Posted by susan crowe on Thursday, April 28, 2011,
The artists for the upcoming exhibition included, with the artworks, specific instructions on how they wanted the show to be installed. I felt a bit ambivalent about their decision. On the one hand, installing the show was easy because they provided a detailed layout; however, trying to adhere to their rigid requirements was frustrating at times. Nonetheless, figuring out the process with the gallery director was a great learning experience. Continue reading ...
Spent the afternoon at the gallery de-installing the photo show. Took down the artworks, removed the hooks, plastered the walls, and painted. On Monday, we will begin laying out the new show "Customized Vistas."
Posted by susan crowe on Wednesday, April 13, 2011,
Last night I attended a musical performance at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. The Department of Music presented "University Percussion and Afro-Cuban Ensembles" conducted by Matthew Henry and "Vocal Point" conducted by James Henry. All of the selections were great, but my favorite performance was a piece called "Systems." It was an extremely complicated arrangement with strange off beat vocals and rhythms. Wow! It was amazing.
