Volunteering at Artisphere was what pushed me to pursue exhibition design. The experience was immensely FUN. I gained experience installing and deinstalling four very different gallery shows: THE NEXT WAVE: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INNOVATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, David Amaroso’s Delicate/Violent, Gute Brandao’s Field of Expressive Silence, and Amy Hughes Branden: Demographic & Aaron Hughes: Sampling.
I removed and wrapped artwork, removed wall labels and vinyl signage, patched, sanded, and painted walls, assisted in composing the layout alongside the exhibit curator, Cynthia Connolly, exhibit preparator, and artist. I also removed fragile objects from space, cleaned off museum putty, assisted with the creation of condition reports, removed shelving, spackled, and removed labels.
At the end of my time with the gallery I earned the Volunteer of the month award and was part of the Volunteer team of the Month.