Otsego Institute
Due to changes in staffing at the Fenimore Art Museum and on the Otsego Institute Faculty Council, the bi-annual Workshops are not currently being offered. Please check this website in the future for updates.
Fenimore Art Museum is now hiring for the position of
Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator of American Indian Art
See job description below.
Send applications, resume, and 3 references to Mary Myers at [email protected]
Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator of American Indian Art
See job description below.
Send applications, resume, and 3 references to Mary Myers at [email protected]
In an atmosphere of careful listening and mutual respect, participants engage in group discussions of key readings, hear presentations by eminent guests and faculty members, and work directly with selected works of art from the outstanding Thaw Collection of Native American art. Guided by the Institute’s faculty, they hone their abilities to identify the materials and techniques used to create works related to their individual research interests, and to situate works historically in contexts of production, exchange, and reception. Each participant makes two short presentations: early in the workshop, on their own current and prospective dissertations, research, or curatorial projects; and at the end, on their specific item chosen from the Thaw Collection for direct study. In the few months following the workshop, participants develop a short research essay on the chosen object for posting to the online Otsego Alumni Review.
Organized by the Otsego Institute for Native American Art History, and sponsored by Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY
Organized by the Otsego Institute for Native American Art History, and sponsored by Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY
About our logo: The Thunderbird motif is adapted from an Anishnaabe quilled bag, ca. 1790, in the Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum (T0008).
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