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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]