25th Anniversary

ArtTable’s 25th Anniversary Conference
Looking Back—Moving Forward: 25 Years of Women’s Leadership in the Visual Arts
Wednesday, April 6 ~ Saturday, April 9, 2005 New York City

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OPENING LETTER

In the fall of 1979, a dynamic group of women met at a Chinese restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side to discuss common issues and concerns facing women in the visual arts. From this initial gathering ArtTable was established.

Twenty-five years later, we are pleased to gather many of these vanguard women, as well as a new generation of influential women, to reflect on the culture of the arts and women's leadership today.

ArtTable's 25th anniversary conference, Looking Back- Moving Forward: 25 Years of Women's Leadership in the Visual Arts, will celebrate the role women have played in changing the visual arts over the past 25 years and will look ahead at the changes to come.

The conference will be open to ArtTable's 1,600 members as well as to the community-at-large, assembling a diverse group of arts professionals from across the country.

Five significant sessions will be held during the day. Evenings will be shared with new and old colleagues and friends. Of course, we will leave time to see some of the best art that New York City has to offer.

We look forward to celebrating our 25th Anniversary together!

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (AT-A-GLANCE)

Wednesday, April 6

10:00am -1:00pm
Mentoring Roundtable at Sotheby’s
(1334 York Avenue @72nd Street)

Students and young professionals in arts administration, museum studies and art history programs will be invited to participate in roundtable discussions regarding careers in the arts, hosted by ArtTable members from different spectrums of the arts community. Ten speakers have been invited to host a roundtable to focus on one of the following five areas: Director (non-profit spaces); PR/Marketing; Museum Administration/Museum Education; Development/Fundraising; Corporate Art Collecting/Gallery/Auction.
Co-sponsored by the College Art Association

Chairs:
Joan Jeffri, Director, Research Center for Arts & Culture, Teachers College, Columbia University
Sandra Lang, Director, Visual Arts Administration, MA Program, New York University

6:00-7:30pm
Opening Reception at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
(1071 5th Avenue @ 89th Street)

Check-in/Registration

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Marilyn Yalom, senior scholar at the Institute for Women and Gender at Stanford University and author of Birth of the Chess Queen

8:00-10:00pm
Dinners at Collectors’ Homes

Thursday, April 7 at Sotheby’s (1334 York Avenue)

9:00-9:30am
Check-in/Registration

Continental breakfast will be served9:30-11:30am

Trendspotting in the Art World
Speakers include Lisa Corrin, Marguerite Steed Hoffman, Katy Siegel, and Lowery Stokes Sims; moderated by Bonnie Clearwater

11:45am-1:00pm
Lunch at Sotheby’s

1:15-3:15pm
“Art”repreneurs
Speakers include Kathan Brown, Laurie Cumbo, Rainey Knudson, Linda M. Pace, Susan Sollins, and Paige West; moderated by Mary Zlot

3:30-5:30pm
Women as Institution Builders
Speakers include Anne d'Harnoncourt, Susana Torruella Leval, Peggy Loar, and Marcia Tucker; moderated by Emily K. Rafferty

7:00-11:00pm
Gala Award Dinner

Friday, April 8 at Sotheby’s

9:00-10:00am
Annual Meeting
Memorial for Caroline Goldsmith, screening of Oral History interview, and business meeting: chaired by Diane B. Frankel

10:00am -Noon
Feminism and the Feminization of the Art World
Speakers include Heidi Hartmann, Linda Nochlin, and Valerie Cassel Oliver; moderated by Ruth Weisberg

Noon -2:00pm
Lunch on your own

2:15-4:15pm
Women as Patrons
Speakers include Iris Cantor, Agnes Gund, Sheila C. Johnson, and Roselyne Chroman Swig; moderated by Dorsey Waxter

4:30-5:30pm
Wrap up and Call to Action
Alberta Arthurs and Kinshasha Holman Conwill

7:00-9:00pm
Dutch treat “Hot Topic” Dinners with ArtTable Members

Saturday, April 9

10 Track Saturday
Choose from one of ArtTable’s most popular New York programs:

• Westchester Private Collection Tour
• ArtTable Day in the Hamptons
• ArtTable Visit to Dia:Beacon
• Arts Organizations and Artist Studios in LIC
• Artist Studio Visits
• On the Fringe: Williamsburg and Lower East Side
• Tours of Donald Judd’s Former Studio and Home in SoHo
• Janet Cardiff, Her Long Black Hair, a Public Art Fund Audio Walk in Central Park
• Behind the Scenes at MoMA
• NADA/NLA Brunch and Gallery Walk in Chelsea

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Thursday, April 7 at Sotheby’s (1334 York Avenue)

9:30-11:30am

Trendspotting in the art world
In recent years the role of art world intermediaries (i.e. curators and critics) seems to have diminished as the trend for collectors to establish their own museums proliferates, artists opt to curate their own exhibitions, and anyone can become a critic by contributing to blogs. Meanwhile, the current climate of government, foundation and corporate support has encouraged museums to become community centers. Panelists will explore how these trends are driving the art world and consider how these developments can help forge positive new models for art institutions and art criticism.

MODERATOR
Bonnie Clearwater, Director/ Chief Curator, Miami MoCA

SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Lisa Corrin, Deputy Director of Art, Seattle Art Museum
Marguerite Steed Hoffman, Chairman of the Board, Dallas Museum of Art
Katy Siegel, Associate Professor of Art History and Criticism, Hunter College, and Contributing Editor, Artforum
Lowery Stokes Sims, Director, Studio Museum in Harlem
Research Assistant: Heather Ruth, MA candidate, Visual Arts Administration

1:15-3:15pm

“Art”repreneurs
The women leading this session have been recognized for their accomplishments in creating new niches in the field. Their organizations have succeeded as viable entities and have changed or influenced the field as a whole. This panel will also focus on different generations of entrepreneurs: What prompted them to strike out on their own? What in the environment encouraged or discouraged their efforts? What are the differences between nonprofit and for profit entrepreneurial enterprises? What remains for the next generation of “art”repreneurs?"

MODERATOR
Mary Zlot, Principal Mary Zlot & Associates

SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Kathan Brown, Founding Director, Crown Point Press
Laurie Cumbo, Director, Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Art
Rainey Knudson, Director, Glasstire
Linda M. Pace, Trustee, ArtPace
Susan Sollins, Director, Art 21
Paige West, Director, Mixed Greens
Research Assistant: Janice Monger, MA candidate, Visual Arts Administration, NYU

3:30-5:30pm

Women as Institution Builders
Women have emerged in recent years as institutional leaders in the field – and some have distinguished themselves by creating entire institutions through their abilities. While women now work in the visual arts field en masse, how many have successfully reached positions of senior leadership? What are the current statistics on the ratio of women to men at this level? Realizing that the number of women to men is quite small in this role, what factors contribute to this trend? With so many women working in the arts profession, why are so relatively few running – and building – our institutions?

MODERATOR
Emily K. Rafferty, President, Metropolitan Museum of Art

SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Anne d'Harnoncourt, Director, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Susana Torruella Leval, Director Emerita, El Museo del Barrio
Peggy Loar, Director, COPIA
Marcia Tucker, Founding Director, New Museum of Contemporary Art
Research Assistant: Jennifer Sudul, PhD candidate, Institute of Fine Arts, NYUFriday, April 8 at Sotheby’s

10:00am -Noon

Feminism and the Feminization of the Visual Arts
This panel will explore Feminism and its influence on art professions both historically and in regard to its contemporary relevance. This inquiry will be coupled with a related phenomena—the ‘feminization’ of the art profession. As in the teaching and nursing professions, the art field needs to acknowledge that the majority of its work force is female- and white- and the salary scales are low for such a complex profession. The art field has always been “feminized” to a certain extent. What are the consequences for the profession now? How are the issues of feminism and feminization intertwined?

MODERATOR
Ruth Weisberg, Dean, School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California

SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Heidi Hartmann, President, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Linda Nochlin, Lila Acheson Wallace Professor of Modern Art, New York University, Institute of Fine Arts
Valerie Cassel Oliver, Associate Curator, Contemporary Museum of Art, Houston
Research Assistant: Jung-Hae Chae, MA candidate, Visual Arts Administration, NYU

2:15-4:15pm

Women as Patrons
What prompts women to become patrons and contribute so significantly to the arts? Do women play a role in giving different from men? Additionally, a new trend has surfaced whereas arts organizations are courting young patrons. What factors have created this trend and how is this different from how you yourself became involved in the causes that you support?

MODERATOR
Dorsey Waxter, Director, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery

SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Iris Cantor, Chairman, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Agnes Gund, President Emerita, Museum of Modern Art
Sheila C. Johnson, CEO, Salamander Middleburg
Roselyn Chroman Swig, Community Consultant, ComCon International
Researcher: Leslie Ballard Hull, MA candidate, NYU Arts Administration

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EVENING EVENTS

Wednesday, April 6

DINNERS AT COLLECTORS’ HOMES
Following our opening-night reception and talk at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the evening will continue at 8:00pm with intimate dinners at the homes of twenty-five notable New York collectors. Collectors, both ArtTable members and friends of ArtTable, have generously agreed to welcome conference attendees to their homes for dinner and an exclusive viewing of their collection.

PLEASE NOTE: ArtTable members and conference registrants will be randomly assigned to a collector dinner. You will be notified of your dinner host and location at check-in. (Dinners are non-transferable.)

Some of our generous hosts include:

Jan and Stefan Abrams live in a landmarked maisonette designed in 1928 by architect Rosario Candella. For the interior they have created a setting to enhance their extensive collection of Austrian turn-of-the -century applied arts, including works by Wagner, Hoffman, Moser, Prutscher, and many more.

Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo, a furniture designer and sculptor, has amassed an impressive collection of Modern and Contemporary art with her husband, Cody Smith. Highlights include a Picasso drawing, a beautiful Metzinger oil painting, and a Leger oil painting.

Carol and Arthur Goldberg began collecting in 1962. Their painting, sculpture, photography, and video collections include works by over 1,000 artists.

James and Katherine Goodman have a collection of Modern European and Contemporary American Masters, including: Picasso, Balthus, Matisse, Miró, Dégas, Mondrian, Lichtenstein, Hockney, Calder, de Kooning, as well as Shaker furniture.

Jane Holzer has a breathtaking collection of POP Art centered on Andy Warhol and artists he influenced such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Janet Kardon has a collection of Fine Art and Craft assembled over many years.

Ellen Kern’s collection includes painting, photography, works on paper, and sculpture from 1979 to the present. Artists included are Agnes Martin, Louise Bourgeois, Lucien Freud, Ellsworth Kelly and Brice Marden, along with young emerging artists such as Anri Sala, Ernesto Caivano, and Keegan McHargue.

Nanette Laitman, President of the Museum of Art & Design, has a collection that is primarily ceramic and handmade artist furniture.

Mark and Elizabeth Levine’s collection consists of photography, prints, contemporary studio furniture, and ceramics. Artists included are Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Eggleston, Barbara Ess, Eugene Atget, and Ansel Adams.

Barbara Linhart began collecting in 1965, and was greatly influenced by her close friend, Harry Abrams. Her Modern and Contemporary collection includes works by Pablo Picasso, Cindy Sherman, James Rosenquist, Vik Muniz, and Red Grooms.

Douglas Maxwell’s Contemporary collection is housed in his loft, which was built primarily with the placement of his collection in mind. Artists included are Robert Gober, Juan Munoz, Alexis Rockman, Annee Olofsson, and Doug & Mike Starn.

Kathleen O’Grady is a collector of drawings and works on paper. Concentrating primarily on the works of 20th Century and Contemporary American artists, including Stuart Davis, Edwin Dickinson, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, Robert Longo, Georgia O’Keeffe and Shahzia Sikander.

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn’s collection is focused on several specific areas of Contemporary art, including works by African American artists, conceptual photography and emerging painters.

Frederieke Taylor has a collection that ranges from vintage furniture by Rietveld to minimalist works by Sol Lewitt, along with young, contemporary artists, including Jean Shin.

Barbara Tober's collection ranges from figurative to textural works. The collection includes paintings, sculpure and decorative arts, each with a story and distinctive personality. Artists include Edward Eberly, Olga de Amaral, Dale Chihuly, Cindy Sherman, Michelle Holzapfel and Lino Tagliapietra.

Thursday, April 7

GALA AWARD DINNER
CIPRIANI (110 EAST 42ND STREET)

In celebration of the ArtTable’s 25th Anniversary we are please to recognize our past twelve, Distinguished Service to the Visual Arts award recipients and the twelve future women leaders they have selected.

RECOGNIZED LEADERS
Elizabeth C. Baker, Editor, Art in America (2004)
Linda Nochlin, Lila Acheson Wallace Professor of Modern Art, New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts (2003)
Iris Cantor, Chairman, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation (2002)
Paula Cooper, Director, Paula Cooper Gallery (2001)
Marcia Tucker, Founding Director, The New Museum of Contemporary Art (2000)
Lucy Lippard, scholar (1999)
Stephanie French, formally Vice President, Corporate Contributions, Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (1998)
Joan Mondale, arts advocate (1997)
Dianne H. Pilgrim, former Director, Cooper-Hewitt Nat'l Design Museum (1996)
Emily Rauh Pulitzer, trustee (1995)
Agnes Gund, President, Emerita, MoMA (1994)
Kitty Carlisle Hart (1993)

TWELVE FUTURE WOMEN LEADERS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE AND THEIR NOTEWORTHY FUTURES.

FUTURE WOMEN LEADERS
Andrea Barnwell, Director, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
Melissa Chiu, Director, The Asia Society, New York, NY
Fairfax Dorn, Executive Director, Ballroom and Virginia Lebermann, President, The Ballroom, Marfa, TX
Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Director, Salon 94 and Greenberg, Van Doren Gallery, New York, NY
Ellen Haddigan, Executive Director, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, New York, NY
Laura Hoptman, Curator, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg, PA
Bronwyn Keenan, Founding Member, Downtown for Democracy, New York, NY
Marysol Nieves, Curator of Contemporary Art, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
Sheri L. Pasquarella, Director, Gorney Bravin + Lee and founding member, New Art Dealers Alliance, New York, NY
Maura Reilly, Curator, The Elizabeth A. Sackler for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art
Natasha Schlesinger, Founder, ARTMUSE, New York, NY
Olga Viso, Deputy Director, The Hirshhorm Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC

MOTHER- DAUGHTER GALA CO-CHAIRS
Ellyn Dennison / Lisa Dennison
Carol Goldberg / Beth Goldberg Nash

Friday, April 8

DUTCH-TREAT TOPIC DINNERS
Take part in a Dutch-Treat dinner and discussion for ten lead by ArtTable members at their favorite restaurants. Enjoy an evening of good food, good conversation, and good friends!

Host: Danielle Amato-Milligan, Principal, Amato-Milligan & Stanislaus Consultants
Topic of Discussion: Doing Business on Your Own
Restaurant: Saul, 140 Smith Street, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
American _ $30-$40

Host: Alyson Baker, Executive Director, Socrates Sculpture Park
Topic of Discussion: The Artist Work Space: Supporting Contemporary Artists
Restaurant: Annisa, 13 Barrow Street, Greenwich Village
American _ $35-$45

Host: Catherine Behrend, Deputy Director, Percent for Art
Topic of Discussion: Is the Big Apple keeping its edge? Tell us what’s great about culture in your city.
Restaurant: Parma, 1404 Third Avenue, Upper East Side
Northern Italian _ $50-$60

Host: Tsipi Ben-Haim, Executive Director, CityArts, Inc.
Topic of Discussion: The Art of Self-Promotion
Restaurant: Home of Tsipi Ben-Haim*
SoHo _ $25-$35

Host: Holly Block, Executive Director, Art in General
Topic of Discussion: Commissioning New Work and Running Artist Residency Programs
Restaurant: Art in General, 79 Walker Street, TriBeCa
French Vietnamese _ $15-$20

Host: Riva Blumenfeld, Blumenfeld Fine Art
Wendy Feuer, Public Art & Urban Design
Topic of Discussion: Flexibility in the Field
Restaurant: Convivium Osteria, 68 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
(between Bergen Street and St. Marks Place)
Mediterranean _ $20-$30

Host: Patty Brundage, Art Advisor, Brundage Art Advisory
Gracie Mansion, Art Advisor, Gracie Mansion Fine Art
Topic of Discussion: Reinventing Yourself
Restaurant: Village Restaurant, 62 West 9th Street, Greenwich Village
French-American _ $30-$40

Host: Ada Ciniglio, Executive Director, High 5 Tickets to the Arts
Guest: Joyce Kozloff, Artist
Topic of Discussion: What’s Next? Art and Politics in the Next Four Years
Restaurant: Otto Enoteca and Pizzeria, 1 Fifth Avenue, Greenwich Village
Italian _ $20-$30

Host: Kathleen Cullen, Artek Contemporaries
Deborah Harris, Advertising Director, Art in America
Topic of Discussion: Spankin’ New
Restaurant: Chelsea Bistro, 358 West 23rd Street, Chelsea
French _ $20-$30

Host: Penny Dannenberg, Director of Programs, New York Foundation for the Arts
Carolyn Somers, Director, Joan Mitchell Foundation
Topic of Discussion: Supporting Creativity
Restaurant: Aquagrill, 210 Spring Street, SoHo
American, seafood _ $30-$40

Host: Jenny Dixon, Director, Noguchi Museum
Diane Villani, Owner, Diane Villani Editions
Topic of Discussion: Where’s the Voice for the Arts in Washington?
We have the Numbers, how do we get the Results?
Results: Home of Diane Villani*
SoHo _ $25-$35

Host: Stacey Gershon, Curator, JPMorgan Chase
Margize Howell, Curator, Preservation Trust
Topic of Discussion: In-House or Out-House: What’s Next?
Restaurant: Beyoglu, 1431 3rd Avenue, Upper East Side
Turkish _ $20-$30

Host: Lynn Gumpert, Director, Grey Art Gallery, New York University
Randy Rosen, President, Randy Rosen Arts Associates
Topic of Discussion: From Warhol to Wal-Mart: Are museums participating in the dumbing down of art in a pluralist, market-driven art world?
Restaurant: Home of Lynn Gumpert, Wall Street*
Lower Manhattan _ $25-$35

Host: Donna Harkavy, Independent Curator
Margaret Mathews-Berenson, Independent Curator
Topic of Discussion: Independent Curating: Sharing Experiences
Restaurant: Isola, 485 Columbus Avenue, Upper West Side
Italian _ $25-$35

Host: Dusica Kirjakovic, Executive Director, Lower East Side Print Shop
Guest: James Miller
Topic of Discussion: People’s Prints: Accessibility of Prints to Artists and Collectors
Restaurant: HK, 523 9th Ave, Garment District
American _ $10-$20

Host: Laura Kruger, Curator, The Museum at Hebrew Union College
Topic of Discussion: Alien, Exotic, Strange: Reshaping Ethnic Museums in the Contemporary Art World
Restaurant: Zeytin, 519 Columbus Avenue, Upper West Side
Turkish _ $30 $40

Host: Penny Pilkington, Owner/Director, P.P.O.W. Gallery
Susan Reynolds, Director, Feigen Contemporary
Topic of Discussion: Location, Location, Location
Restaurant: Zerza, 304 East 6th Street, East Village
Moroccan _ $15-$25

Host: Ellen Salpeter, Director, Heart of Brooklyn
Topic of Discussion: Living Your Politics
Restaurant: Home of Ellen Salpeter*
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn _ $25-$35

Host: Julie Saul, Director/President, Julie Saul Gallery
Leslie Tonkonow, President, Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects
Topic of Discussion: Comparing Notes: Let’s Talk About the Art Business
Restaurant: Bivio, 637 Hudson Street, West Village
Italian _ $30-$40

Host: Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz, President, Works of Art for Public Spaces, Ltd
Martina Yamin, Conservator of Works on Paper
Topic of Discussion: In the News
Restaurant: Home of Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz*
Midtown Manhattan _ $25-$35

Host: Ruth Ann Stewart, Clinical Professor of Public Policy,
NYU Wagner School of Public Service
Topic of Discussion: The Arts and Artists in Urban Revitalization
Restaurant: North Square, 103 Waverly Place, Washington Square Park
American/French _ $30-$40

Host: Maureen Sullivan, Director of External Affairs, Creative Time
Topic of Discussion: Not Your Mother’s Public Art
Restaurant: The Odeon, 145 West Broadway, TriBeCa
American/French _ $30-$40

Host: Linda Sweet, Partner, Management Consultants for the Arts
Topic of Discussion: Private Museums, Artist Foundations and the Impact on Art Museums
Restaurant: Inside, 9 Jones Street, Greenwich Village
American _ $20-$30

Host: Barbara Toll, President, Barbara Toll Fine Arts
Topic of Discussion: How did you enter the art world, and knowing what you know now, would you do it again?
Restaurant: Savoy, 70 Prince Street, SoHo
New American _ $25-$35

Host: Shannon Wilkinson, President, Cultural Communications
Topic of Discussion: Money, Honey: Women, Mastery & Money
(recommended reading: Necessary Dreams by Anna Fels)
Restaurant: Kelly & Ping, 172 Greene Street, SoHo
Exotic Thai in a “Bangkok general store” _ $10-$15

*For dinners taking place in member’s homes, the address will be provided upon conference check-in.

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10-TRACK SATURDAY

Register for one (or two!) of ArtTable’s most popular programs and get inside perspectives on the New York art scene. All registrants will receive a detailed itinerary closer to the event, with precise locations and times. All program details will be updated regularly at www.arttable.org.

Details are subject to change. Reservations required.

1. Westchester Private Collection Tour
Organized by Laura Kruger

Spend the day with ArtTable, visiting some of the most renowned private collections in Westchester. We’ll enjoy lunch with Laura and Lewis Kruger and view their eclectic collection of contemporary craft and 19th century/early 20th century handcrafted objects in Bedford, NY. We’ll tour Carol and Arthur Goldberg’s recently established Foundation To-Life, Inc., an 11, 000 square foot exhibition space in Mt. Kisco, NY, featuring painting, sculpture, and new media from their collection. We will visit with Livia and Marc Straus, who recently opened Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA) in Peekskill, NY. An additional home TBA.

WHEN: Full-day Program. Participants will meet at 270 Lafayette Street at 8:30am
PRICE: $140 General Admission/$125 ArtTable Members
Includes transportation, admission fees, lunch at the Kruger’s, and snacks.

2. ArtTable Day in the Hamptons
Organized by Barbara Toll

ArtTable invites 20 members and friends to a special day in the art world of the Hamptons. Accompany Sag Harbor resident Barbara Toll to Jerome and Ellen Stern's spectacular "Art Barn" designed by artist Serge Spitzer and housing a collection of up-to-the minute works in all media. On to the studios of two major New York artists with lunch to follow at the historic American Hotel in Sag Harbor. The afternoon will bring another studio visit with a well-known artist plus a special behind -the -scenes look at the Parrish Museum's collection of the works of Fairfield Porter, who painted many scenes of the surrounding blocks of Southampton. Porter's biographer may join Alicia Longwell, Curator of the Parrish, for this private view. To wrap up the day, we will look at a very private, but major, collection in a nearby home.

WHEN: Full-day Program. Participants will meet at 270 Lafayette Street at 8:30am
PRICE: Price: $165 General Admission/$150 ArtTable Members
Includes transportation, entrance fees, lunch, and snacks.

3. ArtTable Trip To Dia:Beacon
Organized by Patty Brundage

Visit Dia:Beacon before opening hours! Assistant Director Steven Evans, will offer welcoming remarks and a guided walk-through of Michael Heizer's North, East, South, West, which is available by appointment only. Dia:Beacon, occupying a nearly 300,000-square-foot historic printing factory, houses a renowned but rarely seen permanent collection of major works of art from the1960s to the present. Artists include Andy Warhol, Richard Serra, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin, Joseph Beuys, Agnes Martin, Hanne Darboven, Louise Bourgeois, and others. An optional itinerary will be available for those who would like to spend the afternoon exploring the arts venues on nearby Main Street, including Beacon Project Space and Minetta Brook Watershed Project.

WHEN: Half-day program. Participants will meet at the Grand Central Information booth at 8:30am and return by train at their leisure.
PRICE: $20 General Admission/$15 ArtTable Members. You will be required to purchase your lunch and train fare independently. A roundtrip ticket costs $22.

4. Arts Organizations and Artist Studios in LIC
Organized by Sara Armstrong and Alyson Baker

Get to know Long Island City, one of the fastest growing hotbeds for New York City arts venues. The morning will include visits to The Noguchi Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park, The Museum for African Art, and Fisher Landau Center for Art. We will then go to PS1Contemporary Art Center for lunch, where additional members will join us for the afternoon. The afternoon will include tours of PS1, SculptureCenter, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, and a notable artist's studio TBA. Explore these institutions through the eyes of our many ArtTable members and New Leadership Associates, who will collectively build our perspective on LIC as a new/vibrant arts community.

Program 4A Morning: 9:30am–2pm
$75 General Admission /$60 ArtTable Membes

Program 4BAfternoon: 1–6pm
$75 General Admission /$60 ArtTable Members

Program 4CFull day: 9:30am–6pm
$95 General Admission/$80 ArtTable Members

Each program includes admission fees, transportation, and lunch at PS1 (1-2pm).

5. Artist Studio Visits
Organized by Caroline Hansberry and Martina Yamin

Based on the recommendations of Program Committee members Caroline Hansberry, Independent Curator and Martina Yamin, Conservator and co-host of ArtTable’s popular monthly Uptown Artist Breakfasts, a small group will visit four prominent artist studios in the Chelsea area including Jennifer Bartlett and others to be announces shortly! Each artist will be present to talk about their work and answer questions.

WHEN: 3-5pm Members will meet at the first studio (TBA) at 3pm. An optional dinner will follow.
PRICE: General Admission: $25/ ArtTable Members: $20 Limited to 15 members.

6. On the Fringe: Williamsburg & Lower East Side
Organized by Dru Arstark and Gracie Mansion

On the Fringe walking tours will take a look at noteworthy NY arts venues that exist on the cutting edge, and/or geographic periphery.

On the Fringe: Williamsburg will feature galleries of Williamsburg’s north side including Parker’s Box, Schroeder Romero, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, Momenta Art, Pierogi, Jack the Pelican Presents, and Black and White Gallery.

On the Fringe: Lower East Side will explore four of the most talked about nonprofit and commercial galleries to have opened in Manhattan’s revitalized Lower East Side-- Canada, Maccarone, Rivington Arms, and The Participant.

Program 6A On the Fringe: Williamsburg
10am-1pm. An optional lunch at Planet Thailand will follow.
PRICE: $20 General Admission/ $15 ArtTable Members. Lunch not included.

Program 6B On the Fringe: Lower East Side
3-6pm. An optional dinner at Paladar will follow.
PRICE: $20 General Admission / $15 ArtTable members. Dinner not included.

7. Tours of 101 Spring Street, Donald Judd's Former Studio and Home in SoHo, with ArtTable Member, Rainer Judd and Judd Foundation staff
Organized by Ellen Salpeter

In 1968, Donald Judd purchased 101 Spring Street, a historic 5-story cast-iron building designed by Nicholas Whyte in 1870. Serving as Judd's New York residence and studio space, 101 Spring Street was the birthplace of 'the Permanent Installation,' now a hallmark of contemporary art. The permanently-installed spaces house works by Flavin, Chamberlain, Andre, Oldenburg, and Judd himself, all in close keeping with Judd’s original vision. The building, now in the care of the Judd Foundation, is currently undergoing restoration and is open by appointment.

WHEN: Tour A: 10am-12pm limited to 8 people
Tour B: 12-2pm limited to 8 people
Please indicate your tour preference on the registration form.
PRICE: $20 General Admission/ $15 ArtTable Members

8. Janet Cardiff, Her Long Black Hair, a Public Art Fund Audio Walk in Central Park
Organized by Caroline Hansberry

Janet Cardiff's Her Long Black Hair is a journey through Central Park, retracing the footsteps of an enigmatic dark-haired woman. This complex investigation of location, time, sound, and physicality, interweaves stream-of-consciousness observations with fact and fiction, local history, opera and gospel music, and other atmospheric and cultural elements. Each person receives an audio kit that contains a CD player with headphones as well as a map and packet of photographs, all used to guide listeners on a walking tour through the park.

WHEN: ArtTable staff will be stationed at a kiosk at 59th Street and Sixth Avenue, from 10am to 5pm (weather permitting). The walk will take approximately one hour at a moderate pace.
PRICE: General Admission: $20/ ArtTable Members: $15.

9. Behind the Scenes at MoMA
Organized by Katie Hollander and Ellen Staller

Join Exhibition Curator Roxana Marcoci for a tour of Thomas Demand, the first comprehensive survey in the United States of the artist’s work, focusing on major pieces from 1993 to the present. Demand's inventive and beautifully constructed photographs have won him wide recognition as one of the leading artists of his generation. Afterwards, we’ll independently explore MoMA’s extensive redesign by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi and other exhibitions on view. The Museum combines new spaces with MoMA’s original architecture to dramatically enhance its dynamic collection of modern and contemporary art.

WHEN: 9:30am Check back shortly for meeting place.
PRICE: General Admission: $25/ ArtTable Members: $20

10. NADA/NLA Breakfast and Gallery Walk in Chelsea
Organized by Sheri Pasquarella

The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) and ArtTable’s New Leadership Associates (NLA) are teaming up to present a fun, exciting, event-filled day in Chelsea. The day will begin with a casual breakfast at Bellwether Gallery with Director, Becky Smith; continue with personalized tours led by Anne Pasternak, Executive Director, Creative Time, Anne Ellegood, Curator, Norton Family Office, and other special guides TBA; and conclude at a united destination for a surprise event! Each guide will lead a small group on a two-hour walking tour to some favorite exhibitions, where several artists, curators, and NADA/NLA and ArtTable gallerists will be present.

WHEN: Brunch begins at 9:00am. Gallery walks begin at 10:30am.
PRICE: General Admission: $30/ ArtTable Members: $25 Organized by ArtTable’s New York Program Committee.

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ACCOMODATIONS HOTEL

HOTEL
The Shoreham Hotel, located at 33 West 55th Street, conveniently near Cipriani and other conference venues.

A special conference rate of $189 per night (plus tax) will be available to ArtTable members and conference participants. Please make reservations directly with the hotel at 1-800-255-5167, asking for rooms reserved for “ArtTable”. Rooms will be held until March 6, 2005.

ARTTABLE B&B
The NEW ArtTable Bed and Breakfast Program (ATB&B) allows conference attendees to make arrangements with ArtTable members and stay in their homes from April 6-9, 2005. Guests will be asked to make a donation of $150 to ArtTable in return for a four-night stay with a member. This is a great way to get to know other members and partner in supporting ArtTable.

ATB&B is a program available only to current ArtTable members only and, if accommodations allow, a travel companion. Guests will be expected to give a minimum 72-hour cancellation notice to the host if plans change. Fifty percent of the deposit is non-refundable.

A roster of accommodations will be available here shortly. If you are interested in hosting a member or being a guest please contact the office at 212-343-1735 or .