Dubuque Museum Of Art

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART PROJECT THAT REFLECTS BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR) NARRATIVES IN DUBUQUE, IOWA.

THE DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART WILL ASSEMBLE A TEAM OF MUSEUM STAFF, VISUAL ARTS EDUCATORS, AND ENGAGEMENT EXPERTS TO DEVELOP, TEST, AND DEPLOY A FORMAL PROCESS FOR EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC-FACING PROGRAMS AT THE MUSEUM. PROJECT STAFF WILL TRAIN WITH CONSULTANTS IN VISUAL LITERACY STRATEGIES. THE MUSEUM WILL CREATE AN IN-DEPTH SET OF STRATEGIES LEVELED FOR CLASSROOM USE AND FACILITATION PRACTICES FOR GALLERY TOURS AT THE MUSEUM. MUSEUM STAFF, BOARD, DOCENTS, AND VOLUNTEERS WILL RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT TRAINING. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, THE MUSEUM WILL CREATE NEW TRAINING MATERIALS FOR ONBOARDING A GROWING MUSEUM STAFF AS WELL AS VISUAL LITERACY CURRICULUM.

VIETNAM: THE REAL WAR AND THE THINGS THEY CARRIED [THIS SERIES OF HUMANITIES PROGRAMS ASKS, ?HOW DO WE TELL THE TRUTH IN WAR?? THE EXPERIENCE CENTERS ON AN EXHIBITION OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS THAT DOCUMENTED AND CHANGED HISTORY. DUMA WILL PARTNER WITH THE GROUT MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND SCIENCE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE TO TRAIN STUDENT VETERANS TO RECORD AND SHARE THE ORAL HISTORIES OF VIETNAM VETERANS. THE STUDENTS WILL CREATE AN EXHIBITION INSPIRED BY THEIR EXPERIENCES. MUSEUM GUESTS WILL ALSO EXPLORE AN INSTALLATION OF ARTIFACTS INSPIRED BY THE ACCLAIMED BOOK THE THINGS THEY CARRIED. CONCURRENT EXHIBITIONS ADD PERSPECTIVES INCLUDING THE WAR PHOTOGRAPHY OF DUBUQUE JOURNALIST BOB WOODWARD AND RON TESTA, AN OFFICIAL NAVY PHOTOGRAPHER. LECTURES, FILM SCREENINGS AND BOOK DISCUSSIONS WILL EXPAND GUESTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF ARTISTS IN TELLING THE STORY. PLANS INCLUDE CONVERSATIONS WITH TIM O?BRIEN AND ART HISTORIAN TERI VAN DORSTON AND A SCREENING OF SPIKE LEE?S <EM>DA 5 BLOODS.</EM>] [PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN ORAL HISTORY EXHIBITION ON THE VIETNAM WAR AT THE DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART IN&NBSP;DUBUQUE, IOWA. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: DUMA WILL PARTNER WITH THE GROUT MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND SCIENCE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE TO TRAIN STUDENT VETERANS TO INTERVIEW VIETNAM VETERANS FROM THE VETERANS FREEDOM CENTER AND TO INTERPRET THOSE ORAL HISTORIES FOR MUSEUM GUESTS. THE STUDENT VETERANS WILL ALSO CURATE AN EXHIBITION IN THE UNIVERSITY?S ART GALLERIES INSPIRED THEIR EXPERIENCES. DUMA WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH THE DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO CREATE GUIDED TOURS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES AND PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY, DUMA WILL PRODUCE SCHOLARLY LECTURES FEATURING ART HISTORIAN TERI VAN DORSTON AND AUTHOR AND FILMMAKER CONVERSATIONS WITH TIM O?BRIEN AND AARON MATTHEWS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS COMMUNITY-WIDE SERIES OF PROGRAMS WILL ENGAGE A NEW GENERATION OF AUDIENCES IN DIALOGUE?ONLINE AND IN-PERSON?ABOUT A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY. LECTURES, FILM SCREENINGS AND BOOK DISCUSSIONS WILL EXPAND GUESTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE OF ARTISTS IN TELLING THE STORY. THE PARTNERSHIPS AT THE CENTER OF VIETNAM: THE REAL WAR WILL EXTEND DUMA?S REACH INTO VETERANS? CENTERS, LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES, LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND THEATERS. VIETNAM: THE REAL WAR WILL HELP DUMA RETAIN TEN POSITIONS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: GENERAL AUDIENCES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, VISITORS, LOCAL STUDENTS, MUSEUM STAFF, VETERANS AND HISTORIANS WILL BENEFIT FROM DUMA?S PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL&NBSP;COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THE DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART WILL UPGRADE ITS COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THROUGH A FOUR-PHASE PROJECT THAT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM?S COLLECTION. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL ANALYZE AND CONSOLIDATE COLLECTION DATA INTO A MASTER FILE, AND PHOTOGRAPH AND DIGITIZE THE ITEMS. FROM THERE THEY WILL EDIT AND UPLOAD THE IMAGES INTO A NEW ONLINE DATABASE, TRAINING THE STAFF ON HOW TO USE THE NEW SOFTWARE. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND FOSTER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MUSEUM?S GROWING COLLECTION OF AMERICAN ART, INCLUDING HOLDINGS OF WORKS BY GRANT WOOD AND EDWARD S. CURTIS.

TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND INSTALLATION OF A PUBLIC ART PROJECT BY NEBRASKA VISUAL ARTIST JAMIE BURMEISTER.

GENERAL PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT OF THE DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART'S COLLECTIONS