Hello again~
I meant to write about this earlier but forgot! Oopsie...
But I helped an artist put up an exhibit in the museum recently. Another intern and I were trusted with her alone to put everything up. Scott had shown me a week beforehand how he likes art to be put up and where he likes his sightline (58.5 inches from the ground). So he trusted me and the other intern to help our lovely artist (Debbie Jackson, super nice woman). We helped transport the art from her car to the room that would be the new home of the paintings for a while and we set to work. The artist wanted her art a certain way, but due to how much wall space was actually available and how Scott wanted things, ended up doing things a bit differently, and we readily helped her. There was quite a bit of math involved in the whole process, which none of us were mentally prepared for. The actually hanging went smoothly though. We had to fix things a few times but math is hard and led to some mistakes... all fixable though. We used ooks and cleats, which was interesting because I hadn't dealt with cleats before.
It was fun and I loved spending time with the lovely artist, but oh my gosh was it exhausting. We didnt expect it to take all day, but it did. After we were finally done, I was able to oversee the loan process, which was a nice little bonus experience.
I am always amazed at the math involved in hanging art too! You can't just eyeball things at museums, can you? :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a really fun and rewarding day. You've had such a range of experiences at your internships... which is one of the pluses (or minuses, depending on how you see things) of a small museum. Did you enjoy pitching in on a variety of projects? Do you think a small museum is the place for you?