SYMPOSIA & EVENTS
CRITICAL Santa Fe
October 27-30, 2010, Santa Fe, New Mexico
A Symposium On Developing Criticism in Ceramics
International Speakers, Panels and Discussion
INTERPRETATION DIALECTIC JUDGMENT CONSENSUS DIVERSITY DEBATE
AUTHENTICITY
You are invited to participate in a unique 3-day Symposium of investigation and dialogue to establish new practices essential to the future of art criticism. Attendance is limited to provide you an exclusive opportunity for audience interaction with
key international speakers and panelists.
Donald Kuspit Dave Hickey Janet Koplos Raphael Rubenstein Roberta Smith
Paul Mathieu Gabi Dewald Glen Brown Garth Clark Tanya Harrod
Plus 15 international panelists representing educators, galleries, artists, and writers.
A sampling of issues:
Exploration of a new critical consciousness
Through the Looking Glass
Examining elements of interpretation.
The Necessity of Judgment
The survival of art versus the fear of criticism.
The Realities of Critical Theory
Criticism in contemporary culture: exhibition, publishing, and education.
Material vs. Discourse
Does ceramics require a discipline-specific criticism?
“Goodbye Greenberg!”
Building a strategy to guarantee the future of criticism.
The Necessity for Criticism in Contemporary Ceramics
Structured with the recognition that a contemporary critical practice will require a dialogue of many voices this symposium is organized to encourage interaction, dialogue and response to the featured presentations. Attendance will be limited. Recognizing the need to engage all aspects of the field the invited presenters include critics, educators, artists, gallery owners, writers, students, editors, collectors and patrons. Other invited participants include Moyra Elliot, Ted Adler, Terry Barrett, Elaine Henry, Hunt Prothro, and Adam Welch. An open call for papers to be presented during the symposium will be announced on the NCECA website to bring additional speakers and panelists. Registration is limited to 200 attendees. Phone 866-266-2322, or fill out this form and fax to: 303-828-0911
Transportation from/to Albuquerque International Sunport is provided by Sandia Shuttle Express. Call 1-888-775-5696 for a reservation. Cost is $25.00 one-way. If you book a round trip at the time of booking, a $5.00 discount applies for a cost of $45.00.
La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Special Symposium rates are available at The La Fonda Hotel: 800-523-5002
100 East San Francisco Street,
Santa Fe, NM 87501
$159 single/double based on availability.
Rates do not include 14.9375% tax (subject to change).
Reservations must be received on or before September 27, 2010
Individual reservations should be made by calling La Fonda’s Reservations Department at 1-800-523-5002 #1
For faxed reservations, the number is: 505-954-3599
To make reservations online: http://www.lafondasantafe.com/email-group.html
Reservations will be charged a one night Non-Refundable deposit at the time of booking. If you cancel within 72 hours of arrival you will be charged for the entire length of your stay.
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE
[m] = moderatorWednesday, October 27, 2010
3:00pm Registration
5:00pm - 5:30pm Opening reception
5:30pm - 7:00pm Hosted dinner
7:00pm - 7:30pm Welcome and proceedings
7:30pm - 9:00pm Opening Roundtable: Issues in Criticism - Robert Atkins [m].
Featuring: Garth Clark, Tanya Harrod, Janet Koplos, Donald Kuspit, Raphael Rubinstein
Thursday, October 28, 2010
8:30am - 8:45am Welcome and introductions
8:45am - 9:45am Lecture: Restoring the Sisterhood of the Arts - Dave Hickey
9:45am - 10:00am Break
10:00am - 11:30am Roundtable: Considerations for Interpretation - Terry Barrett [m]. Featuring: Glen Brown, Amy Gogarty, Howard Risatti
11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch on your own
1:00pm - 2:00pm Lecture: Critical Consciousness - Donald Kuspit
2:00pm - 2:15pm Break
2:15pm - 3:15pm Lecture: Ceramics: Material of Convenience or Consequence? - Garth Clark
3:15pm - 4:30pm Response moderated by Ted Alder
4:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner on your own
6:30pm - 7:30pm Lecture: Floodlights on Emptiness: Contemporary Poetry and Contemporary Art - Raphael Rubinstein
Friday, October 29, 2010
8:30am - 8:45am Welcome and introductions
8:45am - 9:45am Lecture: New Forms of Criticism - Gabi Dewald
9:45am - 10:00am Break
10:00am - 11:30am Roundtable: The Shape of Judgment - Adam Welch [m]. Featuring: Glen Brown, Tanya Harrod, Paul Mathieu
11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch on your own
1:00pm - 2:30pm Roundtable: Galleries, Curation & Criticism - Annabeth Rosen [m]. Featuring: Ivan Barnett, Linda Durham, Moyra Elliot
2:30pm - 3:30pm Walk to gallery critiques
3:30pm - 5:00pm Gallery critiques at Andrea Fisher Gallery, Jane Sauer Gallery, Patina Gallery, Robert Nichols Gallery, Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Zane Bennett Contemporary
5:00pm - 7:00pm Dinner on your own
7:00pm - 10:00pm Exhibition openings
Saturday, October 30, 2010
8:30am - 8:45am Welcome and introductions
8:45am - 9:45am Lecture: Critical Views - Roberta Smith
9:45am - 10:00am Break
10:00am - 11:30am Roundtable: Criticism and Publications - Elaine O. Henry [m]. Featuring: Janet Koplos, Howard Risatti, Amanda Fielding
11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch on your own
1:00pm - 2:30pm Roundtable: Criticism and the Creator - Hunt Prothro [m]. Featuring: Jacques Kaufman, Joe Arredondo
2:30pm - 2:45pm Break
2:45pm - 4:15pm Roundtable: Strategies for the Writer, Maker, Gallery, Publisher for the Future of Criticism - Jim Romberg [m]. Featuring: Robert Atkins, Paul Mathieu, Paul Kotula
4:15pm - 4:30pm Break
4:30pm - 5:30pm Closing Discussion: The Future - Jim Romberg [m].
Pricing:
On or before September 28, 2010
Member - $350
Non-member - $385
Student - $335
After September 28, 2010
Member - $385
Non-member - $425
Student - $365
ALL STUDENTS MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT ON SCHOOL LETTERHEAD FROM REGISTRAR, DEAN, OR PROFESSOR VERIFYING CURRENT FULL-TIME STATUS.
Please FILL OUT THIS FORM and email it to: office@nceca.net or mail to the NCECA office at: 77 Erie Village Sq., Suite 280 Erie, CO 80516
or fax to: 303-828-0911
For information regarding the CRITICAL Santa Fe Symposium Agenda, please email:
Jim Romberg, Project Director, Critical Santa Fe, at jimromberg@criticalsantafe.com
Our student scholarship program has ended.
If you have any questions, please contact Dori Nielsen, NCECA Conference
Manager, at dori@nceca.net or 866-266-2322.