It’s been awhile since I’ve rambled on about some projects, so I felt like the time was right to do so. Today. I have a lot of favorite things I like, but occasionally, I’m able to nail that down to a specific numeron uno – like a favorite dinosaur, car, airline or tie knot. So when considering the amount of social networking sites today, I always, always point to Flickr. I love Flickr.
Danny Beyer, sporting the new IMA Blog t-shirt
The IMA joined Flickr a little late in the game, but I feel like we are really starting to use it in some interesting ways. My colleague Despi recently created a set featuring the new IMA blog t-shirts. You’ll be hearing more about that. Our conversation department has been active creating individual case studies on art objects. You can learn about a recent Thornton Dial acquisition here (complete with video), or the treatment of a Saarinen Sideboard. It’s an interesting glimpse into some behind-the-scenes action at an art museum and a new way of discovering engaging content. Look for more of these conservation case studies in the very near future.
2009 will bring lots of activity to the IMA, especially in 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park. The Nugget Factory will be working very closely with the contemporary department to document the art installations, capturing artist interviews and developing new visitor experiences. On Flickr, we created a set dedicated set to Type A’s involvement in this space, here (I recommend the videos). Under development, is the official 100 Acres Flickr group. We’re still tweaking it, but please feel free to join and contribute your photography.
IMA’s Horticulture department was kind enough to place some new signs across the beautiful IMA campus. We often spot photographers walking our grounds and we would love to see their perspective. I hope these signs encourage or inspire our visitors to go online and shape IMA’s presence on Flickr. I mean that.
We really want you to get involved in Flickr
IMA blogger Noelle, also just completed a Flickr article in PREVIEWS, the publication for members of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. I told you we love Flickr, perhaps a little obsessed. If anyone is interested in a copy, leave a comment and I’ll send you one.
And finally, Museums and the Web will be hosting their annual conference in Indianapolis next April. They’ve created a group requesting images of Indianapolis. It will give conference attendees from all over the world (Australia, Japan and Holland) a chance to discover our city and check out the new airport.
I’m all Flickr’d out. Have any Flickr ideas? Let me know.
