MUSEUM STUDIES

HANDBOOK 2018-2019

3500 R St NW Washington, DC 20007

Main Office: 202-282-0123 Main Office FAX: 202-282-1106

Website: www.Ellingtonschool.org

Sandi Logan, Principal

Tia Powell-Harris, CEO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE ELLINGTON CREED ........................................................................................................... 4

THE MUSEUM STUDIES DEPARTMENT ................................................................................. 4

MUSEUM STUDIES SEQUENCE OF COURSES ...................................................................... 5

MISSION STATEMENT ............................................................................................................... 5

AUDITION PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................ 6

COURSE OF STUDY .................................................................................................................... 7

PERFORMANCE REVIEW • EVALUATION • GRADING ....................................................... 9

GRADING .................................................................................................................................... 10

DOCUMENTED MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES .............................................................. 11

VIDEO PRESENTATIONS ......................................................................................................... 11

FAILED COURSES IN MUSEUM STUDIES ............................................................................ 11

PROBATION STATUS................................................................................................................ 11

STUDENT PORTFOLIOS ........................................................................................................... 12

MUSEUM STUDIES SAMPLE RESUME ................................................................................. 13

EXHIBITION MODE ................................................................................................................... 14

EXHIBITION MODE RUBRIC FOR COLLABORATIVE TEAM WORK .............................. 17

EQUIPMENT USE ....................................................................................................................... 18

FIELD TRIPS ............................................................................................................................... 19

END-OF-THE-YEAR EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURES ......................................................... 20

SENIOR INTERNSHIP ................................................................................................................ 22

GALLERY MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................... 22

GUEST LECTURERS AND WORKSHOP PRESENTERS COMPONENT ............................. 23

PARENT GROUP ........................................................................................................................ 24

ART FEES .................................................................................................................................... 24

MUSEUM STUDIES PROGRAM VOCABULARY .................................................................. 25

ALUMNI....................................................................................................................................... 29

ABOUT THE MUSEUM STUDIES FACULTY......................................................................... 31

MUSEUM STUDIES SUMMER INTENSIVE…………………………………………………………….33

FACULTY CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................................... 34

Ellington’s goal is to be a community of artists, learners and leaders who abide by the Ellington CREED:

COMMITMENT

The habit of applying your talents to a task or project.

RESPONSIBILITY

Acting in a way that acknowledges the connection and duty you have to yourself and others.

EMPOWERMENT

Recognizing the innate potential of every individual to contribute to his or her school, community, and world.

EXCELLENCE

Striving to meet a standard that demonstrates mastery of an idea or technique.

DIGNITY

Conducting yourself, at all times, in a respectful manner that shows you recognize your connection to a present, past and future community.

Objectives Students will learn the theories and practices of museum work in the classroom- collection, registration, education and exhibition. Students who complete the sequence of courses will have the theoretical background to support the practical application of their work. After participating in the operation of the Ellington Gallery, students will gain experience as curators, directors, designer and educators. Upon graduation, students will pursue advanced studies in museology and museography for future placement in the world’s museums.

Goals for Students

1. Students will experience meaningful internships in area museums and have the opportunity to conduct research, both locally and abroad.

2. Students will have the opportunity to curate and install museum-quality exhibitions in the Ellington Gallery.

3. Students will be given the opportunity to integrate their museum studies skills and knowledge in all areas of study.

4. Students will train in video documentation. 5. Students will receive practical experience in the use of computer applications for

digital imaging, page layout, and web design. 6. Students will participate in outreach programs in area schools and museums.

MISSION STATEMENT

useum Studies focuses on giving students opportuni es and experiences in museum work in prepa-ra on for a career in the field or related field. This department provides educa onal opportuni es and skill development in the basic func ons of museums: collec on, registra on, conserva on, educa on, and exhibi on - and is commi ed to developing a solid knowledge base in history, art, and science and skills that will be beneficial to any chosen career. Communica on skills, both wri en and oral, interper-sonal skills, and crea vity are at the core of the curriculum.

Since its beginnings in 1991, the goals of the Museum Studies department are:

To instruct students in the history, func on, and purpose of museums.

To produce educa onal materials and programming to augment the learning that takes place in exhibi ons.

To mount student and professional exhibi ons for the Ellington community and general

Museum Studies provides the student with a unique educational opportunity to grow and make that positive difference in their community, no matter their career choice. With the accomplishment of these goals, our curriculum can become a model for establishing school/museum / corporate partnerships for other school districts nation-wide.

In order to be considered a viable candidate for the Museum Studies Program, students will:

� Write a 250-word essay on a memorable museum experience. � Bring in three personal objects that tell something about yourself, present them as

a display, and discuss the reasons for your selections. � Exhibit knowledge of the arts, science, or history by performing either a musical piece or

a dramatic presentation. � Present five finished visual art pieces; or a science or social studies

project/report completed during the past school year. � Perform an online research exercise in the Museum Studies computer lab. This

exercise is tailored to a personal interest of the auditioning student.

COURSE OF STUDY

Course Load First Year Student Credit Units

Introduction to Museum Studies 1 Museum Communications I 1 Exhibit Design I 1 Design I .5 Graphic Effects .5

Course Load Second Year Students

Digital Media 1 Exhibition Design II 1 Museum Communications II 1 Art History I .5 Art History II .5

Course Load Third Year Students

Museum Education & Interpretation 1 Archives, Collections, & Exhibitions I 1 Museum Communications III 1 Cultural Studies 1

Course Load Fourth Year Students

Curatorial Skills 1 Museum Studies Senior Internship 1 Gallery Management 1 Archives, Collections, & Exhibitions II 1

� DOCUMENTED MEETINGS/CONFERENCES

� VIDEO PRESENTATIONS

� PROBATION STATUS

Students study original material from the Duke Ellington Archives at the National Museum of American History

“A’s” will be “B’s” will be “C’s” will be “D’s” and below “I” Incomplete “M” Medical earned by the earned by earned by will be earned bystudents who do students who do students who do students who do the following: the following: the following: the following: Far exceed Complete work Complete work Only complete Too little work Students who are expectations. after receiving only after work after submitted. unable to complete Demonstrate instruction or receiving receiving Students have their assignments highly skilled direction in a instruction or instruction at his until two weeks within an advisory due command of timely manner. direction, yet does discretion and after issuance of to a documented information and/or so with minimal disappears. report cards to medical explanation skills. interest and submit issued by a medical Demonstrate minimal pride in assignments. doctor will earn a grade creativity. Perform his/her work. Failure to of “M.” Students have at the college/ complete and until the end of said conservatory submit advisory to complete level. assignments the assignments.

within two weeks Failure to complete the will result in the assignments by the incomplete grade end of said advisory converting to an will result in a letter “F”, Failure. grade of an “F”- Failure. Extra time may be granted based on the student’s medical condition. Please note

that prior approval is required for all extensions.

Make wise use of Make wise use of Complete work Always makes class time by class time by only after excuses as to consistently studying, receiving why he/she studying, practicing skills instruction or cannot stay and practicing skills, and working on directions, yet study, or work. or working on class does so with class assignments. minimal interest assignments and minimal pride without delay. in his/her work. Actively Exhibit good Rarely use class Consistently participate in audience time to study, or skip class, part class discussions. behavior during work on class of class, leave

exhibitions, assignments. early, or are lectures, or absent. instructions.

Immediately Work well with Displays Display begins work on peers and discourteous discourteous the next supervisors and audience audience assignment upon participate in behavior by behavior by completion of discussions. sleeping, talking, sleeping, talking, one assignment. or ignoring or ignoring

lectures, lectures, exhibitions, or exhibitions, or instruction. instructions.

This system is compatible with that used by the District of Columbia Public Schools. Pluses and minuses are not factored in to the student’s GPA.

The Museum Studies faculty meets with students at least once during each advisory to discuss their academic, artistic and social progress. The faculty and student record notes from the meeting focusing on what each has learned and recommendations for improvement. If there is a need for improvement, yet no signs of improvement occur in a timely fashion to be determined by the teacher, the parent/guardian will be called in for a meeting with the faculty and the student.

As oral and written communication skills are at the core of the Museum Studies curriculum, first-year students are required, with the help of a Museum Studies faculty member, to record on video at least one of their presentations by the end of the first advisory, in each of the following:

1. Introduction to Museum Studies 2. Photography 3. Exhibit Design I

Museum Studies faculty will review the video/DVD and critique it with the student. A second video will be made during the third advisory to measure student progress.

Upperclassman will follow the same process for their three courses each of their subsequent years in the department.

If a student fails a course in Museum Studies, the student is required to take the course again during the following school year or take a comparable course at another educational facility during the following summer. Failure to pass all courses in the Museum Studies area will prevent the student from receiving the arts certificate upon graduation.

Students in the Museum Studies program must maintain a 2.5 (C) average or above in the arts area. All assignments must be completed thoroughly and turned in on time. Class participation is expected. Falling below this average will lead to placement on the probation list. If a student is on the probation list for more than one advisory period, he/she is subject to placement on the transfer list. Failure to improve one’s performance in the department will result in the student’s transfer from Duke Ellington School of the Arts to his/her neighborhood school.

Additionally, students are strongly encouraged to maintain at least a 2.5 or above average in their academic classes. Students who are having difficulty in academics are required to take advantage

of tutorials offered at DESA, practice good study habits, and consult Museum Studies faculty for assistance.

Students are expected to conduct themselves in an orderly fashion at all times, displaying exemplary, profess ional behavior. This includes but is not limited to arriving to class on time, not leaving until dismissed, exhibiting no signs of disrespect of the faculty or classmates, and being ready and willing to work. Again, failure to comply with these requests will lead to placement on the probation list, which could result in placement on the transfer list to the respective neighborhood schools.

Students in the Museum Studies department are required to build a portfolio during their tenure at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. The portfolio should include, but is not limited to:

� Invitations from all exhibitions worked on � Written description of jobs performed � Brochures from all museum visits � Summary of selected exhibitions studied � Selection of at least two exemplary pieces of work from each class, class

assignment and/or artwork � Highlights from Museum Studies End-of-Year Educational Adventures � Photographs of student engaged in various museum studies activities � Copies of awards, certificates and other honors of distinction � Letters of commendation

JANE DOE

1810 North Carolina Road, NW Washington, DC 20016

202.555.5577 JKD@yahoo.com

Objective: To utilize my museum education in high school to pursue a career in the field of Liberal Studies and Humanities after receiving a college education.

Education: Duke Ellington School of the Arts, 2010-present Stuart-Hobson Middle School, 2010 Watkins Elementary School, 2006

Work Experience/Exhibitions: The Making of “Dreamgirls” 2010 – Photo Editor “Dreamgirls” 2010 – Digital Photographer Pulling Together: The Art of Teachers 2009 – Exhibit Designer

Awards & Honors: Honor Roll 2005-2010 – Stuart Hobson Middle School Applicable Courses: Introduction to Museum Studies Exhibit Design I Photography I

Skills: Digital Photography Adobe Acrobat Adobe Bridge Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Microsoft Word

Talents: Drawing Painting Creative Writing

References available upon request.

The Museum Studies department mounts about three exhibitions a year. During this period, students are engaged in performing the major functions of a museum such as collecting artifacts, registering them, conversing about them, and developing educational activities as part of the exhibition process. Students get the opportunity to put into practice the theories they have learned during their studies in the classroom. Students are expected to work on one or more teams as assigned when the department is in exhibition mode.

Explanation of duties performed by teams:

Curatorial Team ·Develops idea for exhibition ·Writes proposal for exhibition ·Writes any and all label text ·Establishes take-home messages ·Conducts primary research ·Interviews featured artist(s) ·Works with design team to determine curatorial order ·Oversees loan agreements ·Selects project director ·Writes and edits text for exhibition and publication ·Writes press release ·Hosts exhibition opening reception

Registration Team ·Receives artifacts for exhibit ·Stores them in a safe place ·Gives artifacts an accession number and a de-accession number ·Fills out the loan agreement ·Unwraps artifacts and prepares artifacts for travel

Conservation Team ·Repairs damaged artifacts ·Fills out condition report ·Maintains exhibition while on view

Fabrication Team ·Frames artwork ·Makes artifacts that help to tell the story when the authentic artifacts cannot be displayed Reception Team

·Develops a budget proposal and submits to the department chair for approval ·Selects caterer and makes arrangements for delivery and set-up ·Sets up and breaks down reception

Education Team ·Develops interactive tours for selected constituencies that range from school groups, families and senior citizens ·Develops a self-guided tour for selected audiences ·Develops a teacher packet ·Organizes gallery talks ·Develops a front-end evaluation to get ideas about what the audience would like to see addressed in the exhibition ·Develops an evaluation instrument to determine the success of an exhibition ·Collects the data from the evaluation and analyze it ·Write an evaluation report

Exhibition Design/Installation Team ·Works with curatorial team to determine placement of artifacts ·Hangs and installs all elements of the exhibit ·Designs lighting & sets lighting ·Prepares and cleans exhibition area ·Plasters and paints walls as necessary ·Places security hooks/screws on selected artifacts

Imaging Team ·Creates, fabricates, and reproduces all artwork and photographic material for the exhibition. ·Prepares all pre-press materials for printing done outside of the Museum Studies imaging lab ·Designs and produces all major and support graphic communications, such as exhibition title sign and labels ·Designs and produces invitation for exhibit ·Prepares and designs the exhibition’s introduction label to the exhibition

Exhibition Mode Dress ·Loose-fitting pants ·Closed-toe shoes ·Tops with sleeves ·NOTE: No electronic entertainment devices unless given permission from Museum Studies faculty member

Exhibition Mode Grading Students are graded daily during this period. Students who are not dressed for work and are unable to perform their assigned tasks, in the opinion of the teacher, will receive an “F” for the day. Students who do participate will be graded using the “Exhibition Mode Rubric for Collaborative Team work”.

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All Museum Studies-owned equipment and tools should be signed out to students by a faculty member and returned to the faculty member at a designated time to be determined by the faculty. In the case of loss, theft or damage of the Museum Studies department’s property, parents are responsible for the replacement of the property. Students who do not use the property of the department responsibly will not be allowed to use equipment for a period or time, until they can demonstrate they are capable of the proper treatment of equipment and tools.

The Museum Studies department schedules visits to area museums generally on Fridays at least five times throughout the school year. The trips are designed to augment the learning that takes place in the classroom and/or reinforce lessons already taught. The field trips are an integral part of the Museum Studies curriculum and therefore should not be missed. They are mandatory. When students are given a permission slip, it should be signed and returned to a Museum Studies faculty member the next school day. If a student is on the probation list, he/she is allowed to go on the field trip and to complete the assigned work. However, if the field trip is an activity not directly related to the Museum Studies curriculum, and/or takes place outside of the arts block, students will not be permitted to attend. The Museum Studies department chair will determine if a probationary student is allowed to participate.

Museum Chair Marta Reid Stewart and student with former DC Board of Education

President Rob Bobb at Reagan National Airport, in route to Chicago. Illinois

Students Explore the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and Museum

Every year since 1993 the Museum Studies department has travelled outside the Washington Beltway to study in museums throughout the United Stated and Europe. The educational adventures have been as far as Madrid and Barcelona and as close as Colonial Williamsburg. The trips challenge the students to imagine a world beyond their immediate environment and to ponder the possibility of making a positive contribution to a broader societal base. Students mature as individual learners and as team players after the experience. While on the trip, they engage in directed self-discovery activities as well as more conventional approaches to learning using a tour guide. Students write objective and subjective entries about their museum visits in their journals nightly and teachers review them, make comments and return them to the students in the morning. Complete and timely submitted journals are mandatory.

Students on the probation list will not be allowed to participate in the Museum Studies End–of–the–Year Educational Adventure.

Students interviewed by MTV Europe, Rome Students at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museumin Santa Fe, New Mexico

Students at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California

Museum Studies in Vatican Cityduring Holy Week

End-of-the-Year Educa onal Adventure to Miami, Florida to study the art and museum prac ces of the world famous Rubell Collec on.

Every year the seniors in the department are required to participate in the Museum Studies Senior Internship. From January to May on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, students travel to their selected internship sites to work side-by-side with museum professionals on long-term projects. Students have worked on major exhibitions scanning photographs, and designing brochures and conducting evaluation surveys. Recently, four students interning at the National Museum of American History provided all of the images for an exhibition on Smithsonian libraries, while one student worked with a curator to research an exhibition on Early American History. A number of students have developed self -guided tours and family programs for major museums and historic houses in the metropolitan area. Students must complete six hours a week at their internship site. Attendance and journal entries are mandatory. If a student fails the Museum Studies Senior Internship, he/she will not be allowed to graduate and must successfully complete a museum internship during the summer following the scheduled graduation year. Arrangements for the summer make-up internship must be made by the student’s family. Grades for the internships are based on student performance on the long-term projects and the thorough completion of the journal entries. Guidelines are given to the students at the beginning of the internship.

The Museum Studies department is responsible for the management of the Ellington Gallery. This assignment lends itself to the practical application of lessons learned in the classroom setting. Students are responsible for the development and execution of a collections management policy. They interact with professional and student artists to make arrangements related to the loan agreement and the sale of artwork. Knowing the exact location of every artifact at all times, assigning accession numbers and recording provenance is paramount to the work. Maintaining a database with photographs and current appraisals is critical to the care of the collection. Artifacts must be stored in an environmentally safe as well as secure location. Art that is part of DESA’s permanent collection should not be placed or removed from the general areas without notification/permission from the Museum Studies department. Scheduling of activities in the Ellington Gallery is done through the Museum Studies department, in conjunction with Theatre Operations Management.

Student researching at the National Museum of American History

GUEST LECTURERS AND WORKSHOP PRESENTERS COMPONENT

During the course of the year, students have the opportunity to interact with museum professionals while studying in the Ellington classroom setting as well as at museum sites. For example, noted Smithsonian lawyer Rachelle Brown conducted a class on artists’ rights as they pertain to the loan and sale of art; MacArthur Fellow Award recipient Deborah Willis spoke about her role as a curator and photography historian; and scholar John W. Franklin lectured on the building plans and exhibitions for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, soon to open on the National Mall. Julieta Gimenez Cacho G., director of Museo Franz Mayer, spoke on the role of the director in a museum and encouraged the program to consider the museum as a stop on a tour of Mexico.

Recently, students have had the opportunity to listen and speak with Claude "Paradise" Gray (pictured) and Dr. Tanji Gilliam from the Universal Hip Hop Museum; Sharon Farmer, the first African-American and female Director of Photography at the White House, facilitated a portrait workshop with students; Martin Moeller, Senior Curator at the National Building Museum; Allison Hartley, Youth Engagement Coordinator at the Smithsonian African Art Museum, facilitated a discussion and “soundscape” activity based on their exhibit, Emeka Ogboh’s Market Symphony.

A number of museum professionals and professionals in related areas have worked with students to give them a chance to interact directly with those who are currently working in their fields. If any parents can facilitate securing lecturers and workshop presenters, please contact the Museum Studies faculty.

The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s National Design winner and fashion designer Mary Ping, taught the Museum Studies students how to design exotic tee shirts.

The support of the parents, family members, and friends is needed in order for the Museum Studies department to continue to meet its goals as a training ground for future museum professionals, supporters and learners. The charge of the program is not limited to accomplishing goals as they directly relate to the students, but to also continue to be a vital component in the operations of the school as a whole. Currently the program is responsible for the management of the Ellington Gallery, the collection and care of the permanent collection, as well as providing assistance with the general building aesthetics plan. Many requests for posters, covers and flyers are filled by the Museum Studies department. All stakeholders will benefit from the help of parents in the execution of these and other tasks performed by the department.

Parents are required to volunteer their services for a minimum of 40 hours per year in one or more of the following areas:

� Hold position in Museum Studies Parent Group � Help to plan and implement Museum Studies involvement in fundraising efforts � Secure guest lecturers � Plan museum visits � Help to execute plans for the Museum Studies End-of-the-Year

Educational Adventure � Initiate fundraising activities and manage them with program chair's approval � Attend monthly Parent Group meetings � Attend S.H.A.D.E. meetings � Help to plan opening receptions for exhibitions and assist with breaking down

the event � Perform office duties � Communicate by maintaining a phone tree and email list, keeping all stakeholders in

the loop

All Duke Ellington students are required to pay a yearly activity fee of $200, which directly benefits the arts program in which they are enrolled. This fee is spent at the discretion of the program for the good of all, on guest lecturers, field trips, art supplies, etc. The fee should be paid at the time of registration, but can be paid in installments. Money orders and checks should be made to DESAP.

Accession number – number assigned to an object when acquired and becomes part of a collection.

Acquisitions - In museums, objects acquired for the museum through gift, bequest, field expedition, or purchase. Also see Registrar.

Aesthetics or aesthetics - The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and value of art objects and experiences. It is concerned with identifying the clues within works that can be used to understand, judge, and defend judgments about those works. Originally, any activity connected with art, beauty and taste, becoming more broadly the study of art's function, nature, ontology, purpose, and so on.

AIGA - The professional association for design, is the place design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research and advance education and ethical practice. AIGA’s mission is to advance designing as a professional craft, strategic tool and vital cultural force.

American Association of Museums (AAM) - The professional organization that has been bringing museums together since 1906, helping to develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and providing advocacy on issues of concern to the entire museum community. It is dedicated to ensuring that museums remain a vital part of the American landscape, connecting people with the greatest achievements of the human experience, past, present and future.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) -The Americans with Disabilities Act gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications.

Art conservation - Preservation from loss, damage, or neglect, stabilizing chemically and structurally, sustaining the survival of objects as long as possible in what is closest to their original form. The application of science to the examination and treatment of objects, and to the study of the environments in which they are placed, used, transported, and stored.

Art criticism - The description, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and judgment of works of art. It is a common assumption that criticism is necessarily negative, when actually it can vary in degrees of positive as well as negative remarks. Critical methods vary considerably in their approaches to considering the forms, contents, and contexts of works of art.

Art restoration - The work of repairing damage to artworks, bringing them back to their original condition. Unlike art conservation, art restoration can include the addition of elements that were not actually pieces of the original, but that are known to look just like them.

Artifact - An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a rudimentary art form or object, as in the products of prehistoric workmanship. Only in the last 10 or 20 years works of various native peoples have been considered art rather than artifacts, and displayed in museums of art as well as ethnography.

Collect, collection, collector -To collect is to accumulate objects. A collection is an accumulation of objects. A collector is a person who makes a collection.

Composition - The plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work. It is often useful to discuss these in reference to the principles of design, as well as to the relative weight of the composition's parts.

Constituency -A group served: audience/visitors

Curator - A person who is responsible for collection building, care, research, exhibition, and writing. Curators often work with community members to determine interests and needs, which will be reflected in special exhibitions, and result in the meeting educational goals.

Darkroom - Light-tight room used for processing or printing photographic materials.

De-accession - The removal of an artwork or objects from a museum's collection, or the artwork that is removed. Works are typically de-accessioned through sale or exchange in order to acquire other works; rarely to support any other financial needs. During the art market of the 1980s, when prices were driven up by speculators, some museums resorted to the sale of what were considered secondary or redundant pieces in order to raise funds to acquire others. This is a controversial practice, raising questions as to whether such decisions reflect current tastes and will stand the test of time. Criticism is especially harsh against the de-accessioning of donations.

Deadline - The time or date by which something must be accomplished. For an artist, typical examples are: the hour by which works must be delivered to a patron or employer, or an application must be submitted to an exhibition committee. Agreeing to meet a deadline is usually considered a serious promise. Depending upon the objective, failure to meet a deadline can result in a lowered grade, exclusion from a competition or other opportunity, or even in a damaged reputation or loss of income. Chronic failure to meet deadlines can devastate a career.

Depth of field - In photography, the distance between the nearest point and the farthest point in the subject which is perceived as acceptably sharp along a common image plane. For most subjects it extends one third of the distance in front of and two thirds of the distance behind the point focused on. Design -a work; the skilled arrangement of its parts. An effective design is one in which the elements of art and principles of design have been combined to achieve an overall sense of unity.

Digital darkroom -A place where one uses digital hardware to create pictures. With digital cameras, scanners and computer printers, darkroom operations are performed in the light of day.

Digital design -The practice or profession of designing print or electronic forms of visual information, as for an advertisement, publication, or website. Digital image - An electronically processed image composed of bits and bytes, usually coming from use of a computer. Director - Among those in art careers, the person in a museum who is in charge of its administration, fund-raising, and public relations. Also see conservator, curator, docent, preparator, and registrar.

Elements of art or elements of design - The basic components used by the artist when producing works of art. Those elements are color, value, line, shape, form, texture, and space. The elements of art are among the literal qualities found in any artwork.

Ethnography -The study and systematic recording of human cultures; also: a descriptive work produced from such research

Exhibit and Exhibition - A public showing of a piece or a collection of objects.

Image - A picture, idea, or impression of a person, thing, or idea; or a mental picture of a person, thing, or idea. The word imagery refers to a group or body of related images.

International Council of Museums (ICOM) -Founded in 1946, International Council of Museums (ICOM) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that is dedicated to the improvement and advancement of the world's museums and the museum profession as well as the preservation of cultural heritage.

JPEG -Joint Photographic Experts Group. Used to refer to the standard they developed for still-image compression. Excellent file format for photographs used as Web graphics. Photoshop allows them to be saved at various quality settings — lower settings requiring less memory, permitting speedier downloading.

Museography -The study of major functions of a museum’s collection, conservation, registration, education, and exhibition.

Museology - The discipline of museum design, organization, and management. Also see art conservation, collection, curator, director, docent, exhibit and exhibition, patron, patronage, preparator, and registrar.

Museology (also called museum studies) - The study of how to organize and manage museums and museum collections. More generally, museum studies is a term used to denote academic programs, generally graduate programs, in the management, administration, or theory of museums.

Museum - A building where objects of interest or value are collected, conserved, exhibited, and interpreted.

Object - A material thing.

PDF -Stands for Portable Document Format. Created by Adobe Systems in its software program Adobe Acrobat as a universal browser. Files can be downloaded via the web and viewed page by page, provided the computer user has installed the necessary plug-in, which can be downloaded from Adobe's own web site.

Permanent exhibition – An installation of artifacts that are displayed for 15 years or more.

Preparator - Among those people in art careers, an art museum preparator performs or supervises the performance of duties involving the handling of art objects for a variety of purposes including exhibitions, research and teaching, and assists curators in the maintenance of collections.

Principles of Design or Principles of Art - Certain qualities inherent in the choice and arrangement of elements of art in the production of a work of art. Artists "design" their works to varying degrees by controlling and ordering the elements of art. Considering the principles is especially useful in analyzing ways in which a work is pleasing in formal ways. How any work exhibits applications of these principles can further modify other characteristics of a work as well.

Registrar - A person with broad responsibilities in the development and the enforcement of policies and procedures pertaining to the acquisition, management and disposition of collections. The registrar maintains the records pertaining to the objects for which the institution has assumed responsibility. Usually the registrar also handles arrangements for accessions, loans, packing, shipping, storage, customs, and insurance as it relates to the objects. Also see art careers, curator, museology, museum, preparator, register, and typology.

Resolution, image - In digital imaging, the number of pixels, in both height and width, making up an image. The higher the resolution of an image, the greater its clarity and definition.

Sketch - A quick drawing that loosely captures the appearance or action of a place or situation. Sketches are often done in preparation for larger, more detailed works of art. A three-dimensional or environment space that will allow the design artist to visualize the space of their finished project. A quickly or loosely produced sculpture, typically made in working out ideas, which the sculptor might later execute with more detail or in more expensive or more time-demanding materials.

Smithsonian Institution (SI) - James Smithson’s Gift I then bequeath the whole of my property… to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge… James Smithson (1765-1829)

In 1826, James Smithson, a British scientist, drew up his last will and testament, naming his nephew as beneficiary. Smithson stipulated that, should the nephew dies without heirs (as he would in 1835), the estate should go “to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.”

Special Exhibition – a temporary installation of artifacts on view generally from one day to eight weeks.

USB Flash Drive – A small, portable flash memory card that lugs into a computer’s USB port and functions as a portable hard drive. USB flash drives are touted as being easy to use as they are small enough to be carried in a pocket and can plug into any computer with a USB drive. USB flash drives also are called thumb drives, jump drives, pen drives, key drives, tokens, or simply USB drives.

The Museum Studies department has graduated over 100 students. Many of them have gone on to major universities to pursue education in art-related fields. Some students have pursued programs in museum studies on the undergraduate level as well as the graduate leave, throughout the Unites States. For more information, see list of colleges and universities that have programs in museum studies (below).

Museum Studies alumni have gone on to make their mark on the museum world and many more students are certain to follow:

Hank Thomas ’94 is a major photographer and curator. His work has been exhibited in upscale galleries in California and New York with rave reviews from art critics and patrons. He curated an exhibition on the Hurricane Katrina tragedy that was on view at the Nathan Cummings Foundation in New York City. He had a one man show at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in the fall of 2011. He also exhibited his photographs in the well-received 30 Americans show at the Corcoran Gallery.

Adia Howard-Stroud ’99 served as head of marketing and membership at the Children’s Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. She holds a degree in art history and a graduate degree in business and communications from Hampton University.

Amira Rasayon ‘06 graduated from MICA (Maryland Institute and College of Art) in 2012 in Environmental Design. She recently taught a master class which instructed students on how to build a museum model to scale. Currently, she works at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History as a fabricator.

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Colleges & Universities with Museum Studies Departments/Programs

Parents and students, please conduct an internet search for more information on the schools below:

� Algonquin College- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada � Arizona State University- Tempe, Arizona, USA � Bank Street, New York, USA � Baylor University- Waco, Texas, USA � Beloit College- Beloit, Wisconsin, USA � Brandeis University- Waltham, Massachusetts, USA � Brown University Public Humanities Program- Providence, Rhode Island, USA � California State University, Long Beach- Long Beach, California, USA � California State University, Fullerton- Fullerton, California, USA � Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies- Mount Carroll, Illinois, USA � Case Western Reserve University- Cleveland, Ohio, USA � City College of New York- New York, New York, USA � Columbia University—Teachers College — New York, New York, USA � Claremont Graduate University - Los Angeles, California, USA � Denver University - Denver, Colorado, USA � Eastern Illinois University - Charleston, Illinois, USA

� Florida State University - Tallahassee, Florida, USA � Harvard University—Masters Degree in Museum Studies—Cambridge, Massachusetts,

USA � Harvard Extension School - Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA � Indiana University and Purdue University at Indianapolis—Indiana, USA � John F. Kennedy University - Berkeley, California, USA � Lincoln University – Pennsylvania, USA � Luther College - Decorah, Iowa, USA � Mesa Community College - Mesa, Arizona, USA � Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan, USA � Murray State University - Murray, Kentucky, USA � New York University - New York, New York, USA � Northwestern University - Chicago, Illinois, USA � Rutgers University - New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA � Salve Regina University - Newport, Rhode Island, USA � San Francisco State University - San Francisco, California, USA � Seton Hall University - South Orange, New Jersey, USA � Smith College - Northampton, Massachusetts, USA � Southern University at New Orleans—New Orleans, Louisiana, USA � Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York, USA � Texas Tech University - Lubbock, Texas, USA � The George Washington University - Washington DC, USA � University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon, USA � University of Oklahoma - Norman, Oklahoma, USA � University of North Carolina—Greensboro, North Carolina, USA � University of New Hampshire - Durham, New Hampshire, USA � University of Montreal, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada � University of Missouri, St. Louis - St. Louis, Missouri, USA � University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA � University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland, USA � University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas, USA � University of Florida, Gainesville - Gainesville, Florida, USA � University of Delaware - Newark, Delaware, USA � University of Colorado at Boulder - Boulder, Colorado, USA � University of California - Riverside, Riverside California, USA

ABOUT THE MUSEUM STUDIES FACULTY

Marta Reid StewartMuseum and Arts educator Marta Reid Stewart serves as chair of the Museum Studies department at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Ms. Stewart became founding chair of Museum Studies in 1992, by developing its core curriculum, making Ellington's department the only secondary education museum studies department within the Arts Schools Network in the United States. Ms. Stewart is a graduate of Howard University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art history. She went on to earn her graduate degree from George Washington University in Museum Education. Before coming to Ellington, Stewart taught at Georgetown Day School, was guest lecturer at George Mason University in museum studies, andDuke University in art history, museum educator and curator for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of African Art. As an intern at the Phillip’s Collection Stewart developed a workshop for families based on works from the permanent collection.

Over the course of her professional career, Ms. Stewart received the Marcella Brenner Award for excellence in the field of museum education and the Mayor's Arts Award for Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education and most recently received the Kennedy Center’s National Stephen Sondheim Award for Inspirational Teacher. She is a recipient of grants from the Smithsonian Institution, the NationalEndowment of Arts, the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

Stewart is the co-author of the teacher’s guide for elementary and secondary teachers that was developed in conjunction with the National Portrait Gallery’s special exhibition “To Color America: Portraits by Winold Reiss” that toured the United States. Recent publications include “Musing in High School” in the American Association of Museums’ journal, Museum News and “Women in the Works: A Psycho-Biographical Interpretation of Jacob Lawrence’s Portrayal of Women as Icons of Black Modernism,” for Source: Notes in the History of Art journal.

Stewart developed lesson plans for Arlington House, the former home of General Robert E Lee, which is available for online use by teachers nation-wide since 2007. In the spring of 2008, Ms. Stewart was invited to participate as a panelist for f Hottentot to Hip Hop: The Black Female Body in Art and Visual Culture, a seminar at Atlanta’s Spelman College. She delivered a paper on museum storiesat the National Arts Education Association in 2016 in New York City..

Nekisha DurrettMs. Durrett is a visual artist working with themes related to the ubiquity of popular media and storytelling. Her drawings, books, large scale graphic installations, and public art have been exhibited at Hillyer ArtSpace and Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington, DC; Arlington Art Center in Arlington, VA; Romo Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, FL; Rush, Corridor, and Suzanne Randolph Galleries in New York, NY; and Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ. Prior to joining the Museum Studies team in 2013, Durrett worked in exhibition design and production at the Smithsonian Institution for 10 years.

Durrett earned her B.F.A. at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York, NY. A Horace H. Rackham Fellow at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, she went on to earn a M.F.A. in photography. In 2008, she was named one of 40 Under 40: Young Washingtonians to Watch by Washingtonian Magazine. In 2014, Durrett was awarded the Public Art Building Communities Grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Artist Fellowship Program Grant in 2015.

Jarvis GrantMr. Grant is a photographer, arts educator, Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert and Education Trainer, commercial artist, consultant, mentor, writer and fine artist. His client list includes Coca-Cola, Burson-Marsteller, McCann Erickson, Southwest Airlines, Smithsonian American Art Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Black Enterprise and Sony Music.

Receiving awards from the DC Commission of the Arts and Humanities, Humanities Council of Washington DC, National Endowment for the Arts, a Surdna Foundation Teaching Artist Fellow, and a Semi-Finalist of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition sponsored by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

Grant has exhibited his work at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum, Howard University Gallery of Art, the Center of Fine Art Photography, the David Driskill Center, and Katzen Center. His work is in the collection of the U.S. Department of State, the Washington DC Art Bank, Crane Paper Company, and the Center for Creative Photography.

Kristopher MaloneBefore joining Ellington’s Museum Studies team, Mr. Malone graduated from The College of William & Mary with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. During his time as a student at William & Mary, he was an executive committee member for musical programming on campus, a newspaper journalist, host of his FM radio show that both engaged and inspired audiences, and served as the Master of Ceremonies for numerous campus wide events. Recently, he worked with NBC Universal Sports as a Digital Media specialist editing and creating news pieces for their online and social media presence.

Mr. Malone has multiple years of experience within museums and related institutions. He recently assisted in the creation, logistics, production, and completion of museum wide initiatives, through education department at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, OH. Mr. Malone developed, taught, and managed programming that enhanced the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame visitor experience and engaged student and adult audiences in the history of rock and roll. His expertise is rooted in offering a deeper understanding between the intersections within the arts, music, sociology, and the cultural impact. His museum experience coupled with his education resonates with the Museum Studies mission.

FACULTY CONTACT INFORMATION

Museum Studies Department

MARTA REID STEWART, DEPARTMENT CHAIR

martareidstewart@gmail.com

NEKISHA DURRETT

nekisha@nekisadurrett.com

JARVIS GRANTjarvisgrant@gmail.com

KRISTOPHER MALONEkcmalone25@gmail.com