Taking Graduate Education to the StreetArtstuffmatters

La Tanya S. AutryArt History DepartmentUniversity of Delaware

Public Scholarship MethodsPublic Speaking

• Conferences• Classes• Workshops• Memorial event

News interviews• Print • Radio

Social Media• WordPress Blog• Twitter • Flickr• Pinterest• Foursquare

BLOG

Twitter

Foursquare

Flickr

Vimeo YouTube

Comment on other

blogs

Artstuffmatters’ Social Media Use

Second Life

Pinterest

http://artstuffmatters.wordpress.com/

Blog

Events – museum programs, exhibitions

Project Updates

Reviews - exhibition, articles, books

To Do lists – exhibitions, places to visit

Twitter - microblogging

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artstuffmatters

Flickr

Pinterest

http://pinterest.com/artstuffmatters/

Foursquare – location sharing

Paloma Scribe at Art History Workshop, Kira Institute, Second Life

International audience- attendees from France, Germany, Northern Ireland, Russia, USA

Second Life – virtual world

Challenges• Public Speaking

presentations– lack of knowledge about

topic• Images– quality– ethical use

• Social Media– time– changes to platform– consistency

Carla Stetson and Anthony Peyton Porter, Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial (detail)Duluth, Minnesota, dedicated 2003Photograph: La Tanya S. Autry

SuccessIncreased public interest• invited to speak at

several classes, workshops, memorial gatherings

• requests for interviews

PAGE Fellowship• new approaches• network

Imagining America conference, PAGE Fellows and mentors, 2011

Next Steps• Google Maps• Video production• Slideshare• Pinterest boards• Presenting info for school

aged kids• Collaborative,

interdisciplinary presentations

• Promoting public scholarshipDetail of Tom Otterness, Crying Giant, bronze, 2002Delaware Art MuseumPhotograph: La Tanya S. Autry

Parting Advice

Be open

Be generous

Aim for consistency

Be realistic & have fun!

Domenico Mortellito, Protecting the Future, limestone, 1966-7Delaware Art MuseumPhotograph: La Tanya S. Autry