For the last several weeks, I’ve shared some project ideas I’ve had stemming from the dissertation. Not all the potential projects I’ve developed relate to it though. Today, we’ll wrap up this series by looking at art access ideas I’ve had that aren’t directly related to my dissertation work. Beyond the Dissertation: American Federation of… Continue reading Beyond Outreach Exhibitions: Post-Dissertation Projects, Vol. 4
Category: Research
Article Ideas: Post-Dissertation Projects, Vol. 3
Over the last couple of months, I’ve discussed potential books and digital projects that could develop out of the dissertation. For every book I’ve envisioned, however, there have been at three least different journal articles, it seems. Today then, we’ll go over some of my ideas for articles and other manuscripts. Article Idea: Art Centers… Continue reading Article Ideas: Post-Dissertation Projects, Vol. 3
Digital Mapping and a Book: Post-Dissertation Projects, Vol. 2
Last month, I discussed what I think a book focusing on museum-organized outreach exhibitions might look like. This month, we’ll turn our attention to the chapters focusing on Community Art Centers. As you’ll see, my hypothetical plans for this half of the dissertation are no less ambitious. A Digital Humanities Project Since I can’t seem… Continue reading Digital Mapping and a Book: Post-Dissertation Projects, Vol. 2
Book Imaginings: Post-Dissertation Projects, Vol. 1
When you’re working on a dissertation, it’s easy to fall into the trap of regarding it as your magnum opus. After all, you’ve put so much time and effort into it, shouldn’t it be perfect? For me, the answer is a resounding no. Professors, archivists, and others have reminded me that the dissertation is not… Continue reading Book Imaginings: Post-Dissertation Projects, Vol. 1
Memoir: the Long First Draft Journey
A few weeks ago, I finished the first draft of a major writing project. It’s an initiative that’s taken me years to write, and it drew on my personal experiences working in museums. And no, I’m not talking about the dissertation. Instead, I’m going to share my other long-term writing project: a memoir about my… Continue reading Memoir: the Long First Draft Journey
My First UFDC Convention
Speed-walking through a hotel with a Martha Chase hospital doll in tow wasn’t how I’d anticipated spending last week in Kansas City. That said, if you’d told me a year ago that in twelve months I’d go from archival deep dives of exhibition histories to undertaking doll-fueled relay races, I wouldn’t have rolled my eyes… Continue reading My First UFDC Convention
Exhibition of the Month: Twelve Portaits
With a new month underway, it’s time to turn to another exhibition from the VMFA Artmobile. Until now, all my Artmobile-related posts have focused on its first vehicle. At the program’s peak of activity in the 1960s though, it was only one of several mobile galleries trucking art to visitors across Virginia. Today then, let’s… Continue reading Exhibition of the Month: Twelve Portaits
Melrose: Tales from the Lost Art Center
Longtime readers of this blog know that the Roswell Museum and its archive constitute an important part of my research. After all, going through the Roswell archives was what initially got me interested in the Community Art Center Project. It also remains one of the most extensive and intact archival repositories I’ve encountered for an… Continue reading Melrose: Tales from the Lost Art Center
Exhibition of the Month: Index of American Design
As promised in last month’s post, today we’re looking at the CACP’s exhibitions dedicated to the Index of American Design. If you noticed that I don’t have numbers assigned to this show, don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about them. There are just so many of these exhibitions that I decided not to bother with numbers.… Continue reading Exhibition of the Month: Index of American Design
Introducing Dr. Woodbury: Dissertation Work, Final Update
In hindsight, it makes sense that the journey leading to my dissertation started while I was in transit. Let’s rewind to 2017. I’m on a plane heading back to Roswell after a week of exhibition research in Pennsylvania. Not for the first time, I consider my next move. The exhibition I’m working on, Magical &… Continue reading Introducing Dr. Woodbury: Dissertation Work, Final Update