What is an artist in the 21st century?
When:
Wednesday, Jun 05, 2024 7:00p -
8:00p
Wednesday, Jun 05, 2024 7:00p -
8:00p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
$10
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Business & Professional, Lectures & Conferences, Virtual
Event website:
https://cambridgeart.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events#/events/4618
What is an artist in the 21st century?
A presentation by NPS juror Ben Sloat
Wednesday, June 5 from 7-8pm on ZOOM
Admission
FREE for CAA Members
$10 General Admission
Where artists in the past were not necessarily expected to be good speakers or writers, it would be very surprising, in a contemporary context, to attend a talk by a recognized artist and find that they were a terrible speaker! Similarly, contemporary artists are expected to have professional-looking websites, Instagram accounts, and a good command of writing press releases, artist statements, and other materials. This presentation will address some of these aspects of being a 21st-century artist and strategize ways to improve your overall approach in areas you may feel less familiar with.
Ben Sloat
Born and raised in New York City, Ben Sloat earned degrees from UC Berkeley and SMFA/Tufts. His work has been shown in venues such as the Havana Biennial (Matanzas), Radium Art Center (Busan), Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Copenhagen), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Dublin City Gallery/The Hugh Lane (Dublin), Peabody Essex Museum (Salem), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond), and the Queens Museum. Solo exhibitions include those at Das Klohauschen (Munich), Steven Zevitas Gallery (Boston), Coop Gallery (Nashville), Galerie Laroche/Joncas (Montreal), Gallery 126 (Galway), Front Gallery (Oakland), and the American Cultural Center (Taipei).
He is the director of the MFA in Visual Arts program at Clark University in Worcester, MA.
