http://www.stockyardinstitute.org
lately i've been thinking about redesigning my website. why, i don't know, since i have little to zero time to focus on it due to school work, thesis, work, painting and my sorry attempt to have some sort of a social life outside of talking to my cat. my first viewing of this site i was really attracted to it's simple design and lay out. exactly what i would like for my site, design wise. small yet noticeable icons for the links to other pages and a logo/title at the op of the page make it visually pleasing and as well as user friendly.
as any site, i really appreciate it when they describe what the site is about from the get go, whether it's in a headline, mission statement or a brief description on the main page easy to see. stockyard institute has done just that. right away i am intrigued by what the organization is offering to it's audience. i love the projects they have listed and described on the site. projects are creative, collaborative, and educational for participants and viewers. many of the projects that involve local chicago youth implement dialogue about certain issues, themes, ideas about their community as well as . this is something I am very interested in pursuing when working with future youth. the dialogue and discussions students have is just as important as the hands-on art making experience as well. and with new technology i'm learning here in grad school i can record and share these group discussions, which excites me greatly. i also took notice to projects that involved youth physically into their neighborhood, such as the austin community history book project. here students walked through out their community and took photographs to better understand and share. there is project listed that sounds extremely interesting but i'm not too clear on what was actually accomplish because of some of the terms they used. the fast eddie's car wash was an attempt to raise radical ideas of pedagogy. i am really curious to know how this attempt was executed during the exhibition. i love their creative way to make relevant resources in their binder archives project. as an educator, i want interesting ways to document and store all my information and work. i like how the team consists of a handful of versified talented and young people. gives inspiration to young art educators as myself.
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stockyard really does do amazing work, and their approach is very unique in how much they focus on the process and dialogue with the participants. i'm glad you took note of that and that this is a path you're interested in pursuing. it's a lot of work to engage your audiences in this way, but the projects that emerge and the work which is created is just amazing! i'm so happy to hear that jim duignan and his work is inspiring to you. If you're interested in getting involved with stockyard, let me know and i can connect you with jim.
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