Curating Contemporary Art Today

    Friday, April 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM until 1:00 PMPacific Daylight Time UTC -07:00

    Curating is an expanding field that has become increasingly professionalized since the 1960s. Today, curators are asked to play highly complex roles while their institutions struggle with shifting views about inclusion, diversity, and equality made more visible during the pandemic. Curating Contemporary Art Today explores the challenges and the fulfillment in today's curatorial profession through the lens of three alumni working in diverse environments.

    Speakers:

    Storm Ascher (MA Art Business, 2020) – Founder, Superposition Gallery

    Taylor Bythewood-Porter (MA Art Business, 2016) – Assistant Curator, California African American Museum

    Leslie Matamoros (MA Arts Management, 2017) – Curator of Exhibitions, Ontario Museum of History and Art

    Moderator:

    Alma Ruiz – Adjunct Faculty, Center for Business & Management of the Arts, Independent Curator

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