Happenings

I have been interning in Dundee once a week since October.  I am working at the Duncan of Jordanstone Art School, it's actually really nice to have real, non-school work one day a week.  The museums services there has a couple small galleries on campus and only one full time staff member.  I've helped put up an exhibit; choosing the pieces, installing them, making labels and text panels.  Lately, I have been working on cataloging a collection of prints.  There were stacks of lithos, screen prints, etchings and everything else imaginable in the print studio and since they have a renovation coming up, the printmakers finally brought the work in to be identified and cataloging.  It's great experience with cataloging software, research, the acquisition process, etc.  But after completing over a hundred, it does get to be a little dull. 

I was pretty much overjoyed this week, when instead of working on the print collection, my supervisor asked if I would come to Glasgow with him.  We went to visit Glasgow School of Art to choose some pieces to borrow for an upcoming textile exhibition.  The textiles we chose were fantastic and it was fun to be on that end of the planning process.  After our meeting, the curator there took us around the school to show us the newly renovated storage facilities.

Let me say that, storage can be somewhat interesting.  There is a lot of possibility hidden away in boxes and drawers, but that's just it - everything is hidden.  Boxes of paperwork and artefacts wrapped in bubble wrap are not exactly the most compelling stuff for a quick tour.  This was a bit different though.  Glasgow School of Art is in a Charles Mackintosh building, all beautifully conserved and still in use.  While seeing the stores, I got a behind the scenes tour of this amazing building.  It was stunning, I want to be an artist so that I can go to school there!!!  Have a nosey:  https://www.digitalmackintosh.co.uk/explore.cfm

It was also so nice to be in a city for the day.  St. Andrews is lovely, but there's not a lot going on, generally.  Hopefully, I'll get back to Glasgow soon, it looked like a really fun place.  In the meantime, I'll be in London from Wednesday until Sunday.  It's the British Museum's open day for Museum Studies students so ten people from my course have all made plans to travel down together.  There will be more tours of storage facilities, lectures with interesting people and other good stuff.  And then I'll have three days to play in London!!!  I am hoping for a trip to Tate London and Borough Market!  Of course, I will report back with photos.

Take care and talk soon.  xo.