Art Exhibition Curators Are in Successful Remote Collaboration
Presenter Type
UNO Undergraduate Student
Major/Field of Study
Art and Art History
Other
Bachelor of Fine Art
Author ORCID Identifier
Your 16-digit ORCID identifier is 0009-0004-6837-484X, and your full ORCID iD and the link to your public record is https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6837-484X (primary email address: cmcgavren@sprynet.com).
Advisor Information
Dr.
Location
MBSC306 - U
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Start Date
24-3-2023 2:30 PM
End Date
24-3-2023 3:45 PM
Abstract
Two geographically separate teams successfully curated a February, 2023 inaugural exhibition at the Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center. This collaboration relied on the development of different processes and technologies forming a user-friendly curation model that is ideal for teams working remotely. In this presentation I will explore three models used and the role that each played in creating this exhibition.
The presentation will also provide background on the emergence of the Samuel Bak Museum. After a 2019 exhibition of Samuel Bak's artwork at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the Holocaust survivor/artist donated over 500 works to the university. UNO immediately announced plans to open a museum and learning center to be a resource for educating the public about the Holocaust and genocide in general as well as a place for discussion and dialogue around human rights/social justice. The curation team included the artist, the artist’s gallerist, the new museum's Executive Director, the Curator and Manager of UNO Art Gallery and Collections, the School of the Arts Director, and a student intern. Samuel Bak and his gallery representative, Bernie Pucker, were both located in Boston while working with the Omaha team. Speeding toward the new museum’s public opening, sometimes a process spanning several years, the team prepared and mounted a selection of art in six months after first seeing tentative floor plans.
Digital model of the Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center inaugural exhibition.
Scheduling
9:15-10:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m.-Noon, 1-2:15 p.m., 2:30 -3:45 p.m.
Art Exhibition Curators Are in Successful Remote Collaboration
MBSC306 - U
Two geographically separate teams successfully curated a February, 2023 inaugural exhibition at the Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center. This collaboration relied on the development of different processes and technologies forming a user-friendly curation model that is ideal for teams working remotely. In this presentation I will explore three models used and the role that each played in creating this exhibition.
The presentation will also provide background on the emergence of the Samuel Bak Museum. After a 2019 exhibition of Samuel Bak's artwork at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the Holocaust survivor/artist donated over 500 works to the university. UNO immediately announced plans to open a museum and learning center to be a resource for educating the public about the Holocaust and genocide in general as well as a place for discussion and dialogue around human rights/social justice. The curation team included the artist, the artist’s gallerist, the new museum's Executive Director, the Curator and Manager of UNO Art Gallery and Collections, the School of the Arts Director, and a student intern. Samuel Bak and his gallery representative, Bernie Pucker, were both located in Boston while working with the Omaha team. Speeding toward the new museum’s public opening, sometimes a process spanning several years, the team prepared and mounted a selection of art in six months after first seeing tentative floor plans.
Additional Information (Optional)
Projection for a Power Point presentation and a table (or pedestal) to hold a foam core model 36 x 48".