Following the end of our Pterosaurs exhibit, we decided to fill some of our temporary gallery space with another traveling exhibit. While Pterosaurs was a massive and complex undertaking with a very diverse set of elaborate exhibits, RARE II: Imperiled Plants of Colorado was a minimalist piece that consisted of several dozen detailed drawings of endangered Colorado flora.
RARE II was a much smaller exhibit that its predecessor, and did not necessitate our entire temporary gallery. I helped raise several mila-walls to form a new, confined gallery space. Although I did not design the layout of the exhibit, I conducted most of the preparatory painting work on my own. FCMoD’s exhibits manager and I managed to finish the space and hang all of the pictures in a surprisingly short amount of time. RARE II opened to the public only days after we completed the deconstruction of Pterosaurs.
This was a short exhibit, lasting from May 6 to August 17, 2017. I removed and securely wrapped many of the pictures and personally carried out their official removal from the museum. RARE II was a nice, calm contrast to Pterosaurs and most of the museum’s permanent exhibits. Because of its sparse aesthetic, we were extra attentive to every detail of its design and construction. Any mistakes would stand out quite starkly, so we tried to maintain a high standard of quality. I learned a great deal about how to properly light a photo gallery and space out the exhibits in a logical manner.
