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University of St. Thomas Master of Arts in Art History Grad Memo Mar 20, 2013 From the Director of Graduate Studies: Hi everyone, Congrats again to Rachel Simmons and all her Asmat helpers on the wonderful opening of Wowipitsji. It was wonderful to see so many of you there supporting the Asmat team! And just a note, that after this semester we won’t be scheduling talks or openings on the same night as a class. I apologize that this is happening but it won’t be for much longer! It’s always a good idea to continually work on building your CV/resume. Book reviews are a great way of getting a publication on it and also a nice way of adding to your library (you get to keep the book you review!). Here’s a link to the Pioneer Society of America’s book reviews in need. http://www.pioneeramerica.org/ booksforreview.html. It is interesting that they have so many different types of books available for review and many of them are in our field. Another useful site is H-Net: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/home.php. You might also talk to your faculty about publications more specific to say, Aztec Art, if you’d like to pursue this option. Advising is set to begin after the break. Please make sure to set up a time with Brady to see me. These sessions are crucial for me to make sure your schedule is working out, as well as to communicate important department notions to you all. And on that front, watch for a big announcement coming soon about the qualifying paper process! Enjoy your break. Stay safe and have fun! Victoria Announcements: Rachel Turner will be representing us at the ACTC/MIA Symposium on April 13th! Her talk is tentatively entitled “The Pillsbury Owl and Zoomorphic Bronzes in Late Shang China: Cultural Exchange between the Middle Yangzi Region and Shang Cultural Core.” Attend and lend your support! The department graduate language exam will be held on April 4 from 9:30 - 11:30 AM in the OSF Library in Room 303. Interested students should send Victoria an e-mail if you are planning to take the exam at this time. Please “Like” us on Facebook at University of St. Thomas Department of Art History. From the Department Chair: We are pleased to initiate a blog for the Art History department that will highlight student and faculty research. Our departmental newsletter has featured a few projects in each issue, but this is only a small portion of the activity going on in the department. For this blog, we are asking individual faculty and students to write a 500-1000 word reflection on current projects and include pictures of the places or works that they are studying. Look for a new entry at least once a month, starting with March 2013. See http://blogs.stthomas.edu/arthistory/ Mark Stansbury-O’Donnell, Professor and Chair of Art History

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University of St. ThomasMaster of Arts in Art History

Grad MemoMar 20, 2013

From the Director of Graduate Studies:Hi everyone,

Congrats again to Rachel Simmons and all her Asmat helpers on the wonderful opening of Wowipitsji. It was wonderful to see so many of you there supporting the Asmat team! And just a note, that after this semester we won’t be scheduling talks or openings on the same night as a class. I apologize that this is happening but it won’t be for much longer!

It’s always a good idea to continually work on building your CV/resume. Book reviews are a great way of getting a publication on it and also a nice way of adding to your library (you get to keep the book you review!). Here’s a link to the Pioneer Society of America’s book reviews in need. http://www.pioneeramerica.org/booksforreview.html. It is interesting that they have so many different types of books available for review and many of them are in our field. Another useful site is H-Net: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/home.php. You might also talk to your faculty about publications more specific to say, Aztec Art, if you’d like to pursue this option.

Advising is set to begin after the break. Please make sure to set up a time with Brady to see me. These sessions are crucial for me to make sure your schedule is working out, as well as to communicate important department notions to you all. And on that front, watch for a big announcement coming soon about the qualifying paper process!

Enjoy your break. Stay safe and have fun!

Victoria

Announcements:• RachelTurnerwillberepresentingusattheACTC/MIASymposiumonApril13th!Hertalkis

tentativelyentitled“ThePillsburyOwlandZoomorphicBronzesinLateShangChina:CulturalExchangebetweentheMiddleYangziRegionandShangCulturalCore.”Attendandlendyoursupport!

• ThedepartmentgraduatelanguageexamwillbeheldonApril4from9:30-11:30AMintheOSFLibraryinRoom303.InterestedstudentsshouldsendVictoriaane-mailifyouareplanningtotaketheexamatthistime.

• Please“Like”usonFacebookatUniversity of St. Thomas Department of Art History.

From the Department Chair:We are pleased to initiate a blog for the Art History department that will highlight student and faculty research. Our departmental newsletter has featured a few projects in each issue, but this is only a small portion of the activity going on in the department. For this blog, we are asking individual faculty and students to write a 500-1000 word reflection on current projects and include pictures of the places or works that they are studying. Look for a new entry at least once a month, starting with March 2013. See http://blogs.stthomas.edu/arthistory/

Mark Stansbury-O’Donnell, Professor and Chair of Art History

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Upcoming Events

Spring 2013 Lecture Series

Generations and Traditions: How Design Moves Forward

Juliet ShenThe Lushootseed Typeface: Designing for a Crit-ically Endangered Language6:30 p.m., April 8, 2013O’Shaughnessy Educational Center audito-rium Dr. Emily UmbergerRecreating the Past: Authenticity in Aztec Art6:30 p.m., April 18MIA ACTC and MIA Graduate and Undergraduate SymposiumSat., April 13MIA

Dolly Fiterman Collection: Insights into Modern Art

Now – May 26, 2013

Reception and

Graduate Student Panel Discussion6:30 p.m., Fri., April 27

O'Shaughnessy Educational Center Lobby Gallery

Ta-coumba Aiken, One Tear, 1994, acrylic and oil on canvas, gift of Dolly Fiterman, 2012.001.189

Art history graduate students at the Wowipitsj Reception (from left): Soren Hoeger-Lerdal, Poppy DiCandeloro (‘12), Rachel Turner, Rachel Simmons, Carin Jorgensen, Natalie McMonagle, Lauren Greer, Olga Ivanova, and Brady King

The Wowipitsj exhibition is currently up and running until May 26th.

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Upcoming Events

Minneapolis Institute of Arts Upcoming Lectures & EventsMostEvents$10;$5forMIAmembersunlessotherwisenotedbelow

Opening-Weekend Lecture & Artist RoundtableOntheBorderoftheRealPresenters:ElizabethArmstrong, ZoeBeloff, KiangaFord, InigoManglano-Ovalle, and otherspecialguestsSaturday,March23,2013,2-4PMPillsburyAuditorium

Olowe of Ise: A Yoruba Sculptor to KingsPresenter:RoselynA.WalkerSaturday,April6,2013,2PMWellsFargoCommunityRoom

Recreating the Past: Authenticity in Aztec ArtPresenter:EmilyUmbergerThursday,April18,2013,6:30PMPillsburyAuditorium**THIS EVENT IS FREE; NO RESERVATIONS NECESSARY**

“More Real?” Curator’s OfficePresenter:MarkDionSaturday,April20,2013,2PMPillsburyAuditorium

A Good Smoke: Manet’s The Smoker in Context of His PortraiturePresenter:LawrenceW.NicholsThursday,May2,2013,7PMPillsburyAuditorium

Modern Spirit: The Art of George MorrisonPresenter:W.JacksonRushingIIIThursday,June6,2013,7PMWellsFargoCommunityRoom

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Department Happenings

Asmat Art on the RoadUtilizing art pieces from the University of St. Thomas’s American Museum of Asmat Art (AMAA@UST), fifth grade docents guided fellow students and parents on a journey to Papua, Indonesia. Twenty objects from AMAA@UST became an onsite exhibition at Diamond Path Elementary in Apple Valley during January 2013. The objects were divided into four categories, allowing students to become “experts” on Asmat Ancestors, Daily Living, Adornments and Tools & Weapons. According to Art Teacher Anne Landreman, “Having the art of the Asmat was a delightful experience for everyone at Diamond Path. It is important to be able to view the authentic artifacts of a culture to enhance the appreciation and depth of the learning experience in art.”

The children also enjoyed a visit to the Gallery, Home of the American Museum of Asmat Art which is located in the Anderson Student Center. Here they learned about life as a museum professional. Art history graduate students Abby Hall and Wendy DePaolis showed students how to handle and measure objects so that they could collect information for conditions reports. Museum director Julie Risser worked with students on light preservation work – removing dust and insect debris.

Being a docent was a new experience for most students. “It taught me many things, like how to talk in front of people, memorizing lines and how to share ideas with my partner. It has also taught me about an amazing culture and its people”, said fifth grader Emma N. Parents also enjoyed the program, with one parent writing, “I think this was an incredibly unique learning opportunity for the students, particularly in that it allowed for quite a number of students to participate in the docent portion of the program. I’ve had experience with schools systems in MN, NY, PA, TN, TX, NE, GA and done many field trips where the students travel to museums. This is first time I’ve ever seen an exhibit brought into the school and I thought it provided for quite a different experience on many levels.”

This successful partnership between the AMAA and a public elementary school has paved the way for future endeavors. Laminated labels, and information cards are stored along with the objects and their mounts – the exhibition is ready for another school to replicate.

Written by art history graduate student Wendy DePaolis

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Opportunities: Calls for Papers

FSU 31st Annual Art History Graduate SymposiumOctober 18 & 19, 2013KeynoteSpeaker:MagaliCarrera,ChancellorProfessorofArtHistoryattheUniversityofMassachusetts,DartmouthTheArtHistoryfacultyandgraduatestudentsofTheFloridaStateUniversityinvitestudentsworkingtowardanMAoraPhDtosubmitabstractsofpapersforpresentationattheThirty-FirstAnnualArtHistoryGraduateStudentSymposium.PapersessionswillbeginonFridayafternoon,October18,andcontinuethroughSaturday,October19,witheachpaperfollowedbycriticaldiscussion.Symposiumpapersmaycomefromanyareaofthehistoryofartandarchitecture.PaperswillthenbeconsideredforinclusioninAthanor,anationally-distributedjournalpublishedbytheDepartmentofArtHistoryandtheFSUCollegeofVisualArts,Theatre&Dance.The deadline for receipt of abstracts (maximum 500 words) is August 1, 2013.Pleaseincludethetitleofthetalk,graduatelevel,andwhetherthesubjectoriginatedinthesisordissertationresearch.Sendtheabstractbyemailto:[email protected],SymposiumCoordinatorDepartmentofArtHistoryTheFloridaStateUniversity

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Opportunities: Calls for Papers

AnnouncingtheFourthAnnualFEMINIST ART HISTORY CONFERENCE atAmericanUniversityinWashingtonDC

Friday-Sunday, November 8-10, 2013

Thisfourthannualconferencecontinuestobuildonthelegacyoffeministart-historicalscholarshipandpedagogyinitiatedbyNormaBroudeandMaryD.GarrardatAmericanUniversity.Tofurthertheinclusivespiritoftheirgroundbreakinganthologies,weinvitepapersonsubjectsspanningthechronologicalspectrum,fromtheancientworldthroughthepresent,tofosterabroaddialogueonfeministart-historicalpractice.Papersmayaddresssuchtopicsas:artists,movements,andworksofartandarchitecture;culturalinstitutionsandcriticaldiscourses;practicesofcollecting,patronage,anddisplay;thegenderingofobjects,spaces,andmedia;thereceptionofimages;andissuesofpower,agency,gender,andsexualitywithinvisualcultures.Submissionsonunder-representedart-historicalfields,geographicareas,nationaltraditions,andissuesofraceandethnicityareencouraged.

Tobeconsideredforparticipation,pleaseprovideasingledocumentinMicrosoftWord(titlethedocument[lastname]-proposal.docor.docx)comprisingaone-page,single-spacedproposalofnomorethan500wordsfora20-minutepresentation,followedbyacurriculumvitaofuptotwopages.

Submit materials by May 15, 2013 to: [email protected]

AcceptedproposalswillbenotifiedbyJuly1,2013.Pleasedirectinquiriesto:[email protected].

Keynotespeaker:ProfessorPatriciaSimons,UniversityofMichigan

SessionsandkeynotewillbeheldonthecampusofAmericanUniversity

SponsoredbytheArtHistoryProgram,DepartmentofArt,CollegeofArtsandSciencesatAmericanUniversityOrganizingcommittee:KatheAlbrecht,JulietBellow,NormaBroude,KimButler,MaryD.Garrard,NamikoKunimoto,HelenLanga,andAndreaPearson

KatheHicksAlbrechtVisualResourcesCuratorKatzenArtsCenter,VisualResourcesCenterAmericanUniversity4400MassachusettsAvenueNW,Washington,[email protected]

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Art History Student Perspective Videoshttp://pearsonfreeagent.com

ProjectType:ContentContribution

Criteria:*Required-Studentmustvideoinperson.

ProjectDue:June 1, 2013

Incentive:Allstudentswhosubmitanentrywillreceivea30%offdiscountcodeforMyPearsonStoreandbeenteredinadrawingtowinaniPad.Ifyourentryischosenforpublication,youwillalsoreceiveapaymentof$25pervideoclipviaPayPalandpublicationcredit.

FullDescription:StudyingArtHistoryabroadorintheU.S.?JoinourStudentPerspectivesvideocampaign.Wewantyoutovideoyourimpressionsofmajormonuments,sites,andworksofartyouareencounteringinpersonthroughouttheglobe.Videosshouldtrytocaptureasenseof“beingthere”infrontofamonument.Whatsurprisesyouabouttheplaceortheartwork?Howdoesseeingitin“reallife”or“3D”comparetoseeingitontheprintedpage(ifyou’vestudieditbefore)?Isitbiggerorsmallerthanyouexpected,moreorlesscolorful,immediatelyengagingorkeptatadistance?Ifyou’velearnedaninterestingfactortwoaboutthework,tellusaboutitandshowittous.Considerincludingpeopleinyourvideotogiveaclearindicationofthesizeofthework.Videoclipsmustbefilmedliveinthepresenceoftheartworkorbuildingandrunnolongerthan3minutes.VisitusonYouTubetoseeexamplesofcompletedvideos:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD7C161F7958EC1E1

These2-3minutevideoswillbeconsideredforpublicationinoureTextsandonlinelearningenvironments.Studentswhoseworkisselectedwillreceive$25peracceptedvideoclipandpublicationcredit.

Fellowship for the Longfellow House

SYNOPSIS:ToencouragescholarstousetheLongfellowHousearchivesandlibrary,whichcontainsignificantmaterialontheextendedLongfellowfamilyandtheircircle,theFriendsoftheLongfellowHousehaveestablishedtwoannualresearchfellowshipswithstipendsof$1,200.

Deadline(s):04/07/2013

Formoreinformationandafullprogramdescription:

http://www.infoed.org/new_spin/spin_prog.asp?21189

The Guggenheim and Whitney Libraries haveannouncedthecompletionofArtResourcesfromtheMid-20thCentury:DigitizedHighlightsfromtheLibrariesofHillaRebayandJulianaForce.Thisproject,fundedbysupportprovidedbytheMetropolitanNewYorkLibraryCouncil,wasdesignedtomakeupto60,000pagesofrareanduniquematerialsfromthelibrariesofHillaRebayandJulianaForce—theinauguraldirectorsoftheGuggenheimandWhitney,respectively—accessibleonlinethroughdigitization.

See:http://archive.org/details/artresourcesfordetails.

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Other Opportunities

GHANA STUDY ABROAD SITE: FIELDWORK OR SPECIAL PROJECT

AreyouastudentorteacherofAfricanstudies,anthropology,architectureorthearts?DoyourequireasitedeepinthevillageinGhana,WestAfricaforyourfieldworkorspecialproject?Ifso,[email protected]://www.nkafoundation.orgAccommodationatourartsvillageorhomestayforculturalimmersionintheAshantiRegion.

AFRICANFIELDSTUDIESNkaFoundationannouncesacallforparticipationinitsAFRICANFIELDSTUDIESprogram.NkaFoundationisanNGOmanagedbyartspractitionersandvolunteersinGhanaandBurkinaFaso.InruralGhana,thefoundationrunsSangandAbetenimArtsVillage,whicharelivinglearningcentersthatinvitepersonsfromaroundtheworldtoimmerseinlocalcultureandputtheirpracticetothetestthroughprojectsintheartsandruralarchitecture.Vacationers,studentinterns,recentgraduatesandprofessionalsareallwelcometoourartsvillageforaperiodofstayfrom1to9months.Ourvillageprovidesauniqueopportunityforstudentstolearnbydoingonourcurrentprojectorusetheirinitiativetoproposeandcompleteownprojecttotranslatetheorieslearntinclassroomstopractice.Fortheprofessionals,youwillfindthehands-onprojectandfull-onexperiencewithlocalcultureapausefromyourofficeworktorediscovertherudimentsofdesignandartisticnuancesthatcanrefreshyourpractice.

CONTACT:Individualsandprojectteamsinterestedinparticipatingintheprogramshoulde-mailtoinfo@nkafoundation.org/www.nkafoundation.orgforapplication.Inquiriesfororganizationalandeducationpartnershipsarewelcome.

ProjectDetails:GrossArea:140sfTotalArea(footprint):496sfProjectCost:6,500Cedi(equivalent$3,500USD)ConstructionDuration:5weeks.Theruraldesign-buildchallengeproffersachangeinthewaytheyoungcreativepractitionersthinkabouttheirworkinourinterconnectedworld.Astheparticipant,yourabilitytogeneratealocallyresponsivedesignconceptisonlyoneaspectofthesite-baseddesignchallenge.Unlessyourteamismanyinnumber,youmustfindawaytoengagethecommunitythroughouttheconstructionprocess.Oneoftheprimarychallengesyouwillfaceistoeffectivelycommunicateyourideatothecommunity.Keepinmindthatthisisamulti-facetedobstacle,forinstance:1.UnlessyouspeakthelocaldialectofTwi,youwillbedependantuponthecommunitycoordinatortointerpretyourintentions.Thiscanbetaxingforboththedesignerandthecoordinator.Localbuildersalsohavelittletonoexperiencewithdrawings.Youshouldplaninadvancehowbesttoillustrateyourprojecttoenablethelocalbuildersbringtheirgiftstotheproject.Simplystated,learningtodealwellwiththeculturalandlinguisticdifferenceswillturnwhatseemsadifficulttaskintoamostrewardingexperienceforeveryone.2.Thereisastigmaassociatedwithmudarchitecture,andthecommunityislikelytoresistanyattempttoutilizeit.Thesentimentisthatmudbuildingsareonlyfortheverypoorandimpoverished.However,theirbeliefisnotungrounded.Thelocalcommunityhasmanyexamplesofcobconstructionswhichhaveerodedovertimeduetopoorconstructionandwaterdamage.3.Asinmostdevelopingareas,thepeopleofAbetenimwilllikelyprioritizeearningadailywageovervolunteeringforyouproject.Yourchallengewillbetonegotiateawagethatisfairtoeveryoneinvolved,atthesametimeencouragingthecommunitytoviewthisprojectasonebeneficialforthemselves.Expectationsfortypicalwageratescanvarygreatlydependingonthepersoninvolved.TheAbetenimprojectsiteisaruralflatland.Thetopsoilisredearthmixedwithgravelthatisrightforcobconstructionortherammedearthmethod.Thenearbyforestsprovidelumberforhouseroofingforapopulationofabout500peasantfarmers,smallscaletradersandcraftpersons.Thesite-based10x10ShelterChallengeisopentoallstudentsandgraduatesofdesign,architecture,art,engineeringandschoolteamsinterestedinruralprojectsinAfrica.Forthelocalcommunity,therealizedspace,asthedesignteamofKarolinaandWayneofAtelierSwitzerputsit,thusservesasanexampleforthevillagethatanearthenbuildingcanbebothcontemporaryandwithstandthenaturalelementsovertime.Forstudents,thedesign-buildchallengeisauniqueopportunitytolearnhands-ontheintricaciesofworkingwithvernacularconstraintsofeconomy,materialandsocialdimensionsinareal-lifeprojectaimingtosustainsocialharmonythroughartandarchitecture.Intheprocess,thestudentwilltolearntodesignwhatisbuild-abletomakeawellroundedgraduate.Fortheprofessionals,youwillfindthehands-ondesignandconstructionexperienceapausefromyourofficeworkstresstorediscovertherudimentsofarchitectureandnuancesthatcanrefreshyourpractice.

The 10x10 Shelter Challenge will run till October 2013 involving the following sessions: May 1-30, 2013; July 7-August 7, 2013; and October 3-31, 2013.

Seepressreleaseonthe10x10ShelterChallengeat:http://prlog.org/11891895andhttp://www.archdaily.com/269126

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DearStudents,

IamleadingaUCDavisSummerAbroadsiteseminarinChinathissummer,andhopeyouwilljoinme.Studentsfromallcampusesarewelcome.Togo,studentshavetobeaminimumageof18years

Thecoursewillfocusontheart,architecture,andculturalsitesrelatedtoBuddhism.ManyofthesitesarelistedinUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.ManyarefamousyetrarelyseenbyAmericantravelers.Allarereallyimportant.

Thecourseisopentoundergradandgradstudentsalike.UndergradswillenrollinAHI190F/198;gradswillenrollinAHI290and298.Studentswillearn8unitsofUniversityofCaliforniacredit.

Thisfast-paced,intensivestudyandtravelseminarfocusesonBuddhistartinsculpture,painting,andarchitecture,datingfromthe4thcenturythroughtheQingDynasty.WewillbegininBeijing,andendinShanghai,andseeamazingsitesalongtheway.Wewilllearnalot.

WewillexaminesculpturesandpaintingsatmajorculturalsitesincludingYungang(inthenortheast,withtheearliestcolossalBuddhasculpturecutfromthelivingrock),Dunhuang(inthenorthwestontheSilkRoad),andLongmen(incentral-easternChina,withoneofthemostbeautifulcolossalsculpturesintheworld).WewillvisittheShaolinTemple,firstChan(Zen)BuddhismtempleinChina,wherewewillseeamartialartsdemonstrationbythefamousmonksofShaolin.WewillstudytheearliestsurvivingwoodenstructuresinChina,theNanchanandFoguangTemplesonMt.Wutai,oneofChina¹smostsacredmountains,andsomeofChina¹searliestsurvivingpagodasandmonasteriesatXian.WewillalsovisittheHangingTemple,builthighupintoacliffatMt.Heng.ItcanbenoaccidentthatthesponsorsandmonksoftheBuddhistsitesthatwewillvisitchosesomeofthemostbeautifulplacesinChina.WewillseesomerarelyvisitedsitesthatblendBuddhismwithConfucianismandDaoismatAnyueandBaodingshaninSichuan.

Wewillmakethemostofourtimeateverysite.Thismeansthatonoccasion,wewilltraveltositesthatareoutsidetheBuddhistfocusofthecourse,suchastheForbiddenCity,theGreatWall,andtheTerraCottaWarriorsoftheFirstEmperorofChina.

Quitehonestlyandwithoutexaggeration,thisisthetripofalifetime.Noothergrouporcoursewilltakeyoutoseeallthesesitesandgiveyoutheexperiencesthatthisonewilldo!I’mexcited.

Thelinktothecourse’ssiteandFBpageis:

http://studyabroad.ucdavis.edu/programs/summerabroad/china_art.html.Thispagealsoanswersmanyquestions.

IFyouhavefurtherquestions,pleasecontacttheSummerAbroadOfficer,[email protected]@ucdavisedu

Ihopetoworkwithyouthissummer.

Allthebest,KatharineBurnett

KatharineP.BurnettDirector,EastAsianStudiesProgramAssociateProfessorofChineseArtHistoryDepartmentofArtandArtHistoryUniversityofCalifornia,Davis1ShieldsAve.Davis,CA95616

http://arthistory.ucdavis.edu/Tel:(530)752-0285Fax:(530)752-6750office:160EversonHall

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Decorative Arts Summer School: Style and Design 1700-1939June11-21,2013

Exploreover200yearsofstyleanddesign.Thisintenstiveten-dayprogramwillexplorethedecorativeartsoftheperiod1700-1939withaparticularfocusonfurniture,silver,ceramicsandglassfromGreatBritain,NorthernEuropeandNorthAmerica.Thecoursehasbeendesignedtoprovideparticipantswithanall-aroundintroductiontothedecorativeartsandwillappealtoawiderangeofindividuals,includingthosethinkingofpursuinggraduateprogramsinthisfield,aswellasthoseconsideringacareerinthedecorativearts.Participantswishingtotakethecoursetodevelopabroadappreciationofthedecorativeartsforpleasurewillalsobewelcome.

Theprogramwillemphasizethedecorativeartsofthe18th,19thandearly20thcenturiesinaEuropeanandAmericancontext.Theprincipalaimofthecourseistoprovide,throughaconcentratedprogramofstudy,abroadknowledgeofthestylisticchangeswhichhavecharacterizedthemakingandtheuseofdecorativeartobjectsfrom1700-1939andtodevelopskillsrelatedtotheappraisalandevaluationofobjectsfromaselectrangeofmedia.

Uponcompletionofthecourse,participantswhouldbeabletoappreciatethesignificantdistinguishingcharacteristicsofdecorativeartobjectsindifferentstylisticperiods,identifyandwritebasicdescriptionsofarangeofdecorativeartobjectsusingappropriatevocabulary,andbefamiliaratabasiclevelwithfactorsaffectingthecontemporaryappraisalofdecorativeartobjects.

CourseDirectorIanCoxandadistinguishedrosterofscholarsandexpertswillprovideafascinatingsurveywhichwillinvolvelectures,museumandfallerysessions,sitevisitsandhandlingclassesatChristie’sNewYork.ThosewhoelecttotakeandsuccessfullycompleteacourseassessmentwillbeeligibleforaCertificateapprovedbytheNewYorkStateBoardofRegents.

CourseInformationDates:June11-21,2013Fee:$3,000Prerequisites:None.Thiscourseisopentoindividualsofallinterestlevels.Contact: AmandaMuscato [email protected] +12123551501

Christie’sEducationNewYork 11West42ndStreet,8thFloor NewYork,NY10036 Thiscoursewillincludeoff-sitevisits

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NOTICE OF MIA INTERNSHIPS for Fall 2013

Posted from the MIA:

We are looking for graduate level interns for Fall! Please share the following information with your students. Interns gain hands on experience working in the museum field. Interns with the department of Contemporary Art assist with exhibition research, label writing, research on the permanent collection, Art ReMixes, and much more.

The application materials required are: the completed application form and essay, a recent résumé, academic transcripts, and three references. Academic references are preferred. Student copies of college transcripts are acceptable.

Please fill out all paperwork and submit to [email protected].

Upcoming deadlines for internships are:June 1 (fall/winter internships beginning in September)Please [email protected] if interested.

Useful websites that post internship, job and other local arts-related opportunities:SpringboardfortheArts’Job/InternBoardhttp://www.springboardforthearts.org/Jobs/Jobs.asp

mnartists.org’sNews&OpportunitiesBoard(gearedtowardsartists,butfullofgalleryinternshipsandotherlocalartsorganizationjobpostingstoo):http://mnartists.org/resourceList.do?action=list&rid=224&pid=219

MinnesotacouncilofNonprofits’JobBoard(justselectthe‘Arts,CultureandHumanities’category):http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/jobs

MinnesotaHistoricalSocietyhttp://mhs.informz.net/MHS/archives/archive_2803920.html

Short-Term Research Fellowships with the New York Public Library

SYNOPSIS: The New York Public Library is pleased to offer Short-Term Research Fellowships to support visiting scholars from outside the New York metropolitan area engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, and independent research. Fellowship stipends are $1,000 per week for up to four weeks.

Deadline: April 8, 2013

For more information, please email: [email protected] or visit:http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/short-term-research-fellowships