Unfortunately readers, None of us DEN-dwellers has been able to post a blog in quite some time. But rest assured, the DEN is functioning smoothly.
We've been gearing up for the return of students and Faculty, and encouraging them to utilize the Muscarelle for all their education needs. Ideally, we want the Muscarelle to serve as sortof a lab for art and art history students in particular, and actually all students. Art can be correlated to all sorts of topics and fields of study, so hopefully we will have each and every major stopping by.
And, speaking of stopping by, don't forget that August 28th we're going to have free Ice Cream (so generously provided by Baskin Robbins) and Frisbees, featuring our fabulous new logo from 5:00 to 7:00 pm right outside the Muscarelle.
Showing posts with label Caitlin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caitlin. Show all posts
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Mixin' it up
The beginning of classes here at The College is fast approaching, but even before that is Freshmen Orientation. Here at W&M, we don't just do a quick weekend introduction. Instead orientation is an intense (but fun and exciting) week-long affair. As someone who has experienced orientation first hand, I can say that mixers with other freshmen halls was a fun break from all the scary, official parts filled with paperwork.
Here in the DEN we want to introduce freshmen to the Muscarelle early, and educate them all about the museum. That's why we've designed several mixers for OA's (thats Orientation Aides) to choose from. Hopefully, starting the 22nd, we'll have freshmen in here doing arts and crafts and completing scavenger hunts, all the while socializing and mixing with their fellow students. Maybe they will love the museum so much after the mixers that we'll have dozens new interns! That's a stretch, but maybe we can get them to come to future Muscarelle events and exhibitions?
Here's hoping
Caitlin
Here in the DEN we want to introduce freshmen to the Muscarelle early, and educate them all about the museum. That's why we've designed several mixers for OA's (thats Orientation Aides) to choose from. Hopefully, starting the 22nd, we'll have freshmen in here doing arts and crafts and completing scavenger hunts, all the while socializing and mixing with their fellow students. Maybe they will love the museum so much after the mixers that we'll have dozens new interns! That's a stretch, but maybe we can get them to come to future Muscarelle events and exhibitions?
Here's hoping
Caitlin
Thursday, July 31, 2008
So here's an interesting article I read the other day about a Van Gogh piece: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25934213/?GT1=43001
and if you go ahead and read that, you'll discover that researchers utilized some uber fancy technolgy to help out some art historian discover what exactly did Van Gogh hide underneath one of his paintings. Turns out underneath some grass lurked a portrait of a mystery woman!
What I find the most intriguing is how science helped art: according to the article, "The reconstruction enables art historians to understand the evolution of Van Gogh’s work better, the researchers said in a statement. And the new technique is expected to pave the way for research into many other concealed paintings"
But less publicized is how art helps science, which serves as one of the main themes of Beyond the Edge of the Sea. Scientists can better understand what exists in the depths of the ocean by looking at Karen Jacobsen's fantastic watercolor illustrations, and how cool is that?
I'm constantly on the lookout for more information on how the arts and sciences collaborate. One good example: the amazing bottle-cap magnets we made with some of our art camp kids. OK, so the science wasn' t that comclicated, and neither was the creative process. But with a small magnet, a bottle cap, magazine cut outs, and a lot of glue, I now have a beautiful and functional way to hold up both documents and watercolors on my refridgerator.
-Caitlin
and if you go ahead and read that, you'll discover that researchers utilized some uber fancy technolgy to help out some art historian discover what exactly did Van Gogh hide underneath one of his paintings. Turns out underneath some grass lurked a portrait of a mystery woman!
What I find the most intriguing is how science helped art: according to the article, "The reconstruction enables art historians to understand the evolution of Van Gogh’s work better, the researchers said in a statement. And the new technique is expected to pave the way for research into many other concealed paintings"
But less publicized is how art helps science, which serves as one of the main themes of Beyond the Edge of the Sea. Scientists can better understand what exists in the depths of the ocean by looking at Karen Jacobsen's fantastic watercolor illustrations, and how cool is that?
I'm constantly on the lookout for more information on how the arts and sciences collaborate. One good example: the amazing bottle-cap magnets we made with some of our art camp kids. OK, so the science wasn' t that comclicated, and neither was the creative process. But with a small magnet, a bottle cap, magazine cut outs, and a lot of glue, I now have a beautiful and functional way to hold up both documents and watercolors on my refridgerator.
-Caitlin
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
A Brief introduction...
Hello world.
Master of the Blog has commanded I introduce myself, so as a newbie to this whole blogging 'thing', I will give it a shot.....
My name is Kathryn and I am the School Programs and Artreach coordinator here at the Museum.... aka, the graduate assistant. I am a grad student here at William and Mary, studying school psychology. Having received my masters in May, I am now working on my Education Specialist degree.... oh yes, I'll be a master and a specialist. Now, how did a school psychology student end up in a museum?? I think its a grand ol' thing called fate. I have enjoyed tackling this new challenge and field, and learning about art, art history, and the ins-and-outs of a museum, which a year ago seemed like a whole other world to me.
As the school programs coordinator, I help to connect schools to the museum and exhibitions housed here via lesson plans and such. Artreach is a new program we are piloting and testing out, which involves bringing museum resources to the classrooms and schools, eliminating the red-tape and logistics nightmares, on the part of the teachers, of getting field trips here.
This summer, I have been working with the other fabulous ladies, Miss Caitlin and Miss Ansley, during a two-week gifted and talented art camp, as a part of William and Mary's Summer Enrichment Program for gifted students, grades K-10. With a week of The Artistic Word and a week of Looking to Listen, we connected art to the written word and to music with a cross-disciplinary approach to expression. Then, following the two weeks of GT classes, we have been hosting our own youth arts camp for kids with Miss Jen and have just been having fun.
I will admit now that I am neither sly nor witty, but will attempt to be somewhat entertaining, if not informative.
So stop on by, come see what we have here. Trust me, you will learn something new.
Master of the Blog has commanded I introduce myself, so as a newbie to this whole blogging 'thing', I will give it a shot.....
My name is Kathryn and I am the School Programs and Artreach coordinator here at the Museum.... aka, the graduate assistant. I am a grad student here at William and Mary, studying school psychology. Having received my masters in May, I am now working on my Education Specialist degree.... oh yes, I'll be a master and a specialist. Now, how did a school psychology student end up in a museum?? I think its a grand ol' thing called fate. I have enjoyed tackling this new challenge and field, and learning about art, art history, and the ins-and-outs of a museum, which a year ago seemed like a whole other world to me.
As the school programs coordinator, I help to connect schools to the museum and exhibitions housed here via lesson plans and such. Artreach is a new program we are piloting and testing out, which involves bringing museum resources to the classrooms and schools, eliminating the red-tape and logistics nightmares, on the part of the teachers, of getting field trips here.
This summer, I have been working with the other fabulous ladies, Miss Caitlin and Miss Ansley, during a two-week gifted and talented art camp, as a part of William and Mary's Summer Enrichment Program for gifted students, grades K-10. With a week of The Artistic Word and a week of Looking to Listen, we connected art to the written word and to music with a cross-disciplinary approach to expression. Then, following the two weeks of GT classes, we have been hosting our own youth arts camp for kids with Miss Jen and have just been having fun.
I will admit now that I am neither sly nor witty, but will attempt to be somewhat entertaining, if not informative.
So stop on by, come see what we have here. Trust me, you will learn something new.
A Note on Bananas....
"I love bananas so much that I work at one!"
I was mocked mercilessly (but lovingly) by my fellow interns for this statement. I feel we have a pretty good comraderie here in the DEN, which hopefully shows in the work we do. There is no "I" in "DEN" of course. Kathryn and I have been double-teaming on a Beyond the Edge of the Sea education packet, and I might even have to ask someone's thoughts and opinions on this blog before I post it. We look out for each other, and thats just one of the many benefits of working at the Muscarelle.
p.s. I really do actually work at a Banana... Republic that is.
-Caitlin
I was mocked mercilessly (but lovingly) by my fellow interns for this statement. I feel we have a pretty good comraderie here in the DEN, which hopefully shows in the work we do. There is no "I" in "DEN" of course. Kathryn and I have been double-teaming on a Beyond the Edge of the Sea education packet, and I might even have to ask someone's thoughts and opinions on this blog before I post it. We look out for each other, and thats just one of the many benefits of working at the Muscarelle.
-Caitlin
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Hello!
I was told by the venerable Blog-Master Rusty, to write a blog to introduce myself. I'm Caitlin, and I'm an intern at the Muscarelle, working in the DEN as the Assistant Public Relations Coordinator. Though mostly I help out with everything, not just PR, but nice fancy titles never hurt anyone, right?
The Blogs that I've read are fun, witty, and a little bit sarcastic. However I can merely hope that our humble little blog will achieve those ideals. In real life I think us DEN-dwellers encompass all those things and more. And just as an aside, DEN stands for Development, Education, and New Media. The title serves as a cute little pun, since our office space is small, cozy, and just a little bit cluttered.
For the past few weeks, we've been hosting youth arts camps, and preparing the marketing for our upcoming exhbition Beyond the Edge of the Sea (Opens Sept. 5th- Come see it!) So the DEN itself is currently a jumble of press releases and crayons, layout notes and elmer's glue. We've also incorporated our new sunny, symmetric, and stupendous logo into everything we do.
At this point I must get back to work, look for more posts to come!
-Caitlin
The Blogs that I've read are fun, witty, and a little bit sarcastic. However I can merely hope that our humble little blog will achieve those ideals. In real life I think us DEN-dwellers encompass all those things and more. And just as an aside, DEN stands for Development, Education, and New Media. The title serves as a cute little pun, since our office space is small, cozy, and just a little bit cluttered.
For the past few weeks, we've been hosting youth arts camps, and preparing the marketing for our upcoming exhbition Beyond the Edge of the Sea (Opens Sept. 5th- Come see it!) So the DEN itself is currently a jumble of press releases and crayons, layout notes and elmer's glue. We've also incorporated our new sunny, symmetric, and stupendous logo into everything we do.
At this point I must get back to work, look for more posts to come!
-Caitlin
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