Object Stories: artNOW! – Bernie and Mark
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Channel: Portland Art Museum · 2016 · Education
About Object Stories: The Object Stories project displays personal perspectives and their related physical objects on a single theme. The perspectives combine audio and still images into video interviews which are installed on iPads next to their corresponding objects in the Object Stories gallery. By honoring and collecting these perspectives, the project aims to be a platform for community voice and make the Museum more reflective of the community. http://portlandartmuseum.org/objectstories/. About the Exhibition: artNOW! Living in the Present On view May 21 through September 18, 2016 12 Portlanders attended the Museum’s artNOW program designed for individuals living with dementia and their care-partners. On four consecutive afternoons, the group explored the idea of personal journeys through lively discussion of the art on view and created visual journals, along with recorded reflections from each pair. The journals depict each artist’s connection to the environment, cities, each other, and ultimately their idea of Home. The exhibition is an opportunity to connect to the Museum’s collection through the concept of Home, while learning more about the experience of living with dementia by engaging multiple senses. The artNOW program was developed through a partnership with the Oregon Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Staff from the C. Rex and Ruth H. Layton Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Center at OHSU and the Companion Art Studio were meaningful consultants on the project. For more about the artNOW! program see http://portlandartmuseum.org/artnow/
