Blog Post #1 DUE JAN 27 by 12:50pm

Gallery Blog Post #1 DUE FRIDAY, JAN. 27 by 12:50pm

artZ406 / Gallery professional practices / BLOG ENTRY #1

During class on the 20^th you should jot down preliminary answers to the following questions about the Faculty Exhibition at Northcutt Steele. In your journal/blog assignment, respond to the following questions in full sentences/paragraphs. Please bring your own camera to take photographs (or your journal to make sketches) to supplement your written answers and to remind you of specific design choices when writing up your final observations.

Functional considerations:

·       Has traffic flow been planned for in this exhibition? Could you foresee any bottlenecking or problems with traffic flow? Explain.

·       Do exhibition materials seem durable? What are the materials used both in the artworks and in interpretative materials? Would you make changes to interpretive materials? If so, what would they be?

·       Are the reading heights of the labeling and the height at which works are hung comfortable? If not, why not? Be specific.
Are there any dangerous aspects within the exhibit? If so, what are they?
Could a disabled person experience most of the exhibit? If not, why not?

·       Is the chosen typography easy to read? If so, why? If not, why not?

Formal considerations:

·       Describe the typographic aesthetics: evaluate its effectiveness. How do the choice of fonts complement or detract from the artwork? Can you think of an exhibition where you found the written materials/didactic materials especially effective? If so, what do you remember about them?

·       Is there visual unity of elements/components within the exhibit? Explain why or why not?
If you could make changes, what would they be?

·       Does the exhibit seem to have a visual style? If so, describe it. Is it appropriate?

Conceptual considerations:

·       Describe the overall message of the exhibit (as you understand it) in one sentence.

·       Does the exhibition have a linear sequence (a beginning and ending point), or is it a fluid sequence (the visitor can start at any point in the exhibit and move to any other point?)?

·       Is the type of sequence effective? If not, how would you improve it?

Visitor observations:

·       What do you believe would be the most and least popular aspects of this exhibition for visitors under the age of 25?

·       What are the most and least popular aspects of this exhibition for visitors over the age of 25?

·       Can visitors share their experiences of the art with others, or are they designed to be individual artistic experiences? Explain. What changes might you make to improve the possibility of viewers discussing artwork with one another?

·       If you could change one thing in this gallery space, what would it be? Why?