Category of Workshop: Arts at Baruch
Date/time of workshop: Sidney Mishkin Gallery, 1PM
The gallery tour was really surprising. It featured beautiful photography. At first, when I read the description about the gallery tour, I though this would be just regular photos of nature, which in my opinion, is pretty boring. However, it was totally different because it was the artist’s perspective of nature. The gallery featured a few pieces from different artists.
The only reason why I selected this workshop was because it was mandatory for freshmen to attand something arty at Baruch. This was the only free one. It DEFINITELY took me out of my comfort zone because I never really did enjoy anything that had to do with art when I was younger but I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this gallery tour. I would’ve liked more time though because I didn’t really get an in depth look at all the photographs due to the massive amounts of people that wanted the tour too.
For this workshop, I expected it to really boring with a really boring lady that is just going to discuss the history of the photography. Gladly, she wasn’t boring and she added her input and her opinion to the piece. She also gave us a little background information on the gallery itself saying that Baruch doesn’t have much funds but due to a strong alumni and powerful connections, the gallery is able to exist. I would definitely recommend this workshop to another student because nature is something every student can enjoy (I don’t think we get enough of it in NYC) and the way that the artists look at nature makes it very different and interesting.
From this experience, I think I should try to have a more open mind about art. Like I said, I was never really into it and from seeing the photographs at the gallery, I feel that it is important and it is not as boring as I thought it was. From this workshop, I think I will go check out the Met or MoMa when I have some free time.