Orientation Session Archives

Social Change in Cultural Heritage Institutions

— thursday, October 3, 2019, 5:30 pm

Docent Meeting Agenda


Discussion Resources

The New MoMA Is Here. Get Ready for Change.

A critical response to the reinstall

THE COSTS OF THE CONFEDERACY: Exploring the Racism Behind many Southern Monuments

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM: Why Now? Said and Unsaid on Monument Avenue

WHOSE MEMORY? WHOSE MONUMENTS? History, Commemoration, and the Struggle for an Ethical Past

The 1619 Project Curriculum

“We’ve Got to Tell the Unvarnished Truth” Broadsheet

Read The New York Times 1619 Project by clicking on the linked image below…

Training Session and EOHTA

— thursday, september 19, 2019, 5:30 pm

Docent Meeting Agenda

Training Session Slides

Exploring Ohio’s History through Art Teacher Resource Kit **

Exploring Ohio’s History through Art Student Activity Guide **

**These are here for your information. Please do not feel obligated to read through ALL the material. The training session slides will guide you to specific sections to review depending on what activity you would like to lead.

How To read Body Language and influence others | How to persuade people Want to learn how to read body language and influence others? Want to learn how to persuade people? Then here's Body Language by James Borg. Learn the secrets to persuade people and build rapport.

Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro breaks down the various ways we communicate non-verbally. What does it mean when we fold our arms? Why do we interlace our fingers? Can a poker player actually hide their body language? Check out Joe's book "The Dictionary of Body Language" https://www.jnforensics.com/ Still haven't subscribed to WIRED on YouTube?

Mentorship program, Stan Hywet and Akron trip discussion

— Thursday, August 15, 2019, 5:30 Pm

Docent Meeting Agenda

ZMA Docent Mentorship Program

Mentor/Mentee Treasure Hunt

Master Schedule

Art history & Art Appreciation

— Saturday, July 20, 2019, 11:30 am

Docent Meeting Agenda

Additional Resources:

Please see additional resources including readings, handouts, and videos for the follow dates: (Scroll down to access resources from previous sessions.)

May 18, 2018

June 1, 2018

June 29, 2018

February 1, 2019, Please see the following videos:

  1. American Impressionism: An Introduction

  2. Divided by Light and Color

  3. About the Exhibition: American Impressionism

March 16, 2019, Please see the following videos:

  1. I Could Do That

  2. How to Learn About Contemporary Art

  3. Art or Prank

  4. Case for Abstraction

  5. Smart Talk: Modern Art vs. Contemporary

Feel free to explore all the videos, but these are the the ones we would like you to see for the next session.

74th Ohio Annual Exhibition, Modernism and Abstraction

— Friday, June 14, 2019, 11:30 am

Docent Meeting Agenda

Ever wonder what a museum docent does? In this story for CUNY TV, we profile Miryam Wasserman, a docent at the Morgan Library & Museum. We see her passion for her work, and why it comes naturally to her as a former English professor at NYC College of Technology.

This silent animated video illustrates the process of lost wax bronze casting of sculpture as it was practiced in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. This presentation was made possible by a grant from the Jane and John Justin Foundation.

Sculpture Gallery

— Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 10 am

Barbara Vogel and Contemporary Art

— Wednesday, March 6, 2019, 10 am

Agenda
Didactics

Learn more about encaustic in these videos. (Videos are now located in the Docent 19th Century, Modernism, and Contemporary Art Session Archives.) Although they are not about Barbara Vogel herself, these nice videos discuss the ancient media and process used by artist Barbara Vogel, which can be seen in the new exhibition opening later this month in the Linn Auditorium.

Docent Schedule and Exploring Ohio’s History Through Art Economics Field Trip

— Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 10 am

Agenda

Exploring Ohio’s History Through Art Economics Field Trip Information Slides

Docent Schedule and New Docent Program

— Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 10 am

Agenda

4th-Grade Field Trip Information Sessions

— Wednesday, January 16, 10 am

Agenda

Docent Information Slides- 4th Grade History and Economics Field Trips

  1. History (TRK Unit 3: History, pg. 37-57 )

  2. Economics (TRK Unit 4: Economics, pg. 58-80)

  3. Group Discussion: What suggestions do you have for the Docent Program in 2019? We’re all ears! Please fill out the Docent Program Evaluation Survey, thank you.

The Worst Tour Ever!

— Tuesday, September 18, 8:30–10:30 am

Agenda

Evaluation Form

Post-Tour Reflection Form

Tour Theory and Tour Development

— August 24, 2018

Object Slides for Editing w/ Word

When Information is Limited

Thematic Tour Practice Session

— August 10, 2018

Agenda

Thematic Tour (de Force!)

Pivot Strategies Handout

American Art Pottery

— July 13, 2018

Agenda

Information Session Slides

Additional Resources:

American Art Pottery information videos, like the films we've been using in class, are uncommon. The PBS series Antiques Roadshow pottery appraisal archives has very useful short videos (3 to 4 minutes) about many of the pottery manufacturers that were located in Zanesville, Ohio including Weller, Roseville, and Owens. (Videos are now located in the Docent American Art Pottery Session Archives.)

Roseville Experimental Line Production Vase, ca. 1925

Weller Eocean Vases & Owens Utopian Vase

American Arts and Crafts Movement

Women China Decorators

America Comes of Age: 1876–1900

Art History and the ZMA’s Collection: 19th Century, Modernism, Contemporary

— June 29, 2018 

Docent Meeting Agenda

Information Session Slides

Handouts:

Tour Theme Development Worksheet, Part I

Tour Development Questions to Consider, Part II

Treasure Hunt

Docent Tour Themes

Additional Resources:

These are brief, eight-minute introductory videos on art-related topics that will be discussed in our docent session. There are so many excellent videos for this session, Please watch as many of these as you can prior to the June 29th session. (Videos are now located in the Docent 19th Century, Modernism, and Contemporary Art Session Archives.)

Art History and the ZMA’s Collection: Renaissance, Baroque, Mannerism, and the 18th century

— June 1, 2018

Docent Meeting Agenda

Information Session Slides — Renaissance and Baroque Art(Please print these out for your docent binder or folder.)

Handouts:

How Art Can Help You Analyze. Accompanies the video of the same name linked below. 

Recognizing Renaissance and Baroque Art

Tools of Visual (Formal Analysis) Accompanies the video How to Do Visual (Formal) Analysis linked below

 Additional Resources:

These are brief, eight-minute introductory videos on art-related topics that will be discussed in our docent session. Please watch these videos prior to the June 1st session. (Videos are now located in the Docent Renaissance & Baroque Art Session Archives.)

A FEW EXTRA INTERESTING VIDEOS TO VIEW....

Here are a few helpful tips on how art, visual analysis, and slow looking can help the people you tour relate to art. What one tip will you share with your tour group?

We learned about Slow Looking at the May 18th meeting. How does Slow Looking compare to Visual Analysis? How can you use both in your tours?

Giovanni Bellini, Madonna of the Meadow, c. 1500, oil and egg on synthetic panel, transferred from wood, 67.3 x 86.4 cm (The National Gallery) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-art-can-help-you-analyze-amy-e-herman Can art save lives? Not exactly, but our most prized professionals (doctors, nurses, police officers) can learn real world skills through art analysis. Studying art like René Magritte's Time Transfixed can enhance communication and analytical skills, with an emphasis on both the seen and unseen. Amy E.

Looking for some movies related to the periods and art we will be discussing?

Look no further, here are a few trailers:

Girl with the Pearl Earring-A feature-length film about one of Vermeer's most iconic paintings. 
Tim's Vermeer-A feature-length documentary theorizing how Vermeer's work may have been created. 
Belle-A feature-length film about Dido Elizabeth Belle and a revolutionary 17th-century portrait of her.

ART HISTORY AND THE ZMA’S COLLECTIOn: EGYPTIAN, GREEK, AND ROMAN; EARLY CHRISTIAN AND MEDIEVAl

— MAY 18, 2018

Docent Meeting Agenda

Information Session Slides — Ancient and Medieval Art (Please print these out for your docent binder or folder.)

Readings:

What is Art History

Common Questions about Dates

A Brief History of Western Culture

Handouts:

Slow Looking
Characteristics of Egyptian Art

Videos:

These are brief, eight-minute introductory videos on art-related topics that will be discussed in our docent session. Please watch these videos prior to the May 18th session. (Videos are now located in the Docent Ancient Art Session Archives and the Docent Medieval Session Archives.)

Orientation Part 1

— February 16, 2018

Docent Meeting Agenda

Information Session PowerPoint — Practicum: Basics of being a ZMA docent

Empowering Docents with Experience Training