Virtual Exhibitions | Module 5
Technical Workshop 2: Web-Based, Curatorial Approaches to Creating Virtual Exhibitions for Museums
August 19, 2021 | 11:00am PT, 2:00pm ET
Intermediate Level
Presenter: Adriel Luis, Curator of Digital and Emerging Practice, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Washington, DC
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Description: Learn how you can start creating virtual exhibitions for museums. The second technical session in Module 5 will investigate the connective and distinguishing elements between curating an online exhibition and designing a website. When must a digital curator wear the hat of a web developer? Join this workshop to learn strategies for ensuring online curatorial practice is not lost in a myriad of technical issues. Experience demonstrations on WordPress and Squarespace, and learn about costs and benefits of using other content management systems (CMS) for online exhibitions.
Adriel Luis
Curator of Digital and Emerging Practice
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Washington, DC
Adriel Luis is a community organizer, artist, writer, and curator who believes that collective liberation can happen in poetic ways. His life’s work is focused on the mutual thriving of artistic integrity and social vigilance. He is a part of the iLL-Literacy arts collective, which creates music and media to strengthen Black and Asian coalitions, and is creative director of Bombshelltoe, a collaborative of artists and leaders from frontline communities responding to nuclear histories. Adriel is the Curator of Digital and Emerging Practice at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, where he advocates for equitable practices in museums and institutions. His ancestors are rooted in Toisan, China, and migrated through Hong Kong, Mexico, and the United States. Adriel was born on Ohlone land.
Sessions and Workshops in Module 5: Creating Virtual Exhibitions for Museums
INTRO SESSION
Beginner Level: Join this introductory session to hear from museum staff who successfully created online exhibitions. Get inspired by the curatorial possibilities of limitless virtual space and access!
Presenters: Meg Salocks, Director of Marketing and Engagement, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, and Matt Farah, Associate Curator / Exhibitions Coordinator, The Historic New Orleans Collection
TEch Workshop 1
Strategies, Project Workflow and Efficient Design
Beginner Level: Join this technical session to better understand the methodological framework required to create a virtual exhibition as well as the philosophical challenges involved.
Presenter: Dr. Rene G. Cepeda, independent art historian and curator, Puebla, PU, Mexico
TEch Workshop 2
Web-Based Curatorial Approaches
Intermediate Level: Join this workshop to learn strategies for ensuring online curatorial practice is not lost in a myriad of technical issues. Experience demonstrations on WordPress and Squarespace, and learn about costs and benefits of using other content management systems (CMS) for online exhibitions.
Presenter: Adriel Luis, Curator of Digital and Emerging Practice, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Washington, DC
Tech Workshop 3
Exhibition Design in Virtual Environments
Advanced Level: Dr. Nettrice Gaskins will bring the perspectives of both the digital artist and digital curator to look at exhibition design in virtual environments. What are some design constraints when exhibiting two-dimensional works in three-dimensional virtual spaces?
Presenter: Dr. Nettrice R. Gaskins, Digital Artist, Academic, and Cultural Critic, Boston, MA