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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">Dear Students,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">Professor Kristin Dowell (Art History) and I are co-teaching the Art History course,</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">The
Museum Object</span></b><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">this semester—where our students will organize an exhibition from
curation to installation in the</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F"><a href="https://mofa.fsu.edu/fsu-galleries/wjb-gallery/" title="https://mofa.fsu.edu/fsu-galleries/wjb-gallery/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WJB
Gallery</span></a></span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">(see recent student exhibition</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F"><a href="https://arthistory.fsu.edu/treasured-cloth/" title="https://arthistory.fsu.edu/treasured-cloth/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Treasured
Cloth</span></a>), allowing them to research and reflect on lessons intrinsic to the particular objects to be displayed, gain a working knowledge of literature on museum theory and contemporary curation, and have the invaluable experience of curating, designing,
installing, and hosting public engagement activities in a gallery setting.</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">Given the year we’ve endured because of the pandemic and in an effort to be responsive to the critical issues we are collectively facing,
we are curating an exhibition around the idea of</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">“Art and the Ethics of Care”</span></b><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">with
the notion of “care” broadly defined. We are reaching out to the FSU artist community as well as the local Tallahassee artist community for works that may engage this theme. And we thought of you.</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">With the guidance of myself and Kristin, our students will be responsible for selecting objects, visual materials, installation work,
and/or social/community engagement activities that align with this theme. If there is work within your practice that might fit this theme, we’d love to share it with our student-curators for consideration for the exhibition. The exhibition is set to be on
view in the WJB Gallery from</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">November 4<sup>th</sup></span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">to
November 30<sup>th</sup>,</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">and will include (hopefully!) public programs/engagement
activities, including an opening on</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">Thursday November 4<sup>th</sup> 5-7 PM.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">Please do email me (<a href="mailto:gali@fsu.edu" title="mailto:gali@fsu.edu">gali@fsu.edu</a>) your work (image, website link, video
file etc.) and a few sentences on what it is about and your thoughts on its connection to “care” by</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">Monday,
September 20</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">, and we will bring it to our student-curators for discussion and consideration early next week when we meet with the curatorial team.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">If you would like to chat with us about any of the above, we’d be happy to set up a Zoom with you soon! And thank you for considering
this project and helping us prepare the next generation of curators and museum professionals.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">Warmly,</span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="color:#7F7F7F"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:#7F7F7F">Prof. Ali</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:black">Grace Aneiza Ali</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:black">Assistant Teaching Professor</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:black">FSU Dept of Art & Art History
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"American Typewriter",serif;color:black">Office: William Johnston Building 3019<br>
<a href="mailto:Email:%20gali@fsu.edu" title="mailto:Email:%20gali@fsu.edu">Email: gali@fsu.edu</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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