My Contributions For: MSUB Student Juried Exhibition 2017

My Contributions:

·         Thursday 3/30/17: De-Install Neil Chaput’s Chasing Time: One Room School Houses exhibition; packaging art work, packing crate for MAGDA

·         Friday 3/31/17: Continuing with De-Install Maintenance, Painting Walls, created an artist’s checklist, Accepted Art work from student Artists and verified on checklist, Complied/Organized/Alphabetized an Artist Exhibition List

·         Monday 4/3/17: Created vinyl signage (2) one with names, one with show title, finished exhibition list

·         Wednesday 4/5/17: Helped begin to Repair walls with putty again, Installed Vinyl Signs

·         Thursday 4/6/17: Fixed Lighting Issues, Vacuum Space

·         Tuesday 4/11/17: Created Binder Cover’s Front & Back, Created/Organized Binder: Exhibition List, Gazette Article-Reformatted for Binder, Created an Official Press Release; Printed and Stapled Press Release for visitors and students, displayed on pedestal outside of gallery; Cleaned up office 😊

·         Tuesday 4/18/17: Plan to document the exhibition with photographs, maybe mop tile floor

·         Thursday 4/20/17: Vacuum Gallery, Prep for Show, replace ceiling tiles? work/attend reception

·         Also, I hope to help de-install during Finals week if applicable

      The biggest challenge for me was working with a group. I feel everyone had their own jobs to do and if an opportunity arose to help somewhere else or help someone else complete a task, I was constantly told no that it wasn’t ‘their job’ or ‘responsibility’ or ‘part of their group’. It is frustrating to have many tasks going on all at once and then you are left feeling like you have more than anyone else to do. I helped with what I knew and could do and I picked up certain tasks that were not addressed. Overcoming this challenge is just like any other job, you learn to deal with it and still conduct yourself with a professional disposition. I was part of the de-install and install team and I wasn’t able to help with the actual install of art work as much because I was helping with creating signage and the exhibition list. I did install the signage once it was printed and I helped with many repairs in the gallery space.

      If I were to help with the Student Juried Show in the future I would help create a written definite organized plan which people could refer to for jobs and what’s needed to be done, a check in/out sheet, a daily task list. It would be vital to go over with the install team how to properly use certain materials while installing and how to find the center line (IT ISN’T Easy At FIRST). I would also make sure groups were communicating amongst each other because in the end we are all working towards the same goal: THE EXHIBITION. Some groups had more work to do than others which means other groups could lend a helping hand where others may fall short. If we are a team lets be there for one another, it takes a team to run a team.