Indianapolis Museum of Art Blog

Our new media schedule is planned for the rest of the year. In some cases, we already know key projects in 2009. Our team of four is productive, organized and prolific. We’re fortunate to have a talented team, great equipment and colleagues who take time out of their own busy schedules to participate in new media productions.

This post is about our new video on the new installation by Julianne Swartz. It actually wasn’t on the schedule, but our team created it anyway. When there is a chance to capture some nuggets, we’ll be there. So here’s the breakdown –

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Even though it hasn’t even opened yet, I feel like Breaking the Mode is already over! For me, it is almost a wrap, but for most it is just beginning. I spent the last couple of months working with a team of IMA staff representing education, curatorial, marketing and web design perspectives to create the web site for this exhibition. Now it is up-and-running and the show will be coming soon. Often this is the case. We spend tons of time developing material whether it is audio, video or web content and usually it wraps up just as the show is opening, so it is a weird feeling for us to be moving on to the next project as everyone else is just getting excited.

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Following up on our recent blog posts with lists of top-10’s, summer movies, crushes and hotels, I thought I would follow suit. So let’s do this thing -

The good news is that the list of IMA bloggers will be expanding in the next couple of weeks. That means you won’t have to rely on my posts for your exciting look into the world of an art museum. Soon you’ll hear from a variety of perspectives, including conservation, curatorial, education and horticulture. I’ll still talk about technology, new media, art content and soccer, but I’m afraid you may have to wait a little longer. My apologies in advance.

Speaking of new bloggers, we are also working on the concept of Guest Bloggers. Yes, we are talking about people like Jay Z, Banksy, Jessica Alba, Jared the Subway Guy and other big names. I doubt we’ll get any of these celebs, but we are thinking creatively about who could be a guest blogger.

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