The week started off with a meeting with Amanda McMahon (involved with Student and Teaching Learning at the MIA). To start with, Amanda familiarized me with the MIA’s Creativity Academy where teachers virtually do projects with various schools in the area. We went over the schedule and came up with a few days that I could observe the various projects the students will be doing. Afterwards, Amanda helped me get a visitor pass, so I could get access to the offices at the MIA. She showed me where people’s offices were while I marveled at the “behind the scenes” of an art museum. I find it deeply rewarding to see the offices as it changes my whole perspective on the art museum. Beforehand, seeing how grand the museum is, made it feel almost untouchable. However, after seeing the “behind the scenes” the whole place feels much more grounded and approachable. She also showed me around the community area where classes and workshops are held. Later on, I met with Krista Pearson to discuss Friends for 100 Years: A Lasting Legacy and a potential project that I could help brainstorm for.The project would be something that would be held at various parks for over 2000 people. On Saturday, I took a mini visit to the MIA to find inspiration for project ideas for Friends for 100 Years: A Lasting Legacy. I came up with a few ideas for projects based on the theme of friendship that I was able to jot down. I’m sure by next week the ideas will evolve into a project that would be great for the event.