How can we imagine alternative models of interaction within the arts that emphasize equality, cooperation, and community? What practices are supportive of a just and sustainable creative economy? SUNY New Paltz’s inaugural Composium explores these questions through a series of workshops, presentations, and events.
Join keynote speaker Caroline Woolard, W.W. Corcoran Visiting Professor in Community Engagement at George Washington University and founding co-organizer of Art.coop and the CCO of OpenCollective, for a discussion of how artists can form networks of solidarity.
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San Francisco Bay Area-based visual artist and social practitioner Christine Wong Yap will share recent hyperlocal and international projects that blend social engagement, participatory research, lettering, comic books, flags, and public activations.
Morgan Post, researcher for the Penumbra Foundation and author of the textbook Alternative Photographic Processes for the Contemporary Photographer: A Beginner’s Guide, will address equity in art education and photographic materiality.
Join Chris Freeman to explore his journey from artist, skateboarder, and fabricator to gallery director with a focus on community enrichment.
Interdisciplinary artists Lenka Clayton, founder of An Artist Residency in Motherhood, and Creative Capital recipient Phillip Andrew Lewis collectively run Gallery Closed, a project space in Pittsburgh. Together, they will discuss their extensive background of socially engaged community projects.
Stick around after the presentations for workshops hosted by SUNY New Paltz sculpture professors Michael Asbill and Emily Puthoff, a joyous communal meal with honey tasting presented by the Hudson Valley Bee Habitat, and an exhibition at Unison, a community-focused art center.
To view the full schedule and RSVP for events, visit newpaltz.edu.
These events are generously supported by SUNY New Paltz’s Office of Enrollment Management and the Department of Art. For questions or special accommodations, please contact Matthew Friday at [email protected] or (845) 257-6049.
Source: Hyperallergic.com