This unit will require two outside visits; one will be to an actual garden, and the other will be to a museum exhibition or to an artist talk or panel discussion. We are fortunate to have a lot of exhibitions in town that address the issues under consideration for this topic. This topic will also require one or more reading/research assignments.
Your first assignments are listed here; there will be more added at a later date in another post.
Reading #1: Green Dreams (Eccentric Spaces [Chapter 1], by Robert Harbison), DUE October 15 at 10 PM. This reading will be distributed in class; the response form is found here.
Outside Visit #1: Garden, DUE October 22 at 10 PM. The form for the Garden visit is here. Please note that some of the entry-hours or fee information may be out of date; I will be updating that this weekend--it may be best for you to confirm if you plan to attend before then. I will change this text to reflect that all info is current once I have the time to verify the information.
You must attend one of these museum/garden options to visit and respond to:
A.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (Coconut Grove, FL)
3251 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33129
Open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except Tuesdays,
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Student Admission $15.
Directions and parking info here. The Vizcaya Metrorail station is within walking distance to the Vizcaya Museum.
Deals- Sometimes you can get a “Museum Pass” from your local library for free admission to Vizcaya. You may also be able to purchase discounted tickets for $5 from Culture Shock Miami if you are 22 years old or younger. They may have other deals; I will research it and add it to this information if I find any.
B.
Deering Estate at Cutler (Cutler Bay, FL)
16701 SW 72nd Ave., Miami, FL 33157
Open 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (no admission after 4:00 pm),except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Admission $12.
Directions and parking info here. Street address is different than location of park entrance
Deals- The “Museum Pass” available from the Library allows free entry to the Deering Estate. Through October, enjoy buy one admission ticket and receive a second admission ticket of equal or lesser value for free. Offer valid for general admission only. Please see coupon for more details.
C.
Fairchild Tropical Garden (Coral Gables, FL)
10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156
Open Daily 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM,
except Christmas.
Admission for Non-Member Adults - $25
Directions are here.
Deals- You may be able to purchase discounted, $5 tickets from Culture Shock Miami if you are 22 years old or younger.
D.
The Kampong (Coconut Grove, FL)
4013 S. Douglas RD, Coconut Grove, 33133
Open for "Self-Guided Tours", 10 AM - 3 PM, Mon - Sat, reservations necessary: 305-442-7169 or kampong@ntbg.org
Students with ID, $10.
E.
The Barnacle Historic State Park (Coconut Grove, FL)
3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, 33133
Closed Tuesdays, open 9 AM to 5 PM
$2 entry fee
F.
Morikami Museums and Japanese Gardens (Delray Beach, Florida)
4000 Morikama Park RD, Delray Beach, FL, 33446
Open Tuesdays - Sunday, 10 AM - 5 PM
Students with ID $11
G.
Pinecrest Gardens (Pinecrest, FL)
11000 Red Road, Pinecrest, FL, 33156
9 AM - 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday; 10 AM - 5 PM, Monday through Friday
$5 entry fee
F.
Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
2000 Convention Center Dr.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tuesday through Sunday, 9 AM - 5 PM
Free entry
Outside Visit #2: Exhibition or Talk, DUE October 24 at 10 PM. You will be given a form for this visit. THIS LIST IS CURRENTLY INCOMPLETE, MORE OPTIONS WILL BE ADDED.
There are two talks this weekend that are relevant to this topic. You will be given a form for this.
Talks:
A)
Process and Participation, Surrounded Islands Project; Social Sculpture and Panel Discussion moderated by Veronica Fazzio
Saturday, Oct. 13, 3 - 5 PM
Miami-Dade County Public Library--Main Library
101 W Flager ST, Miami, FL, 33130
Description:
Enjoy an experimental panel discussion with artists
Kerry Ware, David Bricker and Veronica Fazzio. Learn how Miami
participated in the Christo and Jeanne‑Claude Surrounded Islands project and
how the city was temporarily and forever transformed.
More information located here.
B)
Relational Undercurrents--Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago
Saturday, Oct. 13, 3 - 4 PM
Frost Art Museum, FIU
Modesto Maidique Campus
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL. 33199
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL. 33199
Description:
Please join us for a panel discussion on contemporary art by
Caribbean artists and the prevailing issues related to the Caribbean diaspora
with moderator Dr. Tatiana Flores curator of Relational Undercurrents:
Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago. Panelists include Adler
Guerrier and Charo Oquet, both artists featured in the exhibition, and Dr.
Andrea J. Queeley, Associate Professor of Anthropology. The panel will be
followed by the exhibition opening.
More information located here.
EXHIBITION VISITS WILL BE ADDED TO THIS POST THIS WEEKEND.
Assignment #1: Street or Garden. DUE Thursday, October 18 at 10 AM.
This is an observational exercise and will require you to immerse yourself in the landscape or city. For this assignment, choose either a or b. Allow yourself to be informed by what we learned from the viewing of Rivers and Tides.
a) Street.
Step 1-
Choose a street.
Walk the length of it, as far as you can.
Find a place to sit and observe.
Record all the sensory information you can take in: sights, sounds, scents, tastes, and textures. In your sketchbook, write for 30 minutes (on-site), and then draw for 30 minutes (on-site).
Step 2-
Use this information to make an imaginary creation in your studio. Size: 10 inches minimum, shortest dimension, media of your choice.
b) Garden.
Step 1-
Choose a garden or park, a public place, not your back yard.
Find a place to sit and observe.
Record all the sensory information you can take in: sights, sounds, scents, tastes, and textures. In your sketchbook, write for 30 minutes (on-site), and then draw for 30 minutes (on-site).
Step 2-
Use this information to make an imaginary creation in your studio. Size: 10 inches minimum, shortest dimension, media of your choice.
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