Six Lessons Learned from Our First Crowdsourcing Project in the Digital Humanities
Crowdsourcing is not “free” labor, and other lessons from our first foray into citizen transcription.
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Creativity Blooms at Inner-City Arts on L.A.’s Skid Row
Getty staff team up to give back to Inner-City arts, a pearl of arts education in the chaos of L.A.’s concrete jungle.
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19 Ways to Be Part of the Arts on #GivingTuesday
In celebration of Giving Tuesday, a list of simple ideas to get involved in the arts—and receive even more back.
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Why Give Time to the Arts? 6 Questions for Getty Volunteer Stephen Thorne
Say “Guten Tag!” to Stephen Thorne, one of the Getty Center’s first volunteers.
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Volunteer Chuck Panama: Pinned and Proud
Chuck Panama wants you to know that the whole thing is an accident. “I’m not a pin collector,” Chuck, a seven-year volunteer at the... Read More
Volunteer Profile: Suzanne Ziesmer, 10 Years of Giving
When you step off from the Getty Center tram on a Tuesday, Suzanne Ziesmer is there to greet you. It’s 64 degrees on this... Read More
Let Me Tell You a Story: Docent Tours That Entertain and Educate
If you’re planning to visit the Getty this holiday, you may be surprised to learn that we have no tour guides. Instead, we have... Read More
In the Sketching Gallery, It’s Time to Create
Sketch from the masters in a friendly, unthreatening space.
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