EXHIBITION PRACTICES IN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
Tuesday, October 8 , 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm CDT
October 1, 8, 15, 22 (Tuesdays) 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Attend in person at ISU’s Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal
OR
Watch Online via Zoom
FEES:
$35 for Senior Professional members (includes all four sessions)
$45 for non-members (includes all four sessions)
For in-person participation, pricing is per person.
For Zoom participation, pricing is one registration per household.
Price includes:
Four 2-hour sessions (one Academy of Seniors class).
$15 single-session option available for in-person attendance (pay at door).
Register online at seniorprofessionals.illinoisstate.edu or call (309) 438-2160.
Zoom participants will receive a Zoom link a week prior to the start of the class(es) and again on the day of each session.
Class Description
Exhibition practices in three areas in the history of modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries will be explored during sessions 1-3. The last 20-30 years have seen an enormous shift in the visibility of this work: smaller and independent gallery spaces have gained visibility and mainstream museums have begun to show this work.
Curatorial practice and exhibition-making have expanded to include a wide range of artists, approaches and programming, particularly in educational institutions. Session 4 will survey these changes and uses two solo exhibitions at University Galleries as case studies—Dianna Frid: It Takes Time and Terry Adkins: Soldier, Shepherd, Prophet, Martyr.
Session 1: Craft Versus Art
Session 2: African American Artists
Session 3: Native Indigenous Artists of North America
Session 4: The Expanded Role of the Curator in Contemporary Institutions
Melissa Johnson, Associate Professor, Art History & Visual Culture, Wonsook Kim School of Art, ISU (Sessions 1-3)
Kendra Paitz, Director and Chief Curator, University Galleries, ISU (Session 4)
