The University Art Museum vault collections are now accessible through a new kiosk system, which allows the public to view, and comment on a variety of art pieces.
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| Photo taken from UAM's website |
This new collections kiosk, which launched in February, contains works from various artists such as, Tina Barney, Ruth Bernhard, Walton Ford, Michael Goldberg, Candida Hofer, Bob Knox, Lee Krasner, Martha Rosler, Andy Warhol, and Emerson Woelffer.
According to Amanda Fruta, Public Relations, The reason this Collections Kiosk was made was to allow access to art the University Art Museum owns, but is “ literally behind closed doors” in the University Art Museum’s vault. Fruta also went on to say that the kiosk will facilitate communication with the comment feature added to each piece. She said, “ This website differs from others, because users are able to create community portfolios, and leave comments on all the art work. It really cerates a social experience.”
The on-line kiosk is a way for students to view the University Art Museum’s collection while on their home computer, or the University Art Museum’s on site kiosk. According to Thomesina Shaw, a sophomore art major, the collection kiosk is a step in the right direction for the University Art Museum, she said, “it is important for things to be translated to digital form, because that’s the direction society is going. As a college student, anything that saves time and money is always a good thing.”
Kimberly Phou a Junior Studio Art major said, “ I feel like it is beneficial to art students because we are always learning about new techniques, and it’s a new outlet to sample from.” She also said that she would be interested in seeing the new art that made it on to the kiosk as time went on.
The Kiosk contains nine collections, with over 1,100 pieces to view. The collections that are available are drawing, long beach photography, photography, recent acquisitions, Warhol foundation photographic legacy program, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and according to Amanda Fruta, the most well known, Gordon F. Hampton collection.
The Collections Kiosk is always being updated with new art the University Art Museum acquires, and is accessible at an on site computer in the University Art Museum’s virtual viewing room, which is free to any student, or through the University Art Museum’s website by simply clicking the collections tab, and scrolling to the “Collections Online” option.
