Vol. L, No. 2 Fall 2018 PO Box 9773 | Wilmington DE 19809-9773 PHONE 302-575-1575 EMAIL
[email protected] www.secacart.org secac SECAC 2018 IN BIRMINGHAM SECAC met for the 74th time in Birmingham, Alabama, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 561 members attended, and of those, 102 were students. 284 institutions were represented throughout more than 120 dynamic sessions and a standout juried exhibition. Wednesday evening’s welcome reception took place at the conference hotel, the Sheraton Birmingham. Sessions and panels began the next morning and continued through Saturday afternoon. Thursday interim chair Jessica Dallow, professor Doug evening saw members at Birmingham Barrett, and staff Monica Diltz, Heather Museum of Art for the keynote address by Holmes, and Laura Merrill, in addition to Andrew Freear of Auburn University’s Rural AEIVA staff John Fields, Christina McClellan, Studio. Friday evening took SECAC across and Samantha Arceneaux. the Magic City to a reception at UAB’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts SECAC 2018 MENTORING for the 2018 SECAC Annual Juried PROGRAM Exhibition, juried by Peter Baldaia, and 2017 In the eighth year of the SECAC mentoring SECAC Artist’s Fellowship Exhibition: program, participation remained high with Stacey Holloway—Not to be Otherwise. A 40 members meeting as mentors and successful conference always requires the mentees. Thanks to Heather Stark of efforts of many, and in the spirit of Marshall University for organizing the partnership, openness, and inclusivity, the program and to the following members for 2018 conference greatly benefitted through volunteering as mentors: Caroline a diverse group of Birmingham community Covington, Al Denyer, Jason Guynes, Claire co-sponsors, including: Birmingham- Kovacs, Tony Morris, Debra Murphy, Roja Southern College, Samford University, Najafi, Jennifer Printz, Carol Prusa, Sandra Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Four Corners Reed, Danielle Rosen, Jeff Schwartz, Karen Gallery, Space One Eleven, and Forstall Art Shelby, Greg Shelnutt, Jessica Stephenson, Supply.