Tang Teaching Museum announces publication of Culture as Catalyst
New book brings campus conversations on urgent issues to new audiences.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
.-The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces a new publication on the most urgent issues of the day. Culture as Catalyst is a collection of compelling dialogues and new writings by artists, scholars, activists, and influential thinkers who present new perspectives that disrupt the status quo by encouraging a getting comfortable with discomfort attitude to work through big ideas to drive change.
Edited by Isolde Brielmaier, the first Curator at Large at the Tang Teaching Museum, Culture as Catalyst accompanies the 20172019 Accelerator Series of public conversations she organized at the Museum to shed new light on the topics of whiteness, migration, mass incarceration, feminism, monuments, citizenship, cultural appropriation, forgiveness, and food justice. These dialogues we
The Saratoga blog By Wendy Liberatore on January 19, 2021 at 7:57 PM
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College has published a book on the most urgent issues of the day from race to food insecurity.
Culture as Catalyst is a collection of dialogues and new writings by artists, scholars, activists and influential thinkers who present new perspectives and encourage a “getting comfortable with discomfort” attitude to work through big ideas to drive change.
Edited by Isolde Brielmaier, the curator at large at the Tang Teaching Museum, the book accompanies the 2017–2019 Accelerator Series of public conversations she organized at the museum to shed light on the topics of whiteness, migration, mass incarceration, feminism, monuments, citizenship, cultural appropriation, forgiveness and food justice.
This is a roundup of current and upcoming virtual calendar events available in South Florida; includes family, community, entertainment, social and holiday activities.
The June 2021 residency is dedicated to BIPOC artists who are mothers, with generous support provided by the Sustainable Arts Foundation and Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz, juried by Renee Cox, Sandra Ramos and Marie Vickles. For one month we are inviting three mothers to take time solely for themselves and their practice; no kids, no partners, just them sharing space
Calendar: Virtual community, entertainment events beginning Jan. 13
Sun Sentinel 1/11/2021 Mary Lou Cruz, South Florida Sun Sentinel
This is a list of reader-submitted opportunities to learn, take classes, stroll through galleries and museums or have front-row seats to experience some great performances from the convenience and comfort of your own home. All programs and activities are subject to change.
Reflections of South Florida, 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 13. Presented by local chapter of Women’s National Book Association. Virtual on Zoom from Delray Beach. 561-569-2625. southflorida.wnba-books.org/events. Free.
Wellington Art Society to Feature Artist Laurie Snow Hein, 7-8 p.m. Jan. 13. RSVP via email for the link to attend this virtual monthly meeting. Contact Laura Jaffe at presidentofwas@gmail.com or Leslie Pfeiffer at mysticway1@bellsouth.net See more info at wellingtonartsociety.org. Free.