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A sampling of projects Sandbox Studios' staff members played a significant role in the development of:


2009

ArtsConnectEd2
Redesigned Educational Web Portal
Walker Art Center and Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Roles: Grant Writing and Project Management
www.artsconnected.org

Related Articles:
Tear Down the Walls: The Re-design of ArtsConnectEd, https://www.archimuse.com/mw2009/abstracts/prg_335001975.html

2009 Curious Corner
In-gallery kiosks and online children's program
Art Institute of Chicago
Roles: Project design and development

https://www.artic.edu/aic/education/CC/
2009 Ring-a-Tour
Mobile Phone-based Audio Information Program
American Swedish Institute
Roles: Program design, script/label writing, production and hosting
Call 888 411 3155 (toll-free)
Printable program guide

Also see Museum411
2008 Integrating the Arts: Mummies, Manuscripts and Madonnas
Interdisciplanary Educational Project (3 part interdisciplinary program)
The Walters Art Museum
Roles: Pachyderm installation, customization, project design and development, content creation, staff and teacher training

https://www.thewalters.org/pachydermpubs/00-64-881120031647100113-9310870-6-106-1129824/
2007 Minnesota Digital Library History Mysteries
Pachyderm-based Demonstration Project
Minnesota Digital Library
Roles: Project design and development, content creation, teachers guide production

https://www.mndigital.org/ed_assets/historymysteries
2007

Minnesota Digital Library Foot in Two Worlds
Pachyderm-based Demonstration Project
Minnesota Digital Library
Roles: Project design and development, content creation, teachers guide production

https://www.mndigital.org/ed_assets/footintwoworlds

2006 Cellular Memory
Mobile Phone-based Audio Information Project
2007 ZeroOne Electronic Arts Festival, San Jose
ZeroOne/ISEA
Roles: Program design, production and hosting
Description: Cell phone program which allowed festival visitors to hear over 100 artists talk about their projects installed throughout the city of San Jose

Also see Museum411
2006 Immigrants in Minnesota History - Demonstration Project
Pachyderm-based Demonstration Project
Minnesota Digital Library
Roles: Project design and development, content creation, teachers guide production
https://www.mndigital.org/ed_assets/MDLImmigrants/MDLImmigrants_Pachyderm_v02/index.html
2006 Art Today
Online Educational Program
Walker Art Center
Roles: Project management, content design
https://schools.walkerart.org/arttoday/
2006 Learning@ Whitney
K-12 Teacher and Student Resource
Whitney Museum of American Art
Roles: Consulting on site design, tools and content and perforrmed formative testing

2006 Arturo's Art Stories
Family Web Program
Dallas Museum of Art
Roles: Project planning and content development
https://arturosartstories.org/
2006 Ear for Art - A Walking Tour of the Artwork of Dale Chihuly
Mobile Phone-based Audio Information Program
Tacoma Art Museum
Roles: Program design, script writing, production and hosting
https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org
Call 888 411 4220 (toll-free)
Printable program guide

Also see Museum411
2006 Print Research Foundation
eMuseum Collection Database Customization
Print Research Foundation
Roles: Project management, design and programming
2006

The Bravewell Collaborative
Foundation Web site
The Bravewell Collaborative
Roles: Executive project management
https://www.bravewell.org/

2005 Art on Call
Mobile Phone Audio Information System
Walker Art Center
Roles: Project management, system selection, design and production
www.walkerart.org/aoc/
Call 612 374 8200

Also see Museum411
2004 Terra Foundation for American Art
Foundation Web site
Terra Foundation for American Art
Roles: Site Design, Project Management, Collection Conversion, eMuseum Customization
www.terraamericanart.org

2004 So Why Is This Art?
Online Educational Program (converted from slide package)
Walker Art Center
Role: Project Manager, Kris Wetterlund
https://schools.walkerart.org/swita/
2004 Renaissance Connection
Online Educational Program
Allentown Art Museum
Role: Curriculum Designer/Writer, Kris Wetterlund
www.renaissanceconnection.org


Award:
2004 American Association of Museum’s MUSE Award, Honorable Mention
2003 Global Positioning
Online Educational Program
Walker Art Center
Role: Project Manager/Writer, Kris Wetterlund
globalpositions.walkerart.org
2003 World Myths & Legends in Art
Online Educational Program (revision of World Mythologies - see below)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Project Manager, Kris Wetterlund
www.artsmia.org/world-myths

Award:
2004 Museums and the Web, Best of the Web: Best Museum Web Site Supporting Educational Use
2003 Artist's Toolkit
Online Educational Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center
Role: Project Manager/Writer, Kris Wetterlund
www.artsconnected.org/toolkit

Award:
2003 American Association of Museum’s MUSE Award, Honorable Mention
2003

Unified Vision: The Architecture and Design of the Prairie School
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk and Online Educational Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/unified-vision

Award:
2003 American Association of Museum’s MUSE Award, Best Online Educational Program

2002 Larsen: A Living Archive
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk and Online Educational Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/larsen

2002

Surrounded by Beauty
Online Educational Program (converted from slide package)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Project Manager/Writer, Kris Wetterlund
www.artsmia.org/surrounded-by-beauty

2002

Arts of Asia
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk and Online Educational Program (revision of Arts of Japan program - see below)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/arts-of-asia

Award:
2002 American Association of Museum’s MUSE Award
Best Online Educational Program: Arts of Asia

2001 Material Witnesses
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre

2001 Fabric Factory
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk and Online Educational Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/playground/fabric_factory
2001

Get More from Your Visit
Online Museum Visit Preparation Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
Role: Project Manager/Writer, Kris Wetterlund

www.artsmia.org/get-more

2000

Foot in the Door
Special Exhibition Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk and Online Archive
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/foot_in_the_door

 

2000

Modernism
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk and Online Educational Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/modernism

Award:
2000 American Association of Museum’s MUSE Award, Best Museum Online Exhibit

1999

Restoring a Masterwork
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk and Online Educational Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Producer, Scott Sayre

https://www.artsmia.org/restoration-online/archived-1999/ (original version archive)
https://www.artsmia.org/restoration-online/ (current 2004 version)

Related article:
Sharing the experience:
The Building of a Successful Online/Onsite Exhibition,
https://www.archimuse.com/mw2000/papers/sayre/sayre.html
Arts Interactive: Watch the Restoration!, Arts Magazine Archive

1999

Get the Picture: Thinking about Photographs
Online Educational Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
Role: Project Manager/Writer, Kris Wetterlund
www.artsmia.org/get-the-picture

Award:
1999 NewMedia Invision Awards- Museum Education Program, Gold Award

1998

World Ceramics
Online Educational Program (converted from slide package)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
Role: Project Manager/Writer, Kris Wetterlund
www.artsmia.org/ceramics

1998 Coloring Book
Collection-related Online Activity
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/coloringbook
1998 Concentration
Collection-related Online Activity
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/playground/concentration
1998 Treasure Hunt
Collection-related Online Activity
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/playground/treasure_hunt
1998 Eadweard Muybridge Motion Studies
Special Exhibition Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Producer, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/playground/muybridge
1997

ArtsConnectEd
Educational Web Portal w/ Walker Art Center
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Project Manager, Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
Role: Statewide Teacher Trainer, Kris Wetterlund
www.artsconnected.org

Awards:
1999 American Association of Museum’s MUSE Award, Best Museum Web Site
1999 International Conference for Museums and the Web, Best of the Web: Best Educational Web Site

Related Articles:
Pyramid Power: A Train the Trainer Model to Increase Teacher Usage of the ArtsConnectEd Online Resource, https://www.archimuse.com/mw2002/papers/sayre/sayre.html
ArtsConnectEd: Collaboration in the Integration and Access to Museum Resources, https://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue5_6/dowden/

1997

Prints and Processes
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk, CD-ROM and Linear Video Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre

Awards:
1998 NewMedia Invision Awards - Museum Education Program Silver Award
1998 American Association of Museum’s MUSE Award
Best Educational Program: Prints and Processes

1997

AAM Media and Technology Standing Professional Committee
Professional Organization Web site
American Association of Museums Media and Technology Committee
Role: Project Manager/Webmaster, Scott Sayre
www.mediaandtechnology.org

1997

Art In America
Online Educational Program (converted from slide package)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org/art_in_america

1997

Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk
Art Institute of Chicago
Role: Design and Project Consulting, Scott Sayre
Online version of the project www.artic.edu/cleo/

 

1996

Purcell Cutts Hose
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk and CD-ROM Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre

1996

Ancient Art of the Mediterranean
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre

Awards:
1996 New York International Festival- Museum Multimedia Program Bronze Award
1997 International Association of Audio Visual Communicators
CINDY Gold Award

1996

Graywolf Press Web Site
A Non-Profit, Alternative Press Web site
Graywolf Press
Role: Site Designer, Scott Sayre
www.graywolfpress.org

1995

ArtsNet Minnesota
Mult-institutional curriculum Web site
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Walker Art Center, Fredrick Weisman Museum, Minnesota Museum of American Art
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Education, Kris Wetterlund, Minnesota Museum of American Art
www.artsnetmn.org

1995 Museum-Ed
Museum Education Professionals Listserv and Archive
Non-profit Volunteer Project
Role: Founder, Editor, Kris Wetterlund
Role: Webmaster, Editor, Scott Sayre
www.museum-ed.org

1995

Amazing Animals in Art
Online Educational Program (converted from slide package)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre

1994

World Mythologies in Art
Online Educational Program (converted from slide package -see revision above)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre

1994

The Art of Persuasion: 17th Century European Painting
Gallery-based interactive kiosk
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre

Award:
1994 NewMedia Invision Awards- Museum Multimedia Program Silver Award

1994 New Beginnings: Capital Campaign
Interactive Fund-Raising Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
1994 Minneapolis Institute of Art’s Visitor Directory
Interactive Museum Directory Program
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
1993 The Art of Africa
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
1993

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Museum Web site
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
www.artsmia.org

1992 The Arts of Japan
Gallery-based Interactive Kiosk (revision Arts of Asia - see above)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre
1992

From Silver to Silica: The History of Photography
Gallery-based interactive Kiosk
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Role: Director of Interactive Media, Scott Sayre

Awards:
1993 NewMedia Invision Awards - Museum Multimedia Programs Gold Award
1992 Electronic Artist Group Awards, Interactive Media Project of the Year
1992 International Interactive Communication Society, Mark of Excellence Awards, Finalist Award

1991 What is Household Hazardous Waste?
A Kiosk-based Public Access Interactive Multimedia Program
Kiosks traveled and were installed in the Science Museum of Minnesota.
University of Minnesota Telecommunications Center and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Role: Producer and Software Developer, Scott Sayre
1988

Interactive Design Management System "IDMS"
Interactive Program Design Application
University of Minnesota dissertation project
Role: Software Designer/Programmer, Scott Sayre

Award:
1988 Apple Project Minnemac grant

1989 Word of Mouth
Hypercard-based Adult Literacy Education Program
St. Paul Technology for Literacy Center
Role: Software Designer and Developer, Scott Sayre
1989 Human Resource Development Quarterly: Journal Reviewer Database
A specialized database for identifying and monitoring monograph reviewers.
University of Minnesotat, Human Resources Development Quarterly
Role: Software Designer and Developer, Scott Sayre
1989 Weed Seedling Identification
Expert System/Visual Database for Identification of Weed Seedlings.
University of Minnesota Telecommunications Center and the Minnesota Extension Service
Role: Software Designer and Developer, Scott Sayre
1989 Minnesota Trees for Landscaping
Database Driven Videodisc Program for Viewing Trees for Minnesota Landscaping
University of Minnesota Telecommunications Center and the Minnesota Extension Service
Role: Software Designer and Developer, Scott Sayre
1988 Videodiscography System
Index of Educational Videodisc Titles, Subjects, and Producers
St. Paul Saturn, School Project
Role: Software Designer and Developer, Scott Sayre
1987 APA Annotated Bibliography System
Database of Publication Abstracts
University of Minnesota, Department of Vocational and Technical Education
Role: Software Designer and Developer, Scott Sayre

1987

Principles of Micro-Electronics
Linear training video - Technician's benchtop training series
Honeywell Controls
Role: Writer/Producer, Scott Sayre

Award:
1987 Association of Visual Communicators: CINDY Achievement Award. Video Script Writing

1986

Gas Safety Valves
Linear training video - Technician's benchtop training series
Honeywell Controls
Role: Writer/Producer, Scott Sayre

Award:
1986 Association of Visual Communicators. Visual Communication Department of the Year Award

1986

Troubleshooting the Pilotstat Power Unit
Linear training video - Technician's benchtop training series
Honeywell Controls
Role: Writer/Producer, Scott Sayre

Award:
1986 International Television Association (ITVA): Award of Merit -Troubleshooting the Pilotstat power unit