Musings Archives - McMaster Museum of Art https://museum.mcmaster.ca/category/musings/ Sun, 14 Feb 2021 06:06:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-mma_favicon_24bit_alt-32x32.png Musings Archives - McMaster Museum of Art https://museum.mcmaster.ca/category/musings/ 32 32 Missed our virtual Slow Art Day?  Have your own at home https://museum.mcmaster.ca/virtualslowartday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virtualslowartday Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:34:41 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=11431 If you were unable to join us on Instagram for our first virtual Slow Art Day, have your own Slow Art Day at home by looking at the image of Franklin H. Carmichael’s Spring Snow for 10 minutes.

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]]> If you were unable to join us on Instagram for our first virtual Slow Art Day, have your own Slow Art Day at home by looking at the image of Franklin H. Carmichael’s Spring Snow (above) for 10 minutes.  We’ve included the captions/discussion questions from the nine detail images we shared on Instagram that day!

1. Welcome to our virtual Slow Art Day!  We’ll be rolling out a detail shot of one of our collection works every ten minutes for the next 90 minutes – at which point you’ll be able to see the full picture!  Join the discussion in the comments and on our stories. But first, let’s get to know each other!  Tell me where you’re located, your field of study/work, and whether or not you’ve attended a Slow Art Day event before.

I’m Rachel Sullivan, your host for today’s Virtual Slow Art day!  I’m an Information Officer at the McMaster Museum of Art, an artist, and a McMaster University Studio Arts grad.  I hosted my first Slow Art Day with the MMA back in 2013 as part of an internship while I was finishing up my undergrad.

2. Did you know that the average time spent viewing a work of art is only 7 seconds?  Slow Art Day is a worldwide movement to encourage slow looking and attempt to break down the barriers between the general public and the gallery setting.  Tag the last museum or gallery you were at and the person you were with in the comments!

3. We’ve had to switch up Slow Art Day this year to bring it to a virtual platform and do our part to stay home and social-distance.  How has social-distancing changed the way you view art?  Tag a friend you’re excited to see when we no longer have to social-distance!

I’ve been looking towards social media to view art – so many artists and arts institutions are putting out great content during this period of social distancing, even though they may be closed.  Follow #MMAfromhome to experience and engage with art and with us virtually while we’re working from  home! – Rachel Sullivan, Information Officer

4. MINDFULNESS These are strange times for us all.  How are you taking care of yourself during this time of social distancing?

I’ve been trying to move my body a little bit every day, do something creative, limit my news intake, and be mindful of the content I’m taking in (whether it’s social media, watching something on Netflix, or reading – I’m paying attention to things that are adding to the heaviness and cutting those out for the time being).  Taking care of your of yourself will look different every day – some days, it will look like simply getting out of bed, and that’s okay! – Rachel Sullivan, Information Officer

5. Viewing and creating artwork is an emotional, multi-sensory experience.  Check out the link in our bio to see how Sara Birkofer from the Cincinnati Art Museum engages visitors using scents, music, touchable objects, and food in the galleries. https://www.slowartday.com/creating-a-multisensory-gallery-experience/

6. Host your own Slow Art Day at home!  Spend 10 minutes looking at one of the artworks on your wall, and then ask yourself what you think about the artwork and how it makes you feel.  Did you notice anything about it that you hadn’t noticed before?  Make this a family activity – everyone will have a different experience with the chosen artwork, which might make you see things from a different perspective!

7. What are you grateful for during this time of slowing down?

I’m enjoying cooking more meals at home and spending more time with my husband.  I’m looking at this time as an opportunity to rest, take a step back, and evaluate what is really important to me.  – Rachel Sullivan, Information Officer

8. What’s the first museum or gallery you’re looking forward to visiting when everything reopens?

I’m looking forward to seeing my colleagues at the MMA once we’re all back in the office! – Rachel Sullivan, Information Officer

9. That’s a wrap – go to our feed @macmuseum to see this artwork in full.  What did you think of our first virtual @slowartday?  Have you been to a #slowartday event before?  How did your experience differ with a virtual event?

I’ll be hanging out in the comments and on stories until 2pm (on April 4)!  Thanks for joining us, we hope to see you soon!

Rachel Sullivan

– Rachel Sullivan, Information Officer, McMaster Museum of Art

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]]> Interview with Museum’s Director and Chief Curator Carol Podedworny https://museum.mcmaster.ca/podedworny/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podedworny Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:30:44 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=10538 Elizabeth Cytko recently interviewed Carol Podedworny, Director and Chief Curator at the MMA for Musings the University of Toronto Museum Studies Alumni Check-In series. Their discussion—a fascinating overview of Carol’s career, advice for emerging museum professionals, and big shifts in the museum world—has just been published.

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]]> Extraordinary Replica of McMaster’s László Moholy-Nagy https://museum.mcmaster.ca/extraordinary-replica-of-mcmasters-moholy-nagy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=extraordinary-replica-of-mcmasters-moholy-nagy Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:15:58 +0000 http://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=6613 This Sunday is the closing day of the exhibition, The Paintings of Moholy-Nagy: The Shape of Things to Come at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

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]]> The Gallery Path You Choose https://museum.mcmaster.ca/gallery-path-choose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gallery-path-choose Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:18:16 +0000 http://mmoa.mcmaster.ca/?p=5495 What is at once striking with an exhibition like This is Me, This is Also Me is the diversity of the works in terms of their medium, chronology and themes.

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]]> An Invitation to See the Self through Others https://museum.mcmaster.ca/an-invitation-to-see-the-self-through-others/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-invitation-to-see-the-self-through-others Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:43:23 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=5049 Throughout the course of the term, Ben Robinson and I have been conducting research on the issue of self-representation under the supervision of Dr. Janice Hladki and Dr. Sarah Brophy and in relation to the art exhibit, This is Me, This is Also Me. The exhibit provides an opportunity to engage in an inquiry with issues surrounding self-representation in such a way that broadens the scope of possibly understanding the ways in which people represent themselves.

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]]> JMW Turner:  Prints, Process & Picnic Baskets https://museum.mcmaster.ca/jmw-turner-prints-process-picnic-baskets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jmw-turner-prints-process-picnic-baskets Tue, 03 Jun 2014 20:33:33 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=4599 The MMA collection boasts a collection of 94 mezzotints and engravings by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 - 1851), considered the greatest landscape painter of his generation and often referred to as ‘the painter of light’.

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]]> Slow Art Day @ MMA #2 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/slow-art-day-mma-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slow-art-day-mma-2 Thu, 01 May 2014 14:23:39 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=4478 The second-annual Slow Art Day held at the McMaster Museum was a great success! We had a good turnout with many return guests from last year’s event. This year we looked at works chosen from the Margaret Watkins: Domestic Symphonies and Antiquities exhibits, as well as from the 2014 McMaster Studio Arts graduating show, Chiasmata.

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]]> In the Artist’s Own Words – Quotes from Margaret Watkins https://museum.mcmaster.ca/in-the-artists-own-words-quotes-from-margaret-watkins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-artists-own-words-quotes-from-margaret-watkins Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:30:01 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=4415 The response to the exhibition of Margaret Watkins’ photographs has been tremendous. As much as visitors love the art, many have mentioned that they are also moved by the words of the artist. Her quotes, drawn from Watkins' diaries and archives, are posted throughout the gallery.

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]]> Taking Time in Art and Life https://museum.mcmaster.ca/taking-time-in-art-and-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-time-in-art-and-life Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:12:48 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=4365 Students in The Secret Life of Things in the Eighteenth Century were asked to select one work of art on display at the Museum and devote their attention to it for one hour. A full hour of looking! Painfully long? Perhaps. But, extraordinarily rewarding.

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]]> Short Videos from François Dallegret’s Talk https://museum.mcmaster.ca/short-videos-from-francois-dallegrets-talk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=short-videos-from-francois-dallegrets-talk Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:53:25 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=4325 The post Short Videos from François Dallegret’s Talk appeared first on McMaster Museum of Art.

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