Video and sound Mock up

Link to video... on Youtube as had issues posting on blog

To do -

Reiss- Promotion from museum to schools

Tess- Make worksheets

Tiff- Funding proposal, Arts council forms

Ryan- Start video and sound

Jem- ?

Artist Proposal-

(In response to Curatorial Brief)

After visiting the allocated space to exhibit it, I have come to the conclusion that a film project about World War II, specifically Local would be very effective and make maximum use of the space as it could cover the whole Foyer without being obstructive to the general public.

The crack in the Foyer floor, being as it was provoked during World War II bombings, would be an excellent artefact to incorporate in to the piece. The projection will be both educational and artistic informing the viewers of the devastating results of the war and possibly the regeneration of Plymouth.

The piece will be accompanied by a selected piece of music to create a dramatic overall theme, having fast, slow, loud and quiet parts to create a lot of tense in the piece. Overall the piece will be aimed at a huge age ranges, however it will be designed to fit in with the Key Stage 2 History Curriculum.

Curatorial Brief

Exhibition opportunities at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery

Due to demand there is current opportunity available to exhibit at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery. The proposed space for the exhibition is in the foyer area, in the ground floor space, the idea is that it uses the walkway area of the museum instead of the typical gallery room areas.

The space would be best suited to an installation, a 3D piece, or film projection. The idea of the exhibition is for it to explore the impact of World War 2 on Plymouth, however with the integration of the history of the museum in some way, perhaps its architecture and context in history. The educational potential within the exhibit must be considered, as well as the potential for interaction with viewers – this will be central as it will be in the main foyer area.

There are many possibilities and exciting opportunities within this proposed exhibition, research will be needed and visits to the Museum are much encouraged and will be invaluable when proposing work for the specific space.

http://www.artmonthly.co.uk/magazine/site/advertise/

shows how curators/galleries advertise for artists etc in the professional world!

Letter to Tess

Equipment

Auditorium/Specialist venue projector : 6000 lumens, XGA resolution

Ideal for venues where audience size is excess of 150 people or where there are very high levels of ambient light. This projector is immensly bright at 6000 lumens and features motorised zoom, focus and horizontal/vertical lens shift for quick and easy set up. It also has the added benefit of optional interchangeable lenses providing installation flexibilty.

Lenses available :

Fixed short throw lens (0.8:1)

Standard motorised lens ( 1.7-2.89:1)

semi long throw lens (2.89-4.6:1)

First day £245 (equipped with either fixed short throw, standard or semi long throw lens)
Each additional day £80
Weekly £440

200watt Loudspeaker with tripod stand

Powerful yet compact 200watt self powered loudspeaker. Quick and easy to set up, the unit can be tucked away under a table or attached to the supplied tripod stand. Ideal for use at weddings or conferences

First day £98 per speaker and stand
Each additional day £20
Weekly £80

writing an artists statement link

Ryan, thought you might find this useful, it has lots of info on writing an artists statement :)

http://www.squidoo.com/artist-statement

Architecture of Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery

Research...

• Designed by Messrs Thornly and Rooke of Plymouth
• Cost £13,313 for the building of the museum
• Opened on October 25th 1910
• The style of Architecture is called Edwardian Baroque.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Port_of_Liverpool_Building_Dome.jpg

• This was the style of many buildings built in the British Empire during the Edwardian era (1901-1910)
• the features of this architecture were drawn from two main sources.. the architecture of France in the 18th century, and that of Sir Christopher Wren in England in the 17th century

• 
http://plymouthbas7.org/2011/03/plymouth-city-museum-and-art-gallery/

• Typical features of this architectures include, extensive rustication, usually heavier at ground level, exaggerated arched openings, columns with 'engaged' blocks and attention to detail around ceilings and windows. (All of which can be seen obviously in the Plymouth museum and Art gallery!)
• This period of architectural history is considered a 'retrospective' one, since it is contemporary with Art nouveau... (Artists of Art Nouveau - Gustav Klimt, Antony Gaudi, Egon Schiele and Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec.)

Tiff= Blitz in Plymouth

• On the evening of 22nd of April 1941 during an attack on the central area, the communal air raid shelter took a direct hit killing 72 people.
• During the Blitz 2 main shoipping centers and nearly ever civic building were destroyed, along with 26schools and 8 cinema's, 41 churches, 3754 houses destroyed, 18,398 seriously damaged.
• 1st bomb fell on saturday 6th July 1940 at Swilly killed 3 people
• Early 1941 live raids reduced much of the city to rubble.
• Last attack 30th April 1944.
• 59 bomb attacks - 1172 killed, 4448 injured.
• Royal dockyards were the main target at HMNB Devon Port.
• March 1941 St Andrews Church was bombed and badly damaged.
  

to do for next week!

Jem= (manager)... write a proposal to the Curator (Tess) about how public interests have been lacking in Edgar Schmite's work, would like a new exhibit.

Tess= (Curator)... Brief, outlining the proposed exhibition.... what the exhibition is aiming to do, What it is about.

Ryan= (Artist)... Artist proposal in response to Curators(Tess) brief, what exhibit he would bring etc.

Reiss= (Writer)... Review of Edgar Schmitz for paper and a call for artists.

Tiff= (Administrator)... funding paperwork, funding from arts council.

History key stage 2 (curriculum)-

Victorian Britain or Britain since 1930

11. Teachers can choose between a study of Victorian Britain or Britain since 1930.

Victorian Britain

1. A study of the impact of significant individuals, events and changes in work and transport on the lives of men, women and children from different sections of society.

*Britain since 1930

2. A study of the impact of the Second World War or social and technological changes that have taken place since 1930, on the lives of men, women and children from different sections of society.

*Here is a part of a Key Stage 2 curriculum for history. I have extracted this part as it covers World War 2 which is what we are hoping to cover in our gallery space. Fortunately the guidelines are very broad giving us a lot of leeway with our ideas.

*Local history study

7. A study investigating how an aspect in the local area has changed over a long period of time, or how the locality was affected by a significant national or local event or development or by the work of a significant individual.

*This is an ideal part of the history curriculum for our project as the focus of our exhibition is to show how the local area of Plymouth was effected by World War 2.

information from -

http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/key-stages-1-and-2/subjects/history/keystage2/index.aspx

Potential Spaces to use in Plymouth Museum-