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Alzheimer’s Art Therapy Tours

05/20/2013 by elizabethmariemurphy

When a docent gives a tour, there are multiple factors that he or she has to keep in mind: Am I boring the audience? Can everyone hear me? Did I give enough time to ask questions?’ The parameters can vary with the group, but they manifest themselves ten-fold when the patrons are of a certain age – and state of mind. Before Brenda Burgess, docent coordinator and Alzheimers’ Art Therapy guide, gives Tuesday’s  tour, she shared her experience of leading this […]

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Spotlight On: Our Lady of Sorrows School, 5th and 6th Grade ABC Program Experience

04/12/2012 by Emilyyyy

Some of my fondest memories of elementary and middle school include the art projects that went along with the most interesting units that my favorite teachers thought up – the same teachers that inspired me to go into education myself. As a first year educator, I was daunted with the task of creating not only engaging standards-based lessons, but also incorporating art into what my students were doing in the classroom. Participating in the ABC (Art and the Basic Curriculum) […]

Categories: Education, People, Special Exhibitions • Tags: 5th and 6th Grade, ABC, Art and the Basic Curriculum, art projects, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Our Lady of Sorrows School

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Sustainability at the Brooks is Measured in Food and Art

03/19/2012 by Emilyyyy

Sustainable. As the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art approaches its 100th birthday, I think that word is appropriate. While we reflect on what has made the Brooks last for a century, we also look cautiously to the future, assessing the factors that will not only help the museum survive for generations to come, but will make this world and this city the kind of place those generations can enjoy. By now, we’ve all heard that word used in the food […]

Categories: Education, People, The Brushmark • Tags: 100th birthday, Andrew Adams Chef de Cuisine, biodegradable takeout boxes, Farming, Food, future, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Sustainable

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Amy Beth Rice: Adventures in Art Education from the Eyes of an Intern

02/24/2012 by Emilyyyy

While trying to think of an effective environment for socially-concerned art, I used to have visions of left-leaning galleries, street art, and house shows by small artist collectives. I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t think of art museums. The word “museum” conjured images of quiet, chilly rooms housing  masterpieces being respectfully observed by a few individuals with clasped hands and raised eyebrows. However, my experiences at the Brooks and with my internship in the Education department began to gnaw on […]

Categories: Special Exhibitions, People, Education, Decorative Arts, Collection • Tags: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, community, Internship, Education Department, Armed and Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal, socially-concerned art, art museums, Day of the Dead, Peaceful Warriors: Aim For Change, Trezevant, Hutchison, and Westwood high schools

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Lectures, Films and Scholastic: What Museums Are Today

02/14/2012 by Emilyyyy

I work at the Admissions desk every weekend and have been for over two years. I have seen the progression of the Brooks in that short time, and realized that museums are so much more than the exhibitions they house. It is more, from my perspective, what each exhibition represents to the institution and to its audience. The museum had a great crowd this month due to the opening of the Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition, a Decorative Arts Trust […]

Categories: Collection, Decorative Arts, Education, Events, Film & Video, Music, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark, Wine • Tags: BAA's, British Arrow Awards, Decorative Arts Trust, Easy Date Ideas, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards, Overton Park, Pay What You Can Day

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What is Provenance and Why Does It Matter?

02/07/2012 by Emilyyyy

This past May I attended a Provenance Seminar at the National Archives in Washington D.C. funded, in part, by a grant from the Kress Foundation. Before I worked in museums, provenance was not a word I was familiar with, but since I have come to realize all of the legal and ethical issues associated with it. Provenance is the history of the ownership of an object as it passes through time. Some objects have rather lengthy, illustrious histories. They may […]

Categories: Collection, Decorative Arts, Education, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark • Tags: Kress Foundation, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, National Archives in Washington D.C., Nazi looting in WWII, Provenance

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The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards: A Student’s Perspective

01/31/2012 by Emilyyyy

The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards has been something I’ve looked forward to every year of high school. I always try to greatly improve my artwork and advance my concepts to enter for the following year. Winning a gold key is so exciting, and the chance to have my work in an exhibition at the Brooks is such an unbelievable opportunity. I can remember my art teacher looking at some of my work during my freshman year and telling me about […]

Categories: Decorative Arts, Education, People, Special Exhibitions, The Brushmark • Tags: Kyle Owens, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, The Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards, White Station High School

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Armed and Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal Exhibition Installation!!

11/27/2011 by Emilyyyy

I have mentioned this before, but one of the biggest perks of working in a museum are the rare behind-the-scenes looks we are allowed. I was first given the opportunity to photograph unloading and exhibition installations over a year ago. Now, it is part of my job to document our traveling exhibitions from start to finish. The Brooks staff discusses future shows several years in advance. Each meeting or preview lecture provided takes us one step closer to seeing the […]

Categories: Decorative Arts, Education, People, Special Exhibitions • Tags: Armed and Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal, Flickr, Marketing, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Pictures

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Amy Aughinbaugh, Exhibitions Intern, Shares her Experience at the Brooks

11/11/2011 by Emilyyyy

Having never interned nor worked at a museum before, this internship has been my first opportunity to witness and participate in the inner-workings of museum business. Thus far since I began in August, I’ve been working under chief curator Marina Pacini on the Brooks’ upcoming exhibition, Armed and Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal (A & D). It’s been an intriguing project because it encompasses several cultural regions and different time periods. My responsibilities have primarily involved locating research materials and […]

Categories: Collection, Education, People, Special Exhibitions • Tags: Amy Aughinbaugh, Armed and Dangerous: Art of the Arsenal, Exhibitions Intern, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

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In Focus with Girls Inc.

10/03/2011 by Emilyyyy

Photographs and video from the Brooks Museum’s summer In Focus program are currently on view in the Education Gallery through Oct 23, 2011. Memphis artist Thomasin Durgin worked with 30 adolescents from Girls Incorporated, a non-profit organization with a mission to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. The focus of the program was portraiture through digital photography and included an introduction to stop-motion video. Adolescents typically struggle with issues of identity and control over their own lives. […]

Categories: Education, Film & Video, Music, People, Special Exhibitions • Tags: Composition, framing, Girls Inc., Girls Incorporated, In Focus, lighting, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, photography, Thomasin Durgin, Video

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