SUMA Observations & Conversations

SUMA Observations & Conversations

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SUMA Observations & Conversations episodes

  • Audio Guide English: YOU MADE OUR REALITY INTO A GAME?!?!

    Learn more about the exhibition YOU MADE OUR REALITY INTO A GAME?!?! Pixels, Politics, and Play with Rafael Fajardo in this audio guide offered in English. 

     

    YOU MADE OUR REALITY INTO A GAME?!?! Pixels, Politics, and Play with Rafael Fajardo is on exhibition at Southern Utah Museum of Art through September 23rd, 2023.

    • Introduction -  0:00.00 - 0:32.806
    • “You have taken our reality and made it into a game!?!?” – 0:33.985 – 1:46.965
    • Crosser™ & La Migra™ are games – 1:48.794 – 3:11.283
    • Crosser™ & La Migra™ are art – 3:13.871 – 4:07.270
    • Crosser™ & La Migra™ are political commentary – 4:09.506 – 5:06.042
    • Crosser™ & La Migra™ are not politically correct – 5:07.833 – 6:19.025
    • Credits – 6:21.034 – 7:17.119


      • 8 min
    • Inspirations of Vitus Shell

      Southern Utah Museum of Art Manager of Marketing and Communications, Emily Ronquillo and Dr. Becky Bloom, SUMA’s Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs, sit down and to talk with special guest and artist, Vitus Shell. We talk with Vitus Shell about his education, style of art, inspirations, advice to rising artists, and some artworks that are featured in the summer exhibition A Dream Deferred: New Perspectives on Black Experience. You can view his work by visiting SUMA through September 23, 2023.

      40 min
    • An Investigation of Japanese Woodblock Prints

      Southern Utah Museum of Art Manager of Marketing and Communications, Emily Ronquillo, sits down with Dr. Becky Bloom, Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs at SUMA, and museum associate and previous intern, Courtney Blue, to talk about the second online exhibition Courtney was able to curate, Souvenirs of the Floating World: Japanese Woodblock Prints. Listen to learn about the history and process of creating these historic tools. To view the online exhibition of the Japanese Woodblock Prints visit Catalogit.

      25 min
    • The Psychedelic Art Behind Rock and Roll Posters

      Southern Utah Museum of Art Manager of Marketing and Communications, Emily Ronquillo, sits down with Dr. Becky Bloom, Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs at SUMA, and museum associate and previous intern, Courtney Blue, to talk about the online exhibition, Psychedelia: The Art of the Fillmore West that Courtney was able to curate during her internship at SUMA. We discuss various attributes of posters from the 1960s and 70s and the artists behind them. To view the online exhibition of these rock and roll posters, visit Catalogit.

      32 min
    • An Inside Look to an Intern’s Experience at SUMA

      This is a three-part episode where Southern Utah Museum of Art Manager of Marketing and Communications, Emily Ronquillo, meets with Dr. Becky Bloom, Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs at SUMA, and museum associate, Courtney Blue. In this episode, we discuss how to get involved with SUMA internships and the projects of curating a digital collection that Courtney was able to complete during her time as an intern in the collections department. Learn more about SUMA internships by visiting our website and more about curated online exhibitions by visiting Catalogit.

      30 min
    • Q&A with Joseph DeLappe

      In this special episode, Dr. Becky Bloom, SUMA Assistant Director - Curatorial Affairs, hosts a Q&A with artist Joseph DeLappe during the special Friends of SUMA preview hour for the opening of Resistance, Memory, and Play. 

      In this episode, we learn about DeLappe's background, the motivations behind his work, and get an inside look into various artworks in the exhibition on display through December 23, 2022. 

      To learn more about how you can become a Friends of SUMA member to get invites to exclusive events, programs, and discounts while supporting the museum, visit go.suu.edu/friends 


      31 min
    • Meet SUMA's Preparators

      Southern Utah Museum of Art Manager of Marketing and Communication Emily Ronquillo chats with SUMA Coordinator of Exhibitions Mallory Sanders and SUMA Preparator James Culbertson about their conceptual exhibition The Art of the Preparator.

      The group talks about what a preparator is, their favorite moments of planning the exhibition, what it’s like being an artist and exhibition designer, and their advice for future preparators.

      The Art of the Preparator is on exhibition at SUMA from June 4 through September 24, 2022. 

      25 min
    • The Space Between: Visions of the Southwest

      Southern Utah Museum of Art Manager of Marketing & Communication Emily Ronquillo, invites volunteer Joanne Brattain to ask questions about abstract and modern art in connection to The Space Between: Visions of the Southwest. SUMA’s Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs, Becky Bloom, Ph.D. gives more insight about the artists exhibited, how to understand and appreciate abstract art, and the connections between SUMA’s two main summer exhibitions The Space Between and I’m Walkin’ For My Freedom.

      The Space Between: Visions of the Southwest is on exhibition at SUMA from June 4 through September 24, 2022, and features the work of Beatrice Mandelman, Louis Ribak, Shalee Cooper, and Arlo Namingha. 


      More information about The Space Between including the learning guide referenced in this episode can be found on SUMA's website. 

      40 min
    • What is Jeanne Jo Doing Here?

      SUMA Executive Director, Jessica Kinsey, and Manager of Marketing & Communication, Emily Ronquillo sit down with filmmaker Jeanne Jo to talk about her exhibition What Am I Doing Here? on view at SUMA June 4 through September 24, 2022. 

      The group talks about the 17 films starring Jeanne, directed by her friends and colleagues. This brings up topics of art in Hollywood versus art in museums, addressing difficult topics using humor, and advice for future filmmakers. 

      Thank you to Jeanne's collaborators on this exhibition: Alan Michnoff, Auden Bui, Camille Shooshani, Christine Serchia, Clementine Leger, Fangs Liu, Harris McCabe, Jamari Perry, Kate Stayman-London, Kim Ford and Jake Greene, Leandro Tadashi, Michael Kellman, Michael Schatz, and Oates Wu.

      TAMPOON - a short horror/comedy film

      More information about What Am I Doing Here? at SUMA.

      39 min
    • Developing the Next Generation of Museum Professionals

      SUMA Manager of Marketing & Communication Emily Ronquillo sits down with SUMA Assistant Director, Museum Operations Kari Heaps about working at an art museum. Southern Utah Museum of Art has a unique model of working with mostly student employees to rotate the gallery, plan programs and events, and market the museum. 

      Emily and Kari talk about what sets SUMA apart from other museums through its focus on students, the history of SUMA and the Braithwaite Fine Art Gallery, and how students can start their museum careers. 

      40 min

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    Southern Utah Museum of Art invites you to learn more about our permanent collection and temporary exhibitions through interviews with artists, curators, and staff.