Hi English City Students,
I hope you received my invitation about the Eye of Providence Exhibition opening on the 29th of June. If you want to attend you need to RSVP to the invitation and you will get a ticket to come.
To help you prepare for the exhibition I have put together some vocabulary and suggested questions you could ask the artist.
Going to an exhibition opening:
Have you ever been to an exhibition opening before? It is a very interesting and fun activity where you get to meet the artist, gallery owners, art buyers and collectors and friends.
Here are some things to think about:
• What are you going to wear to the event – smart or casual?
Go to Donatella’s shop and get something for the occasion.
• Is it important to be punctual?
Ask Millie about etiquette and punctuality.
Millie is in Conversations Café every day 7am-9am PDT (3pm-5pm UK time)
• Do you need to research the artist before you go to the opening?
Look online and see if you can find any of the artist’s work.
• What kind of questions do you want to ask the artist or other people?
Talk to other students in English City and prepare some questions together.
Questions to ask other students:
• Have you ever been to an exhibition opening before?
• Do you know any art galleries? Are there any in your city?
• Were you interested in photography when you were young?
• In your opinion, is photography an important part of culture?
• Can you tell me the name of a photographer you know?
• Is photography a great importance in your daily life?
Questions to ask the artist:
• What inspires you?
• How long have you been an artist?
• What country are you from and what languages can you speak?
• Do you think your cultural background influences your work?
• You can visit this link for more ideas on photography questions
Asking open ended questions:
To keep the conversation going longer you can ask other students an ‘open ended question’. This is the opposite of a ‘Yes or No’ question.
• “Why did………”
• “Can you explain…….”
• “How does……..”
• “Please describe ………”
• “Tell me about a time when……”
Vocabulary to help you:
• Abstract– art that is not realistic, though it can be based on
• something real.
• Composition – the arrangement of the elements in a work of art. More simply, where an artist arranges things in their photographs.
• Docent – a museum guide who usually works for free.
• Frame – the support element that surrounds a work of art usually made of wood or metal.
• Portrait – any form of art expression that features an animal or a person as its main subject matter.
• Realistic– a style of art that shows places, events, people or objects as the eye sees them.
• Still life – a composition featuring inanimate objects such as flowers or food or vases. Objects in a still life cannot get up and walk away by themselves.
• Two dimensional – artwork that is flat and measured only by height and width. Two-dimensional art is sometimes called “2-D.”
• Three dimensional- artwork measured by height, width and depth. Three-dimensional art is sometimes called “3-D.”
You can visit this link for more detailed vocabulary on describing photographs:
http://nuovo.com/southern-images/analyses.html
There is also a lot of vocabulary here and it is translated into French.
We hope to see you at the exhibition on Tuesday 29th June, please rsvp to me if you want a ticket for the exhibition.
Jessie Teacher
