Browsing Archive: June, 2011
Posted by susan crowe on Sunday, June 26, 2011,
Last week was a busy one. I completed the image list and
wrote a preliminary introduction letter for the promotional packet Lynne and I
are assembling to advertise the traveling South African prints show. I also
worked with Emily, the librarian to layout the web page devoted to the touring
exhibition. In addition, I began researching key artists in the exhibit to
create biographical labels that will accompany the artworks. The varied
projects are about to bear fruit. I can't wait to see the...
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Posted by susan crowe on Tuesday, June 21, 2011,
Last week I had the opportunity to work with Kate McNamara, the Director and Chief Curator at the Boston University Art Gallery on the upcoming exhibition
"100 Years," which chronicles performance art history from 1909 to the present. As part of the larger exhibit, the gallery is organizing a smaller show highlighting New England's contribution to the history of performance art. It was my job to unearth people, places and events that connected the area to this greater artistic genealogy.
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Posted by susan crowe on Monday, June 13, 2011,
I completed
my first week as a curatorial intern at the Boston University School of Visual
Arts on Friday, June 10. I will spend the next several weeks assisting Lynne
Cooney, Exhibitions Director with creating promotional materials for the
traveling exhibition "South Africa: Artists, Prints, Community/Twenty-Five
Years at The Caversham Press," which was organized by Boston University and The Caversham Press in South Africa. The show opened at BU on February 8 and closed
March 27, 2011.
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Posted by susan crowe on Saturday, June 4, 2011,
I arrived in Boston yesterday after two and a half days of driving. Once I settled into my new space, I spent the afternoon familiarizing myself with the Boston University campus and surrounding areas.
Free At Last, Sergio Castillo, 1975, located in front of Marsh Chapel
Following my morning run along the Charles River Path, I set out on a mission to establish my Wi Fi connection so I could access the internet from my apartment. The staff at the IT desk in the library were extremely helpful. ...
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