JoaMi Finale B

I went back to the Hickory Museum of Art today.  I had just finished up my independent study last week and I wanted to talk to my employers on the state of my internship.  Officially, I have completed my time and they have another intern taking over.  Also, I wanted to make sure that I am ending on good terms with everyone I have worked for.

All in all, I had a good time working there and I learned a lot from experiencing the logistics of keeping a museum up and running.

I still want to create an Office style tv show on the day-to-day activity of a small town museum.

JoaMi: Leaving for now

Due to my independent study, I will not work at the Hickory Museum of Art for a couple of months.  When I have more free time, I may come back, but I do not know.  Right now, this thesis will decide whether I have a future in an art history career.

JoaMi-Of Dilemmas and Communication

Went back to work today after a week of trying to carve out a goal for my future.  Also had to also start some long overdue communication with my superiors about my assignments.  So far, I am okay.  However, I can do better.  In other news, I am in a dilemma.  At the Hickory Museum of Art, they have a reception dedicated to Fanjoy Labrenz this friday.  In Salisbury, a belly dance show happens on the same evening.  This choice depends on whether they need me at the Labrenz show.

JoaMi: Photographing the Photographer

I met Carl Moser yesterday.   My superiors had me photograph a get together between him, his family, and a group of elderly visitors.  He talked a bit and answered questions.  However, the camera I used did not have a lot of battery life, so I had to go up and down repeatedly to recharge the battery.  However, he told some interesting stories about his photography.  When I look at his work, it reminds me of Ansel Adams if he did color photography.

JoaMi: Various thoughts

The more I work in the Hickory Museum of Art, the more I want to start putting together a TV pilot that revolves around a small town art museum and the issues the characters must deal with.  Laugh track optional.  Also, thanks to President Calvin Coolidge, I am able to link two artists together, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon style.

JoaMi: Stuck in an Elevator/Trying to go up but it brings me down

I kid you not.  The elevator doors in the Hickory Museum of Art malfunctioned and briefly trapped me inside.  I can laugh at it now, but damned if it did not give me a case of mild claustrophobia.  On a lighter note, I brought bread to an Arts Council luncheon yesterday and people loved it.  Today, I finished up adding new information to the museum’s archives.  In between that, I commandeer the receptionist desk and take phone calls.  When I do not need to do that, I help update the museum’s database (their electronic archive system).  Furthermore, I do the occasional heavy lifting for my bosses.  All in all, I have a good time.  Now I need to overcome this writer’s block and work on some cover letters.

JoaMi-Revelation

Ever since the Hickory Museum of Art hired me, I have worked in various offices and the receptionist desk.  As I said to one worker, “Interns are the homeless people of the work place.”

JoaMi: Interns never stop doing miscellaneous work

Today, I filled up more empty folder space in the archive cupboard of the Hickory Museum of Art.  However, I did not fill up enough.  I still have artists that even the internet could not find.  Even if I could find them, websites such as Artnet show no biographies.  They contain names and paintings, but no background information.  Such a cruel tease.  However, I did help my boss put together a meeting space for this evening.  Hope it went well.

JoaMi-Lull

After the Watercolor Reception, my internship has entered a lull period.  Right now, I am spending my time working in their archive section.  I mostly fill in blank folders with information on the various artists that have come through the Hickory Museum of Art.

Art History Reports/JoaMi-Going to the Jerald Melberg Gallery with the Hickory Museum of Art staff

The Official Website

Last Wednesday, staff  and members of the Hickory Museum of Art went to various museums and galleries in Charlotte.  The Bechtler Museum of Art, the Mint Museum Uptown, and the Jerald Melberg gallery.