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Sauzade, Alena

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San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks All Assignment Prompts Pandemic Pandemonium Spring 2021 Pandemic Pandemonium Alena Sauzade San Jose State University, alena.sauzade@sjsu.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/pandemic-pandemonium-prompts  Part of the Museum Studies Commons, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons Recommended Citation Sauzade, Alena. "Pandemic Pandemonium." Pandemic Pandemonium, 2021. doi:10.31979/PP.2021.015. This Assignment is brought to you for free and open access by the Pandemic Pandemonium at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Assignment Prompts by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@sjsu.edu. Pandemic Pandemonium - Spring 2021Student Winner based on AssignmentFaculty Name: Alena SauzadeDepartment: Art and Art HistoryEmail: alena.sauzade@sjsu.eduSemester taught assignment: Fall 2020Course Title: Museum and Gallery TechniquesAssignment Title:Creative Commons license: CC BY-NCArt 174/ ARH 174 Museum and Gallery OperationsAssignment # 2: Pandemic PandemoniumOption 1: Curate an art exhibition for “ Pandemic Pandemonium,” a college wide initiative toaddress the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on culture and cultural practitioners.For the curated exhibition, you will submit• A digital album (flicker, Google slides, Artsteps or Kunstmatrix, Adobe Spark) ofat least 15 works• Wall labels (one per artwork) and a 500 word minimum exhibition brochure.Option 2: Create a work of art (at least 1, could be more) for “ Pandemic Pandemonium,” acollege wide initiative to address the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on culture and culturalpractitioners.For the artwork, you will submit• A digital album of art work documentation• A 500-700 word artist statementPossible Questions to Consider:1. How have artists and curators tried to visually represent the extent of the pandemic? (The humanlosses as well as the social and economic effects?) How would you represent, or curate therepresentation of the pandemic and its effects?2. How can art aid our emotional and psychological resilience during the pandemic?3. What are some ways in which artists and institutions have tried to commemorate the deceased ofCovid 19 and/or show the enormity of the losses caused by the pandemic? To what extent can apandemic be visualized and memorialized publically?Option 3: Write an essay describing the effects of Covid-19 on two local (South Bay Area)and/or national arts institutions. You will need to research each organization to understandtheir mission and goals and exhibitions and programming prior to and during the pandemic. Itis advised that you reach out to the institution for an interview and personal reflections. Pleasespeak to the instructor if you need help with this.For the essay, you will submit:• 2 pages of notes on the institutions• 1000-1500 word essay, Times New Roman, 12pt type, double spaced• MLA or Chicago citations• Focus on at least 2 arts institutionsPossible Questions to Explore:1. What challenges have cultural institutions (including, but not limited to the San Jose Museum of Art,Chopsticks Alley Art, and Local Color) faced as a result of Covid 19 and the subsequent shelter inplace and social distancing measures?2. How have institutions changed their exhibitions and programming as a result of the pandemic andthe subsequent shelter in place and social distancing measures? In what ways have they beensuccessful? What aspects of their approach do you think need improvement?3. In your opinion, what will it take to make our cultural institutions resilient? What changes shouldcultural institutions make in their structures, programming and approach to their communities in light ofthe Covid 19 pandemic and racial justice protests?

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