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Greetings ARLIS Members,


With the early registration deadline for the College Art Association’s
annual conference in Chicago rapidly approaching on December 15th, VRA has
been publicizing the activities that we have organized there.


The 2020 CAA has 300+ sessions exploring over 200 diverse fields of study
with 50% focused on women-centered content to celebrate the Centennial of
Women's Suffrage. VRA has planned two events that we hope many of you will
be able to attend on Wednesday, February 12th. The ever-capable Bridget
Madden, from the University of Chicago, will be chairing these sessions.


Midday, a VRA Business Meeting is scheduled (free and open to the public)
which we have turned into forum opening with a presentation entitled "From
Archive to Classroom: The Use of Omeka and Companion Tools in the Curation
of Digital Stories and Exhibits" involving Matt Taylor, Director of the
Media and Design Studio, and Rebecca Zorach, Mary Jane Crowe Professor of
Art and Art History, and their students from Northwestern University. This
will be followed by what will surely be an engaging discussion among VRA
members and those others who attend.



In the afternoon, a formal session has been organized entitled, "Hands-On
to Eyes-On: From Material Collections to Digital Exhibitions" (abstract
below). It will take place at 4pm at the Hilton Chicago in the Wilford C
room. You will have to be registered for the CAA conference to attend this
event (session-only or one-day registrations are usually available). Here
are the topics and speakers:



1) "Materials in Context: Experiential Learning in Art History" at the
Minneapolis College of Art and Design with Allan T. Kohl, Librarian in
charge of Visual Resources and Library Instruction, presenting a collection
curator's perspective, partnered with Jessica M. Dandona, Associate
Professor of Art History, providing a faculty perspective.



2) "Materiality Made Visible" will be presented by Melanie E. Emerson, Dean
of the Library + Special Collections, from the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago.



3) "Exhibition in Practice" at the Smart Museum of Art, University of
Chicago, will be presented with Leslie Wilson, Curatorial Fellow for
Diversity in the Arts,  providing  "A Perspective from the Classroom" and
Berit Ness, Assistant Curator of Academic Initiatives, talking about
"Execution in the Museum."



We hope that you will be able to consider joining us and attending CAA
2020. Periodic updates, will be sent, but if you have any questions about
this winter conference ahead, please don't hesitate to contact me or
Bridget.



All the best wishes,

Maureen Burns

VRA CAA Affiliate Society Representative

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310-489-3792



Hands-On to Eyes-On: From Material Collections to Digital Exhibitions

Many visual resources collections are expanding their purview of managing
image collections to added responsibilities for a variety of materials or
partnerships with other like-minded resource collections. The hands-on use
of materials and museum collections allows students to experience authentic
learning by applying knowledge in real-life contexts. This session focuses
on specific examples of these types of partnerships and learning situations
in two art and design colleges and a university museum. The presenters will
discuss: the use of a materials collection in teaching art history survey
courses to studio art and design students; fashion and textile resources
transitioning from physical to digital collections for enhanced access; and
a two-term curatorial practice course sequenced to design and install a
museum exhibition. In all cases, the collections used in teaching are
prioritized and sustained, not treated as occasional visits or
demonstrations, and staff are embedded into the experience to support
faculty instruction. The presenters will discuss pedagogical strategies,
such as open-ended inquiry, discourse, and social learning, along with the
issues of collection development, maintenance, description, access, and
usage, while exploring how access to such physical and digital collections
as primary sources for pedagogy and student assignments allows for the
integration of practical experience into coursework. The role of
professional staff supporting these collections and facilitating their use
by faculty and students is integral. It will be shown how effective these
collaborations can be, including how they can lead to more engaging, active
learning experiences in the classroom.


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