Reflection 6
Rodman Hall Art Centre
Description
I have never been extremely interested in art and always thought it was boring, I have been trying to engage in activities to change my mind and have me think of art in a new light. The Rodman Hall Art Centre seemed like a great opportunity to do so. On Thursday January 24th, I decided to tag my roommates along and visit this museum. The museum is located in an old house downtown St. Catharines, this added to the “artsy” aspect I was thinking of. I love that each season they display different events and exhibits every season, therefore it would keep people wanting to go back to check out the new designs. While we were visiting there was three, Usher the fall of the house, Settlement and All that is solid. The most interesting one was the settlement because it was outdoors. I had never seen this before and I think it would be awesome to see the sculptures within the garden atmosphere but they hadn’t bloomed yet while we were there. The exhibit all that is solid was all about technology and dimensions, and at first I thought of art as paintings and drawings hung up around a museum, but Rodman Hall Art Centre proved me wrong. They had displays and abstract objects which caused me to pay more close attention and think of art in different ways.
Examination
The article that relates to this OOCLO is The role of the voluntary sector in a modern welfare state by Neil Brooks. The voluntary sector is social activity that organizations take on without the government and not for profit. Because these sectors are non-profit and don't take money from the government, it is difficult to collect funds. Everyone in a given society is supposed to have equal rights to all services that are provided, and everyone in St.Catharines does have the right to visit the Rodman Hall Art Centre. Together people of the community can support one another and provide these services, such as having an art museum. I think societies don’t focus enough on the arts, perhaps these places aren't known about or people believe, like I did that art is boring and pointless. Even though most art museums aren't funded by the government I still think they play an important role in a community.
Articulation of Learning
Rodman Hall Art Centre
Description
I have never been extremely interested in art and always thought it was boring, I have been trying to engage in activities to change my mind and have me think of art in a new light. The Rodman Hall Art Centre seemed like a great opportunity to do so. On Thursday January 24th, I decided to tag my roommates along and visit this museum. The museum is located in an old house downtown St. Catharines, this added to the “artsy” aspect I was thinking of. I love that each season they display different events and exhibits every season, therefore it would keep people wanting to go back to check out the new designs. While we were visiting there was three, Usher the fall of the house, Settlement and All that is solid. The most interesting one was the settlement because it was outdoors. I had never seen this before and I think it would be awesome to see the sculptures within the garden atmosphere but they hadn’t bloomed yet while we were there. The exhibit all that is solid was all about technology and dimensions, and at first I thought of art as paintings and drawings hung up around a museum, but Rodman Hall Art Centre proved me wrong. They had displays and abstract objects which caused me to pay more close attention and think of art in different ways.
Examination
The article that relates to this OOCLO is The role of the voluntary sector in a modern welfare state by Neil Brooks. The voluntary sector is social activity that organizations take on without the government and not for profit. Because these sectors are non-profit and don't take money from the government, it is difficult to collect funds. Everyone in a given society is supposed to have equal rights to all services that are provided, and everyone in St.Catharines does have the right to visit the Rodman Hall Art Centre. Together people of the community can support one another and provide these services, such as having an art museum. I think societies don’t focus enough on the arts, perhaps these places aren't known about or people believe, like I did that art is boring and pointless. Even though most art museums aren't funded by the government I still think they play an important role in a community.
Articulation of Learning
I
have learned that you have to truly see things, and take things in for yourself
before judging it. In movies and through the media, museums are shown as dull,
quiet places were old paintings are hung. I have learned that this isn’t always
the case.
I
learned this when the Rodman Hall Art Centre has sculptures or badgers and
coyotes on display, and some of the art was based around technology and the
future, not the past.
This
learning matters because some people really enjoy art and believe that it makes
people think outside the box, and have more abstract thoughts. If more people
took time to really focus on art without any bias thoughts, I think they would
feel the same.
In
light of this learning I hope to visit other art centre’s, perhaps closer to
home and think about the art and what the artists are trying to portray.
Reference
Brooks, Neil. (2001). The role of the voluntary sector in a modern welfare state. In J. Phillips, B. Chapman & D. Stevens (Eds.), Between State and Market: Essays on Charities Law and Policy in Canada (pp. 166-168, 185-202). Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Reference
Brooks, Neil. (2001). The role of the voluntary sector in a modern welfare state. In J. Phillips, B. Chapman & D. Stevens (Eds.), Between State and Market: Essays on Charities Law and Policy in Canada (pp. 166-168, 185-202). Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press.
No comments:
Post a Comment