A FREE PUBLIC PROGRAM made possible by the Joan Mitchell Foundation and the Dedalus Foundation.
Dumbo Art Center’s annual workshop is a total immersion weekend for emerging visual artists on the threshold of a professional career or new to New York City. The workshop aims to empower artists with information, practical know-how and encouragement in order to advance their careers in the complex and competitive art of New York City. Coordinated by Special Projects Manager, Shinnie Kim.
All attendees receive free information packages. Special thanks go to Melissa Kelly for video taping the entire weekend.
NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED, BUT WE RECOMMEND YOU COME EARLY TO ENSURE A SEAT! The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) is still awaiting a few last-minute confirmations, so please keep checking back. The schedule of events is as follows:
This presentation is a guide to effective oral communication with a live
audience. Bob Keiber will be discussing the common fear most people
have of Public Speaking and his belief that, to become fearless, we
must recognize and understand fear. He will explain the nature of fear
and why fear is natural and necessary.
Bob Keiber joined the
faculty at Berkeley College in 1990. A popular motivational speaker,
Keiber uses his background as a stage and television actor (he created
the role of Kit on ABC's daytime drama, All My Children), television
producer and director, comedy writer, and communications consultant and
coach to teach classes in Oral Communications, Persuasive
Communications, and Art in Contemporary Society at both the NYC Midtown
Campus and the Westchester Campus. His book, Fear Is Good, published by
Houghton Mifflin Co., is a guide for using fear as energy in public
speaking. An accomplished artist, Keiber's abstract acrylics often
feature vibrant colors and rough circular central forms. He has
exhibited in New York City, Westchester County (New York), Arizona,
North Carolina, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Keiber also serves as the
curator for the Berkeley College Art Gallery located at the Midtown
Campus in Manhattan.
7:30 - 8:00 PM RAFFLE
FOR DOCTOR SESSIONS Artists who attend the
first panel discussion, THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING, will each receive a
raffle ticket. At 8:00 PM, 40 artists whose numbers are drawn, may
proceed to the DOCTOR SESSIONS beginning at 8:30 PM, where they will
have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with an arts professional and
show work samples and documentation for fifteen minutes. DAC
recommends that artists bring only laptops or small portfolios for
review. Light boxes for slides are not available.
8:00 - 9:00 PM DOCTOR SESSIONS
Heng-Gil Han, Curator, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
Felicity Hogan, Executive Director, Artists Alliance, Inc.
Anna Gritz, Residency and Programs Coordinator, Apex Art
Omar Lopez Chahoud, Independent Curator
David Kennedy Cutler, Curator
Kelly Pajek, Deputy Director, Percent for Art Program
Louky Keijsers Koning, Owner and Director, LMAK Projects
Wayne Northcross, Independent Curator
Steven Sergiovanni, Director, Mixed Greens Amy Owen, Director of
Exhibitions, Artists Space
SATURDAY MAY 30, 2009 12:00 - 1:00 PMSIGN IN
1:00 - 2:30 PM PERFECT PACKET
Visual artist, Melissa Potter, will share expertise and tips on creating an artist portfolio
that best represents your work for a variety of application procedures
including exhibitions, special project proposals, residencies, and
grants. She will cover strengthening of all the various components of a
packet: resumes, visual materials, artist statements, project
narratives, and recommendation letters to avoid some of the common
pitfalls artists often face when putting together challenging
proposals. Effective time management will also be discussed in order to
maximize artist opportunities.
Melissa Potter is a
multi-media artist. She exhibited at venues including White Columns,
and Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY through the Artist in the
Marketplace program, among other international venues. Ms. Potter is a
two-time Fulbright recipient, with a January 2009 Senior Specialist
award in Belgrade, Serbia. She has been the recipient of other awards
and residencies to Serbia and Bosnia including ArtsLink, and the Trust
for Mutual Understanding through which she has collaborated with
artists from the Former Yugoslavia and taught workshops on papermaking.
In addition, she has designed programming and lectured on professional
development for artists at universities throughout the United States
and consults on cultural development and papermaking micro-industry
initiatives internationally.
2:30 - 3:00 PM BREAK
AND RAFFLE DRAWING Artists who attend the
first panel discussion, PERFECT PACKET, will each receive a raffle
ticket. At 5:00 PM, 40 artists, whose numbers are drawn, may proceed to
the DOCTOR SESSIONS beginning at 5:00 PM, where they will have an
opportunity to meet one-on-one with an arts professional and show work
samples and documentation for fifteen minutes.
3:00 - 5:00 PM SPEAKING
FROM EXPERIENCE
A panel of three mid-career
artists, who once arrived in New York City without contacts or
connections will tell their story on how they were able to penetrate
the art maze, gain visibility for their work and jump-start their
careers by taking advantage of opportunities and non-profit resources. Moderated
by Dean Daderko, Curator.
Artists:
Kim Beck
Lishan Chang
Jeffrey Gibson
John Moore
5:00 - 6:00 PM DOCTOR SESSIONS
Adriana Farietta, Curator,
Brooklyn Museum
Erin Donnelly, Residency
Director and Curator, Lower Manhattan Culture Council
Ian Cofré, Independent Curator
Piper Marshall, Assistant
Curator, Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York Zeljka Himbele-Kozul, Independent Curator
Marco Antonini, Independent
Curator
Aniko Erdosi, Independent Curator
Karin Laansoo, Worklodge
Director, PointB Worklodge
Nina Horisaki-Christens, Assistant
Curator, Art in General
Reinaldo Sanguino, Exhibition
Coordinator, Dean Project
SUNDAY MAY 31, 2009 12:00 - 1:00 PM SIGN IN
1:00 - 2:30PM COPYRIGHT/COPYWRONG COPYRIGHT/COPYWRONG has
been created in response to the host of new issues concerning ownership
and authorship of images in the digital age. Jaime Wolf is the expert,
who will be guiding you through topics such as: Copyright Fundamentals,
Fair Use and Appropriation, Trademarks, Rights of Privacy and
Publicity, Creative Commons and other “Copyleft” trends.
Jaime Wolf, Esq. is an attorney
at the firm of Pelosi Wolf Effron & Spates, LLP. He specializes in
intellectual property and related legal issues. His clients include
artists, galleries and private dealers as well as creative individuals
and companies working in various media. He is a member of the Board of
Advisors of the Wooster Group and the Board of Directors of Yaddo.
In order to make the most of the
time available, Jaime welcomes questions in advance. Please e-mail your
question to gallery@dumboartscenter.org by May 27, 2009. Subject line:
QUESTION FOR JAIME.
3:00 - 4:30 PM GETTING
YOUR SHIT TOGETHER (GYST)
Tucker Neel has got his shit together and will introduce GYST, the acronym for a software
package created by artists for artists i.e. "Getting Your Shit
Together." Written expressly for visual artists, GYST is a database
program to help artists keep track of their artwork, business aspects,
proposals, mailing lists, etc. It also includes tons of information on
every aspect of an artist's career, including over 200 web links and
resources for additional perspectives on business aspects of the arts.
Tucker Neel is an artist, freelance writer, and independent curator living and working in Los Angeles, CA. Embracing a polymorphous practice, Neel utilizes drawing, painting, sculpture, video, installation, and online communication to create works that investigate personal, public, and political attempts to solidify memory in a material form. To view his complete projects please visit tuckerneel.com
He holds an MFA from Otis College of Art and Design and a BA in Art History and Visual Arts from Occidental College. As a curator he organized exhibitions for The Regent Galleries in downtown Los Angeles and the Bolsky Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been reviewed in the L.A. City Beat newspaper, The Tennessean, Art Week, The Nashville Scene, The L.A. Times, on artforum.com, and on Flavorpill.com. He regularly contributes art reviews to Artillery Magazine in Los Angeles, CA and ART LIES in Houston, TX. You can read these reviews at www. tuckerneel.wordpress.com.
5:00 - 7:00 PM MAKING A
STATEMENT
Sarah Schmerler: "During
this recession, you'll find that, more than ever, you'll need to state
clearly in writing who you are and what you do. As close as you are to
your own artwork, you would think it easy to write about it. However,
many artists get tangled up in knots, trying to find a way, within the
art of writing, to express what they are already saying in their visual
art. This two-hour workshop is aimed at untangling those knots in an
enjoyable and methodical manner. Hands-on writing exercises loosen
participants up and teach them to begin to translate visual thoughts
into words. First, we'll deconstruct your current approach to art
writing. Then, we'll target the problem areas and turn them around,
rendering your ideas more clear and coherent. By the end of the
workshop, you will leave with a short statement that says what you want
to say about yourself and your art. What's more, you'll also gain a far
more positive approach towards writing all those grant, residency and
exhibition proposals, press releases, and thesis projects—in the
future."
Sarah Schmerler is an arts journalist and critic, regularly published
in THE NEW YORK POST, THE VILLAGE VOICE, PHOTOGRAPH, TIME OUT NEW
YORK, ART IN AMERICA, et al. She has taught writing for many years
at The New School.
