This week is my last at the Brooklyn Museum, and so I thought we’d do a special edition of “Brooklyn’s Finest” this month by way…
Read MoreMay’s 1stfans artist for the Twitter Art Feed is Odessa Begay, who has probably merged “twitter” and “art” in the most literal way by illustrating…
Read MoreThis year’s Brooklyn Ball will feature several art history-inspired works of food to make the evening fun and interesting for all who attend. The most…
Read MoreAfter a month of staff tweets (feel free to provide feedback below!), Shelley and I have a great few months of artists tweets lined up…
Read MoreAs part of a monthly program, a couple weeks ago the Development staff of the Brooklyn Museum came together to hear a presentation by Radiah…
Read MoreWe’re going to try something different for the March edition of the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed. Instead of featuring an artist, we’re going to feature…
Read MoreGoing into our second year of 1stfans, Shelley and I wanted to do a survey to see how members felt about the first year of…
Read MoreFebruary’s 1stfans Twitter Art Feed artist is Brooklyn’s own Man Bartlett. Man’s work includes drawings (mostly of circles), paintings, sculpture, and, as those on twitter…
Read MoreI grow more convinced every day that unique partnerships and creative incentives are the key to acquiring and retaining members. With 1stfans, Shelley and I…
Read More1stfans is a year old (more on that to come), and we thought it fitting and affirming to start the new year of the 1stfans…
Read MoreThis month, Lori Hepner’s project for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed has prompted a great response from 1stfans with interesting and thought-provoking @replies, but there…
Read MoreDecember’s artist for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed is Lori Hepner, and it’s fitting that her project Status Symbols will grace the Feed for the…
Read MoreWhen Shelley and I went to visit Cass Bird at her Brooklyn studio last week, we weren’t sure what to expect. We had known her…
Read MoreIn an ongoing effort to be as transparent as possible, I want to take a minute to explain the Membership promotion we’re doing for today…
Read MoreWe found that 1stfans really enjoyed Nick Fortunato’s project for June’s Twitter Art Feed because of the idea that history could come alive again and…
Read MoreDuke Riley has been on our minds a lot over the past month. I’ve received a crash course in his work and the man himself…
Read MoreOne of the questions we often get about 1stfans is whether it is our “young members” group. Most NYC Museums have “young patrons” groups targeted…
Read MoreHere at the Brooklyn Museum, we’re never one to shy away from inter-museum competition of all sorts. I’ve blogged before about how art museums and…
Read MoreThe 1stfans Twitter Art Feed artist for August is Lauren McCarthy, a young artist who has already worn many hats. A self-described “artist/programmer/designer/person,” Lauren’s work…
Read MoreJudging by the number of re-tweets Nick’s “Poor SpumoniNick’s Almanack” project received, I think it’s safe to say that 1stfans enjoy Twitter Art Feed projects…
Read MoreNick Fortunato is the second artist selected via the open call for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed. Similar to An Xiao’s work with Morse Code,…
Read MoreI’ve been watching the N.B.A. a lot lately, and not just because the playoffs are going on and I’m a huge basketball fan. I’m also…
Read MoreDid you know that we have 1stfans residing in 17 countries around the world? Outside of the United States, we have the most 1stfan representation…
Read MoreIt was about 4:30pm on Saturday when Shelley called me. Interestingly enough, I was here at the Museum giving a talk to our Student Guides…
Read MoreWhen we announced Mary Temple for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed in February, one of the things that Shelley mentioned was our collaboration with the…
Read MoreWhen 1stfans launched with the Swoon printing event on January 3rd, it was a pretty crazy night. Though Shelley and I didn’t get to meet…
Read MoreIf nothing else, Shelley and I think the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed is a pretty cool concept. We readily admit that we have no idea…
Read MoreOne bit of confusion that we have begun to see (<– 4 links) regarding the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed is the notion that we are…
Read MoreIn the same spirit that we asked Swoon to launch 1stfans in person (that is to say, with the Museum’s existing community in mind), we…
Read MoreThough the launching of 1stfans is being done mostly online, one of the critical goals of the group is to get people to come and…
Read MoreWorking in Membership means my job is to get people excited about and involved with the Museum. In that way, my job is just as…
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