Final Check

Hi Everyone,

I'll be doing the final grading for the Museum Experience class this week-end. This is a reminder for you to go back and double check your work to see that it is complete. On the Syllabus, I asked you to write 4 papers of at least 750 words each and 2 photo essays where you would photograph the museum spaces and more than a few of the pieces you found there that really interested you. The photo projects should have captions identifying the art work and a sentence or two of commentary. (previously I asked for 6 papers)

You may go back and edit your work to date easily by going to the dashboard in your blog and clicking edit post.

It might be helpful to go back and re-read the syllabus again as I ask many questions there for you to consider as you write. A general template however would be to start with an introductory paragraph about the museum itself, its architecture and who the architect was. Next, a paragraph or two about your impressions of your visit and what work interested you would be in order. Next, you could take three or more paragraphs to discuss the one particular piece that you choose to write about. It should include some biographical information, what movement the piece belongs to, what its influences were and what it may have influenced. Most importantly, you should look more carefully at it using you own eyes, heart and mind to describe in detail, formal elements about the piece, that is, aspects of composition and use of paint, etc... Finally how it may have impressed or moved you.

Grades will be based on the big picture though. I prefer not to put a number grade on each piece. I will consider all of your work and contribution to this class including your being there from the beginning, the number of posts and comments you have left, my sense of your spacing out your visits and really taking time at each museum, the quality and length of your papers, and your photographs that you took and posted.

I hope you have enjoyed this process and have learned much! Hopefully you'll be visiting many more museums in the future and continue on in your art appreciation and education! It truly is a lifelong quest.

p.s., this post has almost 400 words