Ms. Fryar,
Thanks for your reply and for sharing your perspective. I will look
into the Corcoran. Thanks for your help. Feel free to stay in touch. I
would love to talk more about your experience in your program.
Sincerely yours,
James Hicks
http://www.jameshicksny.net
http://jamesthomashicks.carbonmade.com/ (beta)
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Keah Fryar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi. My name is Keah Fryar. I am currently a grad student getting my masters
> in Exhibition Design. I don't know if I could help you, since I'm only a
> student. My school is the Corcoran College of Art and Design. Perhaps you
> can try to look for options through my school. My teachers so far have been
> engineers and architects teaching us about this field. My school also posts
> jobs, however as a first year grad, I'm not qualified for these positions.
> In fact, it seems that I am not qualified for any position in the museum
> field thus far. I was wondering if we can keep in contact with one another,
> in that if any ideas come to mind concerning your position I will let you
> know. Is this problem you are having central to the exhibition design field
> or is it just you believe your own problem? My classes are being taken with
> interior designers as well. and to me the fields seem to be related. perhaps
> this coincidence can help you in your search. My school's website is
> corcoran.edu. Perhaps they are looking for teachers, especially with your
> qualifications geared specifically towards Exhibition Design? Hope this
> helps and good luck, Keah Fryar
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Hicks <[log in to unmask]>
> To: MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Fri, Dec 3, 2010 8:08 am
> Subject: [MUSEUM-L] to post: seeking help brainstorming
>
> I am a mid-career exhibition designer and I am stuck.
> I got into the field because it allowed me to work with other interesting
> people and integrate my interest and skills, in fine art, history, theatre,
> film, architecture, etc. For many years it was terribly exciting and some
> days I could hardly believe I was getting paid to do what I enjoyed doing
> anyhow.
> Unfortunately, now, 15 years after graduation, with plenty of good and
> varied experience, I feel stuck and miserable. Part of this has to do with
> the tendency in any industrialized society towards specialization, part of
> this has to do with my own personality (do not have the nerves of an
> entrepreneur) and career missteps, part of it has to do with timing and the
> economic crash, but maybe part of it has to do a limitation of my
> imagination.
> I have a lot of skills. I have 190 credits in study of fine arts and
> architecture (a rigorous training but no master's degree - ooops!). I have
> taught - in the US, France and India - and generally enjoyed it. I'd love to
> go back to school, to get that masters degree and prepare myself for the
> next 20 years, but I can't afford to. I fantasize about getting a job at a
> school, where I could work in the university's museum, maybe help teach,
> etc. and go to school, but the lack of a master's seems to be a big hurdle.
> So the request is two fold: 1) does anyone out there know of situations like
> I describe in the above paragraph [a job at a school, where I could work in
> the university's museum, maybe help teach, etc. and go to school]; and/or 2)
> does anyone out there have ideas of other ways to attain my goals (to enjoy
> going to work every day while to working with other interesting people and
> integrating my interest and skills, in fine art, history, theatre, film,
> architecture, etc)?
> Thanks in advance!
> James Hicks - [log in to unmask]
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