PROMISING EXAMPLES
The following are promising collaborative programs that RAC Network members planned and executed. Though we were limited programmatically by the COVID-19 pandemic, these events were successful and serve as possible models for future collaboration.
Articulating Together (Gunnison Arts Center + AAM)
In celebration of the Bauhaus idea that everything is art, Gunnison Arts Center and Aspen Art Museum collaborated to host a virtual collaborative cocktail party where participants learned to express opinions on art in a judgement free, learning zone. Centered around a comparison between Gunnison Arts Center’s own Kristin Gruenberger and Aspen Art Museums exhibiting artist at the time, Barbara Kasten, we explored how to look at and discuss works of art from across the spectrum and discussed the value of art in our every day lives.
“Articulating Together was the project that brought me into the RAC loop. Together with Annie [Henninger, AAM] and Carlie [Kenton, Executive Director of GAC], I was able to plan an event to invite people into galleries and talk about art without judgement. This event is pitched as a party, so cocktails and fun should be had. Attendees learn art terms and how to express their ideas about pieces in front of them. We were able to compare the work of Barbara Kasten with local ceramicist Kristin Gruenberger. This opened the discussion to high vs low art, and functional art and display. Each of our attendees were art novices and nervous to enter a gallery and express any opinion. That is the audience. Make art viewing fun again. Educate attendees with terms and provide a safe space to discuss what they see, where no one is wrong. This has led to an educational opportunity at the Gunnison Arts Center. We ran a critique club for professional artists and an articulating together class, where students learned basic art terms and how to enter a gallery with confidence.”
- Brieanna Radford, Gunnison Arts Center
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