HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.1 Heritage Center Quarterly Exhibits CITY OF DUBLIN
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AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE:August 14, 2003
SUBJECT: Heritage Center Quarterly Exhibits
Report Prepared by Elizabeth Isle, Heritage Center Director
ATTACHMENTS: Proposed 2003-2004 Exhibit Schedule
RECOMMENDATION: Approve exhibits or provide alternate direction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: In the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget $2000.00 has been allocated
per exhibit.
DESCRIPTION: As part of the goals for 2003-2004 for the Heritage Center the
Dublin City Council rated as a High Priority: "sponsor programs and exhibits at the Heritage Center that
will emphasize Dublin's culture and heritage". The three exhibits proposed the for the year 2003-2004
are:
October 1 —November 25, 2003
Mexican Folklorico: Day of the Dead Exhibit
This exhibit consists of 4-5 Mexican altars (secular) demonstrating tributes to loved-ones for the Day of
the Dead. There will be traditional altars in addition to a non-traditional one dedicated to a current pop-
culture icon. All will be non-religious. Also on display will be the colorful decor of Mexican folk arts,
paper flowers, sugar skulls, candles (not to be lit) etc.' The exhibit will coincide with the program:
Mexican Folklorico Family Workshop on November 1, 2003.
January 11 —February 14, 2004
Cultural Fragments: An Exhibit by Amy Lam
Gifted young artist Amy Lam will present her personal experience of growing up as a Chinese American
through the installation of her interactive/mixed media "cultural boxes," meticulously assembled
collections of found items, art objects, and memories that immortalize, comment on, and question a
number of themes related to cultural identity and the transmission of culture. Additional family histories
will be told with mementos and photographs contained within a box or other container, each reminiscent
of an Asian family in Dublin. Items to be loaned by 5-6 local families representing Japanese, Chinese, and
other Asian nationalities. Additional three-dimensional objects such as clothing and tools will augment
the installation. A children's area within the exhibit space will be available all hours that the Museum is
open to the public and will offer hands-on activities such as origami and tea ceremony.
March 15 —May 10
Gold Fever: Myth & Reality: The California Gold Rush and Its Legacy
This exhibit explores the environment, technology, and legacy of the gold rush. The installation consists
of 24 exhibit panels with photomurals, educational suitcase with hands-on artifacts and activities,
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videotapes on gold rush history, and 4th 5th and 8th grade curriculum materials developed by the Oakland
Museum. The exhibit is curated by Dr. James Rawls, a Fellow at the California Historical Society and
instructor of history at Diablo Valley College. May is the busiest month for tours by school children, and
this particular exhibit, as it coincides with the curriculum, will significantly increase the educational value
of a visit to the Heritage Center.
Publicity for the events will be through the Guide, the Tri-Valley Herald and the Valley Times and flyers
through the school system and throughout the community.
RECOMMENDATION: It is the recommendation of Staff that the Heritage and Cultural Arts
Commission approve the exhibits or provide alternate direction.
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