Free Friday

Two for one special

Because I missed out on the blog scene Thursday and Friday you all get a wonderful BOGO blog --buy one, get one; two for the price of one; two birds with one stone, etc. This will be a nice way to relieve your weary eyes with only one post instead of two. Go ahead. Thank me. Cheers to me for my gracious act. But seriously....

THURSDAY

Right as I clocked in at 9 a.m. I was approached by the communications coordinator concerning a time-pressing project. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) was requesting a general hit list of any/all coverage for the "Picasso to Warhol: 14 Modern Masters" exhibit they lent to HMA as part of the museums' partnership. My task was to complete this exhibit's clip book by the afternoon. I devoted my entire morning and early afternoon to this project. My hope was to finish the assignment before it was due in order to show responsibility and good work ethic. I finished an hour early and was excited to show the communications coordinator. I looked in the final pile of papers in the box labeled 'clips' just to double check on my completiong. What do I find? A pile of roughly 100 additional clips for the Picasso to Warhol exhibit. These clips were hidden at the bottom of 500 other clips, just waiting for me to discover. Joy. Once I talked to the communication coordinator she informed me that MoMA didn't need the clips until the end of the next week. All that work I cranked out in four hours was more of a jump start than I had ever intended. A relief set in as I explained the hiding 100 clips. She was impressed I had filed and recorded so many clips in one day and was thankful that I had taken on the project. So Picasso, Warhol and the other 12 modern masters, we will meet again next week!

On Thursday, Megan and I were taken on a little field trip. We joined the communication coordinator as she went on air at 1690 AM, The Voice of The Arts, with radio personality Scott Glazer. The on air interview was between HMA's communication coordinator and local jazz musician Justin Chesarek. Justin was scheduled to play at HMA's Friday Jazz event. Megan and I met some of the nicest employees at 1690 AM. We were also able to stand in on the on air interview. Watching Scott, the personality, switch from person to person was talent and very impressive. The entire conversation was one hundred percent smooth and easy going. Having the chance to see public relations mix with another side of the communication field, radio, was great. I have personally formed professional relationships with radio stations; however, they were always email and phone-based. Being in the studio showed how well fields can mesh.

The work day ended marvelously as I met up with one of my sorority sisters, Hilary, for a move in the park at Atlantic Station. We made an entire day of the evening. We met directly after work and headed for dinner at Rosa Mexicano, in Atlantic Station. After dinner we were on the search for ice cream to enjoy during the movie. We had heard Coldstone Creamery was nearby so we set out on a journey. After 15 minutes of walking around a 2x2 block area we finally asked for help from a sales clerk. Let alone, did we realize she would be the bearer of bad news: Coldstone Creamery was no longer open! Sadness barely settled in when we discovered a Kilwins right around the corner. God obviously was watching over us. After being happy-little-5-year- old-girls-with-ice-cream-cones, we headed to the "grassy" park (astroturf actually) for Movie in the Park. We watched The Help, along with 200+ other people that night. It was an amazing time being outside with friends and enjoying the beautiful night weather --all for free. It doesn’t get too much better. Hilary and I plan to attend some additional Movie in the Parks this summer. Bring on the good times.

(Free) FRIDAY

Friday all the interns partake in activities set in the internship program. We were given of tour of the modern and contemporary galleries by one of the newer mod/con curators at HMA. I have seen this exhibit prior to starting my internship, but having a curator explain the artists' thought process really gets your mind and creativity flowing. Even being around the other interns, a majority of who are art studio majors, helps me to open my eyes to multiple interpretations of the art. One thing I have learned about modern and contemporary art (said by another intern):

        "Sometimes modern and contemporary art aren't to be clearly understood. Rather it is to provoke   conversation; it's to be a social element the artist wants his audiences to partake in...just as we are doing now."

During our lunch break we met with the membership department and learned more about their daily tasks and yearly goals at HMA. Basically, the membership department serves as the sale men/women for the museum. They are there to tell you that you should bump up to the next membership level because of x, y, and z. Every one in that department is great at what they do. However, I surely know that sales is not a strong suit of mine, so I will leave that one to the professionals.