Legit though, I feel Rebecca Rafferty is 2 kewl 4 me.
It is always great to hear others' paths to their careers, let alone one of the major players of the Rochester art world. One of the major things to take away from her lecture is the need to keep in contact with people. (Or to put bluntly, keep bugging them without becoming annoying.) This seems especially applicable now as I apply for research grants. Perhaps even after receiving rejection letters, I should keep in touch with the museums I am working with? Hmm. . .
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Forgot to mention in my rush that I was quite saddened to hear about the conflict regarding the Otterness. Working in the MAG, it had stood as this symbol of innocence as my students climb and play on the sculptures. It was like one of the pieces of art that did not bind to the institutional conventions of "no touching!" But discussing the Otterness did make me think about whether we should consider the artist's history when discussing a piece of art or whether we should look only at the art itself.
Part Two of Edits:
Last week, Tergel, Yang, Gabby, and I went to the Memorial Art Gallery's Museum of the Dead Halloween Party, and I must admit, I had never seen that many young people in the MAG before. Jonathan Binstock had mentioned before that museums are having a hard time attracting young adults, and holding an event like a Halloween party definitely is a way to counteract that. However, an event like that seems less focused on art and more on the party aspect of it. (Although, we did see some pretty amazing costumes that made art history references.) So does an event like this really boost young adult participation in museums? Who knows. But it wasn't all bad, of course. We got much candy, and things were pretty spoopy.
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