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Communications & Marketing Assistant 2024/2025: Sarena Gibson

Monday, June 3, 2024
Click here to learn more about Sarena Gibson and the work she will do as the Stanley Museum of Art's Communications & Marketing Assistant this upcoming academic year.
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Museum Studies Education Intern Summer 2024: Bella Epstein

Monday, June 3, 2024
Click here to learn more about Bella Epstein and the work she will do as an intern within the Learning & Engagement department at the Stanley Museum of Art during the Summer 2024 term.
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Campus Engagement Coordinator 2024/2025: Annelies Knight

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Click here to learn more about Annelies Knight and the work she will do as the Campus Engagement Coordinator at the Stanley Museum of Art beginning summer 2024 and lasting through academic year 2024/ 25.
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Reflections on the Course Curating the Arts of Africa in America

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Amelia Goldsby, a PhD student in the University of Iowa's Art History program, reflects on her experience taking the class MUSM:4081 during the Spring 2024 semester. This class was taught through a synchronous learning hybrid platform with students at Indiana University, and engaged with African art collections at both the Stanley Museum of Art (University of Iowa) and the Eskenazi Museum of Art (Indiana University).
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A Reflection on MUSM:4081 Curating the Arts of Africa in America

Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Monica Vree, a PhD student in the University of Iowa's Art History program, reflects on her experience taking the class MUSM:4081 during the Spring 2024 semester. This class was taught through a synchronous learning hybrid platform with students at Indiana University, and engaged with African art collections at both the Stanley Museum of Art (University of Iowa) and the Eskenazi Museum of Art (Indiana University).
Two students stand in the galleries at the Stanley Museum of Art, posing next to a 6-foot-tall fiberglass Herky statue, that is painted to match a painting in the background of the photo--Marsden Hartley's "E."

Herky on Parade 3: Stanley student employees unveil "Herk-E"

Monday, May 13, 2024
Six of the Stanley Museum of Art's student employees worked on designing and painting a Herky statue on behalf of the Stanley, drawing inspiration from the museum’s collection. Click here to read more about "Herk-E," the work that inspired the students, and their experience working on this project.
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A Reflection from Gallery Host Jack Sorenson

Monday, May 13, 2024
Click here to learn more about Jack Sorenson and his reflection on being a Gallery Host as he approaches graduation.
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A Reflection from Gallery Host Georgia Corbin

Friday, May 10, 2024
Click here to learn more about Georgia Corbin and her reflection on being a Gallery Host as she approaches graduation.
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Reflections on Art and Rising Water: My Time at ARLiS 2024

Thursday, May 9, 2024
Melanie Landsittel, Graduate Assistant for Learning & Engagement, traveled to the 2024 Art Libraries of North America Conference back in April. Read this blog post to hear about her experience and what she learned.