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Gerald Leavell gives us an update on ETW '11
Thus far, ETW ’11 has done some pretty cool things. Here’s a "cook’s tour" starting with the most recent:
Visited The Fader Magazine. Wow! How inspiring! John Francis-Peters (Photo Editor) gave us a tour of Fader’s offices, introduced us to Justin Thomas Kay (Creative Director), and Mobolaji Dawodu (Style Editor at Large). Thanks for being so open. We dig Fader
Participated in The Black Portrait Symposium at NYU. We sat among an audience full of intellectuals, artists, lovers of art, educators and so forth as Hank Willis Thomas moderated a discussion about Reshaping the Public Imaginary Through Art.
Feature Friday!
Head over to Twitter to take part in our weekly Feature Friday contest! Our avatar (the icon next to our name) has changed to a detail of an artwork in our permanent collection. It’s up to you to scour the permanent collection section of our website, here, to find the piece. The first person to tweet us, correctly identifying the artwork, will receive free admission for two guests!
Feature Friday Recap!
The results for this week's Feature Friday contest are in. We changed our Twitter icon to a detail from Glenn Ligon's Untitled (Speech/Crowd) #3, 2000. It didn't take long for @forwardretreat and @TIROQ to identify the artwork! We love how smart and quick our Twitter followers are!
Feature Friday!
It's that time again...
Head over to Twitter to take part in our weekly Feature Friday contest! Our avatar (the icon next to our name) has changed to a detail of an artwork in our permanent collection. It’s up to you to scour the permanent collection section of our website, here, to find the piece. The first person to tweet us, correctly identifying the artwork, will receive free admission for two guests!
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Gerald Leavell on ETW '11
Here at the Studio Museum, Gerald Leavell coordinates youth programs and Expanding The Walls (ETW), an eight-month photography-based program for a select group of teenagers.
Working with New York City teenagers from diverse backgrounds and varying tastes and skills in the arts certainly inspires me to be better. Period. I am constantly exploring ways that I can improve my own art, my knowledge of art history and my vocabulary in order to better support the students in their artistic development.
Feature Friday Recap!
Results from Our First Weekly Twitter Contest
We're thrilled with the results of our first Feature Friday Twitter contest! @marcy_s was our first winner, correctly guessing that the first detail was from Dave McKenzie's Self-Portrait Piñata, 2002. McKenzie was a 2003-2004 artist in residence and if you love his work as much as we do, you'll definitely want to buy one of his Studio (un)framed editions.
Feature Friday!
A New Weekly Twitter Contest
Do you follow us on Twitter? If not, you might miss out on our exciting new Feature Friday Twitter contest, starting today! Each Friday, our avatar (the icon next to our name) will change to a detail of an artwork in our permanent collection. It’s up to you to scour the permanent collection section of our website, here, to find the piece. The first person to tweet us, correctly identifying the artwork, will receive free admission for two guests! So, head to our Twitter page now the see what our avatar is today. Happy hunting!
New Thoughts on Performativity, Race and Art at the Driskell Center, University of Maryland, College Park
What happens when we exhibit ourselves? In this moment in history, why is there a particular taste for abstract artwork? What is it about the black body in motion that is so enticing for the American public? These were the questions that presenters tackled at the annual Driskell Center Symposium: Performing Race in African American Visual Culture on Thursday, September 16th. Amongst panelists and audience members were artists, art historians, museum professionals and graduate students from across the country.
Saluting Innovation and Promise at Gala 2010
The Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize
The Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize, now in its fifth year, is one of the Studio Museum’s most exciting initiatives. The prize, established by jazz impresario, musician, and philanthropist George Wein in memory of his wife Joyce, is an unrestricted $50,000 award to an African-American artist of great innovation and promise. At last month's Gala, the 2010 Wein Prize was awarded to Leslie Hewitt.
Thelma Golden at TED
How does art shape cultural change? Watch Thelma Golden address this question and more at the 2009 TED Conference.