Winter Term: Introduction to Museum Studies

By |February 14th, 2017|Africa, Archaeological, CE, Ceramics, DePauw University, Mixed-media, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, New media, Painting, Photography, Public Art/Monument, Sculpture, Textiles, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Works on paper|

Description: This course is intended to provide students with an overview of gallery/museum careers, an introduction to best practices as [...]

Visible Bodies and the Politics of Sexuality

By |February 27th, 2017|Africa, Art & Art History, CE, Faculty, Full Semester, Mixed-media, New media, Oberlin College, Other, Painting, Photography, Public Art/Monument, Sculpture, Textiles, Women & Gender Studies, Writing Intensive|

Description: This course examines the role of visual culture in producing varied and often-contested concepts of sexuality in American society. [...]

Student Examples of Ways to Extract Meaning from Art

By |March 21st, 2017|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, Australia, BCE, Biology, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science, Economics, English, Europe, Full Semester, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Geology, Group Assignment, History, Individual Assignment, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, Object Study, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, The College of Wooster, Urban Studies, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper|

Description: Compiled from thirteen junior studio art majors, this list is the result of an assignment that asked the students [...]

Response-Centered Peer Review for Extended Object Labels

By |March 21st, 2017|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, Australia, BCE, Biology, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science, Course-embedded Exhibition Assignment, Economics, English, Europe, Full Semester, Geology, Group Assignment, Half Semester, History, Label Writing/Editing, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, Object Study, Other, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Senior Seminar, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, The College of Wooster, Urban Studies, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Response Centered Peer ReviewDescription: Adapted from "Engaged Ideas," by John C. Bean, this assignment pairs students in a response-centered editing [...]

Readings Course: Provenance: How A Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art

By |November 2nd, 2016|Africa, Art & Art History, CE, DePauw University, Economics, Half Semester, History, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Painting, Sociology|

Description: Provenance is the true story about one of the greatest art scandals of the 20th century. The novel raises [...]

Questions for Unidentified Objects

By |March 21st, 2017|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, Australia, BCE, Biology, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science, Course-embedded Exhibition Assignment, Economics, English, Europe, First Year Seminar, Full Semester, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Geology, Group Assignment, Half Semester, History, Individual Assignment, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, Object Study, One Class Session, Other, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Senior Seminar, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, The College of Wooster, Two or More Class Sessions, Urban Studies, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: We often encounter objects about which there is no information. This list of questions can be utilized with students [...]

Property and Possession in the Middle Ages Museum Visit

By |July 25th, 2016|CE, Europe, Faculty, Gallery Exercise/Tour, History, Oberlin College, Object Study, One Class Session, Painting, Religious Studies, Sculpture|

Description: The course traces the development of notions of possession, property and ownership in Europe from c. 900 to 1600. [...]

Poetry and Painting in the 17th Century

By |June 2nd, 2017|Art & Art History, CE, Classical Studies, Course-embedded Exhibition Assignment, English, Europe, Full Semester, Group Assignment, Label Writing/Editing, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Oberlin College, Object Study, One Class Session, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Two or More Class Sessions, Women & Gender Studies, Writing Intensive|

Description: In October 2015, Professor of English, Nicholas Jones asked students in his English Renaissance Poetry (ENGL 313) to write [...]

Observation Prompts for the Gallery/Museum Tour

By |July 14th, 2016|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, Australia, BCE, Biology, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science, Economics, English, Europe, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Geology, Group Assignment, History, Individual Assignment, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, Object Study, One Class Session, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, The College of Wooster, Urban Studies, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: This assignment breaks down the steps to close looking, from arrival at the gallery or museum to how to [...]

Music in the Galleries: Percussion @ Peeler

By |March 11th, 2017|Africa, Art & Art History, Asia, Australia, CE, Ceramics, DePauw University, Europe, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Middle East, Mixed-media, Museum Staff, Music, New media, North America, One Class Session, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, South America, Southeast Asia, Works on paper|

Description: The attached document briefly describes a successful partnership between the DePauw University Peeler Art Center and the DePauw School [...]

Museum Exhibition Workshop

By |July 14th, 2016|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Art & Art History, CE, Ceramics, DePauw University, History, Mixed-media, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Painting, Photography, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, Textiles, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Works on paper|

Description: This workshop will introduce students to many of the fundamental concepts behind the creation of a successful museum exhibition. [...]

Museum Cart for Russian Studies

By |July 15th, 2016|Anthropology/Archaeology, Art & Art History, Asia, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, DePauw University, Europe, Full Semester, Group Assignment, History, Individual Assignment, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Object Study, One Class Session, Other, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, Two or More Class Sessions|

Description: Oct 10, 2012 - Students examine and discuss ethnic objects from Eastern Europe as part of Professor Masha Belyavski-Frank's [...]

Intro to Religious Studies: Museums as Sacred Sites

By |July 14th, 2016|Art & Art History, CE, DePauw University, Exhibition Critique, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, North America, One Class Session, Painting, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture|

Description: This one-hour classroom exercise was used in an introductory religious studies course. Students viewed a contemporary painting exhibition as [...]

German Diction Exercise

By |October 6th, 2016|CE, DePauw University, Europe, Faculty, Full Semester, Individual Assignment, Modern Languages, Music, North America, Painting, Photography, Works on paper|

Description: This assignment was created for the course, "German Diction for Singers." Students were asked to study works of art [...]

FS102: Academic Discourse II Writing for Art Exhibitions

By |August 3rd, 2017|2017 AAMG Annual Conference, Africa, Art & Art History, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Communication, English, Faculty, First Year Seminar, Full Semester, History, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, New media, Painting, Photography, Public Art/Monument, Sculpture, Sociology, Textiles, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: This course is designed to help you develop the writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills you will need for [...]

French Diction Exercise

By |October 7th, 2016|CE, DePauw University, Europe, Faculty, Full Semester, Group Assignment, Individual Assignment, Modern Languages, Music, New media, Painting, Works on paper|

Description: This assignment was created for the course, “French Diction for Singers.” Students were asked to study works of art [...]

Extended Object Labels Assignment

By |August 12th, 2016|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, CE, Course-embedded Exhibition Assignment, Faculty, Full Semester, History, Individual Assignment, Label Writing/Editing, Mixed-media, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Object Study, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, Textiles, The College of Wooster, Writing Intensive|

Description: Prepare an Extended Object Label for each of the objects you are addressing in our exhibition. You have been [...]

Dissecting Works of Art

By |June 22nd, 2017|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, Australia, BCE, Biology, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science, DePauw University, Economics, English, Europe, First Year Seminar, Full Semester, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Geology, Half Semester, History, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, One Class Session, Other, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Senior Seminar, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, Two or More Class Sessions, Urban Studies, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: This short assignment can be used in any exhibition in order to make students feel more comfortable discussing works [...]

Curating an Exhibition

By |February 27th, 2017|Art & Art History, CE, Course-embedded Exhibition Assignment, Faculty, Full Semester, Mixed-media, New media, North America, Oberlin College, Other, Painting, Photography, Public Art/Monument, Sculpture, Textiles, Two or More Class Sessions, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: This is a semester-long class project in which students collectively curate a virtual exhibition using analytical concepts studied in [...]

Critiquing Museum Exhibitions

By |July 15th, 2016|Africa, African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Archaeological, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, Australia, BCE, Biology, Books/Manuscripts, CE, Ceramics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication, Computer Science, DePauw University, Economics, English, Europe, Exhibition Critique, Gallery Exercise/Tour, Geology, Group Assignment, History, Middle East, Mixed-media, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, New media, North America, Other, Painting, Photography, Physics, Political Science, Public Art/Monument, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Sociology, South America, Southeast Asia, Textiles, Urban Studies, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper|

Description: This assignment has been used to break students into groups as follows: Working in groups of three, choose one [...]

Close Looking Activities from the AMAM

By |May 25th, 2017|African Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology, Art & Art History, Asia, Asian Studies, CE, Ceramics, Communication, Economics, English, Europe, First Year Seminar, Full Semester, Group Assignment, Half Semester, History, Individual Assignment, Middle East, Modern Languages, Museum Staff, Museum Studies / Curatorial Studies, Music, Neuroscience, North America, Oberlin College, Object Study, One Class Session, Other, Painting, Photography, Political Science, Religious Studies, Sculpture, Senior Seminar, Sociology, Two or More Class Sessions, Winter Term/Summer Term Offering, Women & Gender Studies, Works on paper, Writing Intensive|

Description: Sample group activities designed by Liliana Milkova, Curator of Academic Programs, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College. These activities [...]