Eben Lee Hall--Kimbell Art Museum internship

Nancy Edwards—curator of European art/head of academic services

Connie Barganier—education manager

Marilyn Ivy—studio and family programs coordinator

Lindsey Goodwin—digital learning coordinator

Alli Rogers—community engagement coordinator

Katie Perroni—tour programs coordinator

Adrienne Cook—education assistant

My first week was very good and I was able to help with several projects and get a feel for what I will be doing this coming summer.  I started off Wednesday with filling out a bit of incoming paperwork such as HR documentation, Kimbell handbook, etc.  Alli took me on a tour of the museum and the facilities and I have been working on finding my way around, getting lost in the tunnel complex a few times, but I'll get it figured out!  I got my name badge and went through the procedures of the comings and goings of the museum.  Alli and I worked on the color activity for the teen council and I scanned the color book and printed out copies for all the students.  We set up the studio upstairs for their activity on Wednesday night including pouring out the egg yolks into containers so that the students could make egg tempura to paint with.  I helped Marilyn and made a clay head about 5" tall so she could gauge the amount of clay needed and time it would take to sculpt each piece for a project that she is working on.  That was pretty much it for Wednesday.  For Friday, I met with Jonathan from IT and got all of my login information and email address so that I can access the system and email my weekly activities.  I did a bit of work on the Pictures and Pages project, scanning The Iridescence of Birds about Henri Matisse and doing a bit of research on his life so that Alli and I can get everything together for me to present in August.  I did a tour of the library and now know what I will need to do if I need to research our book collection and get information about upcoming projects.  I had the opportunity to view the Le Nains show and it was fantastic, really great paintings!  I did some research on the Asian collection for an upcoming teen event and I met with Alli and Lindsey and we talked about the Pictionary/Draw & Go event with Jennifer, our Asian collection currator and brainstormed ideas to make it fun and interesting for the teens.  I'll be working Wednesday through Friday doing research on architecture and meeting with teachers from Fort Worth ISD for an upcoming project.  The first week was great and I'm looking forward to returning for more.  

Week two went very well, I started off helping Callie with a high school tour group led by two of our docents.  After they finished we passed out the iPads to them so they could fill out our survey, everyone completed it for us and was very helpful, we got a lot of good feedback for Alli.  I worked on more ideas for the Pictionary/Draw & Go activity and worked out a few ideas on how the participants could better interact with Jennifer.  I started to compile a list of 20-30 prompts from the Asian collection to add to the Pictionary/Draw & Go activity, I also went through the Asian collection and checked each piece currently on display and made a list for the game.  I helped Alli with the Viewpoints tour group where we looked at a few works and did a few activities with the participants; they were a fun group and had a very good time.  On Wednesday I finished the prep work for the Pictionary/Draw & Go activity, making sure all the information for the pieces in the Asian collection was right and printed out and cut out all of the prompts for the students.  I then set up for the meeting with the Imagination Fort Worth and FWISD AVID coordinator.  We met for the meeting in the Kahn boardroom and the discussion was very productive, we got a lot of good information for our upcoming architecture event.  Lastly, Friday started off with some sewing of felt shapes for the Pictures and Pages activity for June.  I used felt scraps that we had, cut out interesting shapes and stuffed them with some paper that we recycled, they are turning out very well.  Towards the end of the afternoon we drove to Southwest High School for our meeting with several high school teachers to discuss the programming involving the upcoming Monet exhibition and the field trips the students will be taking to the Kimbell and how best to serve them and get the most of their experience.  I'm looking forward to next week and more interesting projects and helping with activities and projects.