Exhibitions for Beginners
Friday, April 17, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Environmental Design Archives
University of California, Berkeley
Wurster Hall, Room 280
Instructor: Nancy Arms Simon
This day-long workshop is a crash-course in conceptualizing, creating, and evaluating exhibits. It covers:
The afternoon portion of the workshop is a small-group exercise in creating your own exhibit. Participants are encouraged to bring a list of objects they’d like to exhibit.
About the Instructor:
Nancy Arms Simon works as Visual Resources Specialist for the J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University, managing exhibits for four archives, in addition to the library’s fine art collection. She holds a Master’s degree in Museum Studies and boasts seventeen years in the field of collection handling, management and exhibition. She has collaborated on exhibits with the San Francisco Public Library's San Francisco History Center, the Rosenberg Library at City College of San Francisco, and the research library at the Walt Disney Family Museum.
Registration closes April 6, 2015
Scholarships available:The Walter P. Gray III Education Endowment Fund Scholarship offers funds up to $250 for registration and travel to SCA workshops. Submit an application form, including a proposed budget to Dee Dee Kramer by April 10. Application forms and additional information are here.
