January 23, 2013

Hectic was the theme of today. The exhibit opening is this Friday. In two days! It's all very exciting at the museum, but you can also feel the stress in the air. Some of the things I've overheard is people worrying about paint having to dry, labels having to go up, gallery guides to be printed. It is very hectic for everyone, but mostly just exciting for me to witness how much hard work goes into opening a new show. 

I transferred the pictures that Delilah and I took of the masks so that they could go in a brochure to be handed out to the public. I also made pdf's of research about the masks that Claudia Z., the curator, used to build the gallery guide. A gallery guide is a packet of information, photos, activities, that are placed around the museum for the general public. They condense most of the labels and make the history behind the masks a bit more accessible. 

HOURS WORKED: 10am-6pm (8 hrs.)

January 25, 2013

Today, I came to the museum for the Masked: Changing Identities exhibition opening reception. I helped clean up the gallery and coordinated some of the volunteers that came to help out. Mexic-Arte has a very cool volunteer program specific for people who are on probation and have hours to complete. It's a nice alternative to the stigma that surrounds how probation hours are completed like picking up trash, etc. Anyway, we all handed out food to the guests for a while. Then I was able to walk around and enjoy the indigenous dancers and free drinks. Overall , it was a great experience since I had actually never been to an exhibit opening before.

HOURS WORKED: 5pm-9:30pm (5 hrs.)