Opportunity: Web Intern needed

Description:

The Keeneland Shop is looking for a Web Specialist Intern to assist the current Web Specialist in daily operations. The Intern will be charged with maintaining and updating web content, such as: posting new merchandise, removing old merchandise, and creating copy for the website. The position also entails working with vendor images: sizing and organizing new product images before appearing on the web. The Intern will also assist in filling, shipping, and reporting web orders.

Skills Needed:

·         Extremely Organized

·         Web Management Skills

·         Basic Photography Skills               

·         Savvy With Social Media

·         Be able to handle multiple responsibilities

You must be fluent in:

·         Facebook

·         Twitter

·         Pinterest

·         Photoshop

Contact: Tiffany Quisenberry | Keeneland Association Inc | HR Administrative Assistant

4201 Versailles Rd. | Lexington, KY 40510 USA | PO Box 1690 | Lexington, KY 40588-1690 USA

Direct Line 859-288-4327 | Fax 859-288-4331 | http://www.keeneland.com

For Sale! Mac PowerBook g4

#1: Mac PowerBook G4 for sale. 15" Screen. The exterior barely shows wear and all functions work. 1.25GHz processor. 2GB RAM. Comes with power cord for charging the battery. Software preloaded: Microsoft Office 2008, Macromedia (Dreamweaver) 2004, Adobe Creative Suite CS2 with Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Bridge, Fireworks. $150. Contact Jessica: jessica.e.shields@gmail.com

#2: Note: the Art Department will have a big, ole sale on Friday, August 24th from noon - 5 pm. We're cleaning out the closets! Come join us. 

Aesthetic-Minded Alumna

Coinciding with Georgetown's August Antiques and ArtWalk, it's the first GC Art Gallery event of the academic year, so don't miss:

 

Aesthetic Eclectic by Trista Coy

Ornament, Aesthetic Pleasure & Design

Opening Reception

Thursday, August 16, 5-8 p.m. 

Cochenour Gallery Annex
Ensor LRC

Artist Talk at 6 p.m.

This exhibition showcases works on paper and fabric by graphic designer and Georgetown College art alumna Trista Coy as part of her Master of Fine Arts thesis for the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Tweet Love

Here's another blog concerning new technologies and contemporary art. Artist Jessica Tankersley won a $1,000 award from Creative Divergents for her sculpture, Twitter Heart, which moves or "pumps," whenever the word "heart" is tweeted.  

Twitter Heart by Jessica Tankersley

According to the artist, "The sculpture anthropomorphizes social networks by representing Twitter activity in a form similar to something distinctly biological, a heart."  Ms. Tankersley also describes a personal instance in which she was cut-off from her social networks and came to realize that her online experiences provide the "framework" for her real life. 

If you took a sabbatical from social media, would you feel as if a part of you had died? Although the Twitter Heart interests me, it doesn't truly speak to me. Perhaps I need more "followers." 

Road Trip: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Earl Grey in front of one of Roxy Paine's dendroid works nestled on the lawn of
 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR, photo August 2012

Crystal Bridges, nestled in a beautiful grove of trees and public art, opened last November on the outskirts of Bentonville, Arkansas. Yes, that's right - Bentonville, the home of Wal-Mart.

The museum has had its detractors -- those who despise Wal-Mart, in turn, despise this "museum that Wal-Mart built" simply because an heir of the company's founder funded the project and serves as Board Chair. To read an analysis of why this museum does not deserve its association with the Occupy movement, click here.

Alternatively, some from the art world have proclaimed its goodness - but not its greatness. Judith Dobrzynski wrote a good review of the collection in December 2011 focusing on its above averageness (click here). Roberta Smith, esteemed NYTimes critic, gave a very good review in December 2011 focusing on the collection and its outreach, noting: "The museum also has the beginning of a distinctive mission, which is to tie together American art and history and the immediate experience of nature in a compelling and accessible way, one that still keeps the art very much in the foreground." Smith points out that "Crystal Bridges is user friendly...Admission is free, and it has an ambitious education program that will...reach out to more than 80,000 elementary school students in the area. And in some of the interstices between its pavilions...it has areas outfitted with comfortable chairs and couches and stocked with stacks of art books for browsing. These elements, like the museum they are part of, convey the belief that art, like music and literature, is not a recreational luxury or the purview of the rich. Rather, it is an essential tool for living to which everyone must have access, because it helps awaken and direct the individual talent whose development is essential to society, especially a democratic one. Art, after all, is one of the places where the pursuit of happiness gains focus and purpose and starts expanding outward, to aid and abet that thing called the greater good."

More recently, Crystal Bridges has reached out to the "at risk" Stieglitz Collection at Fisk University to resolve the university's financial crisis by creating a partnership between the two institutions. According to the Museum's director,  Don Bacigalupi: “We are looking forward to working with Fisk University as we begin this partnership and eventually present the Stieglitz Collection to the very large—and growing—Crystal Bridges audience." Alice Walton, the heir behind the Crystal Bridges project further noted, “It’s been many years and we are grateful for the time, effort and final court decision that will enable Crystal Bridges to enhance public access to this important collection. We’re feeling great about the future of the Stieglitz Collection. The Fisk-Crystal Bridges partnership keeps the collection intact and ensures its long-term preservation and access.”

Earl Grey at Asher B. Durand's Kindred Spirits, purchased from the New York Public Library for $35M, now in the Collection of Crystal Bridges.

Having spent an entire day at the museum and on the grounds of the site, I can say that the museum is the real deal. It's worth the trip. Road trip anyone?

Interesting read. . . on marketing and social media

I saw this publication in a resource on public art. This gives an interesting take on social media, marketing, and demographics. Enjoy!

Open publication - Free publishing - More arts

The End of an Era: Herb Vogel

Early on. . . Herbert and Dorothy Vogel at the University of Michigan in 1978

Students in the Art of Collecting course this past spring will recall watching a portion of a video "Herb & Dorothy," a 2009 film about Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, a married couple who began collecting in the early 1960s. They focused their attention on contemporary art, particularly conceptual and minimalist art. Think of straight lines, clean aesthetic, and acute color. At the time, AbEx and Pop were regarded much more highly (and thus were demanding higher prices). They attended art openings, met with artists, and became known simply as “Herb and Dorothy."

There are lots of collectors the world over. And, this year 2012, our department's focus on "The Year of the Collector" pays heed to such individuals who so generously share their works with broader audiences. First, and foremost, our own Dorothy (Jacobs) and the late Dr. Donald Jacobs who have shared their collection with us since 2002 (note: we'll have a 10th anniversary show this coming fall!); June Daves McCandless (thank you, Hannah for installing the Spring 2012 exhibition from her collection in our WAB foyer); John and Luanne Milward whose exhibition "A Passionate Pursuit: The Milward Collection" was on view in our Wilson Gallery this past spring; and our upcoming exhibition with collectors Warren and Julie Payne. For them, we are grateful.

Herb and Dorothy, in their home.

Among empassioned collectors, Herb and Dorothy are particularly amazing in their methodology. They lived and collected on their salaries and their pensions as civil servants and public workers. Herb worked nights sorting mail at the post office and Dorothy was a reference librarian in Brooklyn. Their persistence, scholarly approach, and genuine interest in art and artists are admirable, yet their words and deeds were also focused and within one's means, thereby demonstrating (to me) that the collecting of art can be a democratic endeavor.

Thank you for your generosity, Herb and Dorothy. And, Megumi Sasaki and Team Herb & Dorthy, who made the first film about the pair, and through their Kickstarter fund, were able to fund a second project. And, that dream lives on. The follow-up will be released as scheduled this fall. For Herb. Click here.

Herb and Dorothy at "The Gates" in Central Park, 2005

For more info, click here:

• The Washington Post article about Herb's passing on July 22.
• A PBS link with trailers and clips. 
• Learn more about the Vogels and their donations--one to each state in the US! 
• Follow the twitter feed here: http://twitter.com/herbanddorothy
• Darrell Kincer's earlier post about this movie. 

Opportunity: Two-Year Position at KHS

STUDENT PROGRAMS COODINATOR (MUSEUM/SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP COORDINATOR)

KHS is seeking an energetic and creative Student Programs Coordinator to manage a pilot museum/school partnership initiative. We are looking for someone who is familiar with Visual Thinking Strategies, knows the arts and humanities and has regularly used object-based and document-based teaching with historical artifacts, artworks and documents in both formal and informal learning environments. The position demands a unique combination of creativity and attention to detail.

LAL: Woodland Fair August

The 37th annual American Founders Bank Woodland Art Fair brings 200 artists to town and draws crowds of more than 60,000. LAL simply cannot pull of this enormous community engagement event without volunteers. Click here for volunteer positions or to sign up for a shift. or contact me for more information.