Docent TrainingApril 25, 2012

Jane Winchell The Sarah Fraser Robbins Director

Art & Nature Center

Meg Winikates Art & Nature Program Specialist

Lisa Incatasciato Family Programs Coordinator

What’s Up in the Art & Nature Center?

O Ripple Effect + ongoing ANC displays O Close on July 8, 2012

O Interim ANC O Open from mid/late July 2012 — spring 2013

O New ANC + “Artist—Animal Collaborations”O A-A open from June 2013 — March 2014

Interim ANCO “Greatest Hits” modelO Sampling from ongoing displays

O Select objectsO Hands-on drawers

O Favorite interactivesO Books and Boxes ZoneO Drop-in ActivitiesO Prototyping station

New Art & Nature Center

O Same footprint — new designO Separate, adjoined exhibition

areasO Ongoing displaysO Changing exhibitions

O 9 month run times

O Art studiosO 2 studiosO Moveable divider wallO Adjacent large storage room

“Artist-Animal Collaborations”(working title)

O Summary: creative outcomes of artists working collaboratively with live animals.

Art Carts at PEMPrototyping July 201 — April 2013

GoalsO Serve all agesO “Activate” galleriesO Visitor directed (but facilitated)O Multi-sensory experiencesO Promote deeper connectionsO Foster social interactionO Focus on key objects and processes

Touchable ObjectsO Art materialsO ReplicasO PropsO ToolsO Multi-sensory options

Art Activity IdeasO SketchingO Rubbings, embossing,

stamping, paper-craftO Alternate materials:

weaving, mosaics, blocks

Gallery Extension IdeasO CostumesO PuppetsO StoriesO Inquiry

Cards/GamesO Puzzles

Media InteractivesO iPads with video and audio files

O Contextualize objectsO Show art processes

Proposed Galleries for Prototyping

O Japanese Art O American Art (Seamans Gallery)O EIMH, interim Native American

GalleryO Maritime Art (Putnam)

We Need Your Help!O What objects or

galleries provoke lots of questions?

O Which questions could a cart interactive help answer?

O What props or tools might help interpret these objects/galleries?