Bethany Mcgill Email & Phone Number

Burbank, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, United States

Develop new workflows to better facilitate interdepartmental collaboration, develop best practices and associated staff trainings, supervise team, developing and implementing an institutional photography pipeline.

(online)

Developed/teach online Art Appreciation and Art History I courses for traditional and dual enrollment students using content created using OpenLMS software.

Burbank

Responsible for the the care, storage, preservation and cataloging of physical assets and artwork created during film production. Provided original descriptive cataloging and metadata cleanup. Bridge the gap between physical/digital collections by creating unique location identifiers for art collection.Work in collaborative setting to research provenance.

Suitland, MD

Designed mounts/storage supports used for storing 3-dimensional objects. Tracking/moving of museum collections using barcode scanner as well as paper record. Weekly application of Smithsonian/NMAI best practices for pest management. Serve as a project team member in large-scale museum projects including an ongoing re-labeling of all museum collections as.

Conducted primary research for new exhibition, “Woman of Two Worlds: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Her Quest for an Imperial Legacy.” Translated 19th century French documents in preparation for the show. Provide ongoing editing for exhibition-related documents.Inventorying painting storage area and updating Past Perfect database with images and data.

Conduct inventory of stored collection, including furniture, household goods, photographs, documents, prints and other ephemera Complete project of archiving a large donated collection of historical documentsAssist in coordinating special educational events hosted at site

Waxahachie, Texas, United States

Developed course material and taught courses in Art Appreciation and Introduction to Drawing

Monitor environments of historic structures and storage areas using HOBO monitoring systemsProcess incoming donations by entering accession information and digital images into PastPerfectResearch potential collection inventory for planned replica historical building construction

• Completed condition reports and photographed objects for entry into ARGUS cataloging system
• Cleaned objects using conservation techniques along with museum quality supplies, cleaning agents and equipment
• Worked with a variety of media including wood, metals, textiles, ceramics, painting and organic elements, and developing the ability to identify signs of deterioration and infestation in each
• Utilized proper artifact packing and transportation techniques during reorganization of storage vaults
• Learned other aspects of curatorial work including exhibitions planning and programming through participation in board and other museum committee meetings

Ma, Art History

Activities and Societies: Student Representative -- Faculty Search Committee 08-09

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Art/Art Studies, General

Digital Curation