TRAVELING SEMINAR FOR CURATORS OF CONTEMPORARY PRINTS
The Brodsky Center at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia, announces a traveling seminar designed to deepen the understanding of techniques in the print discipline employed by contemporary artists.
The seminar will be held from April 4 to 8, 2022.
Ten national and two international curators will be selected to travel to organizations in Philadelphia and New York that support the creation, collection, and interpretation of contemporary artworks in the print medium, including the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, New York Public Library, Museum of Modern Art, Two Palms, and Prints of Darkness, among others, and attend demonstrations and lectures in printmaking, and caring for, exhibiting, conserving, and publishing prints.
CRITERIA
Funded through a grant to PAFA from the Getty Foundation through The Paper Project initiative focused on training and professional development for early- to mid-career curators of prints and drawings, the seminar covers all travel, lodging, meals, entrance fees, and session expenses.
Selected participants will be early-career curators with a demonstrated research interest in contemporary graphic arts, including curators who are working with prints in exhibitions and collections and desire to deepen their technical knowledge, and curators of drawings who are learning about prints.
Curators will be expected to arrive in Philadelphia by April 3, attend the seminar over the five-day period between April 4 and 8, and depart on April 9. A schedule of activities will be sent upon acceptance.
The seminar will promote dialogue around the most promising trends and ideas being developed by contemporary artists, print workshops, and art curators in the field of prints and paper, in the hope of enhancing the impact of the print medium through future exhibitions, acquisitions, and educational initiatives.