This document is the first volume of a multipart series by The Gallery Goddess on arts management. It discusses didactic labels in museums and galleries, which provide information about artwork to viewers. Key elements of labels are identified, such as the artist, title, owner. Guidelines are presented for writing effective labels that engage viewers and allow their own interpretations before providing context. The series aims to impart arts management knowledge in an accessible way.
Lightning Talk #9: How UX and Data Storytelling Can Shape Policy by Mika Aldabaux singapore
How can we take UX and Data Storytelling out of the tech context and use them to change the way government behaves?
Showcasing the truth is the highest goal of data storytelling. Because the design of a chart can affect the interpretation of data in a major way, one must wield visual tools with care and deliberation. Using quantitative facts to evoke an emotional response is best achieved with the combination of UX and data storytelling.
Succession “Losers”: What Happens to Executives Passed Over for the CEO Job?
By David F. Larcker, Stephen A. Miles, and Brian Tayan
Stanford Closer Look Series
Overview:
Shareholders pay considerable attention to the choice of executive selected as the new CEO whenever a change in leadership takes place. However, without an inside look at the leading candidates to assume the CEO role, it is difficult for shareholders to tell whether the board has made the correct choice. In this Closer Look, we examine CEO succession events among the largest 100 companies over a ten-year period to determine what happens to the executives who were not selected (i.e., the “succession losers”) and how they perform relative to those who were selected (the “succession winners”).
We ask:
• Are the executives selected for the CEO role really better than those passed over?
• What are the implications for understanding the labor market for executive talent?
• Are differences in performance due to operating conditions or quality of available talent?
• Are boards better at identifying CEO talent than other research generally suggests?
A slightly enlarged version of a talk given on the panel "Bringing together theory and practice in digital museum communication" with Allegra Burnette, Costis Dallas, Lev Manovich, Susan Hazan, and Sarah Kenderdine. Museums & the Web, San Diego, CA, April 13, 2012. The discussion was just getting underway when the hour ended!
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Writing Effective Interpretive Labels for Art Exhibitions: A Nuts and Bolts P...Stephanie Pau
Presented at the NYCMER 2012 Annual Conference. MoMA’s Interpretation and Research team proposes strategies for writing effective interpretive labels for art exhibitions that honor curatorial knowledge, while serving the “just-in-time” needs of visitors.
We explore methods for presenting complex ideas to a wide range of audiences and critique drafts of interpretive texts. Additionally, we discuss how recent visitor research has informed the development of museum-wide standards for the writing, design and display of interpretive texts at MoMA. Sample labels and rubrics for evaluation were provided to attendees, as well as take-home reference materials to extend the learning experience beyond the conference session.
Co-presented by Stephanie Pau, Sara Bodinson, and Jackie Armstrong.
Week 3The Visual ArtsThis week we look at the visual arts and .docxmelbruce90096
Week 3
The Visual Arts
This week we look at the visual arts and the role of the artist. Sometimes, people look at a painting by Jackson Pollack and say, "My kid could have done that." However, the visual arts are about much more than the actual piece of art itself. Pollack was doing more than just splashing paint on a canvas, much more than a kid could have done. Visual art is not only about what is, so to speak, on the canvas. It can often be about impacting the way we think about the world around us and the world inside of us.
After this week, students will be able to:
· Describe the possible roles of visual artists within their communities
· Identify several significant visual artists, movements and/or styles of visual art
· Identify the impact of technological advances on visual art and artists
Introduction
This week, we will look at the visual arts and the role of the artist. Sometimes, people look at a painting by an artist such as Jackson Pollock and say, "My kid could have done that." However, the visual arts are about much more than the piece of art itself. Pollock was doing more than just splashing paint on a canvas, much more than a kid could have done. Visual art is not only about what is on the canvas. It speaks to the ways in which we think about the world around us and the world inside of us. When you look at this week's materials, think about not only how the works of art appear visually, but what they say about the human condition, as well as how they impacted the communities out of which they emerged.
Outcomes
After this week, you should be able to
· describe the possible roles of visual artists within their communities
· identify several significant visual artists, movements, and styles of visual art
· identify the impact of technological advances on visual art and artists
Cultural Diversity Paper
Instructions
For this essay, pick a significant of piece of art, literature, or music that represents a particular ethnic or racial group in America. Alternately, you could pick a specific philosopher, religious leader or theologian, political leader or writer who represents an ethnic or racial group in America. Write a 500-800 word essay in which you
1. Offer a brief description of the work or the person's point of view.
2. Argue for the importance and relevance of the work or person's point of view in communicating the experience of a particular ethnic or racial group within the American context.
For instance, you could discuss how Elijah Muhammad’s view on race relations expressed the early 19th century post-slavery African American experience, or discuss how an Amy Tan novel represents the female Chinese American experience, or how a sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas communicates something about the history of the African American experience, or how a Sherman Alexie poem communicates the Native American experience.
Make sure that your essay has a main point and that you offer enough evidence to support that main point in th.
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I 1 Course Learning Outcom.docxaryan532920
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit I
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1. Justify visual arts in relation to history and culture.
1.1 Explain public art’s functions.
1.2 Examine human creativity as an inherent trait that inspires the production of art.
3. Interpret artworks using the elements of design.
3.1 Define art as means of visual expression using different media and forms.
3.2 Contrast the ritual, social, and public functions of art.
3.3 Distinguish form and meaning in visual analysis.
5. Recognize an artwork or artist by style and time period.
5.1 Recall the type of art used in individual works.
Reading Assignment
Chapter 1:
The Nature of Art and Creativity
Chapter 2:
The Purposes and Functions of Art
Click here to access the Unit I Video.
Click here to access the transcript of the Unit I Video.
The below link contains an interactive audio that will explain the purpose of art:
Pearson (n.d.). The effects of good government [Audiovisual webpage]. Retrieved from
http://closerlook.pearsoncmg.com/view.php?type=closerlook&id=469
Click here to access the Closer Look video titled “The Effects of Good Government.”
Click here to access the video transcript.
Unit Lesson
Chapter 1: The Nature of Art and Creativity
What is art? Art is all around us. You might have a favorite painting hanging on a wall or even a favorite cup
that you use. The cup may seem like a bit of a stretch, but it is a form of art. It may be mass-produced, but
someone designed that cup. Everyday objects are designed with usability in mind; paintings on the wall are
meant to be visually appealing, and sometimes art is created just to make you think.
UNIT I STUDY GUIDE
What is Art, and How
Does it Function?
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/Courses/General_Studies/ART/ART1301/14B/UnitI_Video_CSU.MP4
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/Courses/General_Studies/ART/ART1301/14B/UnitI_VideoScript_CSU.pdf
http://closerlook.pearsoncmg.com/view.php?type=closerlook&id=469
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/courses/General_Studies/ART/ART1301/14B/UnitI_TheEffectsofGoodGovernmentTranscript.pdf
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I 2
UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
Title
For example, Janet Echelman’s Her Secret Is Patience (page 3 of your course textbook and in the above
image) is a mixed media work of art created from fiber, steel, and light. Commissioned for the city of Phoenix,
Arizona, this public work evokes the color and light of the surrounding desert landscape. Can you imagine the
planning, safety trials, paperwork, and handiwork that went into making this piece? Hearing the public
responses to the work reveals multiple interpretations depending on the viewer’s experience. How do you
view this work?
Individual likes and dislikes of art are similar to preferences and choices in everyday life such as those for
...
Lightning Talk #9: How UX and Data Storytelling Can Shape Policy by Mika Aldabaux singapore
How can we take UX and Data Storytelling out of the tech context and use them to change the way government behaves?
Showcasing the truth is the highest goal of data storytelling. Because the design of a chart can affect the interpretation of data in a major way, one must wield visual tools with care and deliberation. Using quantitative facts to evoke an emotional response is best achieved with the combination of UX and data storytelling.
Succession “Losers”: What Happens to Executives Passed Over for the CEO Job?
By David F. Larcker, Stephen A. Miles, and Brian Tayan
Stanford Closer Look Series
Overview:
Shareholders pay considerable attention to the choice of executive selected as the new CEO whenever a change in leadership takes place. However, without an inside look at the leading candidates to assume the CEO role, it is difficult for shareholders to tell whether the board has made the correct choice. In this Closer Look, we examine CEO succession events among the largest 100 companies over a ten-year period to determine what happens to the executives who were not selected (i.e., the “succession losers”) and how they perform relative to those who were selected (the “succession winners”).
We ask:
• Are the executives selected for the CEO role really better than those passed over?
• What are the implications for understanding the labor market for executive talent?
• Are differences in performance due to operating conditions or quality of available talent?
• Are boards better at identifying CEO talent than other research generally suggests?
A slightly enlarged version of a talk given on the panel "Bringing together theory and practice in digital museum communication" with Allegra Burnette, Costis Dallas, Lev Manovich, Susan Hazan, and Sarah Kenderdine. Museums & the Web, San Diego, CA, April 13, 2012. The discussion was just getting underway when the hour ended!
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Writing Effective Interpretive Labels for Art Exhibitions: A Nuts and Bolts P...Stephanie Pau
Presented at the NYCMER 2012 Annual Conference. MoMA’s Interpretation and Research team proposes strategies for writing effective interpretive labels for art exhibitions that honor curatorial knowledge, while serving the “just-in-time” needs of visitors.
We explore methods for presenting complex ideas to a wide range of audiences and critique drafts of interpretive texts. Additionally, we discuss how recent visitor research has informed the development of museum-wide standards for the writing, design and display of interpretive texts at MoMA. Sample labels and rubrics for evaluation were provided to attendees, as well as take-home reference materials to extend the learning experience beyond the conference session.
Co-presented by Stephanie Pau, Sara Bodinson, and Jackie Armstrong.
Week 3The Visual ArtsThis week we look at the visual arts and .docxmelbruce90096
Week 3
The Visual Arts
This week we look at the visual arts and the role of the artist. Sometimes, people look at a painting by Jackson Pollack and say, "My kid could have done that." However, the visual arts are about much more than the actual piece of art itself. Pollack was doing more than just splashing paint on a canvas, much more than a kid could have done. Visual art is not only about what is, so to speak, on the canvas. It can often be about impacting the way we think about the world around us and the world inside of us.
After this week, students will be able to:
· Describe the possible roles of visual artists within their communities
· Identify several significant visual artists, movements and/or styles of visual art
· Identify the impact of technological advances on visual art and artists
Introduction
This week, we will look at the visual arts and the role of the artist. Sometimes, people look at a painting by an artist such as Jackson Pollock and say, "My kid could have done that." However, the visual arts are about much more than the piece of art itself. Pollock was doing more than just splashing paint on a canvas, much more than a kid could have done. Visual art is not only about what is on the canvas. It speaks to the ways in which we think about the world around us and the world inside of us. When you look at this week's materials, think about not only how the works of art appear visually, but what they say about the human condition, as well as how they impacted the communities out of which they emerged.
Outcomes
After this week, you should be able to
· describe the possible roles of visual artists within their communities
· identify several significant visual artists, movements, and styles of visual art
· identify the impact of technological advances on visual art and artists
Cultural Diversity Paper
Instructions
For this essay, pick a significant of piece of art, literature, or music that represents a particular ethnic or racial group in America. Alternately, you could pick a specific philosopher, religious leader or theologian, political leader or writer who represents an ethnic or racial group in America. Write a 500-800 word essay in which you
1. Offer a brief description of the work or the person's point of view.
2. Argue for the importance and relevance of the work or person's point of view in communicating the experience of a particular ethnic or racial group within the American context.
For instance, you could discuss how Elijah Muhammad’s view on race relations expressed the early 19th century post-slavery African American experience, or discuss how an Amy Tan novel represents the female Chinese American experience, or how a sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas communicates something about the history of the African American experience, or how a Sherman Alexie poem communicates the Native American experience.
Make sure that your essay has a main point and that you offer enough evidence to support that main point in th.
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I 1 Course Learning Outcom.docxaryan532920
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I 1
Course Learning Outcomes for Unit I
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1. Justify visual arts in relation to history and culture.
1.1 Explain public art’s functions.
1.2 Examine human creativity as an inherent trait that inspires the production of art.
3. Interpret artworks using the elements of design.
3.1 Define art as means of visual expression using different media and forms.
3.2 Contrast the ritual, social, and public functions of art.
3.3 Distinguish form and meaning in visual analysis.
5. Recognize an artwork or artist by style and time period.
5.1 Recall the type of art used in individual works.
Reading Assignment
Chapter 1:
The Nature of Art and Creativity
Chapter 2:
The Purposes and Functions of Art
Click here to access the Unit I Video.
Click here to access the transcript of the Unit I Video.
The below link contains an interactive audio that will explain the purpose of art:
Pearson (n.d.). The effects of good government [Audiovisual webpage]. Retrieved from
http://closerlook.pearsoncmg.com/view.php?type=closerlook&id=469
Click here to access the Closer Look video titled “The Effects of Good Government.”
Click here to access the video transcript.
Unit Lesson
Chapter 1: The Nature of Art and Creativity
What is art? Art is all around us. You might have a favorite painting hanging on a wall or even a favorite cup
that you use. The cup may seem like a bit of a stretch, but it is a form of art. It may be mass-produced, but
someone designed that cup. Everyday objects are designed with usability in mind; paintings on the wall are
meant to be visually appealing, and sometimes art is created just to make you think.
UNIT I STUDY GUIDE
What is Art, and How
Does it Function?
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/Courses/General_Studies/ART/ART1301/14B/UnitI_Video_CSU.MP4
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/Courses/General_Studies/ART/ART1301/14B/UnitI_VideoScript_CSU.pdf
http://closerlook.pearsoncmg.com/view.php?type=closerlook&id=469
https://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/courses/General_Studies/ART/ART1301/14B/UnitI_TheEffectsofGoodGovernmentTranscript.pdf
ART 1301, Art Appreciation I 2
UNIT x STUDY GUIDE
Title
For example, Janet Echelman’s Her Secret Is Patience (page 3 of your course textbook and in the above
image) is a mixed media work of art created from fiber, steel, and light. Commissioned for the city of Phoenix,
Arizona, this public work evokes the color and light of the surrounding desert landscape. Can you imagine the
planning, safety trials, paperwork, and handiwork that went into making this piece? Hearing the public
responses to the work reveals multiple interpretations depending on the viewer’s experience. How do you
view this work?
Individual likes and dislikes of art are similar to preferences and choices in everyday life such as those for
...
Understanding Human Expression: Art is a fundamental form of human expression, reflecting cultural, social, political, and religious values across time and geography. By studying art history, we gain insights into the ways different societies have communicated their ideas and emotions through visual media.
Preserving Cultural Heritage: Artworks are tangible embodiments of cultural heritage. Studying art history helps in preserving and interpreting these artworks, ensuring that they are not lost to time and that future generations can appreciate and learn from them.
Contextualizing Historical Events: Art often reflects the historical context in which it was created. By studying art history, we can gain a deeper understanding of historical events, movements, and ideologies, as well as the lives of people who lived during those times.
Appreciating Diversity: Art history encompasses a vast array of styles, techniques, and traditions from around the world. By studying diverse artworks, students gain an appreciation for different cultures, perspectives, and artistic innovations, fostering tolerance and empathy.
Enhancing Critical Thinking: Analyzing artworks involves critical thinking skills such as observation, interpretation, and evaluation. Studying art history encourages students to think critically about visual imagery, symbolism, and artistic techniques, thereby enhancing their analytical abilities.
Inspiring Creativity: Exposure to a wide range of artistic styles and movements can inspire creativity and innovation. Studying art history provides students with a rich visual vocabulary and historical precedents that can inform their own artistic practice and creative endeavors.
Career Opportunities: Knowledge of art history opens up various career opportunities in fields such as museums, galleries, education, publishing, conservation, and cultural heritage management. Many professions value the research, communication, and analytical skills developed through the study of art history.
In summary, studying art history is essential for understanding human culture, preserving heritage, contextualizing history, appreciating diversity, enhancing critical thinking, inspiring creativity, and pursuing various career paths related to the arts and humanities.
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1. ~ Volume One
The first of a multi-part illumination from:
The Gallery Goddess
Vicki L. Bower, 2011
2. The first volume of a multi-part illumination by
The Gallery Goddess,
A character created to help impart Arts
Management knowledge by
Vicki L. Bower
All Rights Reserved. For educational use only. This Ebook & The
Gallery Goddess copyright, Vicki L. Bower 2011.
3. What is a didactic label?
“The term Didactic is used as an adjective to
describe something (generally, a text), that
exists to instruct or convey information.”
- Darryl Bank, March 26th, 2008, Curatorsincontext.ca.
~ a museum on the Isle of Wight~
3
4. Didactic labels give instruction. They are found in
many forms. They can be as small as an arrow or as
large as a whole wall of text.
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
In this case, we are focusing on the labels that are placed
near individual museum or gallery objects, intended to
inform the viewer of origin and give a deeper understanding.
4
5. Key Elements
In a gallery or museum most items have a didactic (instructive)
label, which identifies the work. Although institutions' preferences
and protocols might differ in form or order, they almost always
contain:
Artist’s name: The Maker of the item
Title of work: What the creator of the work named it
Who owns work (often a museum)
Information if on loan from some person or institution
Information if a gift from a person or other institution
5
6. The Visual Experience
Merriam-Webster defines didactic as:
a : designed or intended to teach
b : intended to convey instruction and information as
well as pleasure and entertainment <didactic poetry>
-That right there is pretty interesting... To convey, or
give an impression.
6
7. What we are describing is a visual experience, not
one written in a book or on a page, but what's been
manifest right before our eyes; an experience of
emotion and neurons, of human reaction, not a story
narrated to us through words.
Text placed before an item sometimes gives a verbal
prelude to work. In some cases, this is highly
undesirable, as this could interfere with a viewer's
unadulterated first impression.
7
8. Each piece of art has a Maker
Individuals that we are, each experience will also be our
own, unique interpretation. There will be variables specific to
each and every viewer that ensure each and every
interpretation will be slightly different and customized to that
particular pair of eyes as paired with that particular brain.
As a Maker, each artist may
have more than one meaning or
motivation enveloped and
embedded into the work and to tell
someone what to think or see
before they experience it could be
detrimental to their overall viewing
experience, and unfair to the
original creator of the art.
8
9. Didactic at Dictionary.com:
1. intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
2. inclined to teach or lecture others too much: a boring, didactic speaker.
3. teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.
** Please note the second definition from Dictionary.com.
The LAST thing a label should contain is *solely*
boring, didactic information. **
9
10. Ten Guidelines, as outlined by the V&A Style Guide
Gallery Text at the V&A: A Ten Point Guide , from Victoria and
Albert Museum, "The world’s greatest museum of art and
design," in London:
One: Write for your audience
Two: Stick to the text hierarchy and word count
Three: Organise your information
Four: Engage with the object
Five: Admit uncertainty
Six: Bring in the human element
Seven: Sketch in the background
Eight: Write as you would speak
Nine: Construct your text with care
Ten: Remember Orwell's Six Rules
10
11. George Orwell
In his essay
Politics and the English Language
(1946), Orwell wrote about
the importance of precise
and clear language, arguing
that vague writing can be
used as a powerful tool of
political manipulation
because it shapes the way
we think.
11
12. Orwell's Six Rules?
1. Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech you are
used to seeing in print
2. Never use a long word where a short word will do
3. If it is possible to cut a word, always cut it out
4. Never use the passive when you can use the active
5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word
if you can think of an everyday equivalent
6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright
barbarous*
George Orwell, Politics and the English Language, 1946
12
13. Number 6. Break any of these rules sooner than say
anything outright barbarous*???
* Yeah, that. In regards to this last rule of Orwell's, due
to recent trending toward a more organic approach, if it
seems to suit the situation, by all means be barbaric in
nature, for not all art is quiet and reserved!
How would YOU
describe “Without Hope”
by Frida Kahlo?
Don't you think it's
best to let the viewer to
first see for themselves?
Frida Kahlo. Without Hope.
1945. Oil on canvas mounted
on Masonite. 28 x 36 cm.
Dolores Olmedo Foundation,
Mexico City, Mexico.
13
14. Lately, arts professionals are taking a more organic
approach. They encourage the audience into participating with
the art and ultimately, the artist based on their own unique
perception. An attempt may be made to evoke the artists'
message first, before doling out technical information of form,
formation, and foundation.
Sol Lewitt
drawings at
DIA Art
Foundation.
Beacon, NY
14
15. For example, wall text describing a
piece might be put after the piece
according to the natural flow of exhibition
traffic.
This would allow the viewer to absorb and
translate the work autonomously before
being influenced by outside interpretation,
thus perhaps receiving the initial message
the artist intended to evoke before being told
what to feel.
15
16. At Storm King, the great outdoor sculpture collection, the
pieces in the landscape are identified by plaques set in the
ground near each piece. These labels have an appropriately
muted visual vocabulary (words on flatland in the ground) in
relation to the pieces (sculpture in 3-space above the ground).
Plaques mounted on sticks up in the air would not work!
-- Edward Tufte, December 7, 2003
Ultimately, the didactic label depends on the art and the
artists' intentions. Sometimes it is up to us to figure that out.
It is our responsibility, as arts professionals to maintain the
integrity of the work and preserve its original message.
I look forward to expanding upon this further in
Volume 2.
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17. No mere words could express the vast magnitude and
the feel of standing in a Richard Serra sculpture (this
photo taken at the Gagosian, NYC, October 2011).
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18. About The Gallery Goddess
Vicki Bower has Associate's degrees in Gallery Management
(2011) and Computer Information Systems (1997) from Hudson
Valley Community College in Troy, NY and is currently a junior in
Arts Management at Purchase College in New York.
She has worked in The Teaching Gallery, HVCC,
Troy, NY, interned at the Esther Massry Gallery at
The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, actively
volunteered at Albany Center Galleries, and
created and assisted with many public art space
events throughout New York's Capital District
area.
The Gallery Goddess, “Gallery and Arts
Management divine guidance and illuminations,
with a New York focus” came about through her
Social Media and the Arts class and has gathered
quite a following, becoming a trusted source for
Art News and Arts Management guidance and
information.
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19. The Gallery Goddess
On Twitter: @GalleryGoddess
On the web: www.thegallerygoddess.com
Email: thegallerygoddess@gmail.com
Copyright 2011, The Gallery Goddess by Vicki L. Bower. For educational
purposes only. All rights reserved.
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