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museumvisitquestionnaire_art1011.docART101 & ART102 MUSEUM VISIT QUESTIONNAIRE
Point value: 100 pts.
Instructions: Visit one of the art museums listed below. If you are traveling, you may visit a different museum. The museum must be devoted to art, rather than history or science. Commercial art galleries are not acceptable for this project. You can chose to complete the questionnaire about any 2-dimensional work of art you see in the museum, even if it does not fall into a time period covered by this class.
Before your visit, print a copy of this questionnaire. You will be completing it during your visit. Remember to use pencil and do not touch any works of art, unless told explicitly that you can.
Online students: Scan the completed questionnaire or type a copy of it in WORD and submit to the assignment dropbox in Blackboard.
Campus students: Submit the completed questionnaire to the instructor in class by the due date.
Acceptable Museums (check their web sites for current hours and exhibitions):
Chrysler Museum of Art, 245 West Olney Rd., Norfolk Web site: http://www.chrysler.org/
Excellent museum with a broad permanent collection and special exhibitions.
Museum of Contemporary Art (formerly the Contemporary Arts Center of Virginia), 2200 Parks Ave, Virginia Beach Web site: http://www.cacv.org/generalInfo/index.asp
Site for temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, no permanent collection; check web site to see what exhibit is on view before you go
Hampton University Art Museum, Hampton University Web site: http://museum.hamptonu.edu/
World renowned collection of African and African-American art.
PRINT OUT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONNAIRE BEFORE YOU GO TO THE MUSEUM: DURING MUSEUM VISIT: Select one 2-dimensional work of art (painting, drawing, or print) from the museum to examine closely. Answer the following questions.
Student name: _________________________________
Name of the Museum visited: ___________________________ Date visited: _________________________ VITAL STATISTICS OF SELECTED ARTWORK (10 pts.):
Name of art work: _____________________________________________
Artist: _______________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________ Period: ______________________________________________________
Medium: _____________________________________________________
Size: ________________________________________________________
LOCATION (10 pts.):
What room is the artwork in? _____________________________________
Is it part of a special exhibition? If so, what exhibition? ________________
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What other artworks are around it? _________________________________
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Does it make sense where it is placed? Why or why not? _______________ _____________________________________________________________
WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OR STORY OF THE ARTWORK? (20 pts.) _____________________________________________________________
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION (describe what you see) (10 pts.): _____________________________________________________________
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PERSONAL REACTION (10 pts.):
Why did you select this particular work of art? _______________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What do you feel or think when you look at it? _______________________
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ANALYSIS (30 pts.):
ELEMENTS OF ART (Write your observations at least 3 elements)
Line: ________________________________________________________
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Shape: _______________________________________________________
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Space: _______________________________________________________
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Light: ________________________________________________________
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Color: ________________________________________________________
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PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN (Write your observations at least 2 principles)
Unity/variety:
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Balance: _____________________________________________________________
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Repetition/Rhythm: _____________________________________________________________
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Scale or proportion: _____________________________________________________________
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MEDIUM (10 PTS.): Record your observations about the artist’s use of materials (For example, look at brushstrokes in a painting or smudging of line in a drawing)
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