Bowie State University Art Questionnaire

Use the prompt questions below to write your paper; do not simply answer the questions, but write your responses in essay form,

Include the name of the artwork, the name of the artist or creator of the work, and the year it was completed, and

Turn in the assignment in a timely manner on Blackboard.

Images of the art may be included at the end of the paper for reference, please cite accordingly.

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Prompt:

Visit an art gallery or museum. Choose three artworks that stood out to you the most and answer the following questions:

1. Which art gallery or museum did you visit and when? Where is the art gallery/museum located?
2. Have you been to this gallery/museum before? If so, what do you remember about your last visit? Hasanything changed since? If so, how?
3. What was your experience like during your visit? Explain in as much detail as you’d like.
4. Which three artworks stood out to you the most? Who are the artists that created the artworks?

Give a visual description of the art. What do you see (do not form an opinion on the art  yet)? Is the material/medium used in this artwork clear? If not, what do you think it is made  of or on?

What principles, techniques, and themes are being used in this artwork?

Is this artwork or the artist familiar to you? What other artworks do you know about from  the artist?

1. Does the artwork have an obvious meaning purpose? If you are unsure, what do you think  the meaning or purpose is of the artwork? What do you think is being communicated? (Answer theprompt, then do your own research on the artist and their work).
2. Give your personal opinion on the art. What do you think about the artwork? Do you like or dislike theartwork, why or why not? Is there an artwork that you like by this artist more?
3. Overall, given your experience at the gallery/museum, do you think you’ve developed a deeperappreciation of art? Why or why not?
4. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Local Art Galleries and Museums (Recommended by Prof. P.)
6. Hirshhorn National Museum of Modern Art
7. The Phillips Collection
8. National Museum of Women in
9. National Museum of African American History and Culture (Visual Art and the American Experience exhibition) Sackler Gallery
10. National Gallery of Art (West and East Buildings) National Portrait Gallery Touchstone Gallery

Longview Gallery
• Hamiltonian Gallery
• Honfleur Gallery
• Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert

Hall and Arts Center (Fisher

Galleries)
• Visionary Art Museum
• Baltimore Museum of Art • Glenstone

the Arts
• Artechouse •

Freer Gallery of Art

Renwick Gallery

African Art Museum