Let's Have your label displayed
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Free for all
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July - August 2024
RiverBrink Art Museum invites you to be a part of our new exhibition Borderland! Drop by and write a label for your favorite work from the show. We’ll select the most creative labels to feature in the gallery. Come share your perspective with us!
What is a museum label?
A museum label is a piece of informative writing that guides our interpretation of an artefact or artwork at the art museum. It introduces, narrates, describes, argues, explains, and banters–basically, anything that helps us understand the exhibition and object.
Anatomy of a museum label
No two labels are alike, even if they describe the same artwork. However, to get right to the point, they often follow a standard format as shown here:
Tombstone Information
Write your own label!
We encourage you to find a tone that resonates with you most and write a label for a work of your choice from our newly launched exhibition Borderland. We have completed the tombstone, and worry not about the art history of the work, as this is about how you see yourself in art and what you deem the most interesting about the museum.
For example, you can choose to:
RiverBrink Art Museum invites you to be a part of our new exhibition Borderland! Drop by and write a label for your favorite work from the show. We’ll select the most creative labels to feature in the gallery. Come share your perspective with us!
What is a museum label?
A museum label is a piece of informative writing that guides our interpretation of an artefact or artwork at the art museum. It introduces, narrates, describes, argues, explains, and banters–basically, anything that helps us understand the exhibition and object.
Anatomy of a museum label
No two labels are alike, even if they describe the same artwork. However, to get right to the point, they often follow a standard format as shown here:
Tombstone Information
- Artist’s name/Maker’s name
- Artist’s nationality, Artist’s lifespan
- Title of the object, Date
- Material
- Museum accession number
- What is depicted in the artwork
- (Art) historical information
- Artistic concepts
- Techniques
- Importance/Influence
Write your own label!
We encourage you to find a tone that resonates with you most and write a label for a work of your choice from our newly launched exhibition Borderland. We have completed the tombstone, and worry not about the art history of the work, as this is about how you see yourself in art and what you deem the most interesting about the museum.
For example, you can choose to:
- Describe what you see in the artwork
- Tell us what the work reminds you of
- Focus on sound, smell, taste or texture associated with the subject. Do not use any visual description.
- Describe the artwork using a few single words. E.g., Breeze. Salt. Sand.
- Write a label for the work as though you are speaking one-on-one with someone you are close with. What is the most important thing to say to this person about this object?
- Follow your style and just write!