the museum's senior staff, the Curator assists in the general operation of the museum; contributes to the development and implementation of the museum's and department's strategic five-year plan; and works with development staff to maximize exhibition and program support through in-kind and other contributions. The Curator represents the museum at scholarly, campus, public and cultivation events. The Curator serves as Education Department chair, on a rotating basis, as assigned by the museum director.
(From the University of Florida’s website – job posting)
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree in an appropriate area of specialization; or a bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization and two years of appropriate experience.
I chose this ad because my goal is to be an education curator and to manage teacher services and school programs at a museum. The university’s art collection includes Asian, African, modern and contemporary art. The ad also specifically notes that their mission is to utilize “the museum's galleries as a laboratory for academic interdisciplinary and multicultural purposes.” I plan to write my master’s thesis about how museums can provide curriculum and teacher resources to support interdisciplinary and multicultural learning.
The skills/qualifications I might highlight if I applied are:
• Masters degree in Museum Studies and Bachelors degree in Art Education
• 4 years field experience
• Curatorial experience at the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and the Pence Gallery
• Experience teaching art and developing curriculum as a student teacher
• Presented a synopsis of an ethnographic study I conducted titled, “The Asian Experience: An Examination of the Model Minority Stereotype and What Students Need to Succeed” at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association.
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