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Friday, October 18, 2024, 10am–12pm From Comic Strip to Canvas: The Art of Tom Everhart
Friday, October 4, 2024, 10am–12pm John Aitken Side Chair
Agenda Guest Speaker: Jason Hammond
Friday, September 20, 2024, 10am–12pm Exploring Ohio History Through Art
Friday, September 6, 2024, 10am–12pm, Southeastern Ohio Watermedia Society Exhibition Guest Speaker: TBA
Saturday, August 24, 2024 Team Building: Plein Air Artist Event at the Barracks (Blue Rock, OH.)
Thursday, June 20, 2024 11:30am-1:30 pm, at the ZMA in the Great Gallery
Meeting topic: 78th Ohio Annual Exhibition
Speaker: Juror Max R Barton II
Friday, May 31, 2024, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Works on Paper Gallery
Meeting Topic: Howard Chandler Christy
Speaker: Docents
Howard Chandler Christy’s Pre-fame Life
Alta, Bonnie, Sally
Howard Chandler Christy’s Models (and Mayhem!)
Jan, John
Howard Chandler Christy’s Illustrations
Gail, Kathy, Peggy
Howard Chandler Christy’s Portraits
Janet, Karen, Michael
Exhibition Checklist
Exhibition Object Labels
Exhibition Didactic
Friday, May 17, 2024, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: New Acquisitions
Speaker: Laine Snyder
Friday, February 9, 2024, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Great Gallery
Meeting Topic: Stronger Together: Four Women Who Inspire
Guest Speaker: Susan Stubbins
Friday, November 10, 2023, 10-12pm: Field Trip: Dr. Increase Matthews House and the Stone Academy
Friday, October 20, 2023, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Great Gallery
Meeting Topic: Ohio Plein Air Society | Ohio’s Changing Seasons with guest speaker Debra Joyce Dawson
Exhibition Checklist
Friday, October 13, 2023, 10:00am—12:00 pm
Field Trip: Hartstone Ohio Stoneware Factory Outlet
Friday, September 22, 2023, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Linn Auditorium and the Works on Paper Gallery
Meeting Topic: Works by Herbert B. Tschudy from the Permanent Collection
PastPerfect Online Tschudy Search
Additional Resources:
This article is a chapter from a book about Southwest artist Edwin Demming that Tschudy authored.
These are articles from the Brooklyn Museum Quarterly either written by or mentioning Tschudy:
Friday, June 16, 2023, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: Edward T. Hurley Etchings
Homework Assignment: Please complete before this meeting.
Additional Resources
Friday, April 28, 2023, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Works on Paper Gallery
Meeting Topic: Death in Venice Illustrated by Warrington Colescott
Synopsis of Death in Venice by Thomas Mann:
First published in 1912, “Death in Venice” is Thomas Mann’s novella concerning Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous middle-aged author who in order to alleviate a terrible case of writer’s black decides to go on holiday. Gustav first travels to the coast of Austria-Hungary but soon is overcome with the feeling that he is meant to travel to Venice. On Lido Island he takes up residence in a suite at the Grand Hotel des Bains. During dinner one evening at the hotel he sees a family at a table nearby and becomes fascinated by the beauty of their adolescent fourteen year old boy named Tadzio. His interest in Tadzio at first enlivens in him an uplifting and artistic spirit, however as the days pass his interest begins to grow into an unhealthy obsession. As the weather in Venice turns hot and humid, Gustav, feeling his health to be in decline, decides to travel to a cooler locale, however a mix up with his luggage, draws him back to the hotel and Tadzio, which he inwardly rejoices. Though Gustav never acts on his feelings regarding the boy he nevertheless feels himself drawn down a path of ruinous inward desire. A classic depiction of emotional suffering, “Death in Venice” brilliantly depicts the tragic intensity of inner psychological torment.
Friday, March 31, 2023, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: Mexican Folk Art from the Permanent Collection
Pre-meeting Assignment:
In groups*, prepare a 10-minute presentation on the following themes present in Mexican Folk Art from the Permanent Collection:
Religion
Peggy and Sally
Ceramics
Alta, Janet, and Michael
Animals
Bonnie and Karen
*Group/topic assignments are flexible. Feel free to trade if you would like.
Agenda
Exhibition Object Labels
Extended Object Label
Additional Information
Friday, March 17, 2023, 10:00am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: ZMA to Go
Cohorts I and II will give ZMA to Go presentations to Cohort III.
Friday, February 24, 2023, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, on Zoom
Cohorts I and II
Meeting Topic: In the Light of Day: Work by Diane Belfiglio
Diane Belfiglio’s Artist Statement
Please review this document and come prepared with questions for Diane.
Exhibition Checklist
Object Labels
Didactic
UPDATED** April-September 2023 Minute with a Masterpiece Assignments
Thursday, February 23, 2023, 6:00 pm—7:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Great Gallery
Cohorts I and II*
(*Cohort III, this is a free, public event. Please feel free to come, but this is not considered a required meeting for you.)
Meeting Topic: Observations in Oil: Paintings by Frederick Fochtman.
This is Fred’s Gallery Talk. Please come prepared with questions about the exhibition.
Friday, November 4, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium
Cohort I and II
Meeting Topic: Past ZMA Directors
Homework Assignment: Please complete before this meeting
Meeting Materials:
Thursday, November 3, 2022, 2:00 pm—4:00 pm, at the ZMA in the Linn Auditorium
Cohorts I, II, and III
Meeting Topic: Selections from the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation | Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Illustrated by Patrick Procktor
Homework: Please read or listen to the epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner before this meeting.
Meeting Materials:
Thursday, October 20, 2022, 11:00 am—1:00 pm, at the ZMA, in the Great Gallery
Cohorts I, II, and III
Meeting Topic: Collectors Among Us | A Celebration of Community Giving
Meeting Materials: (Exhibition materials will be posted here after the meeting)
Exhibition Checklist
Object Labels
Gallery Activity
Friday, September 30, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: A Luminous Medium | Watercolor Paintings from the Permanent Collection, and the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation
Meeting Materials:
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art At this meeting, we discussed this art museum as a potential field trip.
A Luminous Medium | Watercolor Paintings from the Permanent Collection
Object Labels (Extended)
Object Labels II (Extra Extended)
Martin S. Ackerman Foundation
Article (A Survey of the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation)
Homework Assignment: Please complete before the meeting
Friday, September 2, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: ZMA History and the Ayers Family
Agenda
Homework Assignment: Please complete before the meeting
Friday, June 24, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: Session 2 or 2: Epic of the Sea: Who Painted it?
Meeting Materials:
New Minute with a Masterpiece Assignments: July 2022 through March 2023
Friday, June 17, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: Session 1 or 2: Epic of the Sea: Who Painted it?
Meeting Materials:
Before the docent session this Friday, please read and review:
School of Theodore Géricault (1791–1824), “Epic of the Sea,” circa 1819, oil on canvas, 45” x 71.” Gift from an Anonymous Donor, 1957.10656 https://zanesvilleart.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/A1CC4A35-4734-4982-9CAD-981303604408
Additional Information:
The following links are for additional context. Please feel free to watch as many or as few as you would like!
……… Géricault
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (1791–1824), “Raft of the Medusa,” 1818–1819, oil on canvas, 16’ 1” × 23’ 6”, Louvre, Acquired by France, 1919, 4884 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raft_of_the_Medusa
First Study https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Raft_of_the_Medusa_(first_study)_-_Louvre_RF_2229
Second Study https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Raft_of_the_Medusa_(study)
Raft of the Medusa, Smarthistory https://smarthistory.org/theodore-gericault-raft-of-the-medusa/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlVBaqyGKMs&t=395s
The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault: Great Art Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUq9qMm9NtI
……… Copley
John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815) “Watson and The Shark,” 1778, oil on canvas, 6′ 0″ x 7′ 6,″ National Gallery of Art, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_and_the_Shark
John Singleton Copley, Watson and the Shark, by Dr. Bryan Zygmont https://smarthistory.org/copley-watson-and-the-shark/
National Gallery of Art: Watson and the Shark, 1778, John Singleton Copley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP-H-NG-8Lg
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/copley-watson-and-the-shark.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/copley-watson-and-the-shark.html#watson-and-the-shark-1778
John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815) “Watson and The Shark,” 2nd version, 1778, 72 1/4 x 90 3/8”, Boston Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. George von Lengerke Meyer, 89.481 https://collections.mfa.org/objects/30998
………. Copley and Gericault
Copley and Gericault https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up5shTsF8_I
………..Romanticism
Romanticism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiRWBI0JTYQ
Romanticism - Overview from Phil Hansen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agK-qvtb6Mc
Sublime: The Aesthetics & Origins of Romanticism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au-z2jVaTNk
What Friedrich Can Teach Us About The Sublime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU1w_tfaN_4
The Romanticism Art Movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iuuGRC70oY
Friday, May 27, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: Wrap-up
Speaker: Amy Kennedy
Meeting Materials:
Friday, May 13, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm at the ZMA, in Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: Interpreting Art-Meaning of Art
Speaker: Amy Kennedy
Meeting Materials:
Terms to Review:
Vanitas Paintings
Trompe L’Oei
Anamorphic
Explore this interactive of Jheronimus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights.
In addition to reviewing the above materials, please watch the video below.
Saturday, May 7, 2022 Girl Scout Day 1:00—4:00 pm
Jewelry Power Point to help get ready for jewelry tours
Friday, April 8, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm at the ZMA in Linn Auditorium
Meeting Topic: Bauhaus Movement and Arts and Crafts Design
Speaker: Amy Kennedy
Meeting Materials:
In addition to reviewing the above materials, please watch the video below.
Friday, March 25, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm at the ZMA
Meeting Topic: Sculpture
Speaker: Amy Kennedy
Meeting Materials:
In addition to reviewing the above materials, please visit Alan Cottrill’s website and watch the video below.
Friday, March 11, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm at the ZMA
Meeting Topic: Women Artists
Speaker: Amy Kennedy
Meeting Materials:
Friday, February 11, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm at the ZMA
Meeting Topic: By the Way | Photographs by Ken Frick
Special guest speaker: Ken Frick
Friday, January 28, 2022, 10:00 am—12:00 pm at the ZMA
Promised additional resources from 1/28/22:
Dropbox link to video of today’s meeting
Minute with a Masterpiece Assignments
Project Zero’s Thinking Routine Toolbox
Meeting Topic: ZMA to Go: Art Handling in a Classroom Setting
Special Guest: Sabine Kretzschmar: Education Art Collection Manager at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Other Resources:
General Art Handling Guidelines
Art Handling Training Video: This is a good overview of museum art handling best practices.
ZMA to Go Suitcases:
A Frog’s Life: Animal Symbolism in Art
Zanesville Pottery
It’s All the Fashion: Wearable Art Across the Globe
Friday, November 19, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm at the ZMA
Meeting Topic: Cohort II Thematic Tours!
Friday, October 15, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Portraiture
Portraiture Resources:
Friday, October 1, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: The Wood-Turned Artistry of Wilbur C. "Wib" Mock
The Wood-Turned Artistry of Wilbur C. "Wib" Mock Resources
View the Exhibition Online (Includes Exhibition Text Panels)
The Life and Times of Wilbur C. (Wib) Mock & his Family 1930-2014 ***The links are updated. Everything should be facing the right way as of 10.1.21 at 12:40pm.
Portraiture Homework Worksheet due Thursday, October 14. 2021 (Worksheet will be uploaded Friday, October 1, 2021)
Friday, September 10, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Welcome Back!
Adopt a Masterpiece Minute with a Masterpiece Assignments Handout
Master Schedule, Updated September 7, 2021
Minute with a Masterpiece Presentations by Date
Minute with a Masterpiece Presentations by Artwork
Additional Minute with a Masterpiece Artworks:
An unfinished example from Weller Pottery Company's LaSa line introduced circa 1920, this unusual vase is thought to have only been through about half of the several firings required by the iridescent overglaze designed by John B. Lessell (1867-1926) characteristic of this line. Costly and challenging to produce, LaSa pieces required six firings at high temperatures. Authors have suggested that during the third stage in the process, liquid gold was applied before the piece was fired.
This is a nice example of Roseville Pottery Company's (1890-1954) Rozane Crystalis line introduced in 1906. This three-handled vase, shape number C20, features a high-gloss crystaline glaze developed by John Herold (1871-1923).
Friday, June 24, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: ZMA to GO: It’s All the Fashion: Wearable Art Across the Globe
ZMA to GO Resource Guides: Here is the full resource guides complete with lesson objectives and curriculum connections. These are not the final forms, so any feedback is welcome. The final versions for the teachers will be much more concise.
ZMA to Go Docent Feedback Form
The ZMA to GO program will pilot at National Road Elementary fall 2021. Please fill out the following form to provide anonymous feedback after each ZMA to Go presentation. Keep in mind, the target audience is 5th-grade students in their classrooms.
Think of these presentations as a pilot for the pilot; an opportunity for Misty to test presentation content and timing. In filling out this feedback form, you can help shape and improve ZMA to GO.
For questions about the post-visit activities and assessment, please see the docent portal where they will be posted after each presentation.
Click below to complete the feedback form. (You may also hand write your responses and drop them off at the museum)
Friday, June 11, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: ZMA to GO: A Frog’s Life: Animal Symbolism in Art
ZMA to Go Docent Feedback Form
The ZMA to GO program will pilot at National Road Elementary fall 2021. Please fill out the following form to provide anonymous feedback after each ZMA to Go presentation. Keep in mind, the target audience is 5th-grade students in their classrooms.
Think of these presentations as a pilot for the pilot; an opportunity for Misty to test presentation content and timing. In filling out this feedback form, you can help shape and improve ZMA to GO.
For questions about the post-visit activities and assessment, please see the docent portal where they will be posted after each presentation.
Click below to complete the feedback form. (You may also hand write your responses and drop them off at the museum)
Friday, May 21, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: ZMA to GO: Zanesville Pottery: Then and Now
ZMA to Go Docent Feedback Form
The ZMA to GO program will pilot at National Road Elementary fall 2021. Please fill out the following form to provide anonymous feedback after each ZMA to Go presentation. Keep in mind, the target audience is 5th-grade students in their classrooms.
Think of these presentations as a pilot for the pilot; an opportunity for Misty to test presentation content and timing. In filling out this feedback form, you can help shape and improve ZMA to GO.
For questions about the post-visit activities and assessment, please see the docent portal where they will be posted after each presentation.
Click below to complete the feedback form. (You may also hand write your responses and drop them off at the museum)
Friday, May 7, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Additional Resources
To prepare for our Zoom visit with the Cleveland Museum of Art docents:
Visit the Cleveland Museum of Art’s website and look over their Art to Go materials.
Think of questions you might have for docents experienced in working with art objects with elementary school students as we prepare to launch ZMA to Go.
Friday, April 23, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Verbal Description Assignment-Part II
Meeting Topic: Audio Descriptions
Audio Description Recordings:
Friday, April 9, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Art Mediation: Creating and Inclusive Museum Space
Visiting Guest: Vivian Zavataro, Director of the John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno
Additional Materials:
The Zanesville Museum of Art Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy
John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art at University of Nevada, Reno Website: See the current exhibitions from our guest speaker’s museum.
National Docent Symposium Council: This section of their webpage shares articles related to diversity and inclusion.
A concise introduction to the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion
How Mining the Museum Changed the Art World
Museumnext: What can museums teach us about diversity?
Shaz Hussain on ‘diversity’ and changing the language we use in museums
From Vox: If museums want to diversify, they’ll have to change. A lot.
Museums, White Privilege, and Diversity: A Systemic Perspective
Recommended Reading from guest speaker Vivian Zavataro: vzavataro@unr.edu
THE ART OF RELEVANCE: A book by Nina Simon
THE PARTICIPAORY MUSEUM: a book by Nina Simon
First Aid For Art Mediation Formats
Friday, March 5, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Verbal Descriptive Tours for Individuals with Low/No Vision
Visiting Guests from Minneapolis Institute of Art:
Frances Megarry
Docent, Minneapolis Institute of Art
Midwest Director, National Docent Symposium CouncilDebbi Hegstrom
Senior Educator, Minneapolis Institute of ArtJeanMarie Burtness
Docent, Minneapolis Institute of ArtNancy Kelly
Docent, Minneapolis Institute of Art
Additional Materials:
Minneapolis Institute of Art Verbal Descriptions: Listen to examples of verbal descriptions on the Minneapolis Institute of Art Webpage.
Writing Verbal Description Audio Tours by Lou Giansante, Writer/Producer, Art Beyond Sight: This informative article gives a brief history of verbal description and offers guidelines on writing verbal descriptions for audio tours.
ABS's Guidelines for Verbal Description by Elisabeth Salzhauer Axel, Virginia Hooper, Teresa Kardoulias, Sarah Stephenson Keyes, and Francesca Rosenberg: This gives more helpful guidelines for verbal descriptions.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: New Verbal Description Assignment March 8, 2021
An example of an in-person virtual description tour stop
An example of a pre-recorded virtual description audio tour stop
Friday, February 19, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: The Pottery Gallery: Other Pottery Companies Represented, with Michael Sims
Additional Materials:
Michael Sims, Pottery Companies Helped Win the War, Muskingum Journal, Volume 26, No. 2, Winter 2019
Jeffery, Sherrie, and Barry Hershone, The Peters and Reed Pottery
Jon Rans, Glenn Ralston, and Nate Russell, Zanesville Stoneware Company
Michael Sims, Zanesville Majolica, Flash Point, Vol 5, No. 1
Michael Sims, Betterware Pottery Company, Muskingum Journal, Volume 27, No. 1, Summer 2020
Image Slideshow of pieces from Zanesville Magolica Company, Peters and Reed Pottery Company, and Zanesville Stoneware Company
Friday, February 5, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Mary Louise McLaughlin (American, 1847-1939) Harbor with Boat Docent Presentations and PastPerfect-Online
Minute with a Masterpiece Recording Template
Docent Session Master Schedule: Updated February 4, 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Edward Henry Potthast (American, 1857-1927), Playing in the Surf Docent Presentations
Friday, November 20, 2020, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Weller Pottery Sicardo Line, Guest Speaker Weller Pottery collector, researcher, and author, Frank Norman
Edward Henry Potthast
American, 1857-1927
Playing in the Surf
n.d.
Oil on board
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund
2019.003.001
Mary Louise McLaughlin
American, 1847-1939
Harbor with Boat
1899
Oil on canvas
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund
2019.003.002
Object Labels: Case 25, Case 26, Case 27
Appraisal: Weller Sicard Vase, ca. 1903 on Antiques Roadshow
Appraisal: Weller Sicard Covered Jar, ca. 1905 on Antiques Roadshow
Additional Reading:
All About Weller: A History and Collector's Guide to Weller Pottery, Zanesville, OH by Ann Gilbert McDonald
Chapter 9: The French Connection: Art Nouveau, Matt Green, Sicard pgs. 60-67
Friday, November 6, 2020, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Weller Hudson State Flower/Tree Vases, Guest Speaker Weller Pottery collector, researcher, and author, Frank Norman
Please review the following material for Friday’s meeting and prepare questions to ask Frank.
Hudson State Vase Collection Virtual Gallery
Hudson State Vases Exhibition Checklist
Hudson State Vases Object Labels with locations
Weller Hudson State Vases By Frank Norman
Weller Hudson State Vases: An Inventory of Known Pieces 2019
Additional Reading:
Journal of the American Art Pottery Association article: Q&A with long time collector Allan Wunsch
All About Weller: A History and Collector's Guide to Weller Pottery, Zanesville, OH by Ann Gilbert McDonald (*** This was a photocopied packet Laine provided when we discussed pottery in the past. If you do not have it, let me know. I have a spare copy I can loan out. This is what it looks like: )
Chapter 1: Weller Pottery 1872-1948 pgs. 1-11
Chapter 11: Weller Hudson and the Cream Colored Wares: pgs. 76-85
Friday, October 16, 2020, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: The 75th Ohio Annual Exhibition, Guest Speaker Ken Emerick, 75th Ohio Annual Juror
75th Ohio Annual Virtual Gallery
Award Winners have not been notified and will not be marked on the website until after the awards ceremony on October 22, 2020.
This list of award winners is for internal use only until after October 22, 2020.
Best in Show: Blast Over by Frank Oriti
Painting: Aun llueve en Macondo (It Still Rains in Macondo) by Sharon Pomales-Tousey
Print, Drawing, Collage: Tornado 1.1 by William Linthicum
Sculpture: Horizon Fringe-Boucherouite Series by Michelle Stitzlein
Metalwork: Pocket Mandolin by Douglas Unger
Ceramics: Molecule by Andrea LeBlond
Glass: Matrix Series: Cubism VIII, “Suspended… Floating” by Brent Kee Young
Photography: The Secret of the Old Clock by Charles Mintz
The Mrs. Janice Ballas Excellence in Fiber Arts Award: Introspective by Don Coulter
Docent Session Master Schedule. Revised October 15, 2020. *Please note, dates and topics subject to change.
Friday, October 2, 2020, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Minute with a Masterpiece Presentations
A Book ApART Dates and Topics:
October 1, 2020: The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar led by Laine
January 28, 2021: Margaret the First: A Novel by Danielle Dutton led by Alta
February 25, 2021: The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas led by Sally?
March 25, 2021: Animal Farm by George Orwell led by Bonnie
*Dr. Harry Taylor exhibition information for anyone who was interested.
Friday, September 11, 2020, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Minute with a Masterpiece Presentations
Minute with a Masterpiece Guidelines and Artwork Assignments
This revised version includes instructions on audio recording and order of presentations for 9.11.20
Images of Assigned Artworks
Greek Male Torso by Unknown Artist
Upland Meadow by Howard Chandler Christy
Utopian Pillow Vase with a Man Drinking, Owens Pottery
The Levée, A Rakes Progress, Plate 2 by William Hogarth
Hocking River Bridge by Ron Kroutel
Alice Lee, Zanesville, Ohio 1935 by Dr. Harry W. Taylor
Cliffs of Singing Pine Trees by Jianmin Dou
Winter Landscape by Daniel Van Heil
Dickensware II Vase with Colonist Scene, Weller Pottery (Official Title Forthcoming) (Moyer)
Dickensware I Vase with an Image of a Witch Riding a Broom, Weller Pottery
Woman in Antique Costume Holding Hawk by Alfred Francois Gues
Seated Buddha on Lotus Throne by Unknown Artist
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham by Peter Paul Rubens
Friday, August 28, 2020, 10:00 am—12:00 pm, Zoom
Meeting Topic: Rare Finds: The Latta Collection
Agenda
ZMA Exhibition Link, with select exhibition images
Exhibition Checklist, the list is in the order of exhibition
Didactic Panel
Object Labels, in order of exhibition
Docent Presentations
Weller Pottery Co. - Janet, Alta, and Michael
Roseville Pottery Co. - Bonnie and Karen
Rookwood Pottery Co. - Peggy and Sally
Additional Online Resources
Weller
Wisconsin Pottery Association Manufacturers Pages
Weller Pottery History, Marks, Patterns, and Artists
Weller Pottery - Antiques with Gary Stover
Roseville
Roseville Pottery - Antiques with Gary Stover
Brief , 1 or 2 minute videos from PBS, Antiques Road Show Videos
Weller Pottery Dickensware II Vase, ca. 1900 (The museum will be featuring several new Dickensware II pieces)
Weller Sicard Vase, ca. 1903 (There is a gorgeous and rare example of Weller Sicardo on view from the Latta collection)
Roseville Pottery Sign, ca. 1940 (General introduction of Roseville)
Roseville Vase, ca. 1925 (Interesting discussion of experimental and trial pieces. The Latta collection has several rare works by Zanesville and Cincinnati manufacturers.)
Friday, August 14, 2020, 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Meeting Topic: Modern Morality | The Prints of William Hogarth
Modern Morality | The Prints of William Hogarth
Exhibition Images for Docent Presentations:
Print 1 The Heir (Laine Snyder)
Print 2 The Levée (Janet Debray)
Print 3 The Orgy (Alta Sims)
Print 4 The Arrest (Karen Baker)
Print 5 The Marriage (Bonnie Sulens)
Print 6 The Gaming House
Print 7 The Prison
Print 8 The Asylum (Peggy Gilchrist)
Other Resources:
The Site for Research on William Hogarth
An Introduction to Georgian Englad
A Rake's Progress By William Hogarth - Seven Ages of Britain - S1 Ep5 Highlight - BBC One
A Rake’s Progress Story and Theme
Hogarth, A Rake's Progress: Sex, Booze and 18th-Century Britain
William Hogarth, Marriage A-la-Mode (including Tête à Tête)
Friday, June 26, 2020, 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Meeting Topic: The Docent Program
Agenda
Book Commercial Ideas (This is a word document, when you click on the link it will download to your computer’s download file. This method allows you to click on the book’s linked page)
Book Commercials:
Karen: Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
Bonnie: A Lifetime of Secrets by Frank Warren
The Secret Lives of Great Artists by Elizabeth Lunday
Janet: Anecdotes of William Hogarth
Peggy: Chasing Vermeer series
Friday, June 12, 2020, 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Meeting Topic: What is Contemporary Art online course weeks 5 and 6 discussion
Agenda
Book Commercial Ideas (This is a word document, when you click on the link it will download to your computer’s download file. This method allows you to click on the book’s linked page)
Book Commercials:
Diane: King of the Confessors by Thomas Hoving
Misty: Tate Modern Artists: William Kentridge by Kate McCrickard
Here is a video of Kentridge’s work for context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1oK5LMJ3zY
Homework:
Please review the What to Expect and Reserved Timed Entry pages and offer feedback. Is it clear? Are there other questions that need to be included? Is the Timed Entry reservations easy to understand? (Please register for a time to see the whole process) Email Laine feedback at laine@zanesvilleart.org.
Book Commercials for June 26 meeting: Karen, Bonnie, and Janet
Friday, May 29, 2020, 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Meeting Topic: What is Contemporary Art online course weeks 3 and 4 discussion
Agenda
Book Commercial Ideas (This is a word document, when you click on the link it will download to your computer’s download file. This method allows you to click on the book’s linked page)
Book Commercials:
Sally: How Georgia Became O'Keeffe: Lessons on the Art of Living
Barbara: The Muralist
Alta: Art Lover’s Mysteries
Michael: Karen LaMonte Floating World
Homework: “What is Contemporary Art?” Weeks 5 & 6
Book Commercials for June 12 meeting: Bonnie, Diane, and Misty
Thursday, May 21, 2020, 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM (Rescheduled from Friday, May 15, 2020)
Meeting Topic: What is Contemporary Art online course weeks 1 and 2 discussion
Agenda
Book Commercials:
Sally: The Ragmud Collection by Aminah Robinson
Peggy: Dorothea Lange by Mark Durden
Homework: “What is Contemporary Art?” Weeks 3 & 4
Book Commercials for May 29 meeting: Alta, Barbara, and Sally
Other Resources:
Here is an article that gives a brief history of Contemporary Art and the art movements involved.
Info on the Jackson Pollock Documentary: Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?
Friday, May 1, 2020, 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Meeting Topic: Book Commercials and Minute with a Masterpiece
Book Commercials:
Janet shared: Broad Strokes
Bonnie shared: The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh (This is not the exact book Bonnie shared, but it is a book of his letters.)
Karen shared: The Passion of Artemisia
Book Commercials for May 15: Sally, Peggy, and Laine
Homework:
Complete week 1 and week 2 of MOMA Free online course What is Contemporary Art?
Minute with a Masterpiece:
We want to focus on The Arts of Ohio Galleries first in conjunction with the Exploring Ohio History through Art curriculum.
We will provide a list of Arts of Ohio Galleries works on display soon.
We will also be providing clearer guidelines for content and how to capture audio soon.
Other Resources
**CANCELLED**
Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 9:00AM
Field Trips: The Works in Newark & The Stone Academy in Zanesville
We will be enjoying docent tours at each museum
The cost is free
For carpools, Misty’s car has 5 spots and Laine’s car has 3 spots.
Sign up for a carpool spot here:
Laine’s Car:
Janet Debray
Michael Sims
Alta Sims
Misty’s Car:
Sally Goins
Barbara Hill
Diane Deitrick
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More details will be posted as the tours are scheduled.
Friday, March 13, 2020, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Meeting Topic: Cohort 1, Docent Tours with Michael, Alta, and Barbara
Friday, February 21, 2020, 12:00 PM- 2:00 PM
Meeting Topic: Cohort 1 Docent Tours with Peggy, Bonnie, and Karen
Tour Evaluation and Discussion Handouts
Please feel free to bring a lunch. ZMA can provide beverages.
Cohort 1 Tours from 2.21.20
I apologize for the camera work, didn’t realize it would mess it up if I switched orientations. Sorry for the sideways sections. -Misty
Friday, February 7, 2020, 9 AM
Please remember to turn in your answers to the Questions to Consider section of the January 17 Agenda at this meeting
Here is an interesting article about Corita Kent, a Nun-Turned-Artist—A Chick with Balls making art in the 1960s
Information Session: Tour Techniques: Wrapping it All Up! Powerpoint .pdf
American Art Pottery Galley-Review Installation Changes
ZMA Docent Pocket Checklist, Tips for your Docent Tour
Friday, January 31, 2020, 10 AM
Agenda-Artist Judy Takács is coming to talk!
Chicks with Balls: Judy Takács Paints Unsung Female Heroes (Please print out and bring to the meeting if you would like hard copies.)
Friday, January 17, 2020, 10 AM
Agenda
EOHTA Training Session Slides
Exploring Ohio’s History through Art Teacher Resource Kit
Exploring Ohio’s History through Art Student Activity Guide
Digital Resources This is the page provided to the teachers to access digital resources. There are some helpful videos on glass making and pottery making if you are planning to lead one of the hands-on activities during the economics field trips. Scroll down to the “additional resources” section.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2019, 10 AM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019, 12 PM
Docent Symposium Presentation Handout
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
National Docent Symposium Council website: Full PowerPoint and break-out session resources will be posted on their website soon.