Three Inch Art Show

The Three Inch Art Show was the brainchild of our art education director, Carrie Trenholm. She, along with a team of creative directors, inspired the elementary school districts to have each child in their school design a piece of artwork no bigger than a three inch square that they would want to put into the upcoming Southern Utah Museum of Art. The response was overwhelming and beautiful. We decided to employ the technique I learned in Kipp Howard's exhibition and hang the pedestals from the ceiling. It casts a great shadow, and I am a sucker for great shadow.

Kolob Canyon: Poetry Review

Dr. Danielle Dubrasky asked me to spearhead an exhibition that showcased 7 poems from her advanced poetry class about the Kolob Canyon. She had written a grant specifically to make an exhibition that would be accessible to the Outdoor Initiative: an organization that promotes outdoor education through all humanities. She gave me the money and all the power to do exactly what I wanted. Naturally, with all that power, I commissioned someone else to do the dirty work of font design and I'd design the exhibit. I asked Mitchell Grimshaw to aid in the design of the exhibition and invent a new font. We decided on a "Christo-esque" design with a southern Utah palette. For three years I have wanted to do an outdoor exhibition, and I finally got what I wanted.

Kipp Howard: Braun Books

The idea was to make the exhibition feel like we had turned a book store into an art space, not that we put a bunch of art in a book store. It takes a special kind of book store owner to allow that. But Tyler is that kind of a guy. The Rogue Gallery and Bran books sponsored Kipp Howard's art exhibition, and sever hours later Rogue Gallery and Tyler Braun made an exhibition space. The great challenge was the lack of wall space. The store was skillfully choked with books, so we ended up hanging art from the ceiling from fishing line, and converting a storage space into a second gallery. Only three pieces made it onto a wall, the remaining pieces rested on easels, hanging from ceilings or leaning against books.

Faculty Exhibit 2011

This is the best faculty exhibition so far. It appeared to me that the faculty in whole were very shy about square footage. Every member was represented. Jay Merryweather was concerned about a sculpture being too big, but it turned out to be a perfect addition to the exhibition. The Raft of the Pinocchiosreeked of irony. And after months of work, Jeremias finished a piece consisting of over 80 photographs of rocks.

Winslow Homer in America: 1857-1887 October 20-December 11, 2010

Winslow Homer in America is the most recent exhibit facilitated by the Braithwaite. There were many unique challenges for this exhibit, including the amount of pieces paired with the size and lack of color. The entire exhibit was comprised of 135 newspaper woodblock prints that were no more than 20 in x 20 in. I was concerned that the large amount of these small black and white prints would make everything homogenize together. Rather that hang the exhibit chronologically, we designed categories such as "the war years","women in the post-war era", and "holidays." That way the patron had a clue as to what they were looking at before they began looking. Interpretation was also key to keep the patron's interest throughout the exhibit. Lighting was a challenge, as it always is when an exhibit is hung in the salon-style, but we maneuvered the canister lights in order to give no piece direct light, but give all pieces "borrowed-light" in order to brighten, yet soften, the images.

Winslow Homer in America(Education Program): 1857-1887 October 20-December 11, 2010

After the success of the Jim Jones Education Program, I was promoted to the Acting Education Director for the Winslow Homer exhibit. When designing the exhibit, it was clear that Homer used an exceptional amount of detail in his woodblock prints. It was a great opportunity to teach the students that art is in the details. I hired and instructed three colleagues on how to teach elements and principles of design, how to demonstrate woodblock printmaking, and how to engage students interests from ages 5 to 12. We turned the second room of the gallery into a classroom which enabled us to accommodate 600 more students than the year previous. We installed a 16 foot mural space for all students to express their own artistic capabilities as well. All 2600 student were given a booklet filled with activities related to Winslow Homer that they were able to take home.

K-6 Art Show: May 6- June 10th, 2010

In order to get our elementary students excited about the next gallery program, we provided an opportunity for children to express themselves through landscapes. The exhibit was hung 35 inches from the ground so that our little patrons can better see their work. There were a series of activities available for children to do that taught them the importance of the horizon line in any landscape.