AIC's 52nd Annual Meeting

Registration required - add this session to your Annual Meeting registration
$66 registration fee; maximum 10 registrants

This workshop will teach participants how to use SketchUp, a 3D modeling software tool, to plan artwork installations and help conservators converse and collaborate with other departments and stakeholders. SketchUp software is currently used by many artists, exhibition designers, construction and build teams, fabricators, and curators to create models that outline and describe how multimedia installations, groups of objects, and furniture can be arranged in a space. Completed 3D models can be shared with and edited by external stakeholders, allowing for remote collaboration and discussions about how artworks are experienced by viewers as they enter a space. SketchUp can also be used as a documentation tool to show how an installation or exhibition was arranged down to its exact measurements.

Participants in this workshop will learn how to build a 3D gallery from an existing floorplan or from manually captured dimensions. They will then learn how to create 2D objects (paintings, photographs and works on paper, both with and without frames), 3D sculptures, and additional furniture such as plinths, barriers, and seating. Finally, participants will learn how to place and move these objects within the space. There will also be a discussion on exporting the model into various file formats. This workshop will provide participants with the language and skills to better communicate and collaborate with exhibition design teams and other museum professionals, living artists and estates, and external fabricators and stakeholders.