Author: thomasmpetty
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Revised Gallery Manual
One of the largest and most urgent tasks from the internship was to rewrite and update the gallery handbook which hadn’t been revised since 2007.
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Artist Talk with Trenton Doyle Hancock
With help from the gallery director, I planned and coordinated an event to have internationally renowned artist Trenton Doyle Hancock give a virtual artist talk at the Martin Art Gallery about his artwork and process.
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Debrief & Reflection
This section includes an overview and final debrief of the internship, along with a personal reflection by the MAG gallery Director, Jessica Ambler.
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The Art of AI: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Way We Experience & Create Art
This educational research paper delves into emerging artificial intelligence (AI) and its early impacts on the fine art industry from several perspectives including art creation, art history, and the art market.
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Arts Manager Interview
An interview with gallery Director Jessica Ambler. Conducted on 12/ 3/ 2023 Visual Arts, Gallery Director of Martin Art Gallery Jessica Ambler is the current Director of the Martin Art Gallery at Muhlenberg College. Previously in her career, Jessica was Head of Research for The Heller Group, an art advisory in New York City, and…
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Finance & Budgeting: Bus Initiative
This project also focuses on the Oklahoma Contemporary Art Museum in a more local capacity. The following is the financial calculations and reasoning why a free bus system to go to and from the art museum for low income communities will greatly benefit the museum and strengthen its ties with the community in an affordable…
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Artist EPK: Emily Potts
This is an Artist Electronic Press Kit (EPK) I created for visual artist Emily Potts, meant to highlight her entire career in a quick emailable format.
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Presentation: Museums & The Energy Crisis
A recorded presentation explaining the museum energy crisis strategic foresight project, planning for the future of energy use in museums for as far as 2043.
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Group Project: Class Wiki
This project assigned different Management & Leadership subjects to each group of students to research. Who then shared their report with the rest of the class through a shared Wiki document. My groups assigned topic was Nonlinear and Iterative Leadership in the Arts (Brown).
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Leadership Development Plan
My personal motivations and leadership goals including mission, values, and overall vision for my career in the arts.
