FALL ARTISTS TALK ON ART 209 E 23rd Street, 3rd Floor CRITICAL DIALOG IN THE VISUAL ARTS SINCE 1975 New York, NY 10010 2008 Doors open at 6:30pm Panels are held Fridays 7-9pm at SVA www.atoa.org (212) 779-9250 Admission : $7 Students, Seniors & SVA Alumni:$3 Current SVA Students, faculty & ATOA Passholders: FREE

September Middle Eastern Voices of Change: Friday 9/19 Theory and Production: Art Criticism Today Artists as Activists Friday 10/10 Friday 11/21 The Artist's Cut A discussion exploring challenges and relevancy of contemporary The power of visual art for the purpose of bridging cultures through A discussion of moving image art as a phenomenon both in fine art today. What is the role of the critic today in an environment dialogue is immense. This panel will present four artists with origins art and the larger media worlds - where does it fit in, what where the curator and collector are frequently celebrated as in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Lebanon and Syria. Come meet them, hear defines it, what are its genres, where can it go- with the potential supplanting the influence of the critic? What are the affects of them speak about their work and explore how they are undermining to affect both. convergent media and blogs on the public discourse of art today? the myriad negative perceptions of the often misunderstood Middle East and greater Islamic world. Moderator: Linda DiGusta, editor, Resolve40.com Moderator: Peter Duhon, executive editor, Art Comments Panelists: Marcia Grostein, artist Panelists: Robert Ayers, former senior editor, Artinfo.com Moderator: Ayse Turgut, independent curator Robert Ayers, artist and writer Jonathan T.D. Neil, art journalist and critic for Art Review Panelists: Kinda Hibrawi, artist, Helen Zughaib, artist Lee Wells, Ind. curator and co-founder of Perpetual Art Machine Organizer: Peter Duhon, executive editor, Art Comments Negar Ahkami, artist and Samira Abbassy, artist Organizer: Linda DiGusta, editor, Resolve40.com Courtesy of Peter Duhon Organizer: Ayse Turgut, independent curator Wisdom, 2005 Karasele Acrylic on , 36” x 60” courtesy Marcia Grostein December Friday 9/26 Controversial Art: Past and Present The Art of the 70s.... Now. Friday 10/31 Paul Brach Remembered Friday 12/5

Elga Wimmer, director of Elga Wimmer PCC, Eleanor Heartney With more than three decades to look back how do artists who began An evening dedicated to the memory of this celebrated and author of "Postmodern Heretics: The Catholic Imagination in to be shown in the 70s see their work and the work of their peers highly influential artist, teacher and founding dean of Cal Contemporary Art, Richard Vine, senior editor of Art and America now? The aesthetics of the 70s was based on experimentation, Arts. Carolee Schneemann and Federico Solmi will explore the exploration, re-evaluation and a rejection of paintings and relationship between religion and art or taboo and art. styles of Abstract , Pop Art and . Does that Moderator: Molly Barnes, art dealer and radio personality hold true today; how does that aesthetic impact the art world today? Panelists: Connie Fox, artist and teacher Moderator: Elga Wimmer, director of Elga Wimmer Gallery Bill King, artist and former president, National Academy of Design Panelists: Richard Vine, senior editor of the Art in America Moderator:Michael Klein, co-founder, Talking Point Films Allan Hacklin, artist and professor of art Marek Bartelik, renowned writer and art critic Panelists: Jene Highstein, sculptor (other panelists to be announce) The Evil Empire Federico Solmi, artist, Carolee Schneemann, artist (more panelists to be announced, please check website) Drawing for Room with Ten Doors Organizer: Fran Kornfeld, artist Courtesy of Anne Lawver Federico Solmi Organizer: Elga Wimmer, director of Elga Wimmer PCC Organizer: Michael Klein, co-founder, Talking Point Films Jene Highstein October November January In Dialog: Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue Friday 10/3 Ronnie Landfield & Robert C. Morgan Friday 11/14 Encouraging Great Art in American Cities Friday 1/30 Clay Made Artadia’s mission is to encourage innovative practice and meaningful Ceramics is looked at now as more than a craft, discussion will New York abstract painter, Ronnie Landfield and Art Critic, dialogue across the United States by providing artists in specific focus on the work of three contemporary New York artists who Robert C. Morgan will discuss changes in the New York art world; communities with unrestricted awards, funds and a national network work in clay and as a result are working to find a means to self contrasting the challenge of creating art today with previous of support fot the lifetime of an artists’ career. Awards applicaitons expression and thereby expanding the boundaries of what decades. Landfield will discuss his work and the place abstract are open in all disciplines. Artadia employs distinguished curators, constitutes the character of their art. paininting occupies in the 21st Century. Landfield is a veteran of artists and art professionals to select the awardees. more than 60 solo exhibitions of his abstract painting and Moderator: Michael Klein, co-founder, Talking Point Films drawings and hundreds of group exhibitions worldwide. Moderator: Christopher Vroom, founder and president, Artadia Panelists: Ann Agee, artist Panelists: Amy Blakemore, artist, Artadia Award 2004, Arlene Shechet, artist Panelists: Ronnie Landfield, New York abstract artist Angelina Gualdoni, artist, Artadia Award 2001, Beverly Semmes, artist Robert C. Morgan, art critic and author Diamond Lake, 1969 Julia, 2007 Arnold Kemp, artist, Artadia Award 2001, White Trio Organizer: Michael Klein, co-founder, Talking Point Films Ronnie Landfield Amy Blakemore Organizer: Ann Lydecker, auction specialist and art advisor Organizer: Ann Lydecker, auction specialist and art advisor Beverly Semmes

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