Textile Tuesday: Docent and Volunteer Edition

May 21, 2013 by umfablog

Welcome back to Textile Tuesday, where we’ve been following the fascinating goings-on in the basement of the UMFA. So far we’ve examined the why and the how–now it’s time for an introduction to the who. Every Wednesday in the basement of the UMFA, a number of people are hard at work. These include members of our staff (Jennifer Ortiz, Collections Manager, and Carol Fulton, Collection Assistant), some of our docents (Harsha Acharya, Bernadette Brown, and Maria Villa), as well as […]

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Textile Tuesday: How do they do it?

May 14, 2013 by umfablog

Welcome to the second installment of Textile Tuesday, where we check in on the ongoing restoration project happening in the basement of the UMFA. Our first post introduced you to the project and its importance, and today I hope to explore the actual process. The cleaning, restoring, and documenting of the textiles in the UMFA’s care is such an important effort: our team is working hard to ensure a healthy future for these objects, and through this work, the UMFA […]

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Docent Art Show

March 16, 2012 by umfablog

The UMFA docents do a lot of amazing things, like giving interactive and engaging tours, perpetually learning about artwork from the past 5000 years, and apparently many of them are quite good bowlers. In addition to these diverse talents, several docents are also artists, and their artwork is currently being featured in a group show at the Michael Berry Gallery located at 163 E Broadway (300 S), Salt Lake City.  Many of the artists will be present at tonight’s Gallery […]

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