Results from discussion at Public Programming Meeting, January 29, 2010
Three main events/projects to plan:
1. opening reception at Johnson and Wales
2. cell phone tour of relating sites around Providence
3. possible third event, to take place at location beyond johnson & wales
Details/issues discussed:
1. opening reception
contingent partially on how exhibit comes together
hope to serve food related to exhibit subject
2. cell phone tour
self-guided tour focusing on related sites around providence
hope to integrate an oral history component into the tour
bring in food truck interviews/site visits in effort to broaden scope of exhibit–will be especially interesting as a way to discuss the people serving the food, too
3. film festival
benefits:
provides an alternative way to invite community participation beyond the exhibit walls
could allow for the expansion of ideas addressed in exhibit
possibility to use newly restored Xavier auditorium, at downtown J&W campus
drawbacks:
difficulty in procuring films closely related to subject matter, that will also draw an interested audience
films need to be appropriate for community screenings
cost of screening rights – adds up quickly for multiple films significant time and energy could be spent working on a project that has less impact than hoped for
conclusion:
hoping that we will be able to reach a wider audience, and explore potentially more interesting topics by devoting more attention to planning the cell-phone tour – given time/participation restraints, might be more useful to focus on dynamic cell phone tour rather than planning film screenings where participation might be limited
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