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SECAC UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA OCT 16–19_PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE SECAC 2019 Conference Preliminary Program Tucked in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Chattanooga is The Chattanoogan will serve as the conference hotel and hub, known for its beautiful scenery and significant place within American conveniently located in the heart of our lively downtown history, and it has earned a reputation for cultivating a spirit of and steps away from many cafes, restaurants, and attractions. entrepreneurship and innovation. The Hunter Museum of American Beyond conference sessions, opportunities to come together Art, outdoor sculpture park Sculpture Fields, and artist residency and experience the city will include: Stove Works contribute to our city’s burgeoning arts community, and we are excited to share it with you. A reception and keynote address by Sharon Louden at the spectacular Hunter Museum of American Art. Louden is a Along with our colleagues at the University of Tennessee at renowned visual artist, newly appointed Artistic Director of Chattanooga, we are honored to host the 2019 SECAC Conference. Chautauqua Institution’s Visual Arts Program, and editor of We are eager to see rich and meaningful conversations unfold the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series, which brings amongst conference attendees and community members, rippling together essays by visual artists centered on building a out beyond the conference in ways we cannot yet imagine. fulfilling professional practice and approaching work beyond the studio as “culture producers.” The 2019 conference is slated to have more than 140 sessions exploring topics of scholarly importance and timely cultural issues The SECAC Juried Members and Artist Fellowship exhibitions. impacting our fields. Through concurrent sessions and evening We have partnered with Chattanooga’s StoveWorks, a new events, the conference will explore studio and art historical research residency program and exhibition space, to present the related to parenthood, developing strategies for supporting SECAC 2019 Juried Exhibition. Serving as our juror is Amelia each other, exploring the place of the institution amongst current Briggs, visual artist, curator, and director of the David Lusk political turmoil, and unpacking how designers engage with their Gallery Nashville, who has shaped an incredible exhibition communities, amongst dozens of other topics. from over 650 unique artwork submissions. My Other Body: Trans-Culture, Transgender Cuba/Alabama, is a solo exhibition by Karen Graffeo, Julio Larramendi, Sonja Reiger, and Carolyn Sherer, recipients of the 2018 SECAC Artist Fellowship, on view at UTC’s Contemporary Cress. We look forward to seeing you in Chattanooga in October! *We wish to acknowledge the land on which SECAC 2019 is taking Katie Hargrave and Christina Vogel place. This area is the traditional territory of the Cherokee and Yuchi Conference Co-Directors indigenous peoples, and their history is integral to the rich and complex history of our region. WELCOME LETTER Aggie Toppins On behalf of the Department of Art at the University of Tennessee intellectual models for contemporary practice. Our programs at Chattanooga, I am delighted to welcome you to SECAC 2019. include BA degrees in Studio Art, Art History, and Art Education Chattanooga is a beautiful, vibrant city and I hope you enjoy your as well as BFA degrees in Graphic Design, Painting and Drawing, time here. Photography and Media Art, and Sculpture. We are a NASAD- accredited institution with nationally recognized faculty and a The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) is the second wonderful community of students. largest public university in the state. Founded in 1886 as a private Methodist Episcopal college, the University of Chattanooga (UC) At UTC Art, we believe that art has power and is woven into all merged with the University of Tennessee system in 1969. Today we aspects of our world. We strive to nurture and amplify diverse voices are a bustling campus with more than 10,000 students. If you walk through the work that we do. From exhibitions and performances through campus during your stay, you’ll see many changes taking to public lectures to hallway critiques, there is always something place. UTC is growing and the Department of Art is part of that. interesting happening here. UTC Art, located in the College of Arts and Sciences, is an exciting We are pleased to host SECAC 2019. I hope you will find the place to study, teach, and visit. Our vision is to be at the forefront of conference engaging and thought-provoking. I hope you will see old undergraduate education in the making and study of art. We offer friends and make new ones. I hope you will explore our campus and an accessible, rigorous, and supportive learning environment that community and return again in the future. exposes our students to a wide range of creative processes and Aggie Toppins Head, Department of Art The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga SHARON M. LOUDEN Keynote Speaker Sharon M. Louden is an artist, educator, advocate for artists, editor Sharon is a faculty member in the MFA Fine Arts program at the of the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series of books and the School of Visual Arts in New York and a Senior Critic at the New Artistic Director of the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution. York Academy of Art where she organizes a popular lecture series, interviewing luminaries and exceptional individuals in the art world Published in October, 2013, Living and Sustaining a Creative Life and from afar. is now in its 7th printing, with sales in over 24 countries. The book has been translated into Korean, garnered over 45 reviews, the In addition to teaching in colleges and universities, Louden is subject of 15 podcasts and radio appearances and received more also active on boards and committees of various not-for-profit art individual feedback than can be counted. organizations and volunteers her time to artists to further their careers. Sharon is a consultant for the Joan Mitchell Foundation From September, 2013 until late May, 2015, Louden traveled on and is a member of the Artist Advisory boards of the New York a 62-stop book tour, where she met thousands of artists from all Foundation for the Arts, Ox-Bow School of Art and the Carolyn over the US. Louden has continued this momentum bringing her Glasoe Bailey Foundation. second book, The Artist as Culture Producer on an extensive 102- stop conversation/book tour which launched on March, 2017 and concluded in April, 2018. This book is now in its second printing and has also sold in 24 countries as well as adopted in many schools all over the US. The last book in the trilogy of Living and Sustaining a Creative Life books, Last Artist Standing (which focuses on artists over the age of 50), will be published in 2020. AMELIA BRIGGS SECAC Exhibition Juror Amelia Briggs is a visual artist based in Nashville, TN where she has served as the Director of David Lusk Gallery since 2017. She received her BFA from Herron School of Art and Design through Indiana University and her MFA from the University of Memphis. Her work has been exhibited and published extensively throughout the US. Briggs is currently represented by Red Arrow Gallery in Nashville, TN and Uprise Art in New York, NY. STOVE WORKS Exhibition Partner We have partnered with Chattanooga’s Stove Works, a new residency program and exhibition space, to present the SECAC 2019 Juried Exhibition. Stove Works’ mission is to serve the Chattanooga community by providing local, national, and international artists a venue for the production of, exhibition of and education through contemporary works of art. Stove Works uses Contemporary Art as a megaphone in order to foster an environment of exchange and reflection, to provide opportunities to learn from the experiences of others and to give voice. Stove Works aims to draw greater attention to the production of contemporary works in the Southeast, expand and educate an audience outside of traditional art goers, create an active base of arts advocates, and further establishes the Southeast’s (and Chattanooga’s) contribution to the national dialogue surrounding contemporary art. Conference Registration Transportation Conference Registration is now open. Early registration will be in The conference hotel is located only fifteen minutes from the effect through September 20; regular registration will close on nearby Chattanooga Airport. Taxi and popular ridesharing services October 7. There are three levels of registration (early, regular, and (UBER/LYFT) are available for approximately $20 each way. onsite) for each membership type. Payment can be made by check, Wednesday–Friday local bus services the Chattanooga airport every MasterCard, Discover, Visa, or American Express. Paper registration hour and a half. The trip takes approximately 40 minutes and costs forms will not be available. $1.50. More information available online: gocarta.org CARTA’s Downtown Electric Shuttle provides a free and easy way to navigate Individual member: early $190 | regular $220 | on-site $280 downtown, with buses that operate daily from the historic Adjunct/Independent: early $130 | regular $175 | on-site $250 Chattanooga Choo Choo to the Tennessee Aquarium. For those Student member: early $95 | regular $110 | on-site $140 driving to the conference, discounted SECAC rate for overnight self Retired member: early $105 | regular $125 | on-site $150 parking is $8 and valet parking is $14 plus tax per night. Hotel Reservations Now Open Media Policy To reserve a room, visit reservations.travelclick.com Sessions Participants should have reported their equipment and AV needs will take place at the official conference hotel, the Chattanoogan. on the Call for Papers online submission platform. Some special The room rate at the Chattanoogan is $179 for single or double requests may not be granted due to budgetary constraints.