Month: September 2020

artsxpose Art21 option

In a typical semester, students enrolled in Drawing 1 and Sculpture 1 attend art events on campus in person to satisfy the artsxpose requirements. Because of COVID restrictions, most art events are canceled. In light of the limited options this semester students may satisfy an artsxpose requirement by watching an episode of Art21 and posting a written response. Instructions are below:

<1> Go to the Art 21 website (http://www.pbs.org/show/art-21/episodes/) and watch one hour-long episode. Choose the episode you find most interesting.

<2> After you’ve watched the episode, submit a thoughtful ~ 200-word response to the class website in the “artsxpose” category. Describe what was covered in the episode and tell what you found interesting, surprising, and/or challenging about it.

Students should satisfy two artsxpose requirements in the first half of the semester, and two in the second half. Watching one episode and submitting the written response counts for one artsxpose.

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Annabelle Kaeli – Artist Interview with Samek Art Museum Director

Title of Event: Artist Interview with Samek Art Museum Director

Date and time of event: Filmed August 25 2020

Location of Event: Online

Type of Event: Artist Interview

1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. (This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.)

In this interview Samek Art Museum Director, Richard Rinehart, interviews artist, Adam DelMarcelle, about how personal loss due to the opioid crisis caused him to devote his art and time to “confronting the opioid crisis”. He does this by sharing anecdotes about his experiences and sharing with the Richard Rinehart the things and people he has become involved with.

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?

I thought Adam DelMarcelle did a wonderful job explaining his art and how art in general can itself cause a call for social change. His story about his loss and how that jump started a new chapter of his work was very inspiring and showed that from lowest lows something can emerge. In this case being his art and his connection with groups like safe injection groups that help protect the safety of drug users.

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?

I found it interesting what Adam DelMarcelle said about drug use. Specifically when he was talking about how no “border-wall” or “sea-wall” could be enough of a barrier to keep drugs out of the United states and how drug users are normal people in our society. It made me really think about how prevalent and widespread the drug problem I our country is.

4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?
(10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )

I rate the event an 8.
5.) Justify your rating in the question above:

I decided to rate the event an 8 because in the time of COVID it is interesting to see how other people are dealing with the experience. Many people’s jobs got shut down and pushed back, but for an artist they can continue to create and inspire. I thought Adam DelMarcelle brought awareness to the opioid crisis in a very effective way that will hopefully reach and inspire others. My only reason for a not perfect rating is that the event is online, and I always think an in person event is more worthwhile.