Tech EDGE Art TEAMS - Get the Word Out

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Get the Word Out - Tech EDGE Art TEAMS

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[00:00:05.880]Hi, I'm Guy Trainin and this is the Art Teams podcast.
[00:00:09.780]And we have with us Laura Huntimer,
[00:00:12.030]who is a museum educator at the Jocelyn Museum in Omaha.
[00:00:15.999]Laura, hi.
[00:00:17.308]This is also the first time we are using Zoom,
[00:00:21.359]so this is an experiment for us, so bear with us.
[00:00:24.958]Yes, thank you.
[00:00:26.406]Thank you for inviting me, guys.
[00:00:28.443]Absolutely.
[00:00:29.490]So tell us a little bit about you and then we want to hear
[00:00:32.310]about the project that you're sharing with us today
[00:00:35.790]which is the Get the Word Out project.
[00:00:38.131]Sure. Hi everyone.
[00:00:40.455]So I'm Laura Huntimer, Joslyn Art Museum's
[00:00:43.498]Head of School and Teacher Programs in Omaha, Nebraska.
[00:00:48.060]I have been in the museum field now almost 20 years,
[00:00:51.570]starting as a volunteer and working my way
[00:00:54.358]into a part-time job and then eventually,
[00:00:56.790]this full-time position here at Joslyn.
[00:00:59.682]And so I get to work with teachers and students
[00:01:03.303]and it has been a lot of fun.
[00:01:06.445]Right now, Joslyn is closed for construction,
[00:01:10.140]so if you can see my picture here,
[00:01:12.681]we have the original building
[00:01:14.400]with the Grand Steps going up to it.
[00:01:16.410]Then we have our 1994 addition just to the north of it.
[00:01:19.950]But you can see our Snow Head addition
[00:01:22.650]or the Hawks Pavilion that is under construction right now
[00:01:26.550]which is why we're doing this by Zoom.
[00:01:29.280]And rather than being on site at the museum
[00:01:32.550]It looks very exciting, very airy
[00:01:35.044]but also the new art that's going to be displayed there.
[00:01:38.206]Absolutely. I am excited too.
[00:01:41.400]I miss seeing our works in the galleries.
[00:01:44.640]Alright, so tell us a little bit about, Get The Word Out.
[00:01:48.330]Sure So Get The Word Out is a serverless learning project
[00:01:52.350]that UNL students in the Department of Special Education
[00:01:55.818]and Communication Disorders led by Dr. Mitzi Ritzman
[00:02:00.574]has a partnership that's been going on
[00:02:03.000]with Blackburn Alternative Program students.
[00:02:05.700]And when we had this exhibition called 30 Americans
[00:02:09.261]which was 60 artworks by contemporary Black Americans
[00:02:13.404]come to the museum, we realized
[00:02:15.212]that we wanted something that would connect students
[00:02:19.140]to the works and who put her to get the word
[00:02:22.184]out about a special exhibition like this than students.
[00:02:26.187]And so we had this amazing time working
[00:02:28.980]with the students to come to the museum, look at it
[00:02:32.772]and at the exhibition and share their thoughts on it.
[00:02:36.570]And I'd love to share some pictures with you.
[00:02:39.450]Alright.
[00:02:40.470]One of the things was, that's getting the students
[00:02:42.930]this was something that happened over multiple visits
[00:02:46.530]not just a one off.
[00:02:47.875]And so the first part was just having these initial looks
[00:02:52.588]having these initial con connections with the artworks.
[00:02:56.226]And so the students were generous enough to
[00:02:58.590]let us sort of lurk behind them with a microphone
[00:03:02.698]and we got to capture their raw first interpretations
[00:03:07.367]of the works.
[00:03:08.699]And so, like for example, this girl, this student here
[00:03:12.898]just connected with her nails.
[00:03:15.070]The students worked on some artwork that led
[00:03:19.108]to what this podcast would present.
[00:03:22.521]They picked some of their favorite works
[00:03:24.930]from the collection or from the exhibition and created this.
[00:03:28.498]We had students take over and become helpers.
[00:03:31.839]It was incredible to see
[00:03:34.359]at the beginning how sort of, you know
[00:03:38.819]they were exploring these galleries, not as strangers
[00:03:42.531]but just as something so new.
[00:03:45.330]But by the end, and these pictures are from the end where
[00:03:47.836]they were like, hey, welcome to my studio.
[00:03:50.209]They set up, they knew that this was their space
[00:03:52.973]and they were the ones in charge.
[00:03:55.170]They were telling the story.
[00:03:56.460]But how did we get to this point?
[00:03:58.300]We started with episode one, and here you see a artwork
[00:04:03.271]by Rodney McMillan.
[00:04:06.960]And this is a carpet that was pulled out of an apartment
[00:04:10.043]and we worked with the local educator, an artist
[00:04:12.549]multimedia artist, Kevin Lidell Jr.
[00:04:15.856]Who created this story about this carpet.
[00:04:19.210]And then he presented it to the students
[00:04:21.995]and that was sort of the thing that caught them.
[00:04:25.839]And they in turn took the artworks,
[00:04:29.912]they found one that they liked
[00:04:31.860]and they created their own story for that artwork
[00:04:34.470]using this as sort of inspiration point.
[00:04:37.800]And so this podcast is a mix of the stories that were
[00:04:42.265]written down and that they then recorded
[00:04:45.740]and some of that raw footage we captured.
[00:04:49.742]The other thing that I'm seeing here is
[00:04:52.170]that the voice comes with familiarity.
[00:04:54.185]And that is we need to walk in steps.
[00:04:56.880]We're so used to the museum
[00:04:58.650]as a place where once a year we bring our students to it.
[00:05:03.098]And this calls for a different relationship, I think
[00:05:06.960]with the museum so kids feel comfortable
[00:05:09.660]because if you're coming somewhere once a year
[00:05:11.940]it's a special place and it may have an impact on you
[00:05:15.230]but you do not feel comfortable
[00:05:17.310]in a place you visit only once a year, if even that.
[00:05:20.372]Absolutely. It's about the sense of belonging
[00:05:23.867]that you can say you're welcome many, many times
[00:05:28.609]but until you actually feel that sense of belonging
[00:05:31.371]you don't know it.
[00:05:33.420]And these students kept coming back.
[00:05:35.567]Their teachers really made sure that the students understood
[00:05:40.164]that this is their, well, we had to make sure
[00:05:42.630]that they understood this is their space
[00:05:43.890]but the teachers made it possible for them to
[00:05:46.710]come back because those repeated visits just
[00:05:49.070]made them more comfortable.
[00:05:51.120]And so you get the benefit of authentic voices talking
[00:05:55.500]about the art that you have, potentially talking
[00:05:58.380]to an audience that usually doesn't get the news
[00:06:01.740]from the museum and maybe bringing them
[00:06:04.350]in to enjoy what is a really unique series of art pieces.
[00:06:10.618]And really it's about students talking with other students
[00:06:14.220]because they're going to listen to them
[00:06:16.370]before they're going to listen to necessarily
[00:06:18.870]an adult to say, hey, see this, no, here's why.
[00:06:22.800]And I wanted to share this quote too
[00:06:25.200]because there was layers of learning going on, of course.
[00:06:28.710]And she said, at my Blackboard visits today
[00:06:30.690]I learned to let students take the lead.
[00:06:32.888]Students have various skill levels and needs.
[00:06:35.425]So it is important
[00:06:36.660]that we base our intervention on those specific needs.
[00:06:39.523]And so in addition to the Blackburn students
[00:06:43.380]you've got the college students who are helping
[00:06:46.800]and being part of this project
[00:06:48.390]and developing their skills as well.
[00:06:51.450]The size and scale of these artworks was just incredible
[00:06:55.060]for students to see themselves
[00:06:56.835]and then write stories about them or just react.
[00:07:01.080]And I remember a fun reaction
[00:07:02.910]with students looking at this specific artwork and talking
[00:07:06.052]about the different people they saw and the artwork.
[00:07:10.590]This picture here shows, this is one of those raw ones.
[00:07:13.477]The students, Pedro, and I believe that was Devon sitting
[00:07:16.860]on the floor and they got stared at this artwork
[00:07:19.989]and they were just talking about, where's this kid going?
[00:07:23.550]What's he doing?
[00:07:24.480]He's out in the middle of nowhere.
[00:07:25.950]It's night.
[00:07:26.880]And I remember Pedro's was
[00:07:28.400]my mama would've been blowing up my phone up.
[00:07:31.710]And these were just those rare opportunities.
[00:07:34.890]We got to just listen.
[00:07:36.150]And they were so generous with their time.
[00:07:38.190]The students weren't letting us overhear what
[00:07:40.860]they had to say.
[00:07:41.970]And I believe this is Angel in the other photograph
[00:07:44.370]and she wrote this deep, deep narrative about it.
[00:07:53.095]And I would say you could feel something different.
[00:07:56.027]And she had someone else respond.
[00:07:58.229]She had someone else read her narrative
[00:08:00.360]because it was so deep and and emotional to her.
[00:08:04.313]But by the end, you'll see her recording there
[00:08:07.949]in this picture of episode five, by the end she was at
[00:08:12.120]at first she was so shy and wasn't sure about recording.
[00:08:14.910]By the end, she was one of the guest co-hosts in it.
[00:08:17.863]What's your message for teachers
[00:08:20.130]who are looking for these opportunities?
[00:08:22.141]Contact me. You have an idea.
[00:08:24.657]Just come to me because we can talk it through.
[00:08:27.587]You know, sometimes I have teachers that come to me
[00:08:30.750]with an idea and it may not be the right fit for Jocelyn
[00:08:33.764]but I've been doing this long enough
[00:08:36.420]that I can hopefully direct 'em and say
[00:08:38.460]that might be a better fit
[00:08:39.660]for this organization or that organization.
[00:08:42.410]Yeah. Be in touch with Jocelyn
[00:08:44.610]if you are around Omaha and if you're somewhere else
[00:08:47.250]find the right people to collaborate with.
[00:08:49.856]Service learning is happening around the country.
[00:08:52.860]You just gotta find who's doing that close to you.
[00:08:55.680]And if they don't know about this
[00:08:57.300]show them this episode and the episodes that
[00:08:59.684]the students have created and say
[00:09:02.520]let's do something like this together.
[00:09:04.560]As somebody who loves making podcasts and loves
[00:09:07.200]consuming them, I love this idea.
[00:09:10.170]And I think that's one of the things that we
[00:09:12.300]can do together with students.
[00:09:14.640]So thank you.
[00:09:15.630]Thank you.
[00:09:17.011]All right.
[00:09:18.600]We'll see you next time on the Art Teams podcast.
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