Yale University Art Gallery Launches Art Podcast
Yale University Art Gallery
Launches Art Podcast
NEW HAVEN â The Yale University Art Gallery, the oldest and one of the most prestigious college museums in the nation, is now one of the most technologically up to date, too with the launch of its first podcast on the web.
Known as the galleryâs âArt Podcast,â the downloadable audio program takes the form of a dynamic radio show about art, providing a way for the public to engage with the galleryâs collection from their personal computers.
The first episode of Art Podcast debuted on April 19, 2007, and is now available to listeners worldwide. The podcast can be found at ArtGallery.yale.edu/podcast.
Produced by Yale students and gallery staff, the YUAG Art Podcast is free. Images of artworks, which are incorporated into Art Podcast and downloadable to portable MP3 players, allow listeners to interact visually with the collection. The first episode of Art Podcast includes stories on a range of topics:
*The Gallery reopened its main building, designed by American architect Louis Kahn, in December 2006, after a truly stunning renovation. Director Jock Reynolds speaks with museum educator Aja Armey about the beauty, geometry and light of the architectâs restored vision, as well as a number of highlights in the Galleryâs collection.
*Yale undergraduate Elyse Nelson sparks a conversation between composer Jacob Cooper and artist Elizabeth Gray as they explore the relationship between music and art, focusing on the work of composer Steve Reich and artist Sol LeWitt.
*Michael Dubzian, an undergraduate at Yale, discusses the student-organized exhibition âResponding to Kahn: A Sculptural Conversation,â on view through July 8, 2007.
Artists Annette Lemieux, Allison Saar and Joel Shapiro, whose works are featured in the exhibition, and student curator Sydney Skelton offer ideas about the question âWhat kinds of dialogues can arise between building and object, artist and architect?â