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Cab Calloway students learn curatorial skills at UD
5:41 p.m., Nov. 3, 2006--Sixty students from the Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington are organizing an exhibition of their original art, thanks to inspiration and curatorial skills learned through an outreach program based on “Visionary Anatomies,” a traveling exhibition at the University of Delaware that runs through Dec. 10. The students, who recently visited the exhibition at UD, attended a master class at the school on Monday, Oct. 30, given by Janet Broske, assistant professor of museum studies and curator of University Museums, to learn the fine details of planning, managing and promoting an exhibition. “It's priceless for them,” Broske said of the students' visits to UD, the curatorial lessons and the master class. “Not only are they learning to develop themselves artistically, but they are learning about the possibilities of future careers, ways to market their work and even how to handle their work. We want to show them the appropriate ways to take care of their work, to display their work and to market their work. That professional-vocational connection is very, very useful and it's something they can't get in the classroom.” The students' art was inspired by the exhibition, which showcases contemporary works in which the artists were inspired by images of human anatomy to express aesthetic, social and cultural ideas. The formal title of the exhibition at the school, which will end with a reception on Friday, Dec. 1, has not been determined, but the two working titles are “Dissecting Vision” and “Anatomically Direct.”
“These students are so excited that they can barely sit still,” Broske said. “Their teacher, Richard Hanel, says that they are psyched. They are understanding that they are being treated like museum professionals, and they are responding to that responsibility with a great deal of maturity and a great deal of excitement.” UD's outreach initiative was the brainchild of Janis Tomlinson, professor of art history, director of University Museums and acting director of museum studies. “It is also our goal to make them realize that the University is not an intimidating monolith,” Broske, who served on the advisory board for the school and has organized fundraising art auctions at Cab Calloway for about five years, said. Article by Martin Mbugua
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