Extreme Exhibit Makeover at the Sandy Springs Museum
The Extreme Exhibit Makeover is a process of creating new exhibits in the museum through the collaboration of professionals from different fields – history, art, exhibit design, and so on – and a member of the local community.
The process involves identifying experts in various fields who will be placed on one of two teams. Each team will consist of a historian, an artist – either a visual artist or an exhibit designer – a curator, and a member of the public. Working collaboratively, each team will come up with an idea for an exhibit that focuses on an aspect of local culture and its historic roots. The teams will have three months to conduct the background research, select artifacts and photos, create graphics, and design the exhibit. At the end of three months, the teams will be brought together to install their exhibits on the same day. The exhibit installation will be open to the public who will vote on the “people’s choice” winner.
The purpose of this project is to reinvigorate the museum with new exhibits; to get new people involved in the museum; to get new perspectives on local history; to make the exhibit process more contemporary by incorporating pop culture (“extreme” reality shows and team competitions) and social media (by posting frequent behind-the-scenes updates); and to incorporate a performance art aspect by allowing the public to watch the installation.
The museum will launch this program in September and plan to have the exhibits ready for installation by January. A $200 stipend will be paid to each participant. Help fund the Extreme Exhibit Makeover - Click here!
If you are interested in participating, please send the information below by August 25, 2013 to Allison Weiss at aweiss@sandyspringmuseum.org
- A letter explaining why you want to be part of this program and what skills you bring
- An example of something creative that you have done
- Your resume
