It’s been roughly three and half years since Will Cary and I started the 1stfans Membership program at the Museum; come July, the program will…
Read MoreAs originally conceived, 1stfans was designed to engage both near and faraway supporters, but having run the program for almost two years, we’ve been seeing…
Read MoreWe’ve been on a roll the last few months on the Twitter Art Feed by featuring the work of our fellow 1stfans members, and this…
Read MoreOne of the great things that we’ve discovered through the Twitter Art Feed is how many of our very own 1stfans have wanted to create…
Read MoreThis month on the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed artist, we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to feature one of our very own 1stfans: the anonymous,…
Read MoreThis month on the Twitter Art Feed, we’re presenting the work of Brooklyn Museum staff member, Danny Tuss. Danny is assistant to the Chief Curator…
Read MoreJuly’s Twitter Art Feed artist is Brian Piana, who, in his own words, creates works “from the Internet, for the Internet,” several of which used…
Read MoreJune’s 1stfans artist is Mike Monteiro, an artist whose work we discovered through our friends at 20×200.com. We were initially attracted to Mike’s work because…
Read MoreThis 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 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 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 MoreValerie Hegarty’s evocation of Asher B. Durand’s 1855 painting The First Harvest in the Wilderness in her benefit print for the 1stfans program adds another…
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 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 MoreThose of you who are 1stfans got an introduction to the animal mummy research project being done at the Museum when we held an informal…
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 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 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 MoreThis past Saturday as part of programming for 1stfans at the Brooklyn Museum, I gave a presentation on the animal mummy research the Conservation Department…
Read MoreWe all know this feeling, right? When you walk into an exhibition and there’s one work that really stops you in your tracks? On a…
Read MoreAs Will Cary notes in his post we’ve seen plenty of feedback with regard to the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed. Will and I had been…
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 MoreFor 1stfans, we are attempting to go as paperless as possible and this has been an interesting challenge for us. The first major shift is…
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 MoreOne of the things we are really excited about with the launch of 1stfans is giving these new members something they can really get into….
Read MoreIt’s funny, if you know me, I’m sure you can imagine that I would have had a total fit if someone came into my office…
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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