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WCA-Phila member Marcelle Pachnowski is participating in this panel. WCA-Phila members are invited to attend! There is no charge for the event other than museum entry fees.

National Association of Women Artists, Inc.
March, 2009

N.A.W.A. at the National Women's Museum In Washington, DC

March, 28th

Join us for this historical occasion!
One of the many ways N.A.W.A. is celebrating it's 120th anniversary is with a one day symposium at the historic National Women's Museum in Washington, DC.
Meet and share experiences with fellow members from other parts of the country. Meet members of the Florida chapter. Share the pride of being a N.A.W.A. member.

Schedule
10:00 am: Welcome and Introduction to N.A.W.A. ...Susan Hammond, President
Introduction to Florida chapter....Bernice Harwood, President of the Florida Chapter

10:30-12:00

* Panel of Ex-President's talk about the N.A.W.A. experience and of the goals, aims and future of N.A.W.A. as well as of women in the arts.

* Question and Answer period.

* Slide show of 2008 new members works.

12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch break

1:00-2:00 pm: Jeffrey Wechsler, Senior Curator, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
Mr. Wechsler will speak about the Zimmerli Museum, our Archives, curating, jurying art exhibitions, and what curators and jurors look for in preparing an exhibition.

2:00-3:00 pm: Susan G. Hammond and Alice Harrison will do a reading from their guidebook, talk about promoting your artwork, and the importance of networking.

3:00-4: pm: A private guided tour of National Women's Museum

Hotel Reservations: N.A.W.A. has reserved rooms at a group rate at the
Hilton Garden Inn for March, 27 and 28
For reservations please call the hotel directly and ask for N.A.W.A. rates: 202-783-7800

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CURATING AND ACTIVISM:
AN INTERNATIONAL PANEL AND CONVERSATION
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009 9:30 am-5 pm

Moore College of Art & Design
20th and the Parkway/Philadelphia, PA 19103-1179
www.thegalleriesatmoore.org

The Galleries at Moore in conjunction with Moore College of Art and
Design’s BFA in Curatorial Studies present “Curating and Activism,”
the fourth in an ongoing series of public conversations about issues
and ideas in contemporary curatorial practice. Through a series of
grouped conversations with an international roster of distinguished
curators and artists, we will examine multiple ways in which
curatorial activities can be directed toward social and political
activism. Questions to be considered include: How effectively is
social/political activism addressed through curatorial practice? What
are the power dynamics involved in curating for social change? What is
a curator’s responsibility in articulating his/her political stance?
Are forums for public interaction inherently political? How is
participation related to activism? What are the stakes in activist
curating and what are the criteria for success? Can curatorial
practice truly inspire productive political change?

This program is free and open to the public. Pre-registration via
e-mail is requested. Please RSVP by 3/24: jkaplan@moore.edu


9:30-10:00
Welcoming Video by Andrea Bowers, "Nonviolent Civil Disobedience
Training, 2004"

10-11:15
CURATING AND SELF-ORGANIZATION--FACILITATING INTERACTIONS
Katherine CARL/Srdjan Jovanovic WEISS + Michael RAKOWITZ + Carin KUONI

11:15-12:30
THE PROJECT OF PERFORMANCE--THE BODY AND THE PUBLIC
Sharon HAYES + Adam PENDLETON + Martha WILSON

12:30-2:00
Lunch on your own.

2-2:30
Welcome Back Video by Josephine Meckseper "March for Peace, Justice,
and Democracy, 04/29/06, New York City, 2007"

2:30-3:45
MODELS OF PARTICIPATION AND MODES OF ACTIVISM
Stamatina GREGORY + Steve KURTZ + Anton VIDOKLE

3:45-4:30
PLENARY AND AUDIENCE Q&A

4:30 RECEPTION

6:30-8:00 Don't miss:IT IS WHAT IT IS: CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IRAQ
Jeremy Deller, Nato Thompson, Esam Pasha and Jonathan Harvey in
conversation. A New Commission by Jeremy Deller presented by the New
Museum and Creative Time. Hosted in Philadelphia by the Slought
Foundation on the occasion of Moore's International Panel and
Conversation on Curating and Activism.
Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, http://slought.org

Moore College of Art & Design
20th and the Parkway/Philadelphia,PA 19103-1179/ www.thegalleriesatmoore.org

This symposium has been supported by the Philadelphia Exhibitions
Initiative at the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and Moore College of
Art & Design through support from Frances and Bayard Storey.
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