Today I will introduce to you “artcasting.”
Artcasting is a term coined by Peter Samis, an associate curator of interpretation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. As you might have guessed, artcasting is used for describing podcasts about art! I really don’t understand our obsession with combining words and names for everything these days (Bradgelina and Bennifer), but here it is: artcasting. This is on a side note, but if I were to combine my name with my boyfriend’s it would be, Sonthony or Santhony- take your pick. Anyways, back to museums. Artcasting. Yes, artcasting.
This form of podcasting has an interesting beginning. Previously mentioned Randy Kennedy from the New York Times reports that, “in the spring of 2005, (when) a professor and a group of students at Marymount Manhattan College made waves by creating their own, unauthorized MP3 audio tour for the Museum of Modern Art.” At this point few museums recognized the potential of podcasting, but the power was soon realized. Since then it has taken off.
Podcasting works for a couple of reasons. For now I won’t go in depth. I will save that for a later entry. But for now, podcasting allows people to enjoy and learn about museums and their exhibits without being present. If he/she didn’t make it to the museum or it was all the way in London then the podcast allows he/she to still able to hear about it in detail. Many podcasts not only include the curator, but the artist themselves speaking about their work.
Another great aspect of podcasting is that it can be done on a smaller budget. So, smaller museums that don’t have the same resources as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art can still create their own podcast and have it available to the public.
Well, I must go for now.
But this is to be continued.
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Available to the public?! Lets keep it private! Much like a private catholic school teacher, this blog leaves the reader feeling like a sinner. I would have rather read the original version of the dead sea scrolls, in its entirety. I like how you integrated the fascinating subject of museums into my daily life. I am now addicted to leaving comments on your blog. Probably not for beneficial reasons to you, but it makes me feel alot better about my pathetic life. If you think about it, i spend all my days making fun of a blog that i obviously read. How about a date?
Just throwing it out there. Just one requirment, no talk about museums. PLEASSSEEEEE
Written with good intentions. To:"Sonja the boring blog murderer!"(Hey you almost killed me...... I mean anonymous, right? Well think about the date!)
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