November-December 1995 CAA News
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'" '""",.... "<l) ,.Qe <l) y OJ 0 ~... OJ ,.Q eg: c Z '".... <II 5 ,.Qe i 0 '" S" Scott to :; -~ Perform at .§ 'lil .~ Conference <oJ C <'" .'i:- '"OIl rtist Joyce Jane Scott, whose '" wnrks address such areas of -C A political commentary as -U South African apartheid, rape, and ..<:'" racial stereotypes through the various - media of bead work, sculpture, and the ""'...C fabric arts, as well as installation and '" s performance, will address CAA -OJ members at the convocation ceremony -'" of CAA's eighty-fourth alIDual confer NovemberlDecember 1995 ence in Boston, Friday, February 23, ~ College Art Association 1996. The convocation, to begin at 5:30 275 Seventh Avenue P,M., in Ballroom H, on the third level of New York, New York 10001 the Hynes Convention Center, is the annual gathering of CAA members for public recognition of those who have Board of Directors made outstanding contributions in art Judith K. Brodsky, Presidl'llt and art history over the past year. Leslie King-Hanunond, Vice-President I) Scott's address will be in the form of a Joyce Jane Scott John R. Clarke, Secretary performance. PHOTO: JOHN OEAN John W. Hyland,Jr., Treasurer Scott was born in Baltimore, Md. Barbara Hoffman, Esq., COlli/Sri She received her B.F.A. from the ceramic materials, cellophane, images pieces, grew out of the fusion of these Susan Ball, Execl/five Director Maryland Institute, College of Art, and from magazines, photographs, alld other influences. Scott's performances, with titles Diane Burko Victor Margolin her M.F.A. in crafts from Instituto items. Scott often worked on quilts with Bradford R. Collins Clarence Morgan Allende, Mexico. Her early work came her mother, Elizabeth Caldwell Scott, a like "Generic Interference/Genetic Whitney Davis Beatrice Rehl about as a result of dissatisfaction with third-generation quilter, Through this Engineering" and "Women of Sub Vishakha Desai Jock Reynolds the limits of "merely working on or interaction she made works that stance," continue in the vein of making Jonathan Fineberg Rita]. Robillard about the walL" The pull toward the manifested traditional characteristics of the personal political. The latter, part of Shifra Goldman Moira Roth third dimension first manifested itself in African American quilting, while adding the ongoing series Thunder Thigh Revue, Susan L. Huntington Norie 5ato quilted works, then in wall pieces that her own three-dimensional elements. and performed with actress Kay LawaI, Michi Itami Roger Shimomura were amalgams of beaded, crocheted, Her jewelry and clothing designs, as celebrates the true person in each of us. Irving Lavin Lowery Stokes Sims wen as her installation and performance CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 Joe Lewis Judith E. Stein knitted, and collaged elements of Margo Machida Nancy J. Troy Nancy Macko Deborah Willis ates, with special attention directed addresses issues of individual, institu Committee Nominations, CAA, 275 CAA/National Institute for Conser (2ontents CAA toward fellowships, grants, and intern tional, and national ownership concern Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10001. vation Award for Distinction in ships; maintains an awareness of art and ing works of art and documents and Deadline: January 5, 1996. Scholarship and Conservation for an Volume 20, Number 6 art history programs at the college and artifacts of historical relevance. outstanding contribution by one or more Novell1iJetiDecember /995 News graduate levels; and develops an Charles Rufus Morey Book Award is persons who, individual or jointly, have awareness of art education at the K presented for an especially distin enhanced understanding of art through through 12 level. Awards guished book in the history of art, the application of knowledge and Scott to Perform Museum Committee: The Museum Committees published in any language in the experience in conservation, art history, Committee monitors the activities of at Conference The Board of Directors invites members penultimate calendar year. and art. 1 public and private institutions in the art of the association to submit nominations Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Award for Board sector, particularly in relation to and self-nominations for forthcoming museum scholarship, presented to the Committees acquisition, deaccession, and exhibition openings on CAA awards committees. author(s) of an especially distinguished M.F.A. Directory: CAANews The membership is urged to participate policies and procedures, in order to 2 At all times, the CAA encourages the catalogue in the history of art, published Last Call in CAA by serving on the association's exercise influence and share efforts in highest standards of scholarship, during the penultimate year under the CAA's Directory of M.F.A. Programs in diverse and increasingly active commit issues of mutual interest, particularly in practice, connoisseurship, and teaching auspices of a museum, library, or the Visual Arts is in the process of being Annual Conference Update tees. Committee members serve for fixed matters of presentation, preservation, 4 in the arts. To this end, the association collection. updated, for publication in 1996. This terms of three years (1995-97); at least conservation, access for scholars, and publicly recognizes achievements by Arthur Kingsley porter Prize for a exhaustive survey lists over 180 degree one new member rotates on to a education of the public. individual artists, art historians, distinguished article published in the granting institutions and provides 5 Placement Review, 1994-95 committee each year. Each committee is Professional Practices Committee: curators, and critics by regularly Art Bulletin during the penultimate complete information about each school composed of at least three members, and The Professional Practices Committee conferring a number of annual awards, calendar year by a scholar who is under and its programs, including admissions the chair of each committee is ordinarily responds to specific concerns of the several of which are named for distin the age of 35 or who has received the requirements, faculty, curriculum, areas 6 From the President a member of the CAA Board of Direc membership in relation to such areas as guished members of the profession. doctorate not more than ten years before of concentration, campus resources, tors. job placement and recruitment, tenure These awards are made to living acceptance of the article for publication. studio space, tuition, and financial aid. Committee candidates must possess and promotion procedures, scholarly 7 CAA in the News individuals whose achievements Frank Jewett Mather Award, for To date, the following schools have expertise appropriate to the committee's standards and ethics, studio health and transcend the immediate region in published art criticism that has ap not responded to questionnaires work and must be CAA members in safety, and artists' practices. which they work and serve the profes peared in whole or in part in North requesting updated information, sent 8 Solo Exhibitions by Artist Members good standing. Members of all commit Committee on Women in the Arts: sion and the larger community. American publications during the out earlier this year: Academy of Art tees volunteer their services to the The Conmlittee on Women in the Arts of The awards are presented each year at preceding year beginning September 1 (San Francisco); Arizona State Univer association without compensation. CAA is charged with promoting the the alIDual conference of the CAA upon and ending August 31. Attention is paid sity; Brigham Young University; People in the News Nominations for committee member scholarly study and recognit"_m of the 9 the recommendation of individual to the range of criticism that appears Brooklyn College; California Institute of ships should include a brief statement contributions of women to the visual award committees. Members of awards throughout the country. the Arts; California State University, Los outlining the individual's qualifications arts; deVeloping linkages Wif-l. nrg3uiz0. committees are distinguished profes Distinguished Teaching of Art Angeles; City College of New York; Grants, Awards, & Honors and experience and a resume. Self tions concerned with compatible . 10 sionals, many of whom have themselves Award, presented to an artist of Clemson University; Drake University; nominations are encouraged. Write to: interests; and monitoring the current been honored by CAA in the past. distinction who has developed a Florida State University; Fontbonne Committee Nominations, CAA, 275 status of women in the visual arts Individual committees have at least philosophy or technique of instruction College; Howard University; Idaho State Conferences & Symposia Seventh Ave., New York, NY 1O00l. professions. 11 three members, one of whom rotates off based on his/her experience as an artist University; Kansas State University; Deadline: January 5,1996. International Committee: The each year. Chairs are appointed annu and has encouraged his/her students to Ohio State University; Ohio University; Committee on Cultural Diversity: International Committee is a new ally by the president and may be develop their own individual abilities. Old Dominion University; Rochester 12 Opportunities One third of this nation is composed of committee, charged with developing reappointed. The composition of each Distinguished Teaching of Art Institute of Technology; Syracuse individuals whose culturat ethnic, relationships between CAA and committee is inclusive, representing the History Award, awarded