THE NEW EDUCATIONAL SUITE When designing the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s new educational suite, three integral components—discovery, production, and exhibition—were recognized as central to educational programming and reflect current trends in the museum and art education fields today. As a result, two spaces, the Interactive Discovery Gallery (IDG) and the Studio, were incorporated to meet the demands and needs of visitors and exhibition programming. The Interactive Discovery Gallery The Interactive Discovery Gallery will be a 900-square-foot gallery located on the museum’s renovated first floor. The purpose of the IDG is to support concepts and themes illustrated in the other museum galleries. Exhibitions in this gallery will provide interactive experiences for visitors to help demystify the

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process of looking at and learning about art. Exhibitions will target families and will be accessible to visitors of all ages. While visiting the IDG, visitors may · engage in hands-on activities that provide an introduction to looking at art · learn about the diversity of art and culture found in our community · review CD-ROMs, books, and videos related to exhibition themes · explore tools, techniques, mediums, and processes of different artistic disciplines. The education staff hopes that visitors will gain skills and learn concepts that are necessary to understand the historical, cultural, and geographical factors that affect art and artists. The museum has selected Beth Redmond-Jones, president of nationally recognized exhibition development firm Redmond-Jones Associates, to serve as project developer for the inaugural exhibition. Ms. Redmond-Jones has developed exhibitions for the Holocaust Museum and is the recipient of the American Association of Museums Exhibition Design Award for Excellence. Preliminary research and evaluation for the IDG, including Beth Redmond-Jones’ initial consultations, are made possible by the Museum Loan Network – a national collection-sharing program funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts, and administered by MIT’s Office of the Arts. The Studio Many art museums today are responding to the need for studio and production space to enhance exhibition programs. In order for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art to meet the needs of K-12 students, university students, and general visitors, it is imperative that the museum have a dedicated multi-purpose studio space. Since many of the art museum’s tours are designed with postproduction activities, the Studio will allow for visitors of all ages to create and to respond to exhibitions through art activities. The Studio, located adjacent to the Interactive Discovery Gallery, will be a permanent space serving as an area for exploring artistic techniques. Studio classes will be taught by undergraduate and graduate students, as well as local artists. Like many art museums, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art will use a portion of the Studio’s wall space for display. Allowing visitors to exhibit work they have created in educational programs enables them to more fully comprehend what they have learned at the museum. In addition to the Interactive Discovery Gallery and the Studio, an auditorium will be created for public lectures, classes, symposiums, and MusEvening programming. A dedicated lecture hall at the Museum of Art will allow the presentation of more accessible programs which support our dynamic exhibitions.   Copyright © Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon. All rights reserved.