Spirit, Vision, and Leadership February 14, 2013 | By Ponteir Sackrey
Valentine’s Day offers an opportunity to express gratitude for everything that I love; my family, friends, recreational activities, cultural interests, SHOES, and more. It’s also a good time to reflect on my lucky place at the Museum. In my 13th year with this wonderful organization, I’ve learned a great deal about art, education, and connecting with my community and visitors in a meaningful…
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Art, Nature, and Imagination February 12, 2013 | By Jane Lavino
I recently had the pleasure of leading several groups of children on a snowshoe tour of the Museum’s Sculpture Trail. Once we solved the challenge of twisted, frozen snowshoe straps on child-sized boots, it was a joy to traipse along with these interested and enthusiastic explorers. The dark bronze sculptures stood out sharply against the glaring white snow. We…
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Todd McGrain’s Lost Bird Series January 29, 2013 | By Adam Harris
This time of year at the Museum revolves in large part around logistical planning for the upcoming summer’s exhibits. In addition to writing label copy and finalizing exhibit checklists, this month I have been talking to fine art shippers about load capacities and how to best distribute the weight of five six-foot-tall bird sculptures that are scheduled to…
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Children’s Discovery Gallery: Where the Wild Things Are January 17, 2013 | By Jane Lavino
“The ever-kind and infinitely playful Curator of Education for the Museum, Jane Lavino, with our little guy looking at Where the Wild Things Are - while in costume – of course…” -George Bumann When the days are in the negative digits for a stretch, as they have been in Jackson Hole recently, it is nice to have some fun indoor…
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Mix’d Media: Wildlife of the American West January 15, 2013 | By Amy Goicoechea
The Mix’d Media on Thursday, January 10th was dedicated to our Wildlife of the American West: Works on Paper from the Original Collection exhibition, and we had a blast! We focused on Carl Rungius’ 1907 poster for a Sportsmen’s Show held in NYC. We thank Root Cellar; Ben Winship, Tom Marshall, and Thomas Sneed, for the fantastic hunting and fishing tunes….
