The Art Department Interlude & the Art 1A Trip to the Getty Center

Please make sure that you have submitted your University of California, Santa Barbara Waiver of Liability, Assumption of the Risk & Indemnity Agreement to your Art 1A TA, or to Trela Cowan, The Department of Art Undergraduate Advisor. This is mandatory if– even if you are coming from LA.

The extent to which this trip is significant cannot sufficiently be underscored– because the Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium exhibition is currently on view at The Getty (March 15–July 31, 2016), and his work is the subject of Paper #1 for this class! Please make every effort to attend this very special event since it will prove to be a wonderful experience that will directly impact, and inspire, your interest in your first research paper.

If you are carpooling (2 or more 1A students in a single vehicle), then you are eligible to receive free parking. Once you have submitted your paperwork to go on the field trip, then I will give you the special Getty issued code for free parking. Parking is $15.00 per vehicle if you are not carpooling.

N.B.: If you have HBO, then you should try to watch the new documentary, Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, that is currently airing. I suggest watching it before our museum trip.

If you do not already have a Twitter account, then please start one for Art 1A since you will be taking pictures and Tweeting responses. Please use the Art 1A and Getty handles: @Art1AUCSB and @GettyMuseum

We will be meeting on April 16 at noon on the museum side of the tram drop off (shown above).

Driving directions can be found here. General information: http://www.getty.edu