Contract Labor
Fenimore Art Museum
Cooperstown, NY
In this partnership, the Corning Museum of Glass brought its Mobile Hot Shop to the Fenimore Art Museum. The Mobile Hot Shop provided a weeklong series of events and engagements that introduced audiences of all ages to the science behind glassmaking through demonstrations of how objects in the exhibition were made and youth activities that allowed children to bring their own designs to life.
The Fenimore Art Museum set out to offer a unique and exciting multidisciplinary program that would attract new audiences and increase museum attendance. This program was estimated to reach at least 5,000 visitors.
The Mobile Hot Shop program reached 3,362 participants and was the highlight of the season. The glassmaking demonstrations, particularly those for youth titled “You Design It, We Make It” and “Don’t Try This at Home,” were an enormous success being at once entertaining, educational, and inspiring. They consistently drew large crowds.
Staff members at the Fenimore Art Museum say that in the future, they will work more closely with local daycare and eldercare facilities to coordinate trips well ahead of time to ensure that these groups are able to enjoy a program of this scale and scope.
Inspired by the exhibition, "Scarlet Poppies and Ultramarine Butterflies: Language of Color," the Allentown Art Museum hosted an eight-session art program led by educator Rain Black that combined ethical foraging with creative projects like papermaking and watercolor. It culminated in a public virtual field guide, associated with local parks, to inspire community engagement with nature and art.
This experimental public workshop combined art, climate science, and activism to grow authentic engagement and understanding.
Inspired by the exhibition, "Scarlet Poppies and Ultramarine Butterflies: Language of Color," the Allentown Art Museum hosted an eight-session art program led by educator Rain Black that combined ethical foraging with creative projects like papermaking and watercolor. It culminated in a public virtual field guide, associated with local parks, to inspire community engagement with nature and art.
This experimental public workshop combined art, climate science, and activism to grow authentic engagement and understanding.