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Virtual | NoCal Artist Talk with Lava Thomas
2021-08-19 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
10am PT
ArtTable’s Northern California Chapter is very pleased to present an Artist Talk with Lava Thomas. Thomas tackles issues of race, gender, representation and memorialization through a multidisciplinary practice that spans drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and site-specific installations. Drawing from her family’s Southern roots, current socio-political events, intersectional feminism and African American protest and devotional traditions, Thomas’s practice centers ideas that amplify visibility, healing, and empowerment in the face of erasure, trauma and oppression.
This program is free and open to members of ArtTable’s Northern California Chapter only. Members may bring one additional guest.
How to take part:

Click here to Register for this program.
Following registration you will receive call-in information in the form of a Zoom link.
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For further instruction on how to use Zoom, see here.

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About Lava Thomas
A deeply resonating voice in contemporary art, Lava Thomas’s work is included in the National Portrait Gallery’s triennial exhibition, The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today. Her work has been exhibited in various institutions including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., the International Print Center, New York, NY; the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA; the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA; and the California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the United States Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY; the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; the M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA and the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley, CA.

Thank you to ArtTable Northern California Chapter Leadership for organizing this program.

Image:

Lava Thomas in her studio

NoCal | First Thursday Coffee Break On Location - Flywheel Coffee Kiosk
2021-09-02 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Flywheel Coffee Kiosk, 678-650 Stanyan Street, San Francisco, CA, 94117, United States
8:30am PST
All ArtTable members are welcome to join the Northern California Chapter in the early morning of Thursday, September 2nd, to share a cup of coffee before your workday gets started. Get your coffee, tea, and/or pastry at this local family owned coffee shop kiosk (inside Golden Gate park, across from Page Street) and catch up with other members during this in-person outdoor coffee break together.
This program is open to ArtTable members only. First Thursdays Coffee Break is a recurring event and is donation based.
Not an ArtTable member? Join today!
Please read before registering:
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.
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.

A list of attendees will be shared with all registrants for reference in advance of the program.
Please email programs@arttable.org if you would like accessibility information for this program.
Thank you to ArtTable’s Northern California Chapter Leaders for planning and hosting this program.

DC | BreakfastTable with Nicole Dowd
2021-09-10 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Washington, DC, Washington, DC, 20008
Join ArtTable’s DC Chapter for September’s “Dutch Treat” BreakfastTable with Nicole Dowd, Apple’s Head of Programming, Washington DC. She will be discussing her work supporting local artists, arts programming during a pandemic, and how globally-expansive work can evolve into hyperlocal initiatives. We will be holding this BreakfastTable program “en plein air” following local healthy and safety standards. This program is free and open to ArtTable members only.
Not a member? Join today!

Please read before registering:
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.

Accessibility:

The location for this program is wheelchair accessible.

Getting There:

This program will take place at SakuSaku Flakerie by Al Volo (3417 Connecticut Ave NW) in the Cleveland Park neighborhood.

About Nicole Dowd
Nicole Dowd moved to Washington, DC in 2005 and has spent the last decade falling in love with everything arts and culture in the District. This past February, she joined Apple as Head of Programming and is working on locally-impactful cultural programs and initiatives based out of Carnegie Library.
Previously Nicole was the Director of Arts Programs at Halcyon, an incubator for socially-conscious and civic-minded artists and social entrepreneurs. In 2017 she helped to launch Halcyon’s Arts Lab Fellowship program, which supports emerging artists and creators seeking to hone their artistic and entrepreneurial practices. Prior to her work at Halcyon, Nicole managed the Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship program. Her work focused on professional development and exhibition opportunities for DC-based emerging artists.
She received a master’s degree in exhibition design from the Corcoran College of Art and Design and studied fine art, art history, and journalism at The George Washington University.

Thank you to Ashley Templeton, ArtTable Washington DC Chapter Programs Committee Member, for organizing this program.

Images:

Nicole Dowd, courtesy of the speaker

National | ArtTable at The Armory Show
2021-09-11 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Javits Center, 429 11th Avenue, New York, 10001
Please join us for the annual ArtTable Brunch at The Armory Show! This is a great time for members and friends from across the country to come together and network at New York’s premiere art fair, now to take place annually in September at the Javits Center. We will be joined by The Armory Show’s Executive Director, Nicole Berry. Your ticket covers access to the fair, early private access to the VIP Lounge, and a light breakfast.

Please read before registering:
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.
Please note that The Armory Show requires that all individuals wear a mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status. This will be strictly enforced.
In addition to masks, The Armory Show also requires that each attendee provide the following before entry to the fair:
(1) PROOF OF FULL VACCINATION STATUS IN PAPER FORM, DIGITAL APPLICATION, OR THE NEW YORK STATE EXCELSIOR PASS.
OR
(2) PROOF OF A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST RESULT (I.E., PCR/NAAT) TAKEN WITHIN 72 HOURS OF ENTERING THE JAVITS CENTER.
Please review The Armory Show’s full Health and Safety Plan before registering.

Accessibility:

The Javits Center has sidewalk ramps, automatic doors at all street levels, restrooms and elevators accessible for persons with mobility impairments. For more information regarding accessibility, please visit the Javits Center website.

Getting There:

The Armory Show is easily accessible by car, taxi, and public transportation. For detailed directions visit the Javits Center website.

About The Armory Show
In 1994, four New York art dealers had the ambitious goal of creating a new art fair to support their artists and attract global attention. They succeeded. The result was a groundbreaking cultural moment that has become vital to the New York art market and beyond. While much has changed over the years, our ingenuity and ambition have not. The Armory Show is a galvanizing force in the art world and essential to New York’s cultural landscape.
Now in September at the Javits Center, The Armory Show will kick-off New York’s fall arts season. We have always been a gateway to New York’s art scene, hosting the world’s best galleries and linking collectors and galleries with museums and institutions across the city. And our updated timing coupled with the proximity to Chelsea and the High Line will create increased access to the city’s vibrant culture.
At our core, The Armory Show is dedicated to ensuring galleries and New York’s art community continue to thrive. We pave the way for its success and strive to be a platform in which it is easier to buy, sell and discover art.
Click here to read more about the fair.

Virtual | Let's Connect! Fall National Networking Event
2021-09-13 17:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
5pm ET | 4pm CT | 2pm PT
We invite all ArtTable members to join us for our next virtual national networking event! Our first national networking event took place in May 2021 and allowed members from all over to share ideas and make new connections! We are thrilled to offer our members this opportunity to connect with each other nationwide. Participants will go into breakout rooms to chat, connect, see old friends and make new ones! This is a great opportunity for members from all over the country (and the world!) 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!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
(You will receive an email confirmation containing the Zoom link.)
Can’t join us for this event? Don’t worry, there will be plenty more opportunities to connect with members in the future! In the meantime, we hope you can join us for another upcoming virtual program or support other ArtTable initiatives!

New York | A Tour of Harlem's Monuments
2021-09-18 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
Please join us for an in-person tour of monuments and memorials throughout Harlem. Attendees will enjoy a leisurely walk through the most Northern and less traveled parts of Central Park around the Harlem Meer, along the way viewing three monumental memorials to Duke Ellington, Frederick Douglas, and Harriet Tubman. The tour will be guided by ArtTable member Cathie Behrend.
This program is open to ArtTable members for $10 and non-members for $15. Space is limited and waitlisted registrants will be notified if space becomes available. There will be a fair amount of walking involved so please prepare accordingly! The rain date for this program is Sunday, September 19 at the same time.
Not a member? Join today!

Please read before registering:
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.
While masks or face coverings are no longer required for outdoor gatherings, we encourage all attendees to wear one when in close proximity to others who are not in their immediate household.

Accessibility:

Please note that this program will cover a distance of approximately 1.5 miles from 110th Street to 121st Street via St. Nicholas Avenue. Sidewalks and benches are available for the whole distance and are wheelchair accessible.

Getting There:

This program will take place in the neighborhood of Harlem, New York. The closest subway stops are Central Park North (110 Street) along the 2 or 3 lines and 110 Street along the 4 or 6 lines. The specific meeting address will be shared with registrants in advance of the event.

About the speaker
Catherine Hannah Behrend (Cathie) is the Founder of VenturesinVision, providing customized public art tours in the boroughs for the 92Y, the patrons of WNET/PBS, other not- for-profit organizations and private clients. Cathie has just completed working for 14 years as an Adjunct Instructor at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Graduate Program in the Art Market and NYU’s Center for Applied Liberal Arts. Cathie has Master Degrees in Art and Business Administration from NYU. She also studied international business at INSEAD. She wrote her M.A. Thesis on Christo and her M.B.A Thesis on Decentralizing City Park Operations. Cathie is a longstanding Board member of the 92nd Street YMCA , the Financial Women’s Association of New York and the Simmons College Leadership Council, amongst others. Cathie also completed a three year term as Co-Chairperson of Programming for ArtTable. She founded the still on-going Simmons College New York City Art Administration Summer Institute in 2002. Cathie served under six NYC Mayoral administrations prior to her transition to teaching and tours with positions ranging from managing street and park festivals, to leading the economic development efforts to keep and attract Fortune 500 and global financial companies to NYC. She was appointed to the Mayor’s Council on New Media established to foster synergy between arts organizations and Internet companies and managed the annual Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in Science and Technology. She also represented Cultural Affairs on the Mayor’s Committee on Graffiti. Her last city government position was Deputy Director of the Percent for Art Program in the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs from 1995-2007. Percent for Art mandates that one percent of the construction budget of city-eligible capital projects must be spent on the integration of art into architecture. During her tenure, 125 projects were initiated or completed – many with world renown artists. Her biggest inspiration was working in the Education Dept at the Philadelphia Museum of Art as an intern.
Thank you to Cathie Behrend, ArtTable New York Chapter Program Committee member, for organizing this program.

Image: Harriet Tubman memorial in Harlem, by Alison Saar.

Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table - 'The Free World: Art & Culture in the Cold War' - Louis Menand
2021-09-19 14:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
2pm ET | 1pm CT | 11am PT
Join Reading at the (Art)Table as we delve into ‘The Free World: Art and Culture in the Cold War” by Louis Menand, hosted by ArtTable’s Northern California chapter. This deep and detailed history shines a light on the art and culture of the period from WWII through the war in Vietnam.
This program is for ArtTable members only. Not a member? Join today!
How to take part:

Click here to Register for this program. Please note that registration for this program will close at 4pm ET/1pm PT on Friday, September 17.
You will receive a registration confirmation via email that contains the Zoom link. If you need to download the Zoom app, you may do so here.
For further instruction on how to use Zoom, see here.

Thank you to Jan Wurm, ArtTable Northern California Chapter, for organizing this program.
Image: The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War by Louis Menand

Philadelphia | Mural Mile Walking Tour with Mural Arts' Jane Golden
2021-09-25 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
10am ET
Join Executive Director of the City of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program Jane Golden for an exciting walking tour! Get to know Mural Arts Philadelphia’s world-renowned collection along the Mural Mile. Explore the culturally-rich and bold Center City! We will get up close and personal with murals that tell the intimate and inspiring stories of Philadelphia, its leaders, and citizens. The “Mural Mile” highlights art tucked in out-of-the-way corners to soaring additions to the cityscape. The tour will include an array of murals selected by Golden such as Russell Craig’s “Crown”, (2020), Amy Sherald’s “Untitled”, (2019), Euhri Jones and David McShane, “Water Gives Life”, (2018), Meg Saligman’s “Philadelphia Muses”, (1999), and Jonathan Laidacker’s “Philadelphia Microcosm”, (2019), among others.
We’re pleased to be able to offer ArtTable members & friends a discounted rate for this tour – $10 for ArtTable members and $15 for non-members. Not an ArtTable member? Join today!
Please read before registering:
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.
We strongly encourage all attendees to wear a mask while in close proximity to others not from your immediate household.

Accessibility: Please email programs@arttable.org if you require accessibility information for this program.
Getting There: The tour will begin at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Lenfest Plaza Paint Torch Sculpture (128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102). This tour is not a loop, it ends in the general vicinity of 12th and Walnut Streets. Directions will be shared with all registered attendees in advance of the program.

About Jane Golden
Jane Golden has been the driving force of Mural Arts Philadelphia since its inception in 1984, overseeing its growth from a small city agency into the nation’s largest public art program. Under Golden’s direction, Mural Arts has created over 4,000 works of transformative public art through community engagement. In partnership with innovative collaborators, she has developed groundbreaking and rigorous programs that employ the power of art to transform practice and policies related to youth education, restorative justice, environmental justice and behavioral health.
Sought-after nationally and internationally as an expert on urban transformation through art, Golden has received numerous awards for her work, including the Philadelphia Award, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Award, as well as the Katharine Hepburn Medal. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She also serves on the Mayor’s Cultural Advisory Council and the board of directors of The Heliotrope Foundation. Click here to read more about Mural Arts Philadelphia!

Thank you to ArtTable Philadelphia Chapter Co-Chairs Laurie McGahey and Rachel Zimmerman for organizing this program. Thanks also to Jane Golden, Executive Director, and Genny Boccardo-Dubey, Chief Advancement Officer at Mural Arts Philadelphia.

Image:

Mural Mile walking tour, April 2, 2019. Photo by Steve Weinik.

Metro Atlanta | New Chapter MeetAT at Cultured South!
2021-09-25 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cultured South Fermentation Co., 1038 White Street SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310, United States
You are invited to the first networking and membership recruitment event of ArtTable’s newest chapter – ArtTable Metro Atlanta! ArtTable has been the premier professional organization supporting women in the visual arts since 1980. As an ArtTable chapter, we will continue ArtTable’s mission through programming and engaging members to explore the infinite possibilities in Georgia. Our first gathering includes an opportunity for current and prospective members to meet and discuss what being an ArtTable member is all about. You will meet with ArtTable Metro Atlanta Chapter Leaders Waduda Muhammad, Nisa Floyd, and julia elizabeth neal to discuss the benefits of ArtTable, how the organization can be a resource for you, and have an opportunity to hear from all attendees about your roles in the art community and your professional goals.
ArtTable’s Metro Atlanta Chapter will plan most of its events/programs in the city of Atlanta. However, ArtTable Metro Atlanta will also plan trips throughout the state and via international virtual excursions. As an ArtTable member you can participate in virtual national programming as well as visit any in-person program hosted by ArtTable regardless of location.
This first chapter meet-up will take place at Golda Kombucha (1038 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310) in southwest Atlanta on September 25 at 12pm. Interested participants that would like to carpool can reach out to julia, Nisa, or Waduda for accommodations or concerns about accessibility. Please share this opportunity among your own networks, and we look forward to meeting you!
This program is free and open to current and prospective ArtTable members. Registration is required (see below). All attendees are responsible for their own purchases at the venue.
Not a member? Join today!

Please read before registering:
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.
Masks are highly encouraged for those who have not been vaccinated.

Accessibility:

Outdoor seating and accessible parking are available.

Getting There:

Cultured South (AKA Golda Kombucha) is located at 1038 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 in southwest Atlanta. Interested participants that would like to carpool can reach out to julia, Nisa, or Waduda for accommodations or concerns about accessibility.

About ArtTable
ArtTable is the foremost professional organization dedicated to advancing the leadership of women in the visual arts. Through our membership network and community initiatives, we expand professional opportunities for women from diverse backgrounds and at all stages of their careers, supporting and fostering a stronger future for all women in the arts. ArtTable members can connect with the 1200+ members and gain a network of professional peers spread across 7 countries, including the U.S., where we have 10 chapters, located in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. In addition to members across the country outside these areas, members of ArtTable can be anywhere in the world! Read more about ArtTable’s mission, programs, impact initiatives, and history.”
About the venue – Cultured South

Cultured South Fermentation Company is the creation of brewmaster, Melanie Wade, founder of Atlanta’s first and only kombucha company, Golda Kombucha. Wade brews kombucha tea using her Grandma Golda’s original recipe and has been since college. With Golda’s heirloom culture, Wade expanded her kombucha business across the Southeast, premiering smooth flavor combinations like peach ginger, lavender lemonade and strawberry mint in 2013. Golda Kombucha can now be found in over 100 Kroger and Whole Foods markets.

Thank you to ArtTable’s Metro Atlanta Chapter Leaders, julia elizabeth neal (Communications Chair), Nisa Floyd (Programming Chair), & Waduda Muhammad (Co-Chair).

Images:

ArtTable Metro Atlanta; Golda Kombucha

New York | ArtTable Circle Private Collection Visit with Lillian Heidenberg
2021-09-29 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Park Slope, Brooklyn, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, 11215, United States
Join fellow ArtTable Circle members for a special Collection Visit to the home of Brooklyn-based art dealer Lillian Heidenberg.
Priority registration is available to ArtTable Circle members until August 24, 2021. Registration will open to Executive level members on August 25, 2021, and to all other members on September 14, 2021. Space is limited. Light refreshments will be served.
To learn more about the ArtTable Circle membership level, please visit the Membership page on our website or email membership@arttable.org.

Please read before registering:
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.
Proof of Covid-19 vaccination is required in order to attend this program. You will be asked to submit this information safely and securely after you register. If proof of vaccination is not submitted at least 2 weeks in advance of the program, you will not be permitted to attend.

Accessibility:

Please note that the residence is not wheelchair accessible, as there are some stairs leading up to the main entrance. There is an elevator inside to travel between the different floors.

Getting There:

This program will take place in the neighborhood of Park Slope in Brooklyn, New York. The closest subway stops are Grand Army Plaza along the 2, 3, or 4 lines and 7th Avenue along the B or Q lines. The actual address will be shared with registrants in advance of the event.

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

About Lillian Heidenberg
Lillian Heidenberg is both a collector and an internationally renown art dealer. She has been specializing in modern and contemporary masters for many years. Today she also includes several contemporary cutting edge artists in her collection including Ebony Patterson and Summer Wheat. She also has a special interest in British sculpture and has represented the works of Henry Moore and Lynn Chadwick and is an expert on their art. Her collection includes Louise Bourgeois, Fernando Botero, John Wesley, Helen Frankenthaler, Alex Katz among many others. Lillian also has a strong interest in Chinese contemporary art.
Now located in a historic brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn her collection includes both new and more historic elements.
Lillian has advised many important private collectors, museums, and institutions around the world. As a member of the prestigious Art Dealers Association of America, she has exhibited at art fairs internationally. She has also donated works to many museums.
Education: Barnard College, cum laude Bachelors of Art; New York University Institute of Fine Arts, Masters Degree in Fine Art; Attended Ecole du Louvre, speaks French fluently
Board Affliations: Tel Aiv Museum of Art, Israel (also co-chaired several galas for American friends of Tel Aviv Museum); Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal, Canada
Select Charitable Organizations and Art Donations: Jewish Federation of North America; Lions of Judah member; Lions of Judah Endowment; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada; Yale University Center for British Art; Brandeis University of Art Museum; Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida; Norton Museum of Art, Florida; Perez Art Museum Miami, Florida; Meijer Garden and Museum of Art, Grand Rapids Michigan; New Museum, New York; Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts; American Friends of the Uffizi; Israel Museum; and others.

Images:

A peek at Lillian Heidenberg’s collection: Flanking the fireplace are Jim Dine’s Glow of July, 1992, oil, enamel and charcoal on canvas, and Eric Fischl’s Woman in Water, 1980, oil on canvas. A Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) clay horse sits on the 1940s art deco dining table and three ceramic pieces by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) are on the mantle. On the Aldo Tura circa 1940s sideboard are, from left, Mao Culture collars, 20th century, and 19th-century Chinese ceremonial necklaces.

DC | MeetAT at St. Vincent Wine
2021-09-30 17:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | St. Vincent Wine, 3212 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, 20010, United States
Join us for our next “dutch treat” MeetAT program as a kick off to our fall programming! Current and interested members are welcome. This event will take place outdoors at St. Vincent Wine in the Petworth neighborhood.
Due to social distancing requirements, registration for this program is limited to 30 attendees. Waitlisted registrants will be notified if space becomes available.
This program is free and open to all current and prospective ArtTable members. Not a member? Join today!
Please read before registering:
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. While masks are no longer mandated by the CDC for fully vaccinated individuals, we encourage all attendees to wear a mask or face covering when in close proximity to people who are not in their immediate household.

Thank you to Ashley Templeton of the DC Chapter Programs Committee for organizing this program.

NoCal | First Thursday Coffee Break on Location - Sightglass Coffee
2021-10-07 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sightglass Mission, 3014 20th St, San Francisco, 94110
8:30am PST
All ArtTable members are welcome to join the Northern California Chapter in the early morning of Thursday, October 7th, to share a cup of coffee before your workday gets started. Get your coffee, tea, and/or pastry at this local Mission coffee shop and catch up with other members during this in-person outdoor coffee break together. Accessible seating is available.
This program is open to ArtTable members only. Members may bring one additional guest. First Thursdays Coffee Break is a recurring event and is donation based.
Not an ArtTable member? Join today!
Please read before registering:
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.
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.

A list of attendees will be shared with all registrants for reference in advance of the program.
Please email programs@arttable.org if you would like additional accessibility information for this program.
Thank you to ArtTable’s Northern California Chapter Leaders for planning and hosting this program.

Image courtesy of Sightglass Coffee, Mission.

DC | BreakfastTable with Karyn Miller + Tour of "Social Spaces" Public Art Project
2021-10-08 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Washington, DC, Washington, DC, 20008
Join ArtTable’s DC Chapter for October’s BreakfastTable with Karyn Miller, Director of Planning, Art, and Activation at Golden Triangle Business Improvement District. We will meet at Compass Coffee (849 18th St NW) where you can purchase coffee/breakfast, and then at 8:15 am we will walk one block for a tour of Social Spaces, three outdoor public art activations featuring “Meridian” by artist Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong, and “Common Ground” by artist Risa Puno, and “Circula” by design team Studio Rygalik.

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

Please read before registering:
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.
Masks are optional at Compass Coffee for fully vaccinated individuals. It is strongly encouraged that all attendees wear a mask regardless of vaccination status when in close proximity to others who are not in your immediate household.

Accessibility:

Please email programs@arttable.org if you require accessibility information for this program.

Getting There:

The nearest public transportation is Farragut West Metro Station. Street parking and parking lots are available.

About Karyn Miller
Karyn Miller serves as the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District’s (BID) Director of Planning, Art, and Activation. She leads the BID’s urban planning, creative place-keeping, public art, and design projects in DC’s central business district. Karyn previously served as Arlington Art Center’s Curator and Director of Exhibitions, conceiving of and delivering a year-round exhibition schedule and public art program. Prior to that, Karyn spent more than a decade building relationships with the region’s artists and arts community at CulturalDC and at ConnerSmith Gallery. Karyn graduated from The Catholic University of America with a BA in Art History. She later received a MA in Art and Museum Studies from Georgetown University. She has served as a lecturer at The Catholic University of America and as an adjunct professor at George Mason University.
About Social Spaces
Social Spaces is a community-focused initiative to bring people together in a safe and distanced manner along Pennsylvania Avenue west of the White House. These temporary public space activations transform the vast, sprawling avenue by creating more intimate, human-scaled places in the form of three public art installations. Social Spaces creates dialogue and celebrates cultures through intentionally designed gathering spaces. Learn more here!

Thank you to Alison Nance, Co-Chair of ArtTable’s Washington DC Chapter, for organizing this program.

Image:

Karyn Miller, courtesy of the speaker

New York | Curator Guided Tour of Amant
2021-10-09 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Amant Foundation, 315 Maujer Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11206
Join Ruth Estévez, Amant’s Artistic Director for a private tour of The Amant Foundation’s 21,000 square foot multi-building SO-IL designed “art campus” in East Williamsburg. Opened in June 2021, the complex serves as Amant’s new headquarters, as well as the home for its exhibitions, public events, archival projects, performances, and residency program. Conceived as a research and process-oriented platform, Amant provides a public forum that presents and supports the practices of both established and under-recognized artists working across diverse creative fields.

We will also tour the inaugural exhibition, “Grada Kilomba: Heroines, Birds and Monsters” the first solo exhibition of the artist in the United States. Working with theory, performance, film, and literature, Kilomba reveals the narratives of the colonial past, giving space to the silenced voices whose traumas are ever present. In her own words: “What if history has not been told properly? What if our history is haunted by cyclical violence precisely because it has not been buried properly?”
The tour will culminate with light snacks in the bookstore. Registrants will also receive a list of nearby restaurants where we can continue the conversation after the tour.

This program is free and open to ArtTable members only. Not an ArtTable member? Join today!
Please read before registering:
Covid-19 Guidelines:
To ensure a positive and safe experience, and in keeping with the ‘Key to NYC’ requirements outlined by the New York City Mayor’s Office, as well as CDC recommendations, Amant adheres to the following protocols:
From September 2nd, Amant will require all visitors (12+) to show proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use by the FDA or WHO. For more information regarding this requirement, visit Key to NYC.
Amant recommends that all visitors (age 2+) wear face coverings while inside of Amant and maintain the 6-ft social distancing rule when interacting with any staff and other visitors. Additional masks are available at the reception desk.
Accessibility:
Amant is committed to making its space as welcoming as possible for all visitors. Entry at 315 Maujer St. is step-free and suitable for wheelchair users. The galleries, the bookstore, and the restroom facilities are also wheelchair accessible. All the on-site visitor and exhibition related materials are available in English and Spanish. Printed and digital copies can be found at the reception desk. Amant offers descriptive audio guides, as well as large print materials, for all the exhibitions. ASL interpretation for events at Amant is available on request. Amant requires two weeks’ notice to confirm an interpreter.

Thank you to Randy Rosen, Judith Richards, and Regan Lynn Larroque of the New York Chapter Programs Committee for organizing this program.

About the Speaker
Ruth Estévez is a curator and stage designer. Her research work focuses on artistic practices that explore how the spoken and written language operates within the visual arts, contemporary culture and politics.
She is the co-curator of the 34th São Paulo Biennial, which opens in September 2021. From 2018 to 2020 she was senior curator-at-large at the Rose Art Museum in Waltham, and curator of Idiorhythmias, the performance program at MACBA in Barcelona. She was Redcat Gallery Director in Los Angeles and Chief Curator at the Carrillo Gil Museum in Mexico City, where she also founded LIGA, Space for architecture, a non for profit platform focused on spatial practices.

Images:

Amant facade – Photographed by Rafael Gamo
Artwork image courtesy of Grada Kilomba and Goodman Gallery
Ruth Estévez

Virtual | Annual Leadership Series - The Precarious Position of Women in Leadership
2021-10-13 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET
Women-identifying leaders in the arts are stepping down or being fired in larger proportions to their male counterparts. The issue was further exacerbated in the year 2020 when women, either by choice or circumstance, continued to leave the workforce in greater numbers than men. However, as the world began to reopen, more and more women came into leadership positions at large-scale arts organizations and institutions. In 2020, CultureType listed 54 Arts Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in 2020, 43 of whom are women. This past year, of approximately 75 new appointments to various leadership positions in the art world, 62 of them have been women, as noted by CultureType and ARTnews.
Despite the growing visibility of women in the art world, issues still plague the industry, such as the ongoing gender pay gap (as of now, women continue to earn approximately 73 cents for every dollar that men earn; the number is even lower for women of color, ranging from 55 to 62 cents for Latina, Native American, and Black women.), disparities in gender representation depending on operating budget (the majority of museums with budgets less than $15 million are run by a female rather than a male director; the reverse is true for museums with budgets of over $15 million, where female representation decreases as budget size increases), and the glass cliff phenomenon (the idea of women being placed in leadership positions during periods of crisis or downturn, when the chance of failure is highest, but under the pretense of providing an exciting professional opportunity).
For this year’s Annual Leadership Series, we want to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible strides that women have made as leaders in the art world, but we also want to look to the future and ask ourselves, what still needs to be done, and how can we ensure women always have a seat at the table?
Please join us for what is sure to be an enlightening and thought-provoking discussion with women-identifying leaders in the art world with various perspectives on the issues. We will address questions including:

What do these phenomena mean for women in the workforce, and particularly in the art world, both women leaving the workforce in greater numbers and the incredible amount of women being promoted to leadership positions?
How do we advocate for women leaders from racially, ethnically, and socio-economically diverse backgrounds and reach greater gender parity in leadership roles?
The glass cliff is the phenomenon of women in leadership roles, such as executives in the corporate world and female political election candidates, being likelier than men to achieve leadership roles during periods of crisis or downturn, when the chance of failure is highest. Is this a phenomenon that we may have recently witnessed, with all of the significant appointments of woman-identifying leaders in the art world? Or are we finally, truly on the path to equality? Do women continue to be more vulnerable to career displacement than men?
What lessons have we learned, and how can we ensure lasting change?

The panel will be moderated by Stephanie A. Stebich, Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. Additional speakers include:

Min Jung Kim, Director, Saint Louis Museum of Art, St. Louis, MO
Dorothy Kosinski, Vradenburg Director and CEO of The Phillips Collection, Washington DC
Mia Locks, Independent Curator and Culture Worker, Los Angeles, CA
Danyelle Means, Executive Director, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Brittany Webb, Evelyn and Will Kaplan Curator of 20th-Century Art & the John Rhoden Collection, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA

Please join us after the discussion for 10-15 minutes of virtual networking in Zoom Breakout Rooms. ArtTable programs are a time for members and non-members to connect with old friends and meet new people, both in-person and virtually. We hope you will stick around afterwards to discuss important themes from the conversation and talk about new ideas and insights.
Admission

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Non-Members – $25

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About the Speakers
Stephanie A. Stebich (pronounced STEE-BISH) is responsible for the nation’s premier collection of American art and major exhibition, research, publication, education and digital-media programs at the museum and its Renwick Gallery. She was named director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in January 2017. Stebich also serves as co-chair of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative.
Before coming to Washington, D.C., Stebich had been executive director of the Tacoma Art Museum since 2005. Under her leadership, the museum underwent a major renovation that doubled its exhibition space; launched a capital campaign with a goal of $17 million and raised more than $37 million; and added endowed curator, educator and fellow positions. She oversaw the development and implementation of the museum’s strategic plan, as well as a 10-year collecting strategy. At Tacoma, Stebich championed the presentation of many groundbreaking exhibitions and secured major collection gifts, including the Haub Family Collection of Western American Art, and the Rebecca and Jack Benaroya Collection of American studio glass.
Stebich was assistant director of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts from 2001 to 2004 and assistant director at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1995 to 2001. She was previously a trustee of the Association of Art Museum Directors and the American Alliance of Museums.
Stebich earned a bachelor’s degree in art history from Columbia University and a master’s degree with a concentration in modern art from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. She has a certificate in nonprofit management from Case Western Reserve University and is a graduate of the Getty Leadership Institute in Los Angeles. She was a fellow at the Guggenheim Museum and has studied at the University College London. She is fluent in German.
Min Jung Kim was named the Barbara B. Taylor Director of the Saint Louis Art Museum in 2021. She brings to St. Louis extensive experience in museum leadership roles. As the director and chief executive officer of the New Britain Museum of American Art, she enhanced the museum’s profile through exhibitions and collection development designed to expand the definition of American Art and reflect greater diversity while strengthening community engagement and collaborative partnerships. As deputy director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, she was in charge of implementing the completion of the Zaha Hadid-designed Broad MSU. As director of content alliances at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, she managed collaborative projects among the Guggenheim; the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia; and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Min Jung Kim was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. She graduated from Wheaton College and holds a master’s degree in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London.
Dr. Dorothy Kosinski has been the Vradenburg Director & CEO of The Phillips Collection since April 2008. Previously, Dr. Kosinski was Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Dallas Museum of Art. She was also the museum’s Barbara Thomas Lemmon Curator of European Art. Over the course of 30 years in museum work, Kosinski has earned a reputation internationally as an accomplished curator and scholar of 19th and 20th century art. For over 12 years, Dr. Kosinski was based in Basel, Switzerland, where she was a curator, scholar, and university instructor, including curator and administrator of the Douglas Cooper Collection. In August 2013, Dr. Kosinski was appointed by President Barack Obama to the National Council on the Humanities. She currently serves on the Board of the Sherman Fairchild Foundation and The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. Dr. Kosinski received a BA from Yale University and an MA and PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.

Mia Locks is an independent curator and culture worker based in Los Angeles. She was previously a curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles as well as MoMA PS1 and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. She was a 2018 fellow at the Center for Curatorial Leadership and currently co-leads Museums Moving Forward, a data-driven initiative focused on accountability in the museum field.

Danyelle Means is the newly appointed Executive Director of the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She will continue her successful philanthropic and non-profit leadership by advancing CCA’s mission to celebrate creativity across the arts, humanities, and sciences by generating transformative experiences designed to ignite minds and connect people. Means has served as the Director of Advancement at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) and the Executive Director of the IAIA Foundation. During her tenure at IAIA, like many in the philanthropic sector, Means and her staff shifted all efforts online during the pandemic, bringing IAIA one of the most successful fundraising years ever.

Dr. Brittany Webb is the Evelyn and Will Kaplan Curator of Twentieth Century Art and the John Rhoden Collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). She is currently working on a retrospective exhibition on 20th century African-American sculptor John Rhoden (1916-2001) that includes an initiative to gift more than 250 sculptures by Rhoden to museums around the country. Dr. Webb came to PAFA from the African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP). She holds a PhD in Anthropology from Temple University and a BA in Political Science from the University of Southern California (USC).

Images:

Stephanie A. Stebich, The Margaret and Terry Stent Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum; Photo credit: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Min Jung Kim, Photo by Tim Parker
Dorothy Kosinski, Photo by Daniel Schwartz
Mia Locks © 2016 Scott Rudd; www.scottruddevents.com; scott.rudd@gmail.com
Danyelle Means
Brittany Webb

NoCal | Curator Guided Tour of 'Judy Chicago: A Retrospective' at the de Young Museum
2021-10-14 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, California, 94118, United States
Join Claudia Schmuckli, Curator-in-Charge of Contemporary Art and Programming at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, for a guided tour of the Judy Chicago: A Retrospective exhibition at the de Young Museum. Meet up with your fellow NoCal members at the entrance to the exhibition on October 14th at 11am. Following the tour, enjoy a no-host lunch with Schmuckli at the de Young Café.
This program is $5 and open to ArtTable members only. Members may bring a guest for an additional $10. Please note that museum admission and lunch are not included.
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Covid-19 Guidelines:
In accordance with an order from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, all individuals regardless of vaccination status must wear a mask while inside the de Young museum. Proof of vaccination is not required for regular museum visits to the de Young., but is a requirement to attend some onsite events.
The museum continues to have safety measures in place to ensure a safe and healthy environment for visitors and staff. The measures include frequent cleaning of high-touch areas, sanitizing stations, and Plexiglass shields at the Tickets and Membership Desks.
*The museums reserve the right to deny entry, refuse service to, or revoke the admission of any visitor who does not comply with safety guidelines.
If you are showing COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home. This is critical to the health and safety of museum staff and communities.
Accessibility:
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are committed to offering services that make its collections, exhibitions, and programs accessible to all visitors. Programs and visiting options for individuals with disabilities as well as other underserved populations in the community are crucial for creating equity in access to the arts. Please click here to read more about accessibility options at the de Young Museum, and email programs@arttable.org if you need assistance in setting up accommodations for this program.
Getting There:
John F. Kennedy Drive is currently closed to vehicular traffic from Kezar Drive to Transverse Drive. Paid parking is available in the Music Concourse garage; access from the Fulton Street and 10th Avenue entrance. A limited number of accessible parking spots are available in the garage. For information on public transportation, please visit the SFMTA website. Cars have the ability to drop off visitors in front of the de Young using Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr. This is accessible via the intersection of MLK and Music Concourse drive.

About Claudia Schmuckli
Claudia Schmuckli is the inaugural Curator-in-Charge of Contemporary Art and Programming at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Since joining in the fall of 2016, she has developed a dynamic program of exhibitions, commissions, and acquisitions that dialogue with the institution’s sites, buildings, and collections in view of a self-critical reassessment of the Museums’ histories and identities.
Currently on view at the Fine Arts Museums are her most recent exhibitions Wangechi Mutu: I am Speaking, Are You Listening? at the Legion of Honor and Judy Chicago: A Retrospective, at the de Young. Prior to these presentations, Schmuckli curated Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI, the first major museum exhibition in the United States to reflect on the political and philosophical stakes of artificial intelligence and Specters of Disruption, an exhibition drawn from the Museums’ Collections, which connected the geological and colonial underpinnings of the de Young Museum to the current conditions in Northern California. Other projects include interventions at the Legion of Honor by Alexandre Singh, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Sarah Lucas, and Urs Fischer, as well as projects by Lisa Reihana, Leonardo Drew, Ranu Mukherjee, Matt Mullican, and DIS at the de Young.
Previously, Schmuckli was the director and chief curator of the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston, where she organized over thirty exhibitions including solo shows dedicated to The Propeller Group, Matthew Ronay, Analia Saban, Slavs and Tatars, Candice Breitz, Tony Feher, Johan Grimonprez, Gabriel Kuri, Chantal Akerman, and Amy Sillman, among many others. Schmuckli began her career in New York as a curatorial assistant at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and an assistant curator at the Museum of Modern Art. She is a Swiss citizen and holds an MA degree in art history from the Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany.
About the exhibition
Pioneering feminist artist Judy Chicago’s retrospective spans her early engagement with the Californian Light and Space Movement in the 1960s to her current body of work, a searing investigation of mortality and environmental devastation, begun in 2015. The exhibition includes approximately 130 paintings, prints, drawings, and ceramic sculptures, in addition to ephemera, several films, and a documentary. Together, these works of art chart the boundary-pushing path of the artist named Cohen by birth and Gerowitz by marriage, who, after trying to fit into the patriarchal structure of the Los Angeles art world, decided to change her name and the course of history.
Organized on the heels of the 40th anniversary of Chicago’s landmark installation, The Dinner Party, in San Francisco and opening in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote across the United States, Judy Chicago: A Retrospective pays homage to an artist whose lifelong fight against the suppression and erasure of women’s creativity has finally come full circle.

Thank you to Dorothy Dávila, ArtTable Board Member, for organizing this program, and to Claudia Schmuckli for her time and expertise.

Images:

The de Young Museum, courtesy of hisour.com.

Virtual | An Insider's Tour of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, with Mira Lapidot
2021-10-26 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
8am PT/ 9am MT / 10am CT / 11am ET
Please join us for a virtual tour and discussion with Mira Lapidot, Chief Curator at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Mira will be joining us from Israel to talk about the museum’s history and architecture while giving us an insider’s look at its current collection and collecting practices. The discussion will be followed by a Q & A session.
Admission

ArtTable Circle Members– Free
All other ArtTable Members – $10
Non-Members – $15
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Accessibility: This program will offer automatic closed captioning. If you require additional accommodations, please email programs@arttable.org.

About the Speaker
Mira Lapidot (born 1971) is the Chief Curator of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art as of March 2021. She is the artistic director of the TAMA’s exhibition program, working within the matrix of Israeli and international, Modern-Contemporay art, overseeing all aspects of exhibition-making and publications, directing the acquisitions agenda, and fostering relationships with artists. She arrived at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art after 22 years at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, where she served as Chief Curator of the Arts, from 2012 to 2020. During her tenure, Lapidot directed eleven curatorial departments of the Fine Arts Wing, also leading the Wing’s exhibition and acquisitions program; she oversaw close to a hundred exhibitions and special exhibits, as well as dozens of Museum publications, and managed thirty curatorial staff members. Under her guardianship, the museum vastly expanded and enriched its collections. She has cultivated relationships with donors in Israel and around the world, led art-acquisition groups, managed the museum’s award process, and promoted collaborations with cultural institutions, universities, and international museums. As the acting curator of the Department of Contemporary Art (2016 to 2020), she has curated exhibitions by leading artists, notable among them Ai Weiwei: Maybe, Maybe Not (2017), which was attended by more than 400,000 visitors; Christian Boltanski: Lifetime (2018); and most recently, Julian Rosefeldt’s tour-de-force film installation Manifesto (2019). Lapidot holds a master’s degree in Art History and a bachelo’s degree in Natural Sciences and Art History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Thank you to Michelle Perr, member of the ArtTable New York Chapter Program Committee for organizing this program.

Images:

Facade of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Virtual | Marcela Guerrero & Daisy Nam on Donna Huanca's exhibition at Ballroom Marfa
2021-10-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 12pm ET
Please join Marcela Guerrero, Jennifer Rubio Associate Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Daisy Nam, Curator at Ballroom Marfa, for a discussion on Donna Huanca’s exhibition ESPEJO QUEMADA, on view at Ballroom Marfa through January 22, 2022. The two will also discuss Guerrero’s work on influential recent exhibitions of contemporary art from Latin America, including the exhibitions Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art at the Whitney Museum of American Art and Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985 at the Hammer Museum.
Donna Huanca presents a series of new works commissioned by Ballroom Marfa in her exhibition ESPEJO QUEMADA. Huanca creates experiential installations that incorporate paintings, sculptures, video, scent and sound. The profound experiences and memories of Huanca’s first visit to Marfa in 2005 inspired the work in the exhibition. The artworks draw on visual, cultural, and mythological cues informed by feminism, decolonialism and the artist’s personal and familial histories, while simultaneously engaging with the biodiversity, geology, and dark skies of Far West Texas. The sky was particularly striking for Huanca–animated with cosmic and extraterrestrial forces while also revealing the natural rhythms of the sun and moon.
ESPEJO QUEMADA, Huanca’s first exhibition since the pandemic, uses mirrors as formal and metaphorical devices to respond to changing conditions. The title, which translates to “burnt mirror” in English and is purposefully feminized in Spanish, alludes to Huanca’s feminist praxis. “Espejo Quemada” suggests reflections of the current moment, portals to the past and future, and catalysts for combustion and change. Click here to read more about the exhibition!
Admission

ArtTable Circle Members– Free
All other ArtTable Members – $10
Non-Members – $15
Members may bring a guest for an additional $5.

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Accessibility: Please note that live closed captioning will be available for this program. Please email programs@arttable.org if you require additional accommodations.

About the Speakers
Marcela Guerrero is the Jennifer Rubio Associate Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Recently, she was part of the curatorial team that organized Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925-1945. In summer 2018, Guerrero curated the exhibition Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art. From 2014 to 2017 she worked as Curatorial Fellow at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, where she was involved in the much-lauded exhibition Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985, organized as part of the Getty Foundation’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative and guest-curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill and Andrea Giunta. Prior to her position at the Hammer, she worked in the Latin American and Latino Art Curatorial department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) where she served as Research Coordinator for the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA). Guerrero’s writing has appeared in a variety of publications and has contributed articles to numerous exhibition catalogues. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Guerrero received her BA from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, and holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Daisy Nam is the curator at Ballroom Marfa, a contemporary art space located at the borderlands of Far West Texas. She recently co-edited a publication, Best! Letters from Asian Americans in the arts with Paper Monument. Previously from 2015–19, she was the assistant director at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University where she organized exhibitions, publications, and public programs working closely with artists to engage with the campus community and public at large. Prior, she curated and produced seven seasons of talks, screenings, performances, and workshops from 2008–2015 as the assistant director of public programs at the School of the Arts, Columbia University. Curatorial residencies and fellowships include: Marcia Tucker Senior Research Fellow at the New Museum, New York (2020); Bellas Artes, Bataan, Philippines (2020); Surf Point in York, Maine (2019); Gwangju Biennale Foundation, Korea (2018). She holds a master’s degree in Curatorial and Critical Studies from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Art History and Cinema Studies from New York University. She has taught at RISD, and lectured at Lesley University, Northeastern, SMFA/Tufts, SVA as a visiting critic.

About Ballroom Marfa
Ballroom Marfa is an internationally recognized non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Marfa, a rural town of less than 2,000 people in Far West Texas. Established in 2003 by Virginia Lebermann and Fairfax Dorn, the contemporary art and performance space is housed in a 1920s-era ballroom and is free and open to the public. With generous support from individuals and foundations, Ballroom commissions new site-specific and site-inspired projects and gives artists and musicians the opportunity to engage with the magnificent landscape of the Big Bend. Read more about Ballroom Marfa here.
This program is presented in collaboration with Ballroom Marfa.
Public programs for ESPEJO QUEMADA are generously supported by Humanities Texas.

Images:

Installation view, SCRYING CON DIOS(A), 2021, in Donna Huanca: Espejo Quemada, June 26, 2021–January 2, 2022, Ballroom Marfa. Courtesy the artist and Ballroom Marfa. Photograph by Makenzie Goodman.
Marcela Guerrero, Photo by Javier Romero
Daisy Nam

Virtual | A Brief History of Digital Art, Before and Beyond NFTs, with Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan
2021-10-28 12:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
9am PT/ 10am MT / 11am CT / 12pm ET
If you’re curious to know more about the history of digital art before and beyond NFTs, join Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan as she offers a brief survey of digital art since the 1960s. Her talk will emphasize digital art’s major artists, practices, and themes, as well as the evolution of its relation to traditional arts institutions, such as galleries and museums.
NFTs have brought digital art into the spotlight, but they also have cast a long shadow over the decades-long history of digital art that preceded them. Even the artistic projects that were made with and about blockchain technologies just five years ago seem to have been erased in the rush to hail this “revolutionary” development in contemporary art.
Admission

ArtTable Circle Members– Free
All other ArtTable Members – $5
Non-Members – $15
Members may bring an additional guest for $5

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Accessibility: This program will offer automatic closed captioning services. If you require additional accommodations, please email programs@arttable.org.

About Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan
Tina Rivers Ryan is an Assistant Curator of modern and contemporary art at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York. Most recently, she co-curated the exhibition Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art, which opened October 16th and runs through January 16th, 2022. An art historian by training, Ryan is a specialist in the history of art and technology since the 1960s and has written extensively on topics ranging from kinetic light environments to virtual reality. Over the past decade, her work has appeared in publications from museums such as The Met, the Walker Art Center, and Pirelli HangarBicocca. She also is an active critic for Artforum; her essay on NFTs, “Token Gesture,” appeared in its May 2020 issue. Ryan holds five degrees in art history, including a BA from Harvard and PhD from Columbia.

Thank you to Regan Lynn Larroque, Programs Committee Co-Chair for ArtTable’s New York Chapter, for organizing this program.

Images:

Frame from Chris Torres’s Nyan Cat, 2011, GIF.
Tina Rivers Ryan

NoCal | Curator Tour of 'New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century', at BAMPFA
2021-10-28 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | BAMPFA, 2155 Center St, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States
Join Claire Frost, Curatorial Assistant at BAMPFA, for a guided tour of New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Afterwards, join Claire and your fellow ArtTable members at a nearby outdoor patio for no-host drinks and a discussion under guidance of local writer/curator and ArtTable member, Marcia Tanner.
This program is $5 and open to ArtTable members only. Members may bring a guest for an additional $10. This includes entry to the museum but not post-tour drinks.
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Please read before registering:
Covid-19 Guidelines:
In accordance with an order from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, all individuals regardless of vaccination status must wear a mask while inside the museum. All staff and visitors are required to wear face coverings. BAMPFA has increased sanitizing high-touch areas using products approved for use against COVID-19. Hand sanitizer stations are available throughout the building.
If you are showing COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home. This is critical to the health and safety of museum staff and communities. Please click here for additional health and safety guidelines at BAMPFA.
Accessibility:
The UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair is available at the admissions desk for visitor use. Assisted listening devices are available at the admissions desk for all film programs. Please click here for additional accessibility information at BAMPFA.
Getting There:
BAMPFA is located at 2155 Center Street, between Oxford Street and Shattuck Avenue, in downtown Berkeley. BAMPFA is Bartable and parking is available. Please click here for more information.

About the speakers

Claire Frost is Curatorial Assistant at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. In addition to BAMPFA, she has held positions at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, ArtSpan, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Intersection for the Arts. A Bay Area resident since 2011, she took a two year hiatus to attend grad school in Chicago, where she received her MA in Modern and Contemporary Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2017. Her graduate studies focused on the intersection of identity and historiography and the way in which artists’ communities are documented, particularly in relation to second wave feminism and conceptual art. She is the founder and curator of the apartment galleries COLLABO in Chicago, and Claire Frost in San Francisco.
Former PR Director at SFMOMA and Executive Director of the San Jose ICA, art writer and independent curator Marcia Tanner has organized three exhibitions of contemporary feminist art: Bad Girls West, 1994, the Wight Art Gallery, UCLA; Brides of Frankenstein, 2005, San Jose Museum of Art; and We Interrupt Your Program, 2008, Mills College Art Museum. She has been an ArtTable Member since 1987.] Her Berkeleyside review of New Time can be found here.
About the exhibition
New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century is a major survey exploring recent feminist practices in contemporary art. In 1980 Lucy Lippard argued that feminist art is “neither a style nor a movement” but rather “a value system, a revolutionary strategy, a way of life.” Taking Lippard’s statement as a point of departure, the exhibition examines the values, strategies, and ways of life reflected in current feminist art. In keeping with Griselda Pollock’s observation that “feminism is a historical project and thus is itself constantly shaped and remodelled in relation to the living process of women’s struggles,” New Time aims to demonstrate that feminism in the twenty-first century is multifaceted, encompassing many complex issues and perspectives, and therefore cannot be reduced to a single subject, style, or agenda. Although artworks made since 2000 are the primary focus, the objects and installations on view span several generations, mediums, geographies, and political sensibilities. In this way the project seeks to convey the heterogeneous, intergenerational, and gender-fluid nature of feminist practices today. Click here to read more about the exhibition.
Thank you to Kitty Teerling, Artigo Tours, for organizing this program.

Images:

Linda Stark: Stigmata, 2011; oil on canvas over panel; 36 x 36 in.; BAMPFA, purchase made possible through a gift of the Paul L. Wattis Foundation.
Claire Frost

DC | BreakfastTable with Christine Neptune
2021-11-04 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | Bluestone Lane, 1367 R St NW, Washington, DC, 20009, United States
Join ArtTable’s DC Chapter for November’s BreakfastTable with Christine Neptune, founder of Neptune Fine Art and Principal of gallery neptune & brown. We will meet at Bluestone Lane (1367 R St NW) where you can purchase coffee/breakfast, and then at 8:15 am we will walk two blocks to gallery neptune & brown (1530 14th St NW) and hear from Christine about her extensive career and experience in a wide range of curatorial and consulting services in the fine arts market. Guests will also have a chance to view the gallery’s current photography exhibition, Frank Stewart: Diary of a Globetrotter.

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

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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. Masks are optional though strongly encouraged. Drinks are allowed in the gallery for vaccinated individuals.
Accessibility:
Please email programs@arttable.org if you require accessibility information for this program.
Getting There:
The nearest public transportation is the U Street Metro Station. Street parking is available.

About Christine Neptune
Christine Neptune founded Neptune Fine Art in 2001 after nearly twenty years of professional experience working in auction houses, museums, and fine art galleries in Manhattan. Her first tiny gallery in NYC was located on East 72nd Street, exhibiting Modern and Contemporary art. After working with increasingly large pieces and publishing editions, she moved to a space on 25th Street in Chelsea.
In 2011 she made the personal and professional move to Washington, DC to share an exhibition space with her husband, gallery owner Robert Brown.
Neptune Fine Art has collaborated with established artists including Jennifer Bartlett, Vija Celmins, Wolf Kahn, James Siena, Adam Pendleton, Mickalene Thomas, and Jenny Holzer as well as many artists in the District of Columbia/Maryland, Virginia region. Neptune Fine Art has placed editions in The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Baltimore Museum of Art; The Philadelphia Museum of Art; Cincinnati Art Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and more.
Christine also works with private collectors to handle discreet and confidential acquisitions and sales for clients worldwide. She regularly meets with clients in her gallery in Washington, D.C. and by appointment in New York City. She has been an ArtTable member since 2000!
About the exhibition

gallery neptune and brown is delighted to present its second exhibition with Frank Stewart. During the past two years, when it wasn’t possible to travel and take photographs, Stewart combed through his archives. The resulting exhibition is a varied collection of photographs spanning the last thirty years. Many of the photos have never before been on view. Stewart’s work centers around communities in Africa and its diaspora in the United States and in Cuba, starting in the 1970s. In the same period, he began photographing jazz clubs and their musicians. For more about the exhibition, visit gallery neptune and brown’s website.

Thank you to Shelley Langdale, Programs Co-Chair of ArtTable’s Washington DC Chapter, for organizing this program.

Images:

Christine Neptune
Three Young Camels, Timbuktu, Mali, 2006
Only God to Watch My Back, NY, 1988

NoCal | First Thursday Coffee Break on Location - Sightglass Coffee
2021-11-04 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sightglass Mission, 3014 20th St, San Francisco, 94110
8:30am PT
All ArtTable members are welcome to join the Northern California Chapter in the early morning of Thursday, November 4th, to share a cup of coffee before your workday gets started. Get your coffee, tea, and/or pastry at this local Mission coffee shop and catch up with other members during this in-person outdoor coffee break together. Accessible seating is available.
This program is free and open to ArtTable members only. Members may bring one additional guest. First Thursdays Coffee Break is a recurring event and is donation based.
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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.

A list of attendees will be shared with all registrants for reference in advance of the program.
Please email programs@arttable.org if you would like additional accessibility information for this program.
Thank you to ArtTable’s Northern California Chapter Leaders for planning and hosting this program.

Image courtesy of Sightglass Coffee, Mission.

Virtual | Reimagining Memorials and Memory, with Judy Baca
2021-11-04 18:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
3pm PT/ 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET
Join our conversation with Judy Baca, Los Angeles-based artist, educator, scholar/activist, community arts pioneer, UCLA professor emeritus, and founder of the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARCinLA). Judy has produced numerous murals in Los Angeles and elsewhere since the early 1970’s, and is particularly renown for The Great Wall of Los Angeles (also known as The History of California).
“I want to produce artwork that is beautiful and inspirational, and beyond decorative. I excavate public spaces to hear public voice, and to create public consciousness about the presence of people who are often the majority of the population but are not represented in a visual way. By telling their stories I hope to give voice to those least heard and to visualize a more whole American story. I call this creating sites of public memory.” – Judy Baca
This program will highlight Baca’s artistic practice as a tool for both people and place. She will present several of her murals which dramatically document both told and untold American stories of the disenfranchised. Baca will also share her wisdom, personal perspective, and vast experience on how to effectively reimagine memorials and memory. Cathie Behrend, ArtTable New York member who co-organized this series, will introduce the program and speaker. There will be ample time for questions so come prepared with your inquiry about Memorials and Memory.

Admission

ArtTable Circle Members– Free
All other ArtTable Members – $10
Non-Members – $15
Members may bring an additional guest for $5

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Accessibility: This program will offer automatic closed captioning services. If you require additional accommodations, please email programs@arttable.org.

About Judy Baca
One of America’s leading visual artists, Dr. Judith F. Baca, grew up in Los Angeles and has been creating public art for more than four decades. In 1974, Baca founded the City of Los Angeles’ first mural program which produced over 400 murals and employed thousands of local participants, evolving into an arts organization known as the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC).
Dr. Baca, now Professor Emeritus, was a University of California senior professor of Studio Art (1980-96), founded UC’s Cesar Chavez Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in 1993, and has long been a professor in UC’s Chicano/a Studies and World Cultures Department in UCLA’s School of Art and Architecture. She continues to serve as SPARC’s artistic director, and within the UCLA@SPARC Digital/Mural Lab, now uses digital technology as she co-creates murals promoting social justice and participatory public art projects. Her honors include a 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship, a 2015 Rockefeller Fellowship and over 50 awards from various community groups. Judy Baca’s artwork is included in the collections of The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, among others. The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in L.A. has recently acquired The History of California archive; and currently, the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA presents a major retrospective of Judy Baca’s practice.
Her most well-known work, ‘The Great Wall of Los Angeles,’ created between 1976-1983, runs for one-half mile in the Tujunga Wash, a flood control channel of the Los Angeles River, featuring images of California’s pre-history into the 1950’s. In 2017 it was named to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2021, Baca and SPARC received a $5 million Andrew Mellon Foundation grant to extend The Great Wall’s imagery for another half mile to include narratives up to the present and develop further interpretive material.

Thank you to Cathie Behrend, former Deputy Director of New York’s Percent for Art Program and founder of VenturesinVision, and Lori Shepard, ArtTable member (New York Chapter), for organizing this program series.

Images:

Portrait of Judy Baca at the 2004 partial restoration of the Great Wall of Los Angeles. Background mural detail from the 1950’s section “Forebearers of Civil Rights.”
3 mural images: Judith F. Baca(c)1976, Great Wall of Los Angeles, detail from the 1950’s section “Division of the Barrios and Chavez Ravine,”; detail from the 1950’s section “Asians Gain Citizenship and Property,”;detail from the 1950’s section “Olympic Champions 1948-1964 Breaking Barriers.”
Judy Baca at the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC).

All images courtesy of the SPARC Archives.

Virtual | Self-Mythology and the Unreliable Narrator in the Life & Times of Sam Francis
2021-11-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
11am PT/ 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET
Please join Gabrielle Selz, Jeremy Stone, and Debra Burchett-Lere as they probe the self-mythologizing narratives of artists and personalities of the 20th Century. This talk will focus on discoveries Selz made in her new book, Light on Fire, the first comprehensive biography of Sam Francis.

Light on Fire traces the extraordinary and ultimately tragic journey of a complex and charismatic artist who first learned to paint while encased for three years in a full-body plaster cast. Francis portrayed himself as a pilot who heroically crashed his plane in the Arizona desert; a story Selz reveals is a fabrication that was repeated by all the male historians who wrote about his illustrious career. For indeed, Francis’s color-saturated paintings went on to fetch the highest prices of any living artist. His restless desire resulted in five marriages and homes on three continents. His entrepreneurial spirit led to the founding of MoCA, Lapis Press, a reforestation program, and several nonprofits. Light on Fire captures the art, life, personality, and talent of a man who sought to resolve in art, the contradictions he couldn’t resolve in life.

Admission

ArtTable Circle Members– Free
All other ArtTable Members – $5
Non-Members – $7

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Accessibility: Please email programs@arttable.org if you require specific accommodations.

About the Speakers
Debra Burchett-Lere brings a range of professional international art-world experiences as an author, curator, and executive director of the artist-endowed Sam Francis Foundation, California. Her background includes key positions at the fine-art limited editions print studio Gemini G.E.L. and the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (LAICA). For over twenty-five years, Debra has collaborated on museum exhibitions including projects with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles; the Milwaukee Art Museum; Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, NC; the Jeu de Paume, Paris; Kunsthalle- der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn; Fundacio Caja de Madrid; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

In addition, Burchett-Lere has authored books and catalogues including publications by the Getty Museum Conservation Institute, Los Angeles and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Press). She has worked as a grant writer for university art programs, an art consultant, and accredited appraiser with the Appraisers Association of America, NYC. Her recent volunteer board services include positions for ArtTable, NYC and the Brand Associates of the Brand Library and Arts Center, Glendale, CA.

ArtTable member Gabrielle Selz is the award-winning author of Unstill Life: Art and Love in the Age of Abstraction (W.W. Norton 2014) and Light on Fire: The Art and Life of Sam Francis (UC Press, 2021), the first comprehensive biography of one of the most important American abstract artists of the 20th century. Her essays and art reviews have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Hyperallergic, Square Cylinder, Art & Object, Art Papers, The Rumpus, and The Huffington Post, among others. She makes her home in Oakland, CA. For more information, visit: https://gabrielleselz.com.

Jeremy Stone, also an ArtTable member, is a former gallerist, art advisor/appraiser, and collector who has advised many important private collectors, museums, and institutions. Her expert witness work over the past 25 years has included legal cases across the United States and the government of Canada. She has served on the board and held office on multiple levels with ArtTable, the American Society of Appraisers, and the San Francisco Art Dealers Association.

Jeremy specializes in Post-War, modern, and contemporary art. Her collection includes Hank Murta Adams, Robert Arneson, Elmer Bischoff, Squeak Carnwath, John Chamberlain, Willem de Kooning, Nancy Drosd, Sam Francis, Mike Henderson, Mildred Howard, David Huffman, Kazuko Inoue, Franz Kline, John Graham, Rick Hickam, David Huffman, Gaston Lachaise, Joanne Leonard, Robert Mapplethorpe, Grace Munakata, Edith Schloss, Richard Sheehan, Katherine Sherwood, Lorna Simpson, Louise M. Stanley, Pia Stern, Masami Teraoka, Wayne Thiebaud, Ai Wei Wei, and John Zurier, among many others.

Thank you to Gabrielle Selz, Jeremy Stone, and ArtTable’s Northern California Chapter Leaders for organizing this program.

Images:

Light On Fire: The Art and Life of Sam Francis by Gabrielle Selz

CANCELLED | Virtual | An ArtTable Friendsgiving, with The Artisan's Palate
2021-11-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
3pm PT/ 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET
Come celebrate Friendsgiving with ArtTable and The Artisan’s Palate! We will be joined by founder and chef Christa Csoka and artist Melissa Herriott for a conversation about how The Artisan’s Palate came to be, the importance of art, food, and community, and the local arts scene in Charlotte, North Carolina. We’ll also be making a specialty cocktail called “The Weight of the World,” inspired by a series of paintings by Herriott that were on view at The Artisan’s Palate during her time as featured artist. See below for the ingredients so you can make the cocktail with us!
After the discussion and drinks, we’ll go into breakout rooms for a classic ArtTable networking session.
RECIPE: The Weight of the World
Ingredients:

1 ½ oz Reposado Tequila
½ oz Mezcal
1 oz Blood Orange Puree (Alternative: blood orange soda OR 1/2 oz orange juice + 1/2 oz grapefruit juice)
½ oz Blood Orange Aperitif (vermouth) (Alternative: sweet vermouth)
1 fresh lime
Smoked Chili Bitters (Alternative: any bitters will work if smoked chili is unavailable)
Orange Zest
Sal de Gusano (worm salt; or substitute with chili salt) (Alternative: just mix some salt and chili powder!)

How to make it:
Serve this cocktail in a Rocks Glass with a large ice cube. Stir all ingredients except bitters in a glass pitcher. Pour over your ice cube. Put in 3-4 dashes of bitters after the mix is in the glass (do not put these on the cube, but around the edges). Put worm salt/chili salt on the ice cube and garnish with an orange zest on the glass. Voila!
This program is free for ArtTable members and $10 for non-members. Members are encouraged to bring a friend for an additional $10.
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Accessibility: Automatic closed captioning will be available for this program. Please email programs@arttable.org if you require additional accommodations.

About the Speakers
Owner and chef Christa Csoka’s love for entertaining and passion for food began when she was a child, helping her mother host dinners and events for officers and cadets at West Point.
Csoka has over 30 years’ experience in the service industry, including working as a chef at French restaurants in NYC and Chicago and catering in Austin, New York, and Charlotte. She has lived in and visited many cities all over the world, all of which have given her a diverse culinary perspective and palate. After graduating from the French Culinary Institute in New York, Christa moved to Charlotte in 2003 to be closer to family. Although she was not immediately immersed in the culinary world of Charlotte, she kept her love of cooking alive by catering on weekends and special events as well as hosting many themed parties and events over the years. This would launch the idea of the Artisan’s Palate. The inclusion of art as part of a whole experience was always her passion and she envisioned a space in which food, drinks, music and art co-existed in harmony – and that is how The Artisan’s Palate came to be.
Melissa Herriott is a Charlotte-based abstract artist and interior stylist working in multiple mediums. Her paintings are full of color, texture, and symbolism. Melissa is an award-winning artist, featured in QC Exclusive Magazine and the KNOW Book of Women. Melissa’s hope is that her work sparks conversation, inspires, and allows you (if even for a moment) to get lost inside of it.

About The Artisan’s Palate
The Artisan’s Palate is a restaurant, art gallery and gathering space in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It offers a unique menu of craft cocktails, wine and share plates in a neighborly, relaxed atmosphere with a focus on art and those who create it.
Over the years the NoDa community has seen most of its galleries close, but The Artisan’s Palate is working to change that. The space includes a gallery that features local artists monthly. Guests are introduced to immersive experiences, crafted by Chef and Owner, Christa Csoka. These experiences converge all five senses through food, beverage, art, music and more based on each collection.
The Artisan’s Palate is an inclusive destination for its customers – from local coffee during the day, to rustic-yet-refined plates and curated cocktails at night, to savory and sweet brunch on Sunday. They also sell wine, coffee, and art in support of local artisans all within a creative, community environment.

Images:

Interior shot of The Artisan’s Palate gallery, featuring work by Melissa Herriott
Headshots provided by the speakers
Interior shot of The Artisan’s Palate, courtesy of The Artisan’s Palate

New York | 'Ruth Orkin: Expressions of Life' Tour at Fotografiska
2021-11-09 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Fotografiska, 281 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10010, United States
Please join ArtTable’s New York Chapter and Mary Engel, director of the Ruth Orkin Photo Archive, for a special in-person tour of Expressions of Life at Fotografiska.
Expressions of Life is an emotional, inspiring, and romantic chronicle of the pioneering photographer and filmmaker Ruth Orkin. Featuring landmark photographs from her work across Hollywood, New York City, Israel and Italy, the exhibition celebrates the Orkin’s centennial, and showcases her as a master of intimacy, warmth, and boldness behind the camera.
From photographs of her monumental cross country bicycle trip at age 17 and behind-the-scenes of MGM Studios as the first “messenger girl” in 1941, to European adventures and spontaneous, cinematic New York City moments – Expressions of Life spotlights some of her most renowned photographs: American Girl in Italy (1951), Bernstein in Green Room, Carnegie Hall, NYC, (1950), and Einstein at Princeton luncheon, NJ (1953), among others.

This program is $5 for ArtTable members and $10 for non-members.
Please note that entry to the exhibition is paid separately, which must be done on-site. Pricing is $13 for general admission and $8 for seniors. The ArtTable program fee goes to support this in-person walk-through.

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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. Fotografiska New York is open to the public and to members with guidelines in place for the safety and well-being of our guests and staff. Proof of vaccination is required in order to enter Fotografiska. Please have this documentation with you when you join the program and ready to present at the museum. Accessibility Fotografiska is fully wheelchair accessible. Please email programs@arttable.org if you require more information. Getting There Fotografiska is located at at 281 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10010. If you prefer to drive, there are several public parking lots close by: Champion Parking36 E 21st St, New York, NY(212) 473-9365 Icon Parking41-47 E 21st St, New York, NY(212) 674-9528 Manhattan Parking Gramercy Corp.32 Gramercy Park S # 1, New York, NY(212) 533-0863 PUBLIC TRANSITPublic transportation is a great way to get to Fotografiska. The closest subway stations are the 23rd Street Station on the 6 and the R/W lines. Several city buses stop nearby, including the M1, M2 and M3. Citibike is available at the northeast corner at Park Ave S, & 20th Street.

About Mary Engel
Mary Engel is the founder and president of the American Photography Archives Group, APAG, an award winning filmmaker and the director of the Orkin/Engel Film and Photo Archive. Engel has been the director of the Ruth Orkin Photo Archive since its inception in 1985. She is responsible for all aspects of managing the archive including sales, licensing, marketing, legal issues, preservation and social media. Engel works with photography galleries, museums and auction houses in the United States and abroad. She has published four catalogs of photography.
Engel’s first film “Ruth Orkin: Frames of Life” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1996. It went on to screen at many other festivals. The film was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of the “Outstanding Documentaries of 1996.” Her film “Morris Engel: The Independent” premiered on Turner Classic Movies, TCM in 2009. Engel is also a contributing producer of “Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League’s New York” released in 2011.
Engel has recently participated on panels at POWarts and Photoville, and has lectured at Harvard University, New York University, Brooklyn Historical Society, St. Louis Art Museum, Central Park Conservancy, and has appeared at the Avon Theater, (Stamford, CT), Loews Jersey (Jersey City, NJ) Film Forum (New York, NY) and the Egyptian Theater (Park City, Utah). She has been published in The New York Times, the American Society of Media Photographers magazine, Photo District News and Film Comment.
Engel is the 2017 recipient of the Griffin Museum of Photography – Focus Spotlight Award. She also completed the 2017 Seminar on Strategy for Artist-Endowed Foundation Leaders, presented by the Aspen Institute Artist-Endowed Foundations Initiative (AEFI).

Thank you to ArtTable member Susan Halper and Sarah McNaughton, New York Chapter Programs Committee Co-Chair, for organizing this program.

Images:

American Girl in Italy 1951© Ruth Orkin Photo Archive
Mary Engel

Virtual | AT Connect with Tiffany Williams
2021-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 12pm ET
ArtTable’s AT Connect program series encourages members to network, connect, and ask questions outside of their regular areas of expertise. In this session we will hear from Tiffany Williams, Assistant Curator at Art in Embassies and a member of ArtTable’s Washington, DC Chapter.
Admission

ArtTable Circle Members – Free
All other ArtTable Members – $5
Non-Members – $10
Members may bring an additional guest for $5

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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.

About Tiffany Williams
Tiffany Williams is an advocate for the arts as a tool for cultural diplomacy and dialogue, critical thinking, and self expression. For ten years, she has worked for the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Art in Embassies (AIE). Serving ten years in total at AIE, she has curated dozens of exhibitions for U.S. Ambassadors on six continents. Tiffany has assisted on and co-curated several permanent U.S. embassy collections, including those in Harare, Zimbabwe; N’Djamena, Chad; Niamey, Niger; and Nogales, Mexico. Previously, she served as a Henry Luce Curatorial Assistant Fellow for The Corning Museum of Glass. Tiffany holds a BA from Virginia Commonwealth University as well as an MA in the History of Decorative Arts from George Mason University in partnership with the Smithsonian.

New York | 'Triennial: Soft Water Hard Stone' at the New Museum
2021-11-11 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York, 10002
Please join us for a curatorial welcome and self lead walkthrough of Soft Water Hard Stone, the fifth New Museum Triennial which brings together works across mediums by forty artists and collectives from around the world. The title of the exhibition is taken from a Brazilian proverb, versions of which are found across cultures: Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura (Soft water on hard stone hits until it bores a hole).
The title speaks to ideas of resilience and perseverance, and the impact that an insistent yet discrete gesture can have in time. It also provides a metaphor for resistance, as water—a constantly flowing and transient material—is capable of eventually dissolving stone—a substance associated with permanence, but also composed of tiny particles that can collapse under pressure.
In this moment of profound change, where structures that were once thought to be stable are disintegrating or on the edge of collapse, the 2021 Triennial recognizes artists re-envisioning traditional models, materials, and techniques beyond established paradigms. Their works exalt states of transformation, calling attention to the malleability of structures, porous and unstable surfaces, and the fluid and adaptable potential of both technological and organic mediums.
Soft Water Hard Stone is curated by Margot Norton, Allen and Lola Goldring Curator at the New Museum, and Jamillah James, Senior Curator, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA), with Jeanette Bisschops, Curatorial Fellow, and Bernardo Mosqueira, ISLAA Curatorial Fellow.

This program is $10 for ArtTable members. Capacity is limited. Not a member? Join today!

Please read before registering:
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. Proof of vaccination is required for museum entry. In compliance with the Mayor's Emergency Executive Order 225 issued on August 16, 2021, the New Museum requires visitors 12 years of age and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the Museum. Visitors 18 years of age and older must also show an ID bearing the same identifying information as proof of vaccination. Vaccinated visitors ages 12–17 without an ID must be accompanied by a vaccinated adult with an ID. All visitors ages 4 and up are still required to wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status. Accessibility HEARINGAssistive listening devices, headsets, and neck loops are available for most programs at the New Museum. Headsets and neck loops are available for Audio Tours. WHEELCHAIRSThe New Museum and its programs are accessible to people using wheelchairs. All galleries and facilities are wheelchair accessible. Two wheelchairs are available in the Coat Check free of charge. Please call in advance to reserve one if you need a wheelchair during your visit. Please click here to read more about accessibility at the New Museum. Getting There The New Museum is located at at 235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002. Please click here for driving directions and here for nearby parking. The New Museum is accessible via the N, R, J, Z, 6, B, D, F, and M subways.

About the speaker
Jeanette Bisschops is a curator and writer from Amsterdam based in New York. She is currently a Curatorial Fellow at the New Museum, New York. Between 2016 and 2019, Bisschops served as Curatorial Assistant for Time-Based Media at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and has curated multiple exhibitions as an independent curator. She holds a Master’s in Psychology from Maastricht University and a Master’s in Art History from the University of Amsterdam.

Thank you to Regan Lynn Larroque, New York Chapter Programs Committee Co-Chair, for organizing this program.

Images:

Soft Water Hard Stone

DC | 'Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful' Tour & Discussion at the Phillips Collection
2021-11-12 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC, 20009
Join ArtTable’s DC chapter for a special guided tour of Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful at The Phillips Collection with Renee Maurer, coordinating curator for the exhibition, and Gwendolyn Everett, Howard University Professor of Art History. In addition to an overview of the exhibition, among the topics to be discussed during the tour will be new insights gained after spending time with the works assembled for the exhibition, now that the show has reached its second venue; current politics of exhibition organization, challenges and opportunities for representing multiple voices/perspectives, and enriching visitors’ understanding of Alma Thomas, her work, and her impact on the art world in DC and beyond. Jonathan Walz, Director of Curatorial Affairs & Curator of American Art, Columbus Museum of Art, Georgia, and one of the co-curators of the exhibition will join in the conversation.

This program is $5 to attend and is open to ArtTable members only.
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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. The Phillips Collection requires that museum visitors 12 years of age and over show proof of vaccination or a same-day negative COVID-19 test upon entry, along with a government-issued photo ID. Proof of a negative same-day COVID-19 test must come from a health care provider. Results from a self-administered COVID-19 test will not be accepted. All safety COVID-19 protocols including mask-wearing and physical distancing will be followed. All visitors over the age of two are required to wear face masks, regardless of vaccination status, unless an individual is unable to wear a face covering due to a medical condition. Masks must cover both your mouth and nose, without gaps between your mask and face. Patrons who do not or cannot comply with the policy will not be allowed into the museum. For those who are unable to visit us in person, or who prefer to enjoy the Phillips from home, we continue to offer numerous online options. Following DC government, DC Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, The Phillips Collection has developed new cleaning, safety, and operational protocols. Please stay at home if you are feeling sick. Please do not visit the Museum if you have a fever or any covid-19 symptoms, have tested positive for covid-19 within the past 14 days, or have had close contact with anyone who is confirmed or is suspected of having covid-19. Please click here to read more about health & safety protocols at The Phillips Collection. Accessibility The Phillips Collection is committed to ensuring that the museum’s facilities, services, exhibitions, and programs comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Reasonable accommodations are in place to ensure that people with disabilities have equal physical and communications access, as defined by federal law. If you have specific questions or concerns, please call 202.287.2151 or email reservations@phillipscollection.org in advance of your visit. All galleries and public facilities of the museum are wheelchair accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs is available at the coat check. Elevators are available throughout the museum; a wheelchair lift is also available between Goh Annex Floor 3 and the bridge walkway to House Floor 2U. Please see a museum assistant for access to the lift. The Center for Art and Knowledge also has an elevator available for its public programs. Service animals are welcome. American Sign Language and a limited number of assistive listening devices for programs and tours are offered by request. Please click here to read more about accessibility at The Phillips Collection. Getting There The Phillips Collection is located at 1600 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC, near the corner of 21st and Q Streets, NW. The museum is committed to promoting the use of sustainable transportation as a way to reduce local traffic congestion and air pollution. While we do provide driving directions, please consider other transportation options. Please click here for more detailed information on getting to the Museum via Metro, DC Circulator, Bike, or Car, as well as parking options.

About the Speakers
Gwendolyn H. Everett, art historian, museum educator, curator, and children’s book author, and ArtTable member is an Associate Professor in Art History in the Department of Art at Howard University, Washington, D.C. She formerly served as Associate Dean for the Division of Fine Arts, Director of the Howard University Gallery of Art, and Chairperson of the Department of Art. Everett received her Ph.D. from George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, MA in Art History from Howard, and a BA from Spelman College, where she majored in Studio Art. She is currently co-organizing a symposium, “Alma W. Thomas and David Driskell: Journeys in Art,” with the Howard University Department of Art and the Phillips Collection to coincide with Alma Thomas and David Driskell exhibitions on view at the Phillips, November 13, 2021.
ArtTable member Renee Maurer is Associate Curator, The Phillips Collection, and coordinating curator for the Phillips’s presentation of the Alma W. Thomas: Everything is Beautiful exhibition. Other exhibitions she has coordinated include Riffs and Relations: African American Artists and the European Modernist Tradition, guest curated by Adrienne Childs in 2020; A Modern Vision: European Paintings from The Phillips Collection and its tour (2017–2020); Toulouse-Lautrec Illustrates the Belle Époque (2017); Gauguin to Picasso: Masterworks from Switzerland (2016); American Moments: Photographs from The Phillips Collection (2015); Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life: 1928–1945 (2013); and Jasper Johns: Variations on a Theme (2012). Prior to working at the Phillips, she was a research assistant at the National Gallery of Art. She received her BA from Dickinson College and her MA from George Washington University.
About the exhibition
Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful provides a fresh perspective on the artist’s dynamic long life (1891-1978) and multifaceted career that was defined by constant creativity. This major retrospective traces her journey from semi-rural Georgia to Washington, DC, to become the first Black woman given a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art at age 80. Through artworks and archival materials, this exhibition demonstrates how Thomas’s wide-reaching artistic practices extended far beyond her studio. It helped shape every facet of her life—from community service to teaching to gardening.
Everything Is Beautiful contextualizes Thomas’s art and life within her creative community, delving into her association with Howard University, American University, and the Barnett Aden Gallery, which she helped co-found. Some of her works are placed alongside examples by her friends and contemporaries, such as Loïs Mailou Jones and Morris Louis, who also helped shape the DC art scene. The exhibition offers an intimate look at this inspiring cultural icon who used her imagination and ingenuity to lead a rich and beautiful life.
Click here to read more about the exhibition.

Thank you to Renee Maurer, Associate Curator, and Erica Harper, Educator, The Phillips Collection.

Images:

Alma Thomas, Pansies for Washington, 1969, acrylic on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Vincent Melzac)
Dr. Gwendolyn Everett
Renee Maurer
Ida Jervis, Alma Thomas at Home, 1968, gelatin silver print. Alma Thomas Papers, c. 1894–2001, Of Alma Thomas,1950s–60s, box 5, folder 36. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

Virtual | Reading at the (Art)Table - 'Culture Strike: Art & Museums in the Age of Protest' by Laura Raicovich
2021-11-14 14:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
11am PT / 12pm MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET
Join us in reading “Culture Strike – Art and Museums in an Age of Protest” by Laura Raicovich and lend your voice to the discussion that promises to be lively and engaging!
This program is for ArtTable members only. Not a member? Join today!
How to take part:

Click here to Register for this program. Please note that registration for this program will close at 5pm ET/2pm PT on Friday, November 12.
You will receive a registration confirmation via email that contains the Zoom link. If you need to download the Zoom app, you may do so here. For further instruction on how to use Zoom, see here.

Thank you to Jan Wurm, ArtTable Northern California Chapter, for organizing this program.
Image: Culture Strike – Art and Museums in the Age of Protest by Laura Raikovich
