Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Sculpture Department Intern
Fall 2008
(may begin Summer)
Position Summary: This position assists in the responsibilities for sculpture conservation and maintenance projects as assigned by the Assistant Curator of Collections/Conservator or the Assistant Conservator. Of primary consideration are the cleaning and maintenance of works in the permanent collection or on temporary display. General assistance with the temporary exhibition program is also of importance.
This position parallels the general academic year beginning in August through December; renewal from January through May, and June through August is based on job performance for a total opportunity of one calendar year.
This position is 10 hours per week @ $10.00 per hour and is open to art and art history majors from the colleges and universities based in the Grand Rapids Metropolitan area.
Essential Functions:
assist in maintaining the well being of objects in the permanent collection through routine inspection and maintenanceconduct seasonal and annual maintenance projects as assigned
assist with the placement and installation of the permanent collection as assignedassist with delivery and temporary storage of the permanent collection objects and objects under acquisition consideration as assigned
assist with installation projects related to temporary exhibitions as assignedassist with upkeep and maintenance projects related to temporary exhibitions as assigned
Other Functions:
assist with implementation of “Garden Etiquette” while on duty
Minimum Job Requirements:
Education: Junior or Senior standing in art or art history
Specific Skills: Proven ability to work with three-dimensional objects. Able to successfully operate equipment and utilize technology requisite to museum installation and object maintenance/conservation.
Materials may be sent to Joseph Becherer, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49525 by May 15, 2008.
4.17.08
Exam Schedule/ Culminating experience/b
8-11 class
Monday, April 21, 10-12
11-2 class
Monday, April 21, 12-2
2-5 class
Tuesday, April 22, 4-6
This is where the faculty will view your video work:http://look.gvsu.edu:8000/cpsspaceIf by tomorrow at 2pm, if you do not see your video embedded in this site, or if there is a problem with video playback,please let me know. I will either fix the problem, or give you the password so you can upload & embed your own video.
Graded book projects will be in room 1718 by 10am Friday morning.
Snack Label, Image/Word and Object Collection projects should all be in the room. I am archiving a set of TAYP curatorial brochures, so if I have your only copy, you will need to print out another version.
A preliminary directions document with revision to followcps directions.doc
Good Luck to those of you who will be going through review this weekend-
Anna
4.14.08
from the desk of Paul Wittenbraker:
Exporting documents for use in InDesign CS2 (Save Back)
Save Backwards allows InDesign CS2 users to open InDesign CS3 documents that have been exported to the InDesign Interchange (.inx) format. To open these .inx files in InDesign CS2, you also need to first install the Adobe InDesign CS2 4.0.5 update. You can obtain this update by choosing Help >Updates, and then following the prompts in the Adobe Update Manager. Alternatively, the update can be downloaded from the Adobe Web site. Visithttp://www.adobe.com/go/downloads/ then click the link for the InDesign Updates.
Be aware that content created using functionality that is specific to InDesign CS3 might be modified or omitted when you open the file in InDesign CS2. For example, variables and gradient feathers (new features in InDesign CS3) drop out.
To export an InDesign Interchange file from InDesign CS3, please do the following:
1. Open or create a file in InDesign CS3.
2. Choose File >Export.
2. In the Export dialog box, select InDesign Interchange from the File Type menu (on Windows) or Formats menu (on Mac OS).
3. Click Save.
I'm changing the installation book requirement; you'll only need to construct 1book, instead of two.
A
4.7.08 INSTALLATION TAKE DOWN
Unless you received explicit permission to keep your installation project up, it will need to be down before class tommorrow. If you want me to take note of any changes, please send me an email-
Anna
MORE OR LESS Exhibition
Opening Reception: Friday, April 4th, 5:00 - 8:30 pm
Lounge at the gallery with the artists: Saturday, April 5th,
11:00am - 1:00p
"More or Less" marks a departure from the representational work
previously on exhibit this season at LaFontsee Galleries,
showcasing the newest suite of abstract paintings by two of West
Michigan's most established process painters: Linda LaFontsee and
Michael Schaeffer.Linda LaFontsee's sensitivity to the delicate
balance between color, movement and line conveys freedom of life
in her organic, intuitive mark-making. Using a variety of media,
including gouache, oil, and encaustic, her unique surfaces find
quiet resolution independent of representation. Michael Schaeffer
has taken advantage of the strongest elements of his prolific
body of work: color, texture, and form. These, in addition to his
heightened sensitivity to composition and color, make for a bold
and stylistically strong body of work. More...
The opening reception for "More or Less" with the exhibiting
artists will be held Friday, April 4th, from 5:00 – 8:30 pm.
Lounge around the gallery with the artists Saturday, April 5th,
from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. All events are located at LaFontsee
Galleries, 820 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI. The exhibition
will be on view at the gallery through May 9th, 2008.
Feel free to tour our website anytime at www.lafontsee.us.
Regular gallery hours are Mon, Wed, Thu, 9-5:30 p.m.;
Tue, Fri, 9-7 p.m.; and Sat 10-4 p.m.
CPS Students,
If you plan on doing an installtion in the Padnos Gallery area, please get permission from the current exhibitor. This week there will be a BFA exhibiton by Laure Turnell and Stacy Buck. If you wish to contact them, please email padnosgallery@gvsu.edu to get their contact info.
thanks!
3.27.08
Thursday, 3/27
Install brainstorn, TAYP brainstorm
Tuesday, 4/1
Rehearsal Install
Thursday, 4/3
Final Crit of Install
Tuesday, 4/8
Indesign demo, TAYp text due, papers due
Thursday, 4/10
lab time for book
5pm Saturday, 4/12
TAYP brochure due
Tuesday, 4/15
lab time for book, book text due, redone projects due
Thursday, 4/17
Final Crit of Book
3.27.08
Open Concept Gallery is hosting SMart Festival and is a non profit institution dedicated to the promotion of education and infusion of contemporary art and culture into the community.
http://www.smart.openconceptgallery.org/SMart Festival on FacebookLooking for volunteer hours? Meet new people! Learn about multimedia art!
SMart Multimedia Art Festival is seeking volunteers to help us get ready for our week long festival taking place April 1-7, 2008. We need help installing multimedia art pieces in different locations in Grand Rapids
Dates and Times we need volunteers:
Friday March 28 Anytime from 9am – 9pm
Saturday March 29 Anytime from 9am – 9pm
Sunday March 30 Anytime from 9am -9pm
Monday March 31 Anytime from 9am-9pm
To help out please contact JiL Szewski, assistant curator, 616-617-7000 or email us at smart@openconceptgallery.org
3.24.08
Greetings. You are invited to meet with the two graphic design candidates this week and next:
1. Thursday, March 27, 2008 3:00pm-4:00pm Meeting with students, 1311 CAC
2. Wednesday, April 2, 2008 10:00am-11:00am Meeting with students Place: TBA
There will be snacks :). Both of these candidates are highly qualified, and want to talk to students to find out about our program; you want to talk to them because they might be teaching you next year!
Questions? Ask Professor Thomas or email me at libmank@gvsu.edu
Best, Karen Libman
3.23.08
You probably want to know more about Andy Warhol. The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh is the best place to start (it's website isn't bad, either http://www.warhol.org/)
The film I Shot Andy Warhol/i approaches the artist from a different perspective, Valerie Solanas's to be precisehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116594/
Featured Artist Talk: Brett Colley, Printmaker and Assistant Professor of Art & Design, GVSU
The Flatness of Fame: Warhol’s Screenprints
Colley will describe the process of screenprinting with particular emphasis on the special attributes inherent to Warhol’s technique.
Sun, Mar 30
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Cook Auditorium at the GRAM
(following the lecture) Pulling a Screenprint
Join Brett Colley as he demonstrates the technique of ‘pulling a screenprint’ in the studio of the GRAM’s education wing.
Sun, Mar 30
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Education Studio at the GRAM
3.20.08
A link to upload your files to the digital print lab, located in the non-virtual world in an office off the Graphic Design room.http://digitalprint.art.gvsu.edu/
and lab hours are
Monday 12-6
Tuesday 10-4
Wednesday 1-5
Thursday 10-2
Friday 12-2
3.19.08
A reminder - jumbo quiz for tommorrow on:
Identity & Time & Stories & Power/b
3.13.08
THE GVSU ART & DESIGN DEPARTMENT IS PLEASED TO PRESENT:
Internationally-acclaimed Comic Journalist
JOE SACCO
Wednesday, March 26th, 7:30pm
at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
41 Sheldon Boulevard, downtown Grand Rapids
(1 block west of Division, 2 blocks south of Fulton.)
Joe Sacco is the acclaimed author and illustrator of several award-
winning works of graphic journalism, including "PALESTINE", "SAFE
AREA GORAZDE", "WAR JUNKIE" and "THE FIXER". Sacco's work examines
its subjects from a uniquely insightful perspective, hard won from
his firsthand experiences in some of the most war-torn regions of our
world.
The Maltese-born, Portland-based author-artist is currently at work
on a book chronicling the southern Gaza Strip - past and present -
entitled "Footnotes in Gaza". Sacco's presentation will revolve
around comics journalism, including his own compelling travels and
the progress of his latest project.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
3.10.08
Hey everyone,
Chip Kidd will be here NEXT WEEK!
In preparation for his talk Brett already put a handout from The Learners in everyone's mail box. It deals with typography and form/content. There is a great little video on You Tube that deals with the same issue. It is strange, hysterical, and wonderful:
Looking for volunteer hours? Meet new people! Learn about multimedia art! 