Schedule of Presentations for Monday 12/2 to 12/11

Schedule of presentations, Monday 12/2

Gruca
Grullion
Gurney
Conceptcion-Verela
Kutnick
Lampe
Wednesday 12/4
Larkin
Lauzon
Lewis
Lines
Long
McDermott
Miranda
Nee
Monday 12/9
O'Donnell- Curry
Paddock
Parillo
Patterson
Remien
Rogers
Stewart
Tremblay
Wednesday 12/11
Vessey
Vuong
Waznewsky

Presentations are a significant part of your grade. If you need to reschedule please try to make arrangements with another senior to replace you. 

Seminar Presentation Guidelines

Presentation guidelines

SFAS

Senior Fine Arts Seminar

Presentations

The purpose of the presentations is to practice articulating your ideas. This means that you will be discussing the work of a living artist or your own work and relating that work and ideas to the issues and ideas that you are engaged with in a contemporary art-historical context. Presentations should be 10 minutes in length and include a digital slideshow. It should feature original research, not things repackaged from earlier in this class or other classes. A successful presentation should include some of the following;

FIRST SEMESTER STUDENTS

• A description of the artist's work.

• Interpretation of the artist’s work and ideas.

• A connection between your work and the artist's work visually (what it looks like) and conceptually (the ideas behind it), while putting the ideas in a contemporary art-historical context.

• Some discussion of where your work either diverges from or converges with this artist's work.

• A conclusion with some reference to your experience with this artist.

SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS

Your presentation will be about your own work. A successful presentation should include some of the following;

• Some background regarding your recent work (this is not the time for your biography).

• A description of your present work.

• Interpretation of your work.

• A connection between your work and issues and ideas in the contemporary art world. 

• A citation of some artists whose work is relevant to this connection.

•  A concluding discussion of what is next in the development of your work.

Be clear and concise. Try to avoid generalizations and art jargon in your presentations. It is okay for you to quote the words of a critic or artist if you give credit and make a reference to that writer. Remember that you are speaking about YOUR experience and ideas. Video is welcome, but it should not take the place of your own descriptions and analysis. Practice beforehand and keep track of time.

Leonie Bradbury Studio Visits Wed. 10/30, 12:30 -3:10

Tomorrow (Wednesday October 30) is a studio day. There is no 2 p.m. meeting. Leonie and I will be doing studio visits in the 301 building starting at 12:30.

150 WORDS ASSIGNMENT

SFAS

Senior Fine Arts Seminar           

One Hundred Fifty Words Assignment

In this assignment you will be writing one hundred and fifty words about someone else's artwork. I am asking you to pair off with a classmate in seminar and consider a particular piece of their work, a drawing, a photograph, a painting, performance or sculpture.  What you write should include the following things;

• Description,

• Your experience of looking,

• References to other things you have seen,

• Connections to ideas in literature, poetry, popular culture or music,

•  Quotations, 

• Questions,

• Comparisons

The goal in this assignment is to give you experience and practice at writing about what you see. You will be organizing your experience so that others can comprehend it. In this case, what you write about is not as important as what you write. Start with a particular piece and pay attention to it. See what ideas that come up for you, take notes. Your writing may lead you to connect this piece to other pieces by the same artist.

Consider this an exercise. Expect to revise and refine.

References;       Writing about Art by Terry Barret

                            Writing About Visual Art by David Carrier

Upcoming Montserrat Events

Thursday, November 7, 2013, 11:30a Abigail Newbold - Public Artist Talk

Thursday, November 7, 2013, 7-9pm Contemporary Cocktail - Contemporary Artists and the Natural World: Abigail Newbold,Andrea Evans,Caroline Bagenal

Saturday, November 9, 2013, 2-4pm Mary Anne Davis - Tea Service

Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 12-12:20pm Take 20 - Bevan de Wet

Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 11:30a Natalya Zahn - Public Artist Talk

Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 11:30a David H. Wells - Public Artist Talk

Friday, November 22, 2013, 5pm-7pm David H. Wells - Reception

Friday, November 22, 2013, 7-9pm Contemporary Cocktail - Defining the Dystopic: Amanda Antunes, Mary Anne Davis, David Wells, & Leonie Bradbury

Friday, November 22, 2013, 11am-12:30pm Mary Anne Davis - Tea Service

MONTSERRAT EVENTS THIS WEEK

VISITING ARTISTS

Tuesday, October 22, 11:30a: Public Artist Talk with Alumnus Aaron Bouvier, Hardie 201

Come hear Aaron Bouvier speak about his experiences designing the iconic image for One Heart Boston, which benefits The One Fund Boston and all victims of the tragic events surrounding this year’s Boston Marathon.

Bouvier is Boston-based and draws on his unique background in drawing, painting, and printmaking to create a fresh and distinctive design style. www.aaronbouvier.com

Wednesday, October 23, 11:30a: Public Artist Talk with Jennifer Hom, Hardie 201

Bring your lunch and hear directly from Jennifer Hom about her work as a Google Doodler!

She has created some of the most famous Google Doodles and we are thrilled to have her to campus. http://blog.jenniferhom.com/

CHECK OUT THE CREATIVE TIME SUMMIT in NY Streaming on Friday and Saturday October 25th and 26th

http://creativetime.org/summit/overview/

About the 2013 Summit

The 2013 Creative Time Summit sets its sights on the fact that culture, for good or bad, is an active ingredient in the construction and shaping of the contemporary city. Tapping into widespread debate on this issue, this year’s Summit provides a global platform for consideration of the trials, tribulations, artistic practices, campaigns, theories, and practicalities that accompany this phenomenon. As the active role of culture in the city gains traction not only with artists but also with architects, city planners, philanthropists, and developers—from eye-popping monumental sculpture, to arts districts, to battles over eviction and squatting—this year’s Summit provides a timely opportunity to debate and consider a variety of artistic approaches to this contemporary condition.

STREAMING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY October 25th and 26th

-creativetime.org/summit You can use this link to stream events, panel discussions, short films and lectures from the Creative Time Summit in New York on Friday and Saturday. The Theme of the Summit is LOCATION/DISLOCATION,

Feel free to dip into the Keynote address on Saturday by Lucy Lippard who has spoken and written about the idea of "Place" in contemporary art here at Montserrat.

Visiting Artist This Week and Next

From Creatives Without Borders

This message is from Savery Kelly. 

Note the three different days of these events. This is so it will be possible for students with different schedules to take part in the Visiting Artist Program.

Zsuzsanna Ardo will also be in seminar on Wednesday at our 2 pm. meeting. She will also be available for several studio visits after the seminar meeting.  Contact Savery Kelly to request a visit.

Good Afternoon, this is a reminder about the awesome visiting artist talks for this week and next!

Thursday, October 17, 11:30a: Public Artist Talk with Zsuzsanna Ardó, Hardie 201

Bring your lunch and join visual artist and curator Zsuzsanna Ardó this Thursday to hear directly about her artistic practice.

Many of Ardó's investigations are expressed both visually and in text. Her themes and medium are wide-ranging, including work on the immigrant or migrant experience.  www.ardo.org orwww.hasweb.org

Tuesday, October 22, 11:30a: Public Artist Talk with Alumnus Aaron Bouvier, Hardie 201

Come hear Aaron Bouvier speak about his experiences designing the iconic image for One Heart Boston, which benefits The One Fund Boston and all victims of the tragic events surrounding this year’s Boston Marathon.

Bouvier is Boston-based and draws on his unique background in drawing, painting, and printmaking to create a fresh and distinctive design style. www.aaronbouvier.com

Wednesday, October 23, 11:30a: Public Artist Talk with Jennifer Hom, Hardie 201

Bring your lunch and hear directly from Jennifer Hom about her work as a Google Doodler!

She has created some of the most famous Google Doodles and we are thrilled to have her to campus. http://blog.jenniferhom.com/

Best,

Savery