Bill Text: IN SCR0014 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing the Museum Studies Students at Indiana University Purdue University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-18 - Returned to the Senate [SCR0014 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SCR0014-Introduced.html
RESOLUTION No. _____
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Museum Studies
students at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
RESOLUTION No. _____
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Museum
Studies students at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.
Whereas,
On November 16, 2010, students from the
IUPUI Museum Studies Program who were enrolled in the
IUPUI Collections Care and Management
graduate course,
examined
, measured, documented, and
researched
the more
than 40 artworks in and around Indiana's State House;
Whereas, Museum Studies at IUPUI prepares students to
be self-reflective leaders in the museum field. The goal of the
State House documentation project is to increase public
awareness of the state's cultural heritage;
Whereas,
The pro
gram is also designed to allow students
to gain invaluable practical experience in assessing,
researching, and cataloguing artworks in the world's most
used online encyclopedia. The information will be accessible
through Wikipedia and Flickr, which are two of the world's
most cons
ulted web pages for information and photographs;
Whereas, T he graduate course is taught by Richard McCoy, Adjunct Instructor at IUPUI and Associate Conservator of Objects and Variable Art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The objective of the course is to highlight the significance of the ma n y artworks at the State House and serve as a teaching tool for the mor e than 20 students in the
class;
Whereas,
Indiana's State House, a building of
outstanding architectural beauty, has served as a center of
civi
c life in Indiana since 1888;
Whereas,
The artwork at the State House is
among the
oldest in the city. Indianapolis has the second largest
number of memorials of any city in the United States, but
little information is available online about these i
mportant
memorials and artworks;
Whereas,
T
he students undertaking this project hope
their work sparks others to act as public stewards of the
city's impor
tant collections of public art; and
Whereas,
T
he IUPUI Museum Studies project will bring
attention to the public art collection at the State House and
bring to light information about the artists and the stories
a
ccompanying their creations: Therefore,
SECTION 1. The Indiana General Assembly recognizes the
Museum Studies students at Indiana University - Purdue University
Indianapolis.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to
transmit a copy of this Resolution to Richard McCoy, adjunct professor
at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.
