Amilia,
I think this sounds like what we talked about, Now we just need a vounteer to would up plug and play
material that allows exhibitors to set up the points of View presentations without having to think
about it. (3 Ways to arrange/hang our exhibit!)
Britt
On 7/12/13 11:00 AM, Amelia Janes wrote:
> Amelia Janes
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> Hey Brit,
>
> Here's my notes after out talk last night about the traveling exhibit. Easy to think of grand ideas,
> but first thing first, I will be more focused in getting the exhibit photographed.
>
> Notes:
> Britt wants to showcase this exhibit and have it travel more, and bring in a bit of revenue. Here's
> what we need to do:
>
> 1. Photograph with digital camera every piece, both framed and in the portfolio.
>
> 2. Organize digital images with the info provided (an internal document info notation perhaps, and a
> standard file naming convention).
>
> 3. Provide digital images and info for advertising on the GNSI website.
>
> 4. Write to artists to invite inclusion of their reproductions in the exhibit in order to update
> exhibit.
>
> 5. Provide a point of view for the exhibit, such as;
> a. create a chronology of Sci illustration that spans a timeline. This would require filling
> in a gap of missing years--probably the last 10 years or so to present.
> b. Create a point of view that could compare past techniques with modern techniques, once the
> exhibit has more up to date acquisitions.
> c. Create point of view that might compare and contrast subject matter in a informative way.
>
> Perhaps advertising the exhibit as having a few possible points of view in how its hung, picking and
> choosing the material presented, can make for a fresh presentation in how its advertised on the web,
> keeping the exhibit more alive.
>
> First things first, simply get it digitized more completely. These ideas above can direct the
> requests for new reproductions, and the multiple points of the view of the exhibit can come about
> later on if we choose to, or have the time to, use those ideas.
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