Gallery Blog #9 Documenting Work

• Recorded blurb footage - 2hrs - 3-31-17
• Gave suggestions to the gallery - 30 mins - 3-31-17
• Edited together blurb footage - 1hr - 3-31-17
• Recorded Reception for Facebook Blurb - 1 hr - 4-20-17
• Record award ceremony - 45 mins - 4-20-17
• Posted blurb on Facebook - 15 mins - 4-5-17
• Editing footage together - 2hr - 4-22-17
• Put up flyers: - 30 mins
• 2905 - 4-7-17
• Billings Clinic - 4-19-17
• 1st and 3rd floor break rooms of the cancer center
• Financial support service break room 
• Quality Insurance break room
• Patient Account break room

1. What was the biggest challenge in completing your task?
My biggest challenge for my tasks were working with my group because we didn't corresponding times with each other to always get things done so a lot of the time we had to work alone, which was alright with me.

2. What did you learn from this challenge?
I work best alone and my best work is done with technology. I really like making videos and the prospect of doing them for a job sounds really great. I also have a great natural understanding of computer programs, so editing videos comes naturally to me. I also wanted to experiment with doing time lapses for work phases to create interest for the event.

3. What would you do differently if involved in the juried student exhibition in the future. This is an opportunity for self-reflection rather than other-directed criticism.
I would like to create a live feed camera installed in the gallery for people who cant get to the gallery so they can feel more involved. Also maybe a live feed during the award show so people online can view and comment alone with the live audience. This would also create more interest in the gallery and create a following of viewers that are online specific. As well as out of state viewers that may want to see others works but can physically come into the gallery.

Gallery Blog #8 Toucan Gallery

Functional considerations:

• Has traffic flow been planned for in the gallery space?

Pretty well thought out so that people can functionally walk through the gallery and see everything

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• How has the space been designed to serve multiple purposes (frame shop; openings; boutique, etc.)? Do you see any potential problems with traffic flow or the exhibition of artworks? If so, what are they?

The frame shop has been placed at the back of the gallery, while they teacher lessons downstairs and the gallery exhibits its art in the front which is put out so that there is art on all the walls and in the center of the floor but still enough room for a large number of people to flow in and out of the gallery nicely.

Formal considerations:

• Describe the typographic aesthetics: evaluate its effectiveness. How do the choices of fonts, etc. on the signs and signage complement or detract from the artwork?

There wasn't really any signs the only signs that were on the artworks where price tags and they were small and subtle enough as to not be distracting but big enough so that if you wanted to buy the piece you could easily locate the price.

• Is there visual unity of elements/components within the displays in the gallery space and within the window displays? Explain why or why not?
  Is there a clear information hierarchy throughout? If so, how is this achieved?

Visual unity in a window display is a  question difficult question for me because window displays usually need to be enticing to typical, everyday viewers on the street walking by. so on that type of rating scale of unity then, yeas I thought the window display was very successful. it didn't look like a normal gallery in fact I almost walked right past it. it looked more like an antique window display which is found more drawing. 

• Does the gallery seem to have a visual style? If so, describe it. Is it appropriate to the type of gallery this is? Why or why not?

Yes and even the owner sort of stated that they try to stick to a type of art that they know will sell in Billings, MT. which honestly makes sense but is kind of a let down because a lot of us don't just make typical everyday Montana stuff that most people here would like.

Conceptual considerations:

• Describe the overall message of the gallery (as you understand it) in one sentence. You may wish to refer to the gallery website.

The gallery is trying to be outside of the box which is working for Montana but not typically everywhere else.

• Does the organization of the work in the gallery have a linear sequence (a beginning and ending point), or is it a fluid sequence (the visitor can start at any point in the exhibit and move to any other point?)?

Its more of a fluid sequence, which I prefer, manly because I get sidetracked easily if I see something interesting out of the corner of my eye while looking at something.

• Is the type of sequence effective? If not, how would you improve it?

I think its very effective for a commercial gallery where the galleries main motive is to sell artwork and not to show an artists collective pieces.

Visitor observations:

• What do you believe would be the most and least popular aspects of this gallery space for visitors under the age of 25?

I think commercial galleries would actually be very popular with a audience under the age of 25 because it recreates the feeling of shopping but just more so for art rather than for clothing or for technology or whatever it is teens shop for now and days. I think the least popular aspect might be the frame shop only because it can be intimidating for those who have not made very professional pieces of art work.

• What are the most and least popular aspects of this gallery for visitors over the age of 25?

Same as before but just backwards I find that as a person gets older that framing aspect gets less intimidating an more thrilling and it becomes the shopping that becomes more or less unpopular.

• Can visitors share their experiences of the art with others, or are they designed to be individual artistic experiences? Explain.

I think in a commercial gallery if is very easy to share experiences with others because a commercial gallery is nowhere near like a formal gallery where the setting feels crowded, overwhelming, and typically chaotic

• If you could change one thing in this gallery space, what would it be? Why?

I would add more photography, while the Toucan gallery display many different mediums of art it was very very difficult to find any photography and that might just be coming from the fact that I am a photographer myself but I also like to see it in galleries, knowing that it is doing well as a medium of art.

Gallery Blog #7 Letter of Agreement and Contract

Artist Letter

1500 University Drive

Billings, MT 59101-0245

Northcutt Steele Gallery

Leanne Gilbertson, Gallery Director

Liberal Arts Building Rm. #100

406-657-2903

Leanne.Gilbertson@MSUBillings.edu

Dear Deborah:

Thank you for agreeing to exhibition your work at the Northcutt Steele Gallery.

Below is the agreement for your visit. Also included is a contract for your agreement. Please read these over carefully and contact me should you have any questions or concerns.

If all is on order, please sign and date these and return them to me no later than May 1, 2017.

Thank you,

Leanne

Artist Agreement

·           Artist Name:               Deborah Bright                   

           

·      Address:                    631 North Hancock Ave

Washington, WA  80903

   

·      Phone:                       401-345-6734

·      E-mail:                       dbrightnyc@gmail.com

·      Delivery Dates:         August 25, 2017

to be received by gallery no later than

·      Return Dates:           October 26, 2017

to be returned to the artist no later than

·      Exhibition Dates:     September 6, 2017–October 19, 2013

·       Insurance: Work exhibited at the Northcutt Steele Gallery will be insured for the wholesale value against theft, loss, or damage incurred while on the Montana State University Billings campus. This does not include damage due to faulty craftsmanship or damage incurred before receipt of artworks. Montana State University Billings is responsible for damage incurred during return shipping if an insured bonded carrier such as UPS, Fed Ex or a professional art handler ships the work.

·    Inventory: The gallery must receive a signed insurance/inventory list detailing title, description (size, media), date and value of the work to be exhibited, prior to the artist shipping of the artwork.

·       Shipping: The artist will provide shipping of the work to the gallery and artist will make arrangements for return of work as mutually agreed upon.

·       Sales: A twenty-five percent (25%) commission fee will be retained from all works sold during the exhibition.

·       Compensation:

1.     The artist will be paid an honorarium of $500 for two class presentations and a public conversation with an artist reception immediately following on September 7, 2017.

2.     The artist will receive a consulting fee of $250 for her work over the course of three days in individual student critiques and for de-installing and packing his artwork.

3.     The artist shall perform these services and the University shall not pay any assistants or substitutes to the artist in their performance under this agreement.

4.     The payment for these services shall be made within 30 days of completion of services, and upon artist’s submission of W-9 if a US taxpayer.

·       Lodging: Montana State University Billings Northcutt Steele Gallery shall book and pay for three nights (9/6, 9/7, 9/8) lodging in a hotel of our choice. 

·       Meals: The artist will not be provided with meals during the visit.

·       Artist’s work may be photographed during the exhibit for publicity purposes.

ARTIST

Signature: _______Deborah Bright________________

Name: _____Deborah Bright________

Title:  That is All Solid

Date: 4/5/17

Montana State University Billings

Signature: Leanne Gilbertson

Name: Leanne Gilbertson

Title: Northcutt Steele Gallery Director

Date: 4/5/17

Gallery Blog #6 Press Release

Montana State University Billings Outer Gallery presents

Perfect Imperfections


April 17, 2017 – May 5, 2017

Reception April 20^th, 5–7pm, 1^st Floor of Liberal Arts Building, MSUB Campus

Featuring a display of art that confronts body insecurities and challenges the viewer to face their own vulnerabilities and accept who they are. Perfect Imperfections is created with the intent to help each person realize that they are not alone in the world when it come to feeling imperfect and that each person eventually needs to write that imperfection down and throw it away so it no longer hinders the viewers life. Artist Stephanie Slavin will be addressing her own imperfections and more in this display.

There will be a catered artist reception from 5–7pm on April 20th in the Montana State University Billings Outer Gallery located on the first floor of the Liberal Arts Building.

Gallery hours are 8am–4pm, Monday through Friday. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Gallery Blog #5 Exhibition Call

Step 1:
Review each of these sites and take careful notes about the structure of the calls. Print out the calls and highlight significant information.

http://maep.mnartists.org

http://box13artspace.com/proposals/

http://www.akimbo.ca/submissions/?id=18558

Step 2:
What information is found in each of these calls?
Each of the calls tells what they require from artists to be accepted, very specific sizes, titles, length of bio and formats as well as the amounts of visual entries.

What information is found in each of these calls?
akimbo asks for a proposal which requires a CV, visual representations, and a link to the artists website. Whereas the other two ask for resumes, artist statements, a proposal, and digital samples of the artists work.

Consider the design choices in each call. Name one positive aspect of each of the call’s organization of information and one negative aspect. How does the design relate to/reflect the content of the call?
akimbo: I don't like that akimbo can be slightly difficult to navigate however I like that it offers the availability to look up other exhibitions and call for submissions.

Box 13: I don't like that you have to email your proposal to a specific email. I like however that it is an artist run exhibit.

Minnesota Artists: I don't like that you have to create an account to submit a proposal. I like however that the gallery offers sketched up images of the gallery space.

Step 3:
Devise a template for a call for Northcutt Steele Gallery exhibitions (fall 2017) at Northcutt Steele Gallery. Focus on the structural elements of the call. Do your best by emulating the other calls you have reviewed and we will discuss in person what we might want to keep and eliminate.

Northcutt Steele Gallery

Call for Art 2017

• Deadline for entries: February 17th, 2017 - March 17th, 2017 at Midnight (MTS)

• Notification: March 24th, 2017

• Delivery Date: 31st. 2017 from 9am - 4pm (MTS)

• Reception: April 20th, 2017 from 5:00 - 7:00pm (MTS

• Pick-Up: May 4th, 2017 from 9am - 4pm (MTS)


Juror: Dean Adams, MSU School of Art Faculty → Here

The MSU Billings Art Department is now accepting submissions for our annual Juried Student Exhibition. This event highlights the artistic talents of MSU Billings students in a juried exhibition at the Northcutt Steele Gallery.

Submission Criteria:

1). Artist Statement in a PDF file (500 words or less)
2). CV should be submitted in a PDF
       - No more than 2 pages
3). No more than 10 digital images in .jpg format
      -Images should be named: lastname_firstname_title_medium_date.jpg
      -Images should not be larger than 1MB 

      -One submission can have multiple photos

            -Can be a series of photos

            -Or images of the same object from different perspectives
      -Videos cannot be longer than 5 minutes
4). Corresponding list of submitted images in a PDF
5). Pieces must be presentation ready by delivery date
     - Sculpture pieces cannot be bigger than 7' by 7' and no heavier than 75 lbs
6). Submission can be submitted through here

Questions or Concerns? 

Contact Exhibition Director Dr. Leanne Gilbertson

Phone: (406) 657-2903 

Email: Leanne.Gilbertson@msubillings.edu 

Address: Liberal Arts Building, 1st Floor

1500 University Drive

Billings, MT 59101

Gallery Blog #4 Gallery Label Update

Artist: Stephanie Slavin

Title: They Leave Their Marks

Date: 2016

Medium: Photography

Dimensions: 24" x 36"

“The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.” – Unknown

The photograph, They Leave Their Marks, conveys the pain and memory of verbal bullying. You can’t always see the hurtful words people use, like a bruise or a broken bone but they exist long past the point they were used. Eventually words can become a label that becomes associated with a person, something that makes people begin to see the label rather than the person. So the question becomes how do you heal from this verbal wound and how do you escape the label?

Gallery Post #3 Gallery Label

Artist name: Stephanie Slavin

Title: They Leave Their Marks

Date: 2016

Medium: Photography

Dimensions: 24" x 36"

Humans can be very cruel to one another; getting satisfaction out of making somebody else's life miserable and taking their mind off their own personal issues. Over time this cruelty sticks to a person and follows them throughout life like a haunting shadow. Words are some of the worst ways humans can be cruel, using them to mock and humiliate each other. Over time a person has to confront this pain of being mocked and learns to let got and embrace their pain.