TAM Docents: Chihuly Tour notes from Elizabeth

Yup, like I said, you guys are awesome. Please read below for some helpful hints from Elizabeth.

I hope you all get to enjoy the sun these next few days!

Take care,

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom | TACOMA ART MUSEUM

Manager of Public and Volunteer Programs

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

 

celebrating his art and inspirations | Dale Chihuly's Northwest | on view through September 25

 

 

 

From: abcdelizabeth@comcast.net [mailto:abcdelizabeth@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 9:13 PM
To: Jana Wennstrom
Subject: Re: TAM Docents: Chihuly Tour notes from ELizabeth

 

Dear Jana and Docent Team:

 

Quite awhile ago, I had made these 3" x 5" cards for the Chihuly Walking Tour. Easy to carry, with the main points to talk about.  I got most of the information from our docent notebook, as well as from Chihuly.com. I printed out each sheet onto cardstock, cut them into 3" x 5" cards and slipped each card into a clear plastic recipe sleeve, just in case it rains! They work great for me, so perhaps you might want to make up your own set. Have at it!

 

I had also done another set of pictures of each of the Chihuly baskets, cylinders, etc..... when the display was in the hallway display cases, but haven't rearranged all of the photos to match the sequence in the Gallery where they are now. I'll get to it, now that Rockwell (sad) is over.

 

But all the photos of art in TAM collection can be downloaded from the Chihuly.com website. That site really has it all. Lots of good quotes by Dale in the many essays that are online. Just depends on how much time you want to spend!

 

Hopefully, these "visual aids" will help someone.

 

Elizabeth

TAM Docents: 90-Minute Tours

Hello Docents-

Our group tours team came up with a double tour option to offer the public (I wasn’t really in on this so sorry for the late notice). The “double tour” is a 90-minute tour that would include a Chihuly Walking tour (1 hour) and a Dale Chihuly’s Northwest tour (30 minutes). I know that is a lot to squeeze in and a long time to tour. If you know that you positively cannot do this, please let me know so that I can alert Megan Ristine when she is looking for docent coverage that is already scheduled.

 

Also, When doing the Chihuly Walking tours, ideally, we will not tour Dale Chihuly’s Northwest and treat it as it’s own specialty tour unless it is part of a 90-minute package.

If you have any questions or concerns about this arrangement, please let me know.

 

One reminder too: I created signage for all of those Chihuly tours I scheduled for the website and that signage is at the front desk. You can ask VS to put that up to attract walk up clientele for those tours. You can also check in with VS to see if a public tour is scheduled during your shift if you don’t remember or if you want to see if anyone has signed up on the website.

Thank you,

-Jana

 

Jana Wennstrom | TACOMA ART MUSEUM

Manager of Public and Volunteer Programs

 

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington 98402

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

 

American Chronicles: The Art of

NORMAN ROCKWELL

February 26 – May 30, 2011

 

courage – family – innocence – freedom – history

 

TAM Docents: Tour materials

Hello Docents-

Terry requested some laminated images to assist with tours. I have copied and cropped several of the Boathouse (remember, this is not a static space but a working space that changes, much like a living room would, so there is no one iconic image), a picture with Joey Kirkpatrick and Flora Mace that shows the glass pick-up drawing, and one from the old history museum with the Native baskets. There was also a request for something showing the Pilchuck Stump process but I couldn’t find that image. If you have any requests for tours, be explicit and feel free to use sticky notes, emails, or whatever else it takes to get your request across (I can be a bit daft sometimes). I hope these images come in handy – they are the best quality I could manage given my tools.

 

Secondly, I have sent out info for the TS1 location and directions to my house for the June 7 tour and get-together that follows. If you did not receive that info, it means you didn’t RSVP. Please let me know if you need me to forward that to you.

 

Thank you!

-Jana

 

 

Jana Wennstrom | TACOMA ART MUSEUM

Manager of Public and Volunteer Programs

 

T: 253.272.4258 x3030

1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington 98402

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

 

American Chronicles: The Art of

NORMAN ROCKWELL

February 26 – May 30, 2011

 

courage – family – innocence – freedom – history

 

Thank you!!!

Hello Docents,

 

You made it through the run of Rockwell! I want to thank you all for all of your hard work! You all took on so many tours and put up with my never ending emails begging for help. You have made my job so much fun and I have really enjoyed getting to know all of you.  I do not know what Tacoma Art Museum would do without such a wonderful docent team.

 

Thank you for all that you do and making Tacoma Art Museum part of your lives.  

 

You guys rock! J

 

Warm regards,

Megan

 

Megan Ristine | TACOMA ART MUSEUM

Education Assistant

 

T: 253.272.4258 x3026

1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington 98402

www.TacomaArtMuseum.org

 

 

American Chronicles: The Art of

NORMAN ROCKWELL

February 26 – May 30, 2011

 

courage – family – innocence – freedom – history