Andy Hall

What labor goes into the making of an exhibition? How do artists and designers collaborate to produce projects? How do you really hang a painting?
In this course we will explore these questions and more in the studio and within sites of creative production throughout Chicago. We¿ll also learn about effective methods of production used by artist-run spaces, while using the studio and campus for practicing skills essential for the work of a museum preparator. We will study ideas of labor and craft, and our research will take us into a range of spaces off campus including digital production labs, studios, media production facilities, museum spaces, and galleries. In addition to site visits, and studio research, the class will utilize a workshop model that results in several collaborative outcomes while also bolstering individual skills and ideas. Several field trips off campus will utilize public transit.