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Social media has become one of the most powerful tools for art professionals: a way to sell work, grow your reputation, and connect with peers, collectors, and institutions. But getting started (or restarting) can feel overwhelming, especially when the platforms keep changing and the advice is tough to dissect. This virtual session is a step-by-step introduction designed to help listeners build a presence that genuinely serves their art professional goals.

Over the past decade, social and political movements transformed the arts. From the streets of Chile and Iran to museums in Europe and the United States, and from questions of representation and repatriation to demands for equity and justice, protest and activism affected the creation, presentation, and interpretation of visual arts around the world.

Bringing together artists, scholars, activists, and museum professionals from varied fields and backgrounds, this book explores the intersections between visual art and social movements during the last tumultuous decade. Spanning themes of protest art, museum ethics, restitution, and institutional transformation, the collection considers how visual arts have both responded to and shaped politics and society. Contributors highlight the role of artists as catalysts for change and delve into how institutions grapple with their colonial pasts.

ArtTable's Curator's Choice program is a dynamic, Pecha Kucha-style presentation featuring three curators, each offering a unique perspective on the artists and works they believe best define the current moment in American art. During the program, each curator will have 10 minutes to present three to five works of their choosing, followed by 10 minutes of audience Q&A. The format is fast-paced, engaging, and encourages a range of viewpoints while fostering thoughtful conversation among arts professionals.