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In Dialogue with Art Professionals at The Gund
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Funding Categories
Honoraria
Travel & Lodging
partner
The Gund
location
Gambier, OH
About
Through a monthly guest speaker series, The Gund sought to provide student audiences with a professional development experience paired with in-gallery learning surrounding the six artworks on loan from Art Bridges as part of the “Call/Response: The Gund Gallery Turns 10” exhibition. Speakers were selected to give the students a comprehensive understanding of different professional paths within the arts and how their work overlapped with the spotlighted artworks and artists. Speakers included a gallerist, archivist, performing arts professor, exhibiting artist, and guest services specialist.
Intended Outcome
By connecting art viewing with career conversations, The Gund hoped to show students how art can have various interpretations. Experts shared their own interpretation of a single artwork and then described how their professional work informed their understanding of that artwork. Across five sessions, The Gund hoped to engage 75 students.
Actual Outcome
Through this program, The Gund built relationships with students, other than those already engaged in the arts or participating in its internship program, and the students were able to engage directly with different arts professionals in a more conversational setting. The Gund welcomed 44 students, and attendance was consistent even through testing periods and the end of the term.
Advice Post Project
Programming that focuses explicitly on career development in the arts is seldom offered in a museum or academic setting. By providing this professional development experience during students’ free time, The Gund gave them an accessible opportunity to learn directly from experts, hear firsthand accounts of professional possibilities within the field, and make an informed decision about a career in the arts.
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