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Florida | Artist Reception with Sara Schroeder
2022-06-25 14:00 (America/New_York) | Art at the Citadel, 8300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida, 33138, United States
Join ArtTable in Miami for an afternoon reception with artist Sara Schroeder. Schroeder will speak to us about her first Miami solo show From Here to There at Art in the Citadel, curated by ArtTable member Amanda Baker as part of the international Taking Up Space Initiative. Refreshments will be served!

Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15Member Guests – $20

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About the Artist

Born in Washington and raised in Idaho, Sara Schroeder is a contemporary painter currently living in Miami, Florida. She dedicated time to her formal fine art education until 1998, when she decided to take an extended break to raise young children. She has since furthered her education and established her artistic practice. In her works, Schroeder explores the interplay between corporeal experience and ethereal space through highly gestural and bright abstract paintings. In 2019, the Miami Design Preservation League selected Schroeder as the Art Deco Museum’s “Featured Local Artist,” and in 2021 she was chosen as Alto’s Featured Miami Artist for the luxury ride-share company’s “Alto + The Arts” initiative. Schroeder’s work is collected by many art enthusiasts and has been included in multiple group exhibitions across Florida.

About the Taking Up Space Initiative & From Here to There

Jamie Smith of Thrive Artist Network and Kaylan Buteyn of Artist/Mother Network co-launched the Taking Up Space Initiative. As part of this initiative, female artists are challenged to put on solo or group shows in their communities to actively take up space within the world. Within this context, Sara Schroeder’s exhibition focuses on the passage of time from the onset of the Covid pandemic until now. It investigates interactions and conversations between physical and emotional experiences.

Each of the 100 small mixed media works on paper represents one such conversation, expressed through the abstract interplay of two forms of information. Holistically, the continuous body of work presents a narrative of the “there” of intuition and senses, and the “here” of our immediacy and awareness.

To Schroeder, seeing how world events affected her sense of stability, and watching her temperament and her understanding of her painting vocabulary transform over time, is a reminder that every individual has their own story. With this awareness, the artist created works that built on the idea of continuously moving forward, with glimpses of ideas and small steps moving us along towards a larger whole.

“From There To Here is a visual journey through one of the strangest times in my own life and in the history of the world,” says Sara Schroeder. “Showing this collection feels like sharing hope and encouragement, and I’m thrilled to be doing it at Art at the Citadel and under the umbrella of the Taking Up Space Initiative, joining hundreds of female artists around the world to do exactly that: contribute a small piece to help build something massive.”

A Day in Baltimore
2022-06-25 00:00 - 23:59 | Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
ArtTable is going to Baltimore!

Please join us for a day of art and exploration in Baltimore, Maryland. This trip will feature visits to two of Baltimore’s leading arts institutions, a private collection, and a contemporary gallery. Enjoy a lovely early summer’s day with members and friends exploring this vibrant city!

Please note: Transportation to and from Baltimore is not included in this trip. We will meet at the first location on the itinerary, after which a private bus will provide transportation between other locations on the itinerary. We will also utilize ride-sharing apps for the final visit of the day. Recommended transportation to/from the city can be found below.

ITINERARY

10:45 AM – Meet us at the American Visionary Art Museum for a tour of Healing and the Art of Compassion (and the Lack Thereof!) with the museum’s Founder & Director, Rebecca Hoffberger. This will be Rebecca’s last exhibition before she retires in the fall.12:15 PM – Our shuttle bus will take us to the residence of Keith Eric Timmons for a private viewing of his collection, which includes works by Amy Sherald, Jerrell Gibbs, and many more.1:30 PM – We will enjoy a delicious lunch at Gertrude’s Chesapeake Kitchen.3:00 PM – After lunch, we will have time at the Baltimore Museum of Art to see dozens of works from public and private collections in an exploration of the full arc of Joan Mitchell’s artistic practice. Entry includes access to the whole museum in addition to the Joan Mitchell exhibition. Attendees will have time to explore at their leisure.4:15 PM – Finally, we will end our day with a private tour and reception at Goya Contemporary/Goya-Girl Press, where the exhibition, The Soul Selects: Louise Fishman and her Heroes, Mitchell, Martin and Hesse, will be on view.

This program is open to ArtTable members only $165, and non-members for $195. Your ticket includes entry to both museums, lunch, and transportation (from the American Visionary Art Museum, to the private collection, to the Baltimore Museum of Art, and to Goya Contemporary).

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Health & Safety American Visionary Art Museum All visitors over the age of 2 must wear a face covering.All visitors are required to maintain 6 feet of social distancing at all times, including in the elevators and restrooms. Parties/families may remain together. Children must remain with adults at all times.Coat check and water fountains are temporarily suspended. Please limit your bags to 12”X12” in size. Coats and strollers are allowed.No food or drink allowed in the museum.Frequent hand washing is encouraged, or use of hand sanitizer stations located throughout the museum when hand washing is not possible.Restrooms and high-touch surfaces, such as doorknobs, are frequently cleaned all day.Photo and video without flash for personal use is welcome!If you’re not feeling well, please stay home and visit us another time!​Private Residence Our host has requested that visitors wear a face covering for the duration of the tour.Gertrude's Gertrude's currently does not have any COVID guidelines in place. Staff have the option to wear a mask, but it is not mandatory. Guests do not have to wear a mask while on the premises.Baltimore Museum of Art More information to come.Goya Contemporary Masks are encouraged but not required.Please email Haley at programs@arttable.org if you have any questions! Accessibility American Visionary Art Museum The main entrance is the accessible entrance.Mobility Aids: The museum and its campus are accessible to wheelchairs and those with limited mobility. Wheelchairs are available free of charge at Visitor Services on a first-come, first-served basis.Service animals are welcome in the museum.For visitors who are hearing impaired, films are either captioned, or transcripts are available upon request at Visitor Services.Private Residence There are 2 steps to enter the residence, and multiple staircases inside. Please prepare accordinglyIf you will require accommodations for this portion of the trip, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org.Gertrude's The restaurant is wheelchair accessible. Once you get up the small curb into the museum building (and there's even a ramp for that curb), the entire ground floor is one level without any steps.Baltimore Museum of Art More information to come.Goya Contemporary The gallery is wheelchair accessible, though there is not a wheelchair available on site. The ramp is to the left of the entrance. Staff can meet the individual(s) at the entrance to assist with entry if needed.Please email Haley at programs@arttable.org if you have any questions! Getting There To Baltimore from: Washington, DC Amtrak has several train options available that will get you to Baltimore in time for our tour at 11:00 AM. The first train departs Washington, DC's Union Station at 8:12 AM and arrives at 8:54 AM. The next train departs at 9:15 AM and arrives at 9:56 AM. The following train does not arrive in Baltimore until 11:00 AM, so not in time for the first tour of the day. You may also look into bus options via Peter Pan, Megabus, or Greyhound.Philadelphia Amtrak has two train options available that will get you to Baltimore in time for our tour at 11:00 AM. The first train departs Philadelphia's William H. Gray III 30th Street Station at 8:54 AM and arrives at 10:02 AM. The next train departs at 9:13 AM and arrives at 10:21 AM.New York City Amtrak has two train options available that will get you to Baltimore in time for our tour at 11:00 AM. The first train departs New York Moynihan Trail Hall at 7:17 AM and arrives at 10:02 AM. The next train departs at 8:00 AM and arrives at 10:21 AM.To the American Visionary Art Museum The AVAM is located at 800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230. From Baltimore Penn Station, it is approximately a 12 minute drive, or you can utilize local public transportation by taking the CityLink Green Bus Downtown from the train station to the Light Street & Redwood Street stop. Then switch to the 71 Bus at 71 Patapsco Station and ride 4 minutes to the Key Hwy & Covington NS EB stop, just a 2 minute walk from the museum. To Baltimore Penn Station (from Goya Contemporary) Depending on traffic, the drive from Goya Contemporary to Baltimore Penn Station is approximately 6-9 minutes. Public transportation is also available by walking approximately 6 minutes from the gallery to 33RD Street & Chestnut Avenue, where you can pick up the 94 bus towards Fort McHenry, and get off at the Howard St & North Ave stop. From there it is about a 9 minute walk to the train station. From Baltimore to: Washington, DC Our day ends at 5:30 PM, but yours doesn't have to! We encourage all members to stick around the city and explore at their leisure. When you're ready to head back, Amtrak has plenty of trains departing Baltimore Penn Station at 5:53 PM (arrive 6:35 PM), 6:13 PM (arrive 6:51 PM), 6:55 PM (arrive 7:41 PM), and 7:57 PM (arrive 8:45 PM).Philadelphia Amtrak's Northeast Regional Train 192 departs Baltimore Penn Station at 5:53 PM and arrives in Philadelphia at 7:16 PM. If you want to stick around Baltimore a bit longer, the next train departs at 6:44 PM and arrives in Philadelphia at 8:02 PM.New York City Amtrak's Northeast Regional Train 192 departs Baltimore Penn Station at 5:53 PM and arrives in New York City at 8:45 PM. If you want to stick around Baltimore for a bit longer and don't mind getting home late, the next train departs at 6:44 PM and arrives in New York City at 9:45 PM.Please email Haley at programs@arttable.org if you have any questions!

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Image: Baltimore skyline, courtesy of tripsavvy

New York | Curator’s Talk with Cecilia Alemani, Artistic Director of the 59th Venice Biennale, on “The Milk of Dreams”
2022-06-22 17:00 | The James Howell Foundation, New York, New York, 10014, United States
The James Howell Foundation and ArtTable present a special curator’s talk with Cecilia Alemani, Artistic Director of the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, on this edition’s theme: “The Milk of Dreams.” Alemani will be in conversation with Laura Bardier, Executive Director of the James Howell Foundation.

Organized around Leonora Carrington’s The Milk of Dreams, the exhibition reflects on what it means to be human today. It focuses on three thematic areas in particular: the representation of bodies and their metamorphoses; the relationship between individuals and technologies; and the connection between bodies and the Earth.

This program is free and open to ArtTable Circle, Board, and Executive level members only. Registration is required. ArtTable Circle and Board members receive priority registration. Registration for Executive level members will open on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

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Health & Safety Face masks are optional though recommended inside the gallery. Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with the James Howell Foundation and ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. Accessibility The James Howell Foundation is wheelchair accessible. If you would like more information about accessibility or need particular accommodations for this program, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org. Getting There The James Howell Foundation is located in the West Village neighborhood of New York City. The nearest subway station is Christopher Street (1 and 2 trains). The exact address will be shared with attendees upon registration.

About the Cecilia Alemani

Cecilia Alemani is an Italian curator based in New York. Currently, she is the Artistic Director of the upcoming 59th International Art Exhibition (2022) in Venice. Since 2011, she has been the Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art, the public art program presented by the High Line in New York. In 2018, Alemani served as Artistic Director of the inaugural edition of Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires. In 2017, she curated the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

About the James Howell Foundation

The James Howell Foundation is a proud sponsor of the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia “The Milk of Dreams.” The James Howell Foundation supports Howell’s vision of committed investigation of like-minded endeavors through a variety of professional programs and projects. The Foundation creates and furthers philanthropic initiatives that empower art professionals, curators and artists, as a contribution to cultural and humanistic advancement.

About The Milk of Dreams

“The Milk of Dreams” takes its title from a book by Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) in which the Surrealist artist describes a magical world where life is constantly re-envisioned through the prism of the imagination. The exhibition The Milk of Dreams takes Leonora Carrington’s otherworldly creatures, along with other figures of transformation, as companions on an imaginary journey through the metamorphoses of bodies and definitions of the human.

This exhibition is grounded in many conversations with artists held in the last few years. The questions that kept emerging from these dialogues seem to capture this moment in history when the very survival of the species is threatened, but also to sum up many other inquiries that pervade the sciences, arts, and myths of our time. How is the definition of the human changing? What constitutes life, and what differentiates plant and animal, human and non-human? What are our responsibilities towards the planet, other people, and other life forms? And what would life look like without us?

Thank you to ArtTable Board member Laura Bardier for organizing this program.

Image: Cecilia Alemani; Cover art for the 59th Venice Biennale Catalog

New York | Cristina Iglesias' 'Landscape and Memory' Tour & Reception at Madison Square Park
2022-06-21 18:00 | Madison Square Park (Exact meeting spot TBA), Madison Square Park, New York, NY, 10010, United States
Please join us for an in-person tour of Cristina Iglesias’ Landscape and Memory, on view at Madison Square Park in New York City. The tour will be led by ArtTable Member Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Deputy Director and Martin Friedman Chief Curator at Madison Square Park Conservancy. Drinks will also be served.

Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias invites the public to consider the forgotten terrains and geographic history of New York City in a new public art installation opening this June, her first major temporary public art project in the United States. Landscape and Memory places five bronze sculptural pools, flowing with water, into Madison Square Park’s Oval Lawn, harkening back to when the Cedar Creek coursed across the land where the park stands today. Building on Iglesias’ practice of unearthing the forgotten and excavating natural history, Landscape and Memory resurfaces in the imaginations of contemporary viewers the now-invisible force of this ancient waterway. More information about the exhibition can be found below.

Landscape and Memory is organized by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Deputy Director and Martin Friedman Chief Curator; Tom Reidy, Deputy Director of Finance and Special Projects; and Truth Murray-Cole, Curatorial Manager. Keats Myer is the Conservancy’s Executive Director.

This program is open to ArtTable Members only for $15. Capacity is limited.

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Health & Safety Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. Face masks are not required in outdoor settings but are encouraged when in large groups. Fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear masks or be socially distanced, however, unvaccinated children and adults should wear a face cover and practice social distancing while in the park. Accessibility Madison Square Park, as a public, open green space, is free and fully accessible to patrons of all abilities; including by not limited to individuals with physical, visual, and auditory disabilities, owners of special care animals, and wheelchair users. There are no steps or stairs within Madison Square Park, or between the sidewalk and the park. Ramp access for wheelchairs and strollers as well as access for individuals with impaired mobility is available for all the park’s pathways and lawns, in compliance with ADA regulations. Please note that there are no public restrooms inside the park, but you can find a DOT-owned restroom on Madison Avenue between 23rd Street and 24th Street. For more information or to request accommodations, please call 212.520.7600. Getting There Madison Square Park is located at Fifth Avenue & Madison Avenue and 23rd & 26th Streets. The nearest subway stations are at 23rd Street (R, W station and 6 station). There are 2 CitiBike drop-off points at 26th & Madison and Broadway & 25th.

About Brooke Kamin Rapaport

Since joining the Conservancy in 2013, Brooke Kamin Rapaport has curated and overseen its program of commissioned public-sculpture exhibitions, which has included such artists as Diana Al-Hadid, Tony Cragg, Abigail DeVille, Leonardo Drew, Teresita Fernandez, Josiah McElheny, Ivan Navarro, Giuseppe Penone, Martin Puryear, and Arlene Shechet. Through the Conservancy, she established Public Art Consortium, a national initiative of museum, public-art-program, and sculpture park colleagues. In 2019, she served as Commissioner and Curator of the United States Pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, with a representation of artist Martin Puryear.

Rapaport has worked as a museum curator, independent curator, and art writer. During her 13-year tenure at the Brooklyn Museum, she organized numerous exhibitions and wrote corresponding catalogues in her roles as assistant and then associate curator of contemporary art. As part of the Brooklyn Museum’s Grand Lobby series of installations, she worked with contemporary artists to realize their projects. As guest curator at The Jewish Museum, New York, she organized Houdini: Art and Magic (2010), an interdisciplinary exhibition on the life and enduring significance to contemporary artists of the magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, and the retrospective exhibition Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend (2007). Rapaport has also held positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and the Jamaica Arts Center in Queens, New York. She is a contributing editor and frequent writer for Sculpture magazine and a regular lecturer, moderator, panelist, and catalogue essayist on contemporary art and public art.

Rapaport received her B.A. cum laude in art history from Amherst College and completed her M.A. in art history from Rutgers University. She is also the recipient of a Helena Rubinstein Fellowship in Museum Studies from the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program. She sits on the Board of Directors of Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Al Held Foundation, von Rydingsvard and Greengard Foundation and is Vice President of the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation in New York. She currently serves on the board of the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College.

About the Artist

Cristina Iglesias shapes large-scale, site-specific sculpture and installations that probe the tension between past and present, ancient and contemporary. Resisting the asceticism of the Minimalist movement, Iglesias initially created grid-like structures in natural materials that were suspended to assemble pavilions and architectural spaces. Beginning in the 2000s, Iglesias began to incorporate water into her permanent outdoor projects and sculptures.

Iglesias’s work has been the subject of solo presentations at museums internationally, including Centro Botín, Santander, Spain (2018); Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid (2013); Ludwig Museum, Cologne (2006); Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (2003); and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1997). She additionally has been commissioned to create major projects and installations at Bloomberg headquarters, London (2017); Fondaciòn Botin, Santander (2017); Tres Aguas at Toledo, Spain (2014); Mexican Foundation of Environmental Education, Baja, California (2010); Museo del Prado, Madrid (2007); and Royal Museum of Fine Art, Antwerp (2006). The Museum of Fine Arts Houston opened Iglesias’ major permanent outdoor commission, Inner Landscape (the lithosphere, the roots, the water) (2020) in front of the new Kinder Building. Last summer she realized Hondalea (2021), transforming a lighthouse into a sculpture on Santa Clara Island in the Bay of Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain.

Iglesias represented Spain at the Venice Biennale (1986, 1993) and at the Biennale of Sydney (1990, 2012); at the Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh (1995); the Taipei Biennial (2003); at the SITE Santa Fe Biennial (2006); and at the Folkstone Triennal (2011).

Iglesias was born in San Sebastián, Northern Spain in November 1956. She studied Chemical Sciences in the University of the Basque Country (1976 – 1978), and ceramics and sculpture at the Chelsea College of Art in London (1980 – 1982). She was granted a Fulbright scholarship to study at Pratt Institute (1988) and was appointed Professor of Sculpture at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich (1995).

Her studio is in Madrid, Spain.

About the Exhibition (Continued)

For Landscape and Memory, Iglesias digs deep into the park’s lawns to install five subterranean bronze sculptures carved with intricately patterned bas-reliefs. A subtle stream of water continuously trails across the sculptures’ hollowed surfaces. This evokes the constancy of water slowly eroding rocky surfaces across millennia. The installation conjures the existence of unseen ancient streams that continue to run beneath modern cities, connecting the urban present with its primordial past. It connects us to abstract ideas of what lies beneath.

Nodding to historian Simon Schama’s major 1995 volume of the same name, which surveyed the history of landscape across time and terrain, Landscape and Memory is informed by Iglesias’ research into the history of the site. For the project, Iglesias located and studied historic maps that document the water flow through Madison Square Park, where the Cedar Creek once coursed. With nineteenth-century industrialization, streams like the Cedar were buried underground to create additional land for building sites, underground drains, or sewers. Through Landscape and Memory, Iglesias renders this history visible again, inviting viewers to contemplate centuries of transformation of urban sites that were once natural.

About Madison Square Park Conservancy

Madison Square Park Conservancy cultivates and enlivens Madison Square Park, a dynamic seven-acre public park in New York City’s Flatiron District and one of the city’s most treasured green spaces. Through its public art commissions, horticultural stewardship, and engaging programming, the nonprofit creates an urban oasis that welcomes a diverse community of over 60,000 visitors each day. Keats Myer is the Conservancy’s Executive Director.

Since 2004, the Conservancy has become a leader in commissioning new works of public art, curating and presenting over 40 major site-specific installations and solo exhibitions through its art programming. Led by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Deputy Director and Martin Friedman Chief Curator, the program invites leading artists to push the boundaries of their practice and create risk-taking new works that experiment with materiality, scale, and theme in response to the park’s unique environment. The ambition of the commissioning program expands each year alongside the diverse range of innovative artists including Diana Al-Hadid, Tony Cragg, Abigail DeVille, Leonardo Drew, Maya Lin, Iván Navarro, Martin Puryear, Arlene Shechet, Ursula von Rydingsvard, and Krzysztof Wodiczko.

In 2019, the Conservancy served as the commissioning institution for the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, marking the first time that an organization whose visual art program focuses exclusively on public art has received this honor. With Rapaport serving as Commissioner, the Conservancy presented new work by Martin Puryear.

Image: Cristina Iglesias overseeing the installation of Landscape and Memory, courtesy of Madison Square Park Conservancy

DC | MeetAT at 1310 Kitchen & Bar
2022-06-16 17:30 | 1310 Kitchen & Bar, 1310 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC
All current and interested ArtTable members are invited to join us for a cocktail hour to kickoff the summer season! We encourage members to bring friends and colleagues to engage over refreshments and conversation and to learn more about ArtTable and our lively and active chapter in the Washington, DC region.

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Health & Safety Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. Accessibility 1310 Kitchen and Bar is wheelchair accessible. If you would like more information about accessibility or need particular accommodations for this program, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org. Getting There We will meet at 1310 Kitchen and Bar, located at 1310 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007. It is accessible via Metrobus and street parking is available.

DC | BreakfastTable with Tomora Wright
2022-06-10 08:00 | 1310 Kitchen & Bar, 1310 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC
Join ArtTable’s DC Chapter for June’s BreakfastTable with Tomora Wright, Hamiltonian Artists’ Fellowship Director.

Tomora Wright is a dedicated curator and arts manager committed to advancing the contemporary art field by prioritizing intersectional voices and diversifying program and engagement strategies within art institutions. Wright is Hamiltonian Artists’ first Fellowship Director, where she cultivates new opportunities and support to help build a dynamic community of innovative artists and effective visual art leaders in DMV’s thriving creative ecosystem.

Before joining Hamiltonian, Wright worked as the Marketing Manager at Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center. Most recently she served as Glen Echo Park’s Visual Arts Exhibition Manager, also in Maryland. Wright has curated exhibitions in the DC region at Prince George’s African American Museum and Cultural Center (2018), College Park, Maryland’s MilkBoy ArtHouse (2018), Banneker–Douglass Museum (2020), Higgins Gallery (2020), Glen Echo Park (2019–2021), Hamiltonian Artists (2021), and BlackRock Center for the Arts (2022). She holds a master’s degree in Art Management from American University and a BA in Communications from Howard University.

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Health & Safety Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. Accessibility 1310 Kitchen and Bar is wheelchair accessible. If you would like more information about accessibility or need particular accommodations for this program, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org. Getting There We will meet at 1310 Kitchen and Bar, located at 1310 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007. It is accessible via Metrobus and street parking is available.

About Hamiltonian

Hamiltonian Artists is a dynamic catalyst for DC’s creative economy and a vibrant center for contemporary art in Washington, DC. Through its unique investment into the next generation of cutting-edge artists, Hamiltonian helps artists to develop important business skills, professional experiences and visibility to support and sustain their art career. Through artist talks, public events and its membership program, the organization contributes to the vitality of DC’s burgeoning arts scene by deepening the appreciation for contemporary art and culture throughout Washington, DC and beyond.

Image: Tomora Wright, courtesy of the speaker.

Thank you to ArtTable member Ashley Templeton for organizing this program.

Northwest | Joint MeetATs in Seattle & Portland
2022-06-09 19:00 | Illinois
Join ArtTable’s Northwest Chapter in Seattle or Portland for a simultaneously occurring Happy Hour! This free networking event is for current and prospective members alike. Come meet your local arts leaders and learn about ArtTable’s member benefits!

This program is free and open to all current and prospective ArtTable members, but registration is required due to capacity restrictions. When registering, please select which location you will be attending. You may register for yourself and up to 1 guest.

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Health & Safety Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. Seattle - While not required, masks are encouraged while indoors at Helios.Portland - Deadshot requires all guests to show proof of vaccination. Please come prepared to do so. Accessibility Both MeetAT locations are fully ADA accessible. Please email Haley at programs@arttable.org if you have any questions or to request specific accommodations. Getting There In Seattle, we will be meeting at the Helios Rooftop, 1600 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101. Click here for directions from any location. In Portland, we will be meeting at Deadshot, 2133 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97214. Click here for directions from any location.

Thank you to the ArtTable Northwest Chapter Leaders for organizing this program.

Image: Portland, Oregon. Photo by David Gn Photography/Getty Images; Seattle, Washington. Photo by Agnieszka Gaul/Shutterstock.

Virtual | New Member Orientation
2022-06-09 16:00 - 16:30, 2022-05-12 16:00 - 16:30 | Zoom
1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET
Welcome new ArtTable members! Please join us for a virtual orientation session where you will meet other new members and learn how to take full advantage of all the ArtTable community has to offer. This program is free and open to all ArtTable members, regardless of when you joined – it’s always a good time for a refresher!
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Accessibility: Please note that this program will offer live closed captioning. If you require additional accommodations, please email programs@arttable.org.
Can’t join us for this new member orientation? Don’t worry, we host virtual orientation sessions on the 2nd Thursday of each month! In the meantime, we hope you can join us for another upcoming virtual program or support other ArtTable initiatives!

Virtual | Curatorial Perspective: 'Cartier and Islamic Art' at the Dallas Museum of Art, with Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, Sarah Schleuning
2022-06-07 13:00 | Illinois
10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET

Please join us for a virtual presentation of highlights from the exhibition Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity led by Sarah Schleuning, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Dallas Museum of Art.

This major exhibition traces Islamic art’s influence on the objects created by Louis Cartier and the designers of the great French jewelry Maison from the early 20th century to today. The exhibition explores how Cartier’s designers adapted forms and techniques from Islamic art, architecture, and jewelry, as well as materials from India, Iran and the Arab lands, synthesizing them into a modern stylistic language unique to the house of Cartier.

Co-organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and the Museé des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, in partnership with the Maison Cartier, Cartier and Islamic Art presents over 400 objects from major international collections, including the Department of Islamic Arts at the Louvre Museum and the Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to the Dallas Museum of Art.

Admission:

ArtTable Circle Members – FreeAll Other ArtTable Members – $10Member Guests/Non-Members – $20

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About the Curator
Sarah Schleuning is dedicated to presenting and promoting the power and impact of design to the public through exhibitions, publications, and programming. Schleuning has a record of organizing thoughtful exhibitions and programs that are not only high profile and highly popular, but also recognized for their contributions to scholarship. She has more than two decades of expertise in forming relationships with living designers and artists, bridging the gap between historical and contemporary design, and exploring how engaging with art and design can extend beyond museum walls. She is the Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Dallas Museum of Art, and her recent exhibitions and publications include the upcoming Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity, Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting, and Curbed Vanity: A Contemporary Foil by Chris Schanck.
As Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, Schleuning oversees the decorative arts and design collection, internationally recognized as one of the foremost decorative arts collections in the United States. The collection includes more than 8,000 works of art from the 15th century to the present, with a strength in European and American decorative arts, most significantly 18th-century English silver, 19th- and 20th-century American silver and ceramics, and modern and contemporary jewelry and design. As the Museum focuses on the expansion of its contemporary holdings, Schleuning’s deep experience in working with and maintaining relationships with contemporary designers and artist is a significant asset, as is her interest in connecting design’s past and present. Among her other responsibilities, Schleuning also oversees the decorative arts and design collection planning, development, scholarship, and acquisitions.
Schleuning served as Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, from 2011 until 2018. She organized numerous exhibitions, including two of the 10 most attended exhibitions in the museum’s history. She was co-organizing curator for the nationally touring exhibition Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion, which broke attendance records and became the eighth most-attended show at the High Museum of Art. Other notable exhibitions that ranged from historical scholarship to pushing the conceived boundaries of what defines a museum exhibition were Technicolor: New Works by Jaime Hayon (2017); Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas (2014), the 10th most-attended show at the High Museum; Earl Pardon’s Portable Art: Jewelry & Design (2015); and Bangles to Benches: Contemporary Jewelry and Design (2013). From 2013 to 2018, she curated five dynamic and highly acclaimed designer interventions/playscapes that engages the community by activating the High’s Sifly Piazza, and through that established the designer-in-residency project.
Prior to joining the High Museum, Schleuning served as Curator at The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, having previously held positions as a Fellowship Coordinator and Assistant Curator at the institution, where she produced exhibitions, publications, and programs with a focus on highlighting the power and impact of art and design in daily life. Before that, she worked at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, beginning in 2000 as Curatorial Collections Fellow, advancing to Assistant Curator with a focus on art, architecture, craft, and design.
Schleuning graduated from Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts. She received her Master of Arts in the History of Decorative Arts from Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in conjunction with Parsons School of Design. In 2015 she was a fellow at the Center for Curatorial Leadership. She frequently contributes to scholarly publications and serves as a leading resource for decorative arts and design, delivering lectures and speaking at symposiums and public programs throughout the country.

Images: Bandeau, Cartier Paris, special order, 1923. Platinum, diamonds. Made as a special order for Madame Ossa Ross. Cartier Collection. Vincent Wulveryck, Cartier Collection © Cartier / Bib necklace, Cartier Paris, special order, 1947. Twisted 18-karat and 20-kar-at gold, platinum, brilliant- and baguette-cut diamonds, one heart-shaped faceted amethyst, twenty-seven emerald-cut amethysts, one oval faceted amethyst, turquoise cabochons. Cartier Collection. Nils Herrmann, Cartier Collection © Cartier / Bracelet, Cartier Paris, 1923. Platinum, diamonds. Cartier Collection. Vincent Wulveryck, Collection Cartier © Cartier

Thank you to ArtTable member Sarah McNaughton for organizing this program.

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Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table - 'The Loft Generation,' by Edith Schloss
2022-06-05 14:00 | Illinois
11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET

All ArtTable members are welcome to join the Northern California chapter for the next Reading at the (Art)Table program, where we will be discussing Edith Schloss’ memoir, The Loft Generation: From the De Koonings to Twombly Portraits and Sketches 1942 — 2011. We will savor the moods and comings and goings of the New York artists recounted by a member of this tight-knit art world of the forties and fifties.

This program is free and open to ArtTable members only. Donations are always appreciated!

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Image: The Loft Generation: From the De Koonings to Twombly Portraits and Sketches 1942 — 2011, by Edith Schloss

Thank you to ArtTable member Jan Wurm for organizing this program.

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AT Tours - Scandinavia Art Experience 2022
2022-06-04 - 2022-06-13 | Illinois
Interested in this program? Please email travel@arttable.org for more information.

The light! In Scandinavia this has been an inspiration for artist throughout the ages. This alone is a reason to visit the splendid art capitals of this region. The art worlds are truly exciting with the new Munch Museum and the Twist in Oslo. Helsinki has its first Biennial this year and as a result the art world is more vibrant than ever. And of course we dive into the wonderful art scene of Copenhagen. Exceptional clean Nordic design and the amazing equally ‘clean’ cuisine are further draws. Add the stunning natural beauty and we have a ‘not-to-be missed’ destination. It is no coincidence that the three countries we will visit are home of the Top-3 of Happiest People in the world.
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HELSINKI, FinlandThe Biennial of 2020 (postponed to 2021) really put Helsinki on the art world map. We ‘dive into’ the thriving art scene and see the best it has to offer. We will meet fantastic artists and collectors in their studios and homes. Of course we will include design from the world-renowned Aalto studio. We will enjoy a special behind-the-scenes tour in the Kiasma museum. And in contrast we visit the most beautiful examples of Finnish Jugendstill architecture.
OSLO, Norway‘Oslo is Europe’s next great Art Capitol’ according to ARTnews.com. And we agree. The new Munch Museum is set be open this fall. It promises to be a fabulous tribute to the artist and of course we will enjoy a special visit. The Oslo art scene is booming and we include the best galleries, museums and private collections in the program. We also make a spectacular trip north to visit the Twist Museum and the sculpture garden surrounding it. Then it is time to take in the natural beauty from the water. We board the cruise-ferry and leave Oslo behind with stunning views of the Norwegian fjords. On board we enjoy a great dinner and spend the night in a first class cabin.
COPENHAGEN, DenmarkWe wake up arriving in wonderful Copenhagen. The hugely successful contemporary artist Olafur Elliason was born here and we meet some of his contemporaries. We will visit intriguing private collections. And we will enjoy visits to the Hirschsprung Collection for masterpieces from the Danish Golden Age as well as the fantastic modern and contemporary Louisiana Museum and sculpture garden. There is also time for some great (design) shopping. Of course we will eat what could be the best food you have ever tasted in some of the 25+ Michelin star restaurants of the Danish capital. A fantastic last stop on what promises to be a truly magical tour.
Monday, June 13Flight back home or on your way for further experiences….*Subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances

TRIP DETAILS
DATESJune 4-13, 2022
DURATION9 days / 9 nights
STAYPerfectly located luxury hotels; First class cabin on the ferry from Copenhagen to Oslo
MEALSBreakfast, lunches, dinners included (alcohol not included)
TRAVELIncluded:Local transport by luxury coachFlight from Helsinki to OsloOvernight ferry Oslo to Copenhagen
Not included:Trans-Atlantic flights (Artigo will advise on preferred flights)
PRICING / ROOM TYPES– Single occupancy – $8,450– Double occupancy – $7,750
PAYMENT SCHEDULE (Payable to Artigo Tours):
September 1, 2021 | 1st payment – $2,000February 1, 2022 | 2nd payment – $3,000April 1, 2022 | 3rd payment – (dependent on type of room, see below)– Single Occupancy: $3,450– Double Occupancy: $2,750
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Members: $750Guests: $1100
All payments made to ArtTable are final and non-refundable.
Please contact ArtTable at travel@arttable.org with any questions. All payments are non-refundable.

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Amos Rex by JKMM Architects in Helsinki. Photo: Mika Huisman
Helsinki Biennial brings Janet Echelman’s artwork 1.78 to Senate Square from 31 July to 31 August.
estudio Herreros’ long-awaited Munch Museum is opening its doors on October 22, 2021. Photo: Adrià Goula, courtesy estudio Herreros.
Interior of the Hirschsprung Collection. Photo: Jakob Hunosøes

SoCal | Behind-the-Scenes Tour - Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College
2022-06-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, 20 West Bonita Avenue, Claremont, CA, 91711, United States
Please join us for a private behind-the-scenes and gallery tour of the new Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College. The Benton Museum is a space for the region’s most compelling and innovative exhibitions. Building on a long tradition of excellence at the alma mater of such artistic pioneers such as James Turrell, Helen Pashgian and Chris Burden, the BMA will host the next wave of groundbreaking artists and offer a state-of-the-art site for a growing permanent collection, ranging from Native American art to Renaissance panel paintings to works by such artists as Karl Benjamin, Rico Lebrun and José Clemente Orozco. Senior Curator, Rebecca McGrew will provide us with a tour of the permanent collection galleries as well as their current exhibitions. Steve Comba, Associate Director & Registrar will provide us with a behind-the-scenes portion of the tour of the museums’ collection spaces.

This program is open to ArtTable members only for $15. Space is limited.

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Health & Safety Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. All guests are required to wear a face mask and practice social distancing during your visit. Accessibility All of the museum’s galleries, entrances, and courtyard are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who cannot use stairs. Accessible parking and drop-off can be found on College Avenue in front of our courtyard closer to Second Avenue. All restroom locations include an accessible restroom with a changing table. Trained service animals are welcome in all spaces throughout the museum. We welcome other supervised and leashed domesticated animals only in the museum’s courtyard. If you would like more information about accessibility or need particular accommodations for this program, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org. Getting There The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College is located at 120 West Bonita Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711. Driving Directions From the 10, exit Indian Hill Blvd, then go north and turn right on Bonita Avenue.From the 210, exit at Towne Avenue and go south to Foothill Blvd. Turn left on Foothill and continue east to College Avenue, then turn right. Go about 1 mile to Bonita.By Rail The Metrolink train station in Claremont is three blocks from the museum. Take the San Bernardino line east from Union Station in Los Angeles, or west from San Bernardino.

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About the Speakers

Rebecca McGrew is the Senior Curator at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College. Her current exhibitions include Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe (2020-21, co-curated with Irene Tsatsos, Armory Center for the Arts), Sadie Barnette: Legacy & Legend (2021, co-curated with Ciara Ennis, Pitzer College Art Galleries); Alia Ali: Project Series 53 (2020-21), and Helen Pashgian: New Work (2020-21).

McGrew is the recipient of the Fellows of Contemporary Art’s 2020 Curator’s Award, a Getty Curatorial Research Fellowship (2007), and Getty Foundation grants under the Pacific Standard Time initiatives in 2009–11 and 2014–16. McGrew has held curatorial positions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. She received her B.A. from Pomona College and an M.A. in art history from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Future exhibitions include Each Day Begins with the Sun Rising: Four Artists from Hiroshima (2022), Christina Fernandez: Under the Sun (2022), Kameelah Janaan Rasheed: Worshipping at the Altar of Certainty (2022, Williams College Museum of Art), June Harwood: A Retrospective (2023), and Fred Eversley (2024, co-curated with Glenn Phillips as part of Getty Foundation’s PST).

Recent exhibitions include Todd Gray: Euclidean Gris Gris (2019-20); Marcia Hafif: A Place Apart (2018); Project Series 52: Hayv Kahraman (2018); and Prometheus 2017: Four Artists from Mexico Revisit Orozco (2017). She has organized many other exhibitions including the award-winning and critically acclaimed It Happened at Pomona: Art at the Edge of Los Angeles 1969–1973 (2011–12, co-curated with Glenn Phillips).

Steve Comba is the Associate Director/Registrar at the Benton Museum of Art at PomonaCollege. He received his BA from the College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara and hisMFA from Claremont Graduate University. In addition to being a practicing studio artist, he hasalso worked in the museum field for the past 36 years. His experience in the field includesadministrative, registrarial, and curatorial projects ranging from historical to contemporary art. In2011, he designed and opened the Native American Collection Study Center at Pomona College.In 2012 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Western Museums Association. In 2015he was awarded the Peter W. Stanley Distinguished Staff Award from Pomona College.

Thank you to ArtTable Southern California Chapter Leader Jacqueline Cabrera for organizing this program.

Image: The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Photo by Richard Barnes

Virtual | Let's Connect! Spring National Networking Event
2022-05-26 18:00 | Illinois
3pm PT / 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET

We invite all ArtTable members to join us for our next virtual national networking event! Join us as we reflect on both our successes and failures in our professional lives, and what we can learn from both.

Our first national networking event took place in May 2021 and allowed members from all over the world to share ideas and make new connections. We are thrilled to offer our members this opportunity to connect with each other worldwide! Participants will go into breakout rooms to chat, connect, see old friends and make new ones. This is an exclusive opportunity for ArtTable members to form new connections and find ways to collaborate with one another.

This program is free for all ArtTable members. Not a member? Join today!

Please note that this program will offer automatic closed captioning services. If you require additional accommodations, please email programs@arttable.org.

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Virtual | Fine Art Photography in the NFT Space, with Ashlyn Davis Burns
2022-05-25 18:00 | Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 1506 W. Alabama Street, Houston, Texas, 77006, United States
NFTs have become a hot topic of discussion as a major disruptor of the traditional art market. Typically framed in relation to digital artists (like Beeple, the artist who broke records at auction with his $69 million NFT in the spring of 2021), NFTs have also swiftly been gaining traction among established artists working in traditional media, particularly in photography. Ashlyn Davis Burns has been representing traditional lens-based artists’ physical work and their collections in the NFT space since 2021. In this talk, we will hear about the significance of the blockchain for photography, its growing market position, and probable directions for the future. Ashlyn will cover landmark projects that have created the current market for NFT photography, as well as new platforms that have launched in the past year, including her own. The platform will support some of the most prominent photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries through their “genesis drops” in the space.

Admission:

ArtTable Members – $10Member Guests/Non-Members – $15

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Health & Safety Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. Accessibility If you would like more information about accessibility or need accommodations for this program, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org. Getting There Sicardi Ayers Bacino is located at 1506 W. Alabama Street, Houston, Texas 77006. Click here to get directions from any location.

ArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization and all programs are non-refundable.Click here to read our full cancellation policy.

About the Speaker

Ashlyn Davis Burns is a founding director of Assembly (www.assembly.art), a multi-faceted gallery and platform that works with contemporary, lens-based artists across virtual and in-person programs. She has supported photographic artists for the past decade through curatorial, editorial, and fundraising initiatives. Most recently she served as the Executive Director & Curator of Houston Center for Photography (2015-2020). She has written for numerous publications, consulted with artists and publishers on photo-books, and curated exhibitions internationally for libraries, universities, and galleries. Ashlyn earned her BA in Art History from Pratt Institute and her Master’s Degree in American Studies at the University of Texas with a focus on American photography and culture.

Thank you to ArtTable Houston Chapter Leader Elise Arnoult Miller for organizing this program.

Image: Ashlyn Davis Burns, courtesy of the speaker

Dallas-Fort Worth | Curator-led Tour of 'Women Painting Women' at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
2022-05-24 10:00 | Museum of Modern Art Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76107, United States
Join Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Chief Curator Andrea Karnes for a special tour of Women Painting Women, a thematic exhibition featuring 46 female artists who choose women as subject matter in their works.

This presentation, international in scope, includes evocative portraits that span the late 1960s to the present. All place women—their bodies, gestures, and individuality—at the forefront, conceiving new ways to activate and elaborate on the portrayal of women.

Admission:

ArtTable Members – $15Member Guests/Non-Members – $25

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Health & Safety Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. Accessibility Parking spaces for disabled visitors are reserved in the museum parking lot by the main entrance. Museum entrances are wheelchair accessible. The Museum offers wheelchairs free of charge to visitors at Coat Check on a first-come, first-served basis. Portable stools are also available upon request. All public areas, including galleries, auditorium, restrooms, elevators, education studio, Café Modern, and the Modern Shop are accessible to people who use mobility aids and wheelchairs. The Museum welcomes service animals. If you would like more information about accessibility or need accommodations for this program, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org. Getting There The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is located at 3200 Darnell Street in Fort Worth’s Cultural District, approximately 2 miles west of downtown Fort Worth and 3 miles north of Texas Christian University. Limited parking is available on the premises. Free parking is available in the museum parking lots.Paid parking is available in the Platinum Parking lot across from the Modern on University Drive.Paid parking is available in the Will Rogers Memorial Center Lot and Garage, at Lancaster and Gendy Streets.Crockett Row parking garages, located on Morton, Currie, and Crockett Streets, are available for four hours free with validation, available at the Museum's admission desk.Trinity Metro (Route 2W, 53, and The Dash), Uber, Lyft, taxis, and Fort Worth Bike Share also offer easy, cost-effective alternatives to driving your own car to the museum.

ArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization and all programs are non-refundable.Click here to read our full cancellation policy.

About the Curator

Chief Curator Andrea Karnes has been part of the Museum team since beginning her career in the early 1990s. She has built a record of critically acclaimed exhibitions and acquisitions. As head of the curatorial department, she directs the Modern’s exhibition program, organizes special exhibitions, coordinates with guest curators, direct acquisitions, and oversees the installation of the Museum’s renowned permanent collection.

Exhibitions organized by Karnes include Laurie Simmons: Big Camera/Little Camera, KAWS: WHERE THE END STARTS, México Inside Out: Themes in Art Since 1990, Hubbard/Birchler: No Room to Answer, Pretty Baby, Pierre Huyghe: One Million + Kingdoms, and Julie Bozzi: Landscapes.

As curator of the Modern’s FOCUS series, Karnes organized thirty solo exhibitions featuring the work of Jeff Elrod, Teresita Fernández, KAWS, Vera Lutter, Barry McGee, Cornelia Parker, Erik Parker, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Gary Simmons, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Kehinde Wiley, among many others.

Karnes has been instrumental in the Modern’s program of acquisitions for the permanent collection.

Thank you to ArtTable Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter Leaders Laurie Ann Farrell and Louky Keijsers Koning for organizing this program.

Image: Amy Sherald, A Midsummer Afternoon Dream, 2020, Oil on canvas, 106 x 101 inches, Private collection © Amy Sherald. Courtesy the Artist and Hauser & Wirth, Photo by Joseph Hyde

NoCal | An Afternoon at Headlands Center for the Arts
2022-05-22 12:00 | The Commons at Headlands Center for the Arts, Between 944 & 945 Simmonds Road, Sausalito, CA, 94965, United States
Join us for a day of art, food, and wine in the unparalleled landscape of the Headlands! The day begins with a welcome from Headlands’ Executive Director, Mari Robles, followed by visits to the studios of Torreya Cummings and Shara Mays. At 1pm, continue the conversation over lunch, prepared by Headlands’ chef Damon Little and enjoyed al fresco in The Commons!

Admission:

ArtTable Members – $35Member Guests/Non-Members – $50

Your purchase includes access to the event, artist studios, and lunch.

Please note that registration for this program will close on Tuesday, May 16 at 11:59pm PST.

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Health & Safety Masks required indoors for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status. Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. Accessibility First-floor spaces and The Commons are accessible to people with mobility aids. Artist studios are currently accessible only by stairs. Please prepare accordingly. Note that there is a steep hill from the MUNI 76X bus stop up to the Headlands campus. If you would like more information about accessibility or need accommodations for this program, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org. Getting There Headlands Center for the Arts is located at 944 Simmonds Road, Sausalito, CA. The center is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service. Please find directions here to reach Headlands Center for the Arts by car, bicycle, bus or ferry.

ArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization and all programs are non-refundable.Click here to read our full cancellation policy.

About the Speakers

Torreya Cummings is a project-based visual artist working with ideas of space, place, and time, particularly around unlearning dominant narratives of the American west. Their methods include photography, sculpture, installation, performance and video with a particular emphasis on making spaces for action. Cummings uses drag aesthetics, substitutions, hardware store materials, the unsettling relationship of history and fiction, landscape, research, ambivalence, theater tricks, bad illusions, props, sets, and interpretive sites. They have exhibited solo projects at the Oakland Museum of California, Aggregate Space Gallery, and more, and have presented performances with Machine Project, Southern Exposure, and the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, among others. Cummings received an MFA in sculpture from California College of the Arts and lives and works in Emeryville, CA.

Shara Mays (she,her) is a visual artist whose practice is deeply rooted in painting, using the medium to explore the fluidity of memory and the transcendence of self through the language of abstraction and landscape. Born in Tarboro, North Carolina, Shara currently lives in Oakland, California. She received her BFA degree from The Corcoran College of Art and Design at George Washington University. She received her MFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums such as the de Young Museum of San Francisco, Root Division in San Francisco, the Diego Rivera Gallery at the San Francisco Art Institute, and recently at Round Weather Gallery in Oakland, California. She has, in the past, been awarded a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, and is a current Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California. Her work is included in both public and private collections. She will have her first solo show at Chandran Gallery in San Francisco in August 2022.

Thank you to ArtTable members Dorothy Dávila and Kitty Teerling for organizing this program.

Image: Non View of the Lake, Tunnel 6 Entrance, 2019; Torreya Cummings; Shara Mays

DC | Alexandria Art Tour - Artist Talk with Blu Murphy & Public Art Viewing
2022-05-21 11:30 | Old Town Alexandria Waterfront, 1 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, United States
Join us for an art tour in Alexandria, VA led by Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Curator of Exhibitions Leslie Mounaime.

We will meet at Old Town Alexandria Waterfront Park to view and learn more about the “I Love You” public art installation by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt of R&R STUDIO. From there we will make our way into the Torpedo Factory to see Target Gallery’s solo exhibition “LE DRIP: The Uncontainable Sauce of Black Essence” by artist Blu Murphy. Attendees will enjoy a private talk with the artist to learn more about the exhibition and her process. We will then have the option to continue on a walkthrough of studios and galleries in the Torpedo Factory Art Center with Leslie.

Admission:

ArtTable Members – $10Member Guests – $15

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Health & Safety Face masks are recommended to wear inside the Torpedo Factory Art Center and some studios require it, so guests should come prepared (though extras will be available in the gallery should that be necessary). This is subject to change but at this time masks are recommended while inside. Accessibility There are handicapped parking spots directly in front of Waterfront Park, as well as the Torpedo Factory, which may be accessed by turning left from Prince St. We will be walking a short 2 minute walk from the park to the Torpedo Factory (about 400 ft) and then the TFAC itself has accessible entrances from the waterfront, which we will use. Accessible bathrooms are available at the TFAC, as well as a freight elevator if needed. We recommend people bring mobility aids as necessary. A wheelchair is available and must be requested in advance so the venue can prepare. You may find more accessibility information on the Torpedo Factory website here. Getting There Driving / Ride-share - There is garage and street parking available, as well as free 2 hour street parking further down Union St by Founders Park (other side of the TFAC). Metro - You may travel via the blue or yellow line metro and get off at the King St Metro station. There is a free trolley that will come pick people up and drop them off at City Hall which is about 2/3 blocks away from the TFAC. It’s about a 20 minute walk on foot from King St Station. Water Taxi - The water taxi will drop you off at the harbor directly behind the Torpedo Factory, simply exit to the left and walk toward Waterfront Park with the large “I Love You” installation (about 400-500 ft).

About the Speakers
Leslie Mounaime (she/her) is an art historian and curator with a master’s in art history with a focus in contemporary art and post-colonialist theory from George Mason University. As a curator she is interested in themes of identity and our relationships with ourselves, other people, and the world around us. Leslie has been the Curator of Exhibitions at the Torpedo Factory Art Center since 2016, where she focuses on supporting emerging and mid-career artists with professional exhibition opportunities. In addition to this, she manages the Post-Graduate Residency artist program, an artist residency that supports recently graduated BFA or MFA students with studio space and networking opportunities. Prior to that, she worked in contemporary art venues such as Artisphere and Art Whino. She also earned a bachelor’s in art history from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been a member of ArtTable DC since 2018.
Brandy “Blu” Murphy (she/her) is a Washington, D. C. based artist is known for capturing the strength of her subjects through photography and utilizing graffiti, texture, and color to tell the story of disenfranchised African-Americans who are often unheard and unseen and showcasing them as works of art.

About the art

I Love YouOn view March – November, 2022The City of Alexandria presents its newest public art installation, I Love You, in Alexandria’s Waterfront Park (1 Prince St.). This new temporary installation by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt of R&R STUDIOS is the fourth in the Site See: New Views in Old Town annual public art series.

LE DRIP: The Uncontainable Sauce of Black EssenceExhibition Dates: April 23 – July 17, 2022LE DRIP: The Uncontainable Sauce of Black Essence is a solo exhibition by Washington, DC based artist Blu Murphy, Target Gallery’s 2022 solo exhibition recipient. The LE DRIP series is a group of mixed media portraits created as a tribute to the black community and celebrates the essence, beauty, and magic of this resilient and often undervalued group of people. The subject matters included in this series are elementary and middle school students who attend a title one school in southeast D. C., where the artist also teaches arts education.

Special thanks to ArtTable member Leslie Mounaime for helping to organize this program.

Image: I Love You installation by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt of R&R Studios; artwork by Blu Murphy

Boston | AAM2022 - ArtTable Reception at Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers
2022-05-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers, 63 Park Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Please join us for a special ArtTable reception in Boston during AAM2022, hosted by Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers!

After settling in before a full day at the conference, join us in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, where we will enjoy drinks, bites, and conversation among friends and peers.

Admission:

ArtTable Members – $25Member Guests – $30Non-members – $50

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Health & Safety While there are no guidelines currently in place in Boston in regards to Covid-19, we strongly recommend wearing a face mask at all times while not eating or drinking. Accessibility The entrance to Skinner is on the ground floor, opening directly to the sidewalk. The reception area is on the ground floor. Our event will take place on the 2nd floor. Stairs are available from the reception area. Should anyone need an elevator and/or wheelchair accessibility, go to the 63 Park Plaza entrance and a staff member will take you to the main entrance, where an elevator is available. Getting There Skinner is located at 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116. The nearest public transportation is the Arlington T stop (B, C, D, E), an approximately 2 minute walk. The Boylston T Stop (B, C, D, E) is also nearby, an approximately 8 minute walk to the venue. There are several parking options nearby: 75 Park Plaza Parking75 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 2-98 Eliot St Parking26 Eliot St, Boston, MA 02116SpotAngels Boston Common GarageEntrance on Charles St, Boston, MA 02116Open 24 hourshttp://bostoncommongarage.com/+16179542098 If you're coming straight from AAM, we recommend using a ride-sharing app like Uber or Lyft to get to Skinner. Public transportation options are available, but not recommended as they require multiple switches and time.

Thank you to Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisersfor generously sponsoring this event.

New York | ArtTable Reception and Tour at VOLTA New York
2022-05-19 11:00 - 12:30 | VOLTA New York, 548 West 22nd Street, New York, New York, 10011, United States
Please join us for a private brunch reception and tour at VOLTA New York!

Take advantage of this great opportunity to meet your fellow ArtTable members during Frieze Week in New York City. Enjoy a delicious array of brunch items while mingling with your fellow members, followed by a highlights tour focused on women artists and gallerists exhibiting at the fair.

This program is currently open to ArtTable members and guests only. Your ticket covers general access to the fair, early private access to the reception, and refreshments.

Admission:

ArtTable Members – $55Member Guests – $65

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Health & Safety In accordance with The New York Health Department guidance, in order to access the fair: All visitors aged 12 and over must provide proof of full course COVID-19 vaccination completed at least 14 days ahead of their visitAll visitors aged 5-11 must provide proof of at least one course of COVID-19 vaccination completed at least 14 days ahead of their visitAll visitors aged 18 and over must also provide appropriate photo identification matching the name on the vaccination proofIn addition, all visitors aged 2 and over shall wear a face maskAll WHO vaccines will be recognised if the full course has been completed more than 14 days before visiting the fair: Moderna, Pfizer, Astra Zeneca, J&J. We strongly recommend that visitors who are eligible for their booster vaccine ensure they receive it before attending the fair.Please note, since national guidance can change, VOLTA reserves the right to modify the required documents and protocols at any time. Please check back ahead of your visit. Accessibility The venue is wheelchair accessible and an elevator is available. 548 West spreads over three floors. Please email Haley at programs@arttable.org if you have any questions about accessibility or require specific accommodations. Getting There VOLTA New York 2022 will take place at 548 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, an approximately 10 minute walk from The Shed, where Frieze New York will be taking place concurrently. The nearest subway station is 23rd Street (A, C, E), an approximately 17 minute walk to the fair. The venue is also easily accessible by car, though parking may be limited.

ArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization. All programs are non-refundable. Click here to view our cancellation policy.

About VOLTA

Operating as a beacon for creative discovery, VOLTA New York is the American incarnation of the original Basel fair since debuting in New York in 2008. VOLTA will return to New York from May 18 – 22, 2022 at 548 West 22nd Street, the former Dia Building and Hauser & Wirth gallery space. The fair welcomes a vibrant cohort of over 50 national and international galleries, both new and returning to the New York edition.

VOLTA Art Fair fosters galleries in staging ambitious solo and group presentations, refining the experience to its essential elements: the artists and their work. This focus on compelling visual statements by up-and-coming and established artists cultivates a vibrant and approachable environment of discovery for the engaged collector.

Image: VOLTA New York, Courtesy of VOLTA

New York | MeetAT at LatchKey Gallery
2022-05-16 17:30 | LatchKey Gallery, 173 Henry Street, New York, New York, 10002, United States
Please join us for the next MeetAT Networking event at LatchKey Gallery!

Open to current and prospective ArtTable members, bring a friend and join us in the Lower East Side to connect with friends old and new and learn more about ArtTable! An exhibition of work by Josie Love Roebuck will be on view, and gallery owner Amanda Uribe will be present to answer questions.

This program is free and open to all current and prospective ArtTable members. Not a member? Join today!

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Health & Safety Face masks are optional inside the gallery. Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. Accessibility LatchKey Gallery is not wheelchair accessible at this time. If you would like more information about accessibility or need accommodations for this program, please email Haley at programs@arttable.org. Getting There LatchKey Gallery is located at 173 Henry Street in New York's Lower East Side. The East Broadway subway stop (F line) is about a 3 minute walk from the gallery. The Grand Street (B, D lines) and Delancy/Essex Street (C, F, M, J, Z lines) are also within walking distance, about 11 minutes and 8 minutes, respectively.

Thank you to the ArtTable New York Chapter Membership Committee for organizing this program.

Image: Artwork by Josie Love Roebuck, courtesy of artist and LatchKey Gallery

Florida | Chapter Coffee Meetup
2022-05-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Press & Grind Cafe, 1300 SE 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States
Please join us for the next ArtTable Florida chapter networking event at Press & Grind Café in Fort Lauderdale!

Open to all current and prospective ArtTable members, bring a friend interested in joining and gather with us at Press & Grind Café in Fort Lauderdale to connect with friends old and new, learn more about ArtTable membership benefits, upcoming local and national events, and meet Florida Chapter leadership. Food and drinks are available for purchase, but the conversation and connections are FREE!

This program is free and open to all current and prospective ArtTable members.

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Health & Safety While there are no guidelines currently in place in Fort Lauderdale in regards to Covid-19, face masks are optional and encouraged if you are considered to be in a high-risk category. Accessibility Press & Grind Café is located on the ground floor and easily accessible by wheelchair. Getting There Press & Grind Café is just off US1 on SE 17th Street in Ft Lauderdale. Conveniently located on the corner of SE 17th & Cordova Rd at the entrance to Harbor Shops and across from the Embassy Suites Hotel. Parking is plentiful and free.

Thank you to ArtTable Florida Chapter Leader Sharikay Sloboda for organizing this program.

Virtual | Professional Development: The Art World Career Landscape
2022-05-12 12:00 | Illinois
9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 12pm ET

The pandemic upended traditional ways of working and seeking employment in the art world. Please join Suzanne Julig, Career Coach and owner of Suzanne Julig Art Advisory, and Anne Johnson, Senior Consultant and VP of the Aspen Leadership Group, for a conversation around the art world career landscape. We will explore effective approaches to pursuing and building an enriching art world career in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. The discussion will include an overview of growth areas in various art industry sectors and techniques for identifying how one’s professional skills, expertise, and education can be applied to suitable art world positions. We will touch upon goal setting for success, as well as creating the most effective job search materials. This includes resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and related elements of personal branding, networking, and more.

Admission

ArtTable Circle Members – FreeAll Other ArtTable Members – $10Non-Members – $20

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Can’t make the program at this time? Register anyway to receive a recording after!

Please note that this program will offer automatic closed captioning services. If you require additional accommodations, please email programs@arttable.org.

ArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization. All programs are non-refundable. Click here to view our cancellation policy.

About the Speakers
Anne Johnson works with ALG clients throughout every step of the search process, helping to define goals, source and vet talent, and ensure mutually beneficial matches between organizations and candidates alike. She brings a collaborative approach to her work in search and in working with her clients. She manages a diverse portfolio of executive searches and has placed leaders at the country’s most recognized organizations in higher education, foundations and institutes, and arts and cultural organizations, including museums, orchestras, ballet companies, and more.
Anne most recently served as the chief development professional for the San Francisco Symphony, where she played a senior management role, working closely with the Board of Governors and leading the Symphony’s contributed revenue division. Previously she served as San José State University’s Associate Vice President of Development and Campaign Director, leading the university through its first comprehensive campaign, which exceeded its goal of $200 million by $9 million, one full year in advance of the publicly-announced deadline. Prior to her work in the Bay Area she held fundraising positions at the University of Kansas and Boston University.
She holds a M.A. degree in Education from Boston University and a B.A. in French from the University of Kansas, which included studies at the Sorbonne University in Paris.
Suzanne Julig, Owner of Suzanne Julig Art Advisory, is a fine art professional with more than three decades in the field. Over the past several years she has expanded her expertise to include Career Consulting to provide individuals with the tools to pursue and secure employment in the art world. Most recently, Suzanne was a member of the senior management team at Christie’s Education, serving as the Career Services Officer. Prior to that, she was a Director at three New York galleries, specializing in contemporary as well as American and European art of the 19th and 20th century, before founding her Art Advisory business in 2008, through which she provides expertise to collectors in the acquisition of art and management of collections. Suzanne has taught courses at NYU and Sotheby’s Institute of Art, in addition to organizing exhibitions, leading museum and gallery tours, and lecturing to private groups on a variety of art-related topics. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Art History with distinction.

Images: Header image courtesy of Sotheby’s Institute of Art; speaker images courtesy of the speakers.

Thank you to Regan Lynn Larroque, ArtTable NY Chapter Programs Committee Co-Chair, and Edie Meyer, ArtTable NY Chapter Membership Committee Co-Chair, for organizing this program.

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Northwest | Ginny Ruffner Studio & Garden Tour
2022-05-09 16:00 | Seattle, WA, Seattle, Washington, 98107, United States
Join ArtTable’s Northwest chapter for a special Members-only Studio & Garden tour with renowned artist, Ginny Ruffner.

We will take a tour of the studio and hear about the plans for the future of Ginny’s space, which will eventually be converted to the headquarters of the artist’s nonprofit foundation, SOLA. ArtTable member extraordinaire, Marge Levy, and Director of SOLA, Nichole DeMent, will discuss Ginny’s artwork, her career, and her continued legacy to uplift the local arts community in Seattle.

This program is open to ArtTable members only for $35. Please note that attendance is capped at 25 attendees due to space limitations.

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Health & Safety Face masks must be worn while indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Accessibility The studio and gardens are wheelchair accessible. This will be a walking tour with a fair amount of standing required, but there is seating available in the garden as well as in the studio if needed. Getting There The studio is located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. The exact address and directions will be shared upon registration.

About the Artist
Ginny Ruffner is a Seattle-based artist, trained at the University of Georgia as a painter, graduating with honors and an M.F.A. Ruffner has had 88 solo shows, several hundred group shows, and her work is in 55 permanent museum and public collections around the world. Seattle public art installations include a 30-foot tall kinetic water feature downtown and a permanent installation in the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. Recent Augmented Reality projects include ‘Weston Riff’ at Photo Center NW, ‘Branches’ at Seattle International Film Festival, ‘Poetic Hybrids’ at Seattle Art Museum, and the Institute for Systems Biology, and the NFFTY festival at Seattle Center. The next exhibition: ‘Reforestation of the Imagination’ was exhibited at the Smithsonian in DC; June 28, 2019-Jan 5 2020. Accompanied by a book, it is currently traveling around the US.
She has written two books and been the subject of an award winning, full-length documentary titled “A Not So Still Life, the Ginny Ruffner Story”. In 2016 Ruffner founded the non-profit SOLA (Support Old Lady Artists) to recognize female artists. SOLA’s mission is to award cash grants, professional support and greater recognition to female visual artists over 60 who are currently working and living in Washington State and have created a body of work spanning at least 25 years. The SOLA Award honors accomplished yet under-recognized women artists for their dedication and persistence. Ruffner has lectured and taught extensively and has served as an artist in residence numerous times at schools and universities around the world.

Marge Levy, Ginny Ruffner, and Nichole DeMent

Images: Interior of Ginny Ruffner’s studio, courtesy of the artist; Ginny Ruffner

New York | Private Tour of TEFAF New York
2022-05-07 15:30 | TEFAF New York at the Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10065, United States
Please join us for a private behind-the-scenes tour of TEFAF New York Spring, taking place this year from May 6-10.

As the world’s most prestigious and vibrant art market, New York City provides the ideal setting for a TEFAF fair outside of Maastricht. The fair is proud to present the eighth edition of TEFAF New York at the Park Avenue Armory, May 6–10, 2022. The historic Park Avenue Armory is a prime Manhattan location and setting for the world’s leading art dealers to showcase their work.

Click here to view more information about the fair and this year’s exhibitors.

Admission:

ArtTable Members – $30Member Guests – $45

Your ticket includes one-day access to the fair and the private group tour (a value of over $100).

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Covid-19 Guidelines Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. To provide the safest and the best experience possible for exhibitors, visitors and staff, TEFAF organisers are doing everything they can to follow the current COVID-19 capacity rules and guidelines from the State, the City of New York, CDC and the Park Avenue Armory. All ticket holders above the age of 5 years old must be fully vaccinated. “Fully vaccinated” means that you received your final dose of an FDA or WHO-approved vaccine at least 14 days before your entrance date. At check-in, ticket-holders will be required to show proof of full vaccination (the NEW YORK STATE EXCELSIOR PASS or a hard copy or photo of your vaccination card) and a government-issued photo ID (for ticket holders 18 years of age or older). In addition, all guests under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a fully-vaccinated adult. Please do not come to the Armory if you have symptoms of COVID-19, have been diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, or have been in close contact with someone infected with or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 within the past 10 days. In addition to the precautions taken above, all patrons and staff are required to wear masks while inside the Armory (N95, KN95 or KF94 masks are recommended). To provide outside ventilation and air filtration, the Wade Thompson Drill Hall is equipped with large air handlers with MERV 8 and MERV 14 filters that exceeding the government standards for filtration. Nonetheless, an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public space where people are present. Those attending events at the Armory do so at their own risk. For more information on health & safety regulations, as well as general conditions for visiting the fair, please visit the TEFAF website. Accessibility The Park Avenue Armory is accessible for visitors with wheelchairs and other mobility assisting devices. For individuals requiring assisted access, a sidewalk-level entrance is available at 103 East 66th Street, located just east of Park Avenue. Patrons can ring the service bell when they arrive or can arrange prior to arrival by calling the main security desk at (212) 616-3950, Ext. 1. Assisted Living Devices may be available upon request. Please call the Box Office for information on accessible seating for performances at (212) 933-5812. Please email us at programs@arttable.org or call 917-409-7793 if you need assistance. Getting There & Parking The Park Avenue Armory is located at 643 Park Avenue and is easily accessible by car and public transportation. Click here for directions from your location.The nearest subway stop is 68 St - Hunter College (6). The PAA is approximately a 3 minute walk away.ParkingColony Parking Garage30 East 65th Street+1 (212) 879-8798Imperial House Garage155 East 68th Street+1 (212) 439-1770 Quik Park 3rd Avenue166 East 67th Street+1 (212) 628-4512

Image: TEFAF New York entryway, courtesy of TEFAF

Metro Atlanta | MeetAT at Atlanta Contemporary
2022-05-05 18:00 | Atlanta Contemporary, 535 Means Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States
Join ArtTable’s Metro Atlanta chapter at Atlanta Contemporary Art Center for cocktails and networking! Current and prospective ArtTable members are welcome. Attendees receive access to the museum and one free drink ticket. Attendees will also have access to view the rest of the museum.

This program is free and open to current and prospective ArtTable members.

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Health & Safety The wearing of masks indoors at Atlanta Contemporary is now optional. If you have been recently exposed to someone with COVID-19 or believe you may be symptomatic, please stay home. These recommendations are based on CDC guidelines. Accessibility Most entrances, galleries, restrooms, and outdoor areas at Atlanta Contemporary are accessible via wheelchair, except for the Chute Space gallery and the second-floor studios affiliated with the Studio Artist Program, which can only be reached via stairs. Getting There Located in Atlanta’s historic Westside corridor, Atlanta Contemporary sits adjacent to the Georgia Tech campus and just minutes from the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, Centennial Olympic Park, and midtown and downtown hotels and restaurants. Atlanta Contemporary535 Means Street NWAtlanta, GA 30318 Public TransitYou can reach Atlanta Contemporary via MARTA. Visit MARTAGuide.com for help in planning your trip. You can also visit the museum via the free shuttle service provided by Georgia Tech. Find out more at pts.gatech.edu or click here for a map. ParkingParking is free in the lot at Bankhead & Means streets. You can access the lot via Bankhead Avenue and proceed past the parking attendant booth.

Image: Courtesy of Atlanta Contemporary

Thank you to ArtTable Metro Atlanta Chapter Leaders Lauren Jensen and Waduda Muhammad for organizing this program.

NoCal | First Thursday Coffee Break On Location – Cafe Réveille
2022-05-05 08:30 - 10:30 | Cafe Réveille, 201 Steiner Street, San Francisco, 94117, United States
All ArtTable members are welcome to join the Northern California Chapter in the early morning of Thursday, May 5th, to share a cup of coffee before your workday gets started. Get your coffee, tea, and/or pastry and catch up with your fellow members during this in-person, outdoor coffee break together.

This program is free and open to ArtTable members and guests only. Members may bring one additional guest.

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First Thursday Coffee Break is a recurring event and is donation based. Thank you for your support!

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Health & Safety Please note that by registering for this event you consent to have your contact information shared with ArtTable to be used in the event that contact tracing is needed. While masks are no longer required outdoors for fully vaccinated individuals, we highly recommend wearing a mask or face covering when in close proximity to persons not from your household. Accessibility Accessible seating is available. Getting There Cafe Réveille is located at 201 Steiner Street, San Francisco, 94117. It is accessible by car and public transportation. Click here to get directions from any location.

Virtual | Artist Conversation with Ambrose Rhapsody Murray and Isis Davis-Marks
2022-05-03 18:00 | Illinois
3pm PT / 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET

Please join us for a virtual Artist Conversation with Ambrose Murray and New York-based freelance writer and artist, Isis Davis-Marks.

Ambrose Rhapsody Murray was born in September in Jacksonville, Florida, child of a creative writer and bluegrass musician. Raised up in the mountains of Western North Carolina, you may have found a young Ambrose in the forest assembling fairy houses out of bark and moss. Through sewing, painting, collage and material experimentation, making home for Spirit and the mystical to reside has become the grounding force in their work. Ambrose was transformed by Black Studies while at Yale College where they received their BA. Dedicated to the stories, lives and bodies of Black girls, women and queer folks, their work and practice are rooted in ethea of care, reverence, intimacy, time-travel, healing, grief and attending to the stories of the dead.
In the Press: Galerie Magazine – Next Big Things: Ambrose Rhapsody MurrayWhitewall – Ambrose Murray: Veiling/Unveiling the Ancestral RealmCultured – Artist Ambrose Murray Is Working to Make Viewers Feel Seen
Isis Davis-Marks is a freelance writer and artist based in New York City. Her work has appeared in the Nation, Artsy, Smithsonian Magazine, Philips Auctions, Cultured Magazine, the Columbia Journal, and elsewhere. In her writing practice, Isis focuses on covering contemporary art, and most of her written work draws from philosophical and art historical texts to discuss issues like representation and contemporary visual culture.

Admission

ArtTable Circle Members – FreeAll Other ArtTable Members – $10Non-Members – $20

Can’t make the program at this time? Register anyway to receive a recording after!

Please note that this program will offer automatic closed captioning services. If you require additional accommodations, please email programs@arttable.org.

ArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization. All programs are non-refundable. Click here to view our cancellation policy.

Images: Ambrose Murray (Photo by Celeste Burns) and Isis Davis-Marks.

This program is generously supported by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation has been a leader in providing grants enabling emerging and established artists to focus on their work. Funding helps artists to create new work, acquire art supplies, rent studio space, and prepare exhibitions. The Foundation also provides grants to organizations that directly engage with artists, such as artist residency programs. Please visit www.pkf.org for more information.

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NoCal | MeetAT at 'Neon Was Never Brighter: A Glimpse Into The Future'
2022-04-30 15:00 | Chinatown, San Francisco, 800 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States
Join ArtTable’s Northern California chapter for a MeetAT at Neon Was Never Brighter: A Glimpse Into The Future. This is the first-ever contemporary art festival in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Experience more than 20 activations and works by artists in social practice, film, music, dance, performance, and visual arts—all highlighting Chinatown’s arts and history, or presaging new beginnings and future prosperities.

Our afternoon will begin with an introduction by festival curator and ArtTable member Candace Huey, and a meet and greet with the participating artists. Attendees will also receive a sample of breakout perfumer Yosh Han’s “longevity scent” and other themed goodies and refreshments.

At 4 PM, a healing art procession will perform acts of light, hope, and joy for Chinatown spaces that have suffered through the last two years. The festival continues until 10pm with art activations, performances, and a fashion show, to be explored on your own. Click here to view the full schedule of events!

This program is free and open to members and non-members.

About the Festival

The festival is presented by Chinatown Media and Arts Collaborative (CMAC), a unique art nonprofit established by 6 AAPI organizations including Chinese for Affirmative Action, Center for Asian American Media, Chinatown Community Development Center, Chinese Culture Center & Foundation of San Francisco, Chinese Historical Society of America and Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation.

Image: Neon Was Never Brighter logo

Virtual | Discovering Digital - Making Sense of NFT Platforms
2022-04-28 12:00 | Zoom
9am PT/10am MT/11am CT/12pm ET

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the “Discovering Digital” series, we are bringing together four leading voices of the art crypto community. Please join Amanda Cassatt, Co-Founder and President of Mojito (Sotheby’s Metaverse), Marisa Kayyem, Chief Curator of LiveArt and LiveArtX Studio, Stephanie Pereira, VP of Creator Success at Rally for a discussion on NFT marketplaces and the opportunities they offer art world professionals. The discussion will be moderated by Elena Zavelev, Co-Founder and CEO of CADAF Digital Art Fair.

More than $17 billion worth of NFTs were traded in 2021 and the market is expected to grow to more than $35 billion this year. Artists and collectors are now embracing blockchain-based technologies and NFT marketplaces have proliferated, many of them with specific focus or niche. But what is an NFT platform? How do you buy and sell an NFT? How are marketplaces different? Our panelists will share an overview of the space, the platforms they are building, and discuss what makes a successful NFT project.

Click here for some helpful terms that might come up during the conversation!

Admission:

ArtTable Circle Members – FreeAll Other ArtTable Members – $10Non-Members – $25

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ArtTable is a 501.c.3 organization. All programs are non-refundable.

About the speakers
Amanda Cassatt is Co-founder and President of Mojito, a new web3 platform for NFT commerce, finance, and community engagement. Mojito is the first venture to spin out of Serotonin, a crypto-native strategic marketing firm and product studio for transformative technologies that Amanda founded in 2020 and currently leads as its CEO. Amanda is a notable product builder and master marketer who has helped bring some of the leading blockchain companies to market and advised global institutions on how to adopt NFTs and crypto to bring their brands into the metaverse.
From 2016 to 2019, Amanda spearheaded bringing Ethereum to market as the CMO of ConsenSys, supporting its growth to become the largest and most robust blockchain ecosystem. Prior to joining ConsenSys, Amanda co-founded media startup Slant, which she launched after working under Arianna Huffington at The Huffington Post where she learned about the challenges for creators in web2 that she would spend her subsequent career addressing.
Marisa Kayyem is Chief Curator of LiveArt & LiveArtX Studio. Marisa is an art historian, curator, and art advisor specializing in modern, contemporary, and digital art. Prior to LiveArt, she was the Director of Education at Christie’s, where she established the art business and art market programs. She has taught, lectured and participated in panel discussions about art, art history, collecting, the art market, at art fairs, auction houses and universities. As an art advisor, Marisa has assembled collections for both private individuals and corporations. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University.

Stephanie Pereira is VP of Creator Success at Rally, a web3 platform that makes it possible for anyone to launch their own digital economy using blockchain technology. She has more than 15 years of experience working at the intersection of arts, tech and business and before joining Rally, Stephanie served as Director of New Museum’s NEW INC where she co-founded extended reality studio and accelerator, ONX Studio. Prior to that, she was a senior leader at Kickstarter where she worked for over six years, first as the inaugural Director of Arts, and ultimately as Director of Creator Engagement where she oversaw strategic growth and management of a global community of over 100K people.
Elena Zavelev is an entrepreneur focusing on digital art & NFTs, based in New York City. Elena has been successfully building tools for artists, curators & collectors in digital art and NFT space since 2017 with CADAF, Digital Art Month and New Art Academy. Earlier engagements include Christie’s, 1stDibs, Skate’s Art Market Research and more. Elena’s writings can be found on Forbes, Observer, ESP Cultural Magazine and Deloitte. She holds a MA degree in contemporary art and connoisseurship from Christie’s Education.

Image: Image: CryptoPunks / Larva Labs
Thank you to ArtTable NY Programs Committee Members Laurence Lafforgue and Sophie Coco, and ArtTable NY Programs Committee Co-Chair, Regan Lynn Larroque, for organizing this program.
