Free Friday

Week 1: Check
Every Friday my post will be titled "Free Friday." Why? Well everyone in the work force looks forward to Friday aka Pay Day. However, as a sweet little intern it's hard to find paid internships. Fridays I work for free; henceforth, I will post under the title "Free Friday."
(To those of you keeping tabs I am aware it's Saturday. I  just had to watch the Atlanta Braves win!).

 Friday was an absolutely amazing day at work. Every Friday, all High interns partake in a collective program. We have private tours through the High led by the exhibit's curator. What better way to learn about art than to have it explained by the curator who has been researching/gathering works for the exhibit for the past five years? This weeks' exhibit was The Art of Golf (Feb. 4 - June 24, 2012). I have no personal interest in the game of golf, but after hearing explanations, I was in awe. The first painting to relate to golf was Hendrick Acercamp's Winter Lanscape, ca. 1630.  
  

          

Hendrick Avercamp (Dutch, 1585-1634), Winter Landscape, ca. 1630, oil on copper, 11 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches.  Scottish National Gallery.

This painting depicts the early sport of kolf, which relates closely to the rules of modern day golf. This is simply one story of golf's origin, although there are many Scottish who would  disagree with the idea that golf was originally a Dutch tradition. These original works plus quotes by Bobby Jones, Earl Woods (Tiger's father) and Arnold Palmer, which decorate the walls, are worth seeing. 

Wayman Adams (American, 1883-1959) Bobby Jones, 1926, oil on canvas, 80 x 47 inches. Courtesy of Atlanta Athletic Club.
Small shout out to Bobby Jones, great Atlanta golfer, who is the only one to hold a grand slam all within one year.



After the private tour, the inerns attend a lunch and learn where a different department at the High discuss their role in the business. This week was the Development department who are control fundraisers, endowments, loyal patron memberships, and future expansions of the museum. The department had us play a game to guess what percentage of the museums' funding comes from each particular source. Yours truly hit it right on the nose and was rewarded this beaut from the gift shop (<--MoMA Perpetual Calendar) for my desk!

After returning to our cubicles for more research and clip-book organizing, the marketing department had a meeting with a top Atlanta marketing communication firm. To help plan future strategies for the High, our team participated in interactive exercises, open-ended think sessions, and personal brain storming. Everything about this meeting was absolutely amazing, mind-blowing, uplifting, creative, hi-energy and overall O-M-G. It was an absolutely amazing experience for Megan and I to not only sit through, but to participate in as well. We had the chance to learn more about our team members and their quirks and humor, while working to help improve the High!

This creative meeting was the ending to an incredible work day, and led to an equally amazing night: Braves country. I met up with two of my best friends from Savannah: Kirsten and Adam, as the Braves took on the Toronto Blue Jays. Long story short --paid $25 for a $50 seat, beer, great friends and a winning game! Sure can't beat that. Here are a few pictures to sum up the night:

     

         

Braves win 4-3 in extra innings as Jason Heyward steals home. Hollerrrr!