Art Chicago and NEXT are pleased to announce public seminars as part of CONVERGE Chicago. Programmed to foster dialogue, panels will address current topics in curatorial and museum such as programming in the new economy and recent trends in critical art practices. CONVERGE seminars are open to the public.
Contemporary Perspectives on Outsider Art
April 30, 11A - 12:30P
Big Culture: Contemporary Art in Texas
April 30, 11A -12:30P
The Old with the New: Presenting New Works by Living Artists in the Museum
April 30, 1-2:30P
The Alternative State: Non Profits in a New World
April 30, 2:30-3:45P
Curating and the Expansion
May 1, 11-12:30P
Studio Visit Series: Michelle Grabner and Anthony Huberman
May 1, 11-12P
Studio Visit Series: Theaster Gates and Franklin Sirmans
May 1, 12:15-1:15P
Beyond the White Cube: A Short History of Exhibition Making
May 1, 3-4:30P
Studio Visit Series: Stephanie Smith and Laura Letinsky
May 2, 12-1:15P
After School Special: Student-Run Art Spaces On-and Off-Campus
May 3, 1-2:30P
Participating curators and panelists at CONVERGE, Art Chicago Speaks and NEXT Talk Shop include:
Steven Holmes, Cartin Collection; Brooke Davis Anderson, Contemporary Center at the Folk Art Museum; Risa Puleo, The Blanton Museum; Sue Graze, Arthouse Texas; Matthew Druft, Artpace; Charlie Wyle, Dallas Museum of Art; Lisa Dent, Columbus Museum of Art; Rita Gonzalez, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Jill Dawsey, Utah Museum of Fine Art; Kelly C. Baum, Princeton University Art Museum; Lisa Dorin, Art Institute of Chicago; Stacy Switzer, Grand Arts; Gregory Burke, The Power Plant; Kate Lorenz, The Hyde Park Art Center; Christoph Heinrich, Denver Art Museum; Jan Schall, Nelson Atkins Museum; Brady Roberts, Milwaukee Art Museum; Jacob Proctor, University of Michigan Museum of Art; Linda O. Standford, Broad Art Museum; Anthony Huberman, Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis; Franklin Sirmans, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Bill Arning, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; Susanne Ghez, The Renaissance Society; Hamza Walker, The Renaissance Society; Paul Ha, Contemporary Art Museum, Saint Louis; Irene Hoffman, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore; Stephanie Smith, Smart Museum of Art
