Assignment 2b Art

1. What does MoLAA stand for?

Museum of Latin American Art

2. What are the video clips about (be specific)?

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HMU/is_/ai_n15753138 (This is a site I found instead of the link that was not working. It is about the sculpture garden happening!)

• Educate American public on contemporary Latin American art.
• Educate not only about the art but about the history of Latin America. they do this through activities and events
• Not a boring, stuffy museum but one you can have a lot of fun in and you learn a lot by having fun
• The art they have is very interesting to look at and there seems to be a lot you can learn from the pieces.

3. What did you learn from the video clips?

Clip #1:

1. I learned that there are activities that you can participate in that teach you about the Latin American Culture.
2. It is the only museum like this in the U.S.
3. They need help in expanding so they can make the museum international.

Clip #2:

1. You can see how different our culture is from the Latin American by their art. The different people and animals and scenes depicted show this.
   
2. There seems to be a lot of history being displayed in the art pieces.
3. All of the pieces are fairly recently done.

Clip #3: (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HMU/is_/ai_n15753138)

1. In September of 2006 they open up a Sculpture garden that included a performing stage.
2. MoLAA was founded in 1996 by Dr. Robert Gumbiner.
3. With more than 700 Latin American works of art, MoLAA presents a diverse array of signature events, including collaborations with symphonic orchestras, such as the noted Orquesta de Baja California; live performances from "Frida," Broadway's latest musical hit; professional Tango performances; and the annual Cinco de Mayo extravaganza, in addition to three temporary exhibits each year.

Create 3 questions for your classmates based on the clips or websites:

#1 What are some of the activities that can be done at MoLAA? clip #1
#2 What different kinda of art are displayed at MoLAA? (i.e. paintings, only sculptures...)clip #2
#3 Why are the sculptures in the sculpture garden particularly significant? http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HMU/is_/ai_n15753138

List any 3 things you learned from the MoLAA website:

• You can schedule a docent led tour for a group of people. It is a one hour tour that runs from Tuesday through Saturday.
  
• They have an upcoming exhibition called "PHOTO SHOPPING" AND MORE: MOLAA COLLECTS PHOTO-BASED ART from November 9, 2008 – January 30, 2009 in the LEXUS GALLERY
• You can have your wedding at MoLAA and you can have them plan everything for you!
  

Assignment 1c

First person looked at:

Name: Zoe
She is a 22 year old Leo from Rohnert Park. She loves learning about different cultures and she wants to learn more about the Caribbean.

From her, I learned:

• Paulo Freire taught 300 sugarcane workers how to read and write in only 45 days in 1962

• Freire had an impact on the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa by allowing them the idea of rejection towards the white monopoly on truth.

Second person looked at:

Name: Daniel
He is taking this class because it is a G.E. requirement and he also has an interest in the topic of the class. He lives exactly 2 miles from SRJC Santa Rosa campus.

From him, I learned:

• Freire says there is no incentive for the Oppressor to change or even want to change the status quo.

• Paulo’s belief that a teacher cannot simply pontificate a lesson to be effective but must engage and learn from his student as much as he/she teaches is in fact the most effective method.