Artscene ArtScene Fall 2018 | Page 9

8–9 8–9 Current Current and and Upcoming Upcoming Exhibitions Exhibitions New Work New Work from a a from Visiting Artist Visiting Artist I look forward to to meeting you at at the the Chazen soon. I look forward meeting you Chazen soon. Amy Gilman, Director Amy Gilman, Director Chazen Museum of of Art Art Chazen Museum 10–11 10–11 Meet New Meet New Staff Members Staff Members in the Sun Fun Fun in the Sun Throughout these changes, we we will rely on on your Throughout these changes, will rely your feedback and support as as we we endeavor to to create the the feedback and support endeavor create best possible museum experience for for our our visitors, best possible museum experience visitors, and seek to to epitomize the the Wisconsin Idea. While and seek epitomize Wisconsin Idea. While these may be be lofty goals, if the past year has has taught these may lofty goals, if the past year taught me me anything it is it that there are are no no limits to to what anything is that there limits what we we can can learn and to to the the breadth of of our our reach. learn and breadth reach. 6–7 6–7 The response to to that question has has been a a The response that question been combination of of evaluation, planning, and combination evaluation, planning, and experimentation. We We are are discovering different ways experimentation. discovering different ways to to showcase and interpret our our permanent collection, showcase and interpret permanent collection, as as well as as bring in in new acquisitions and temporary well bring new acquisitions and temporary exhibitions that reflect a broad worldview. We We are are exhibitions that reflect a broad worldview. also focusing on on ways to to reach audiences—both also focusing ways reach audiences—both familiar and new—through increased public familiar and new—through increased public programming. We We are are committed to to presenting programming. committed presenting work of of the the past and the the present, engaging all all our our work past and present, engaging visitors in in new ways of of seeing the the world through visitors new ways seeing world through works of of art. works art. And once bring people museum, want And once we we bring people to to the the museum, we we want them stay! that effort, you will some them to to stay! In In that effort, you will see see some changes visitor experience over next changes to to the the visitor experience over the the next months, especially Chazen’s Mead Witter months, especially in in the the Chazen’s Mead Witter Lobby (hint: it involves coffee, wine, and Lobby (hint: it involves coffee, wine, and comfortable seating). comfortable seating). introduces group unique aspects introduces the the group to to unique aspects of of Wisconsin. During trip, I experienced first-hand Wisconsin. During the the trip, I experienced first-hand what a broad, diverse, and vital impact what a broad, diverse, and vital impact the the university throughout state—from university has has throughout the the state—from the the fourth-generation potato growers Coloma Farms, fourth-generation potato growers at at Coloma Farms, Fox Lake Correctional Institution, to to the the Fox Lake Correctional Institution, to to an an introduction to to native peoples and the the majestic introduction native peoples and majestic environments around Lake Superior. Inspired by by environments around Lake Superior. Inspired the the Wisconsin Idea, I have asked our our staff to to Wisconsin Idea, I have asked staff examine deeply the the work that they do, do, and to to ask ask examine deeply work that they and themselves a critical question: “What can can we we do do to to themselves a critical question: “What become the the largest, most inclusive arts classroom become largest, most inclusive arts classroom on on campus and in in the the community?” campus and community?” friends, 2–5 2–5