<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><strong style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Gather & Curate with the Museum!</span></strong></div><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:auto;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:1t1" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="gmail-:1t0" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aiL" style="direction:ltr;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div id="gmail-avWBGd-1161"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></strong><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Mark your calendar for upcoming opportunities to help select artworks for a new display of museum objects! Drop-in to <strong><span style="font-weight:normal">The Fishbowl</span></strong> (Myers Building 232, Second Floor) any <b><u>Tuesday or Thursday from <strong>11:30–1:30</strong> after Thanksgiving break</u> </b>to take part in a shared curatorial project. These participatory events are open to all students, staff, faculty, and administrators too! They are designed to create more opportunities for our campus community to learn about, and contribute to, the public presentation of the museum’s collection. No prior experience necessary, just bring your curiosity!<br><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">About The Fishbowl:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This publicly accessible display in the Myers Building also serves as a teaching classroom for the museum and can be reserved for meetings and events. During the fall semester, the museum brought more than 150 artworks out of storage for classes, engaging approximately 550 student visits across 30 class sessions over the semester.<br><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">What to Expect:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Each session will focus on one display case, ultimately resulting in <strong>four collaboratively curated installations</strong> and four opportunities to participate. A selection of artworks arranged by theme will be brought out of storage for participants to explore, select from, and install for a one-year long exhibition.<br><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I Can’t Attend but I Want to Participate:</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">There are many ways to contribute to the museum’s collection and its visibility! Consider highlighting an artwork from The Fishbowl in <i>Cardinal Points</i>, as students and faculty have done <a href="https://cardinalpointsonline.com/collection-spotlight-the-artist-susie-brandt/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">here</a>, <a href="https://cardinalpointsonline.com/suny-plattsburgh-collection-spotlight-roberto-lugo/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">here</a>, and <a href="https://cardinalpointsonline.com/collection-spotlight-rockwell-kents-our-america/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">here</a>. This opportunity invites the community to engage with object records and institutional history, often uncovering surprising and delightful stories.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;f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