Program & Schedule

Agenda

 

Thursday, April 24, 2025

 

4:30-6:00 pm CAC Course Session with Dr. Judith Burton & Rebecca Taylor 

Location Macy 447 

For participants registered for credit:

      •          Overview of the symposium, credit requirements
      •          Introductory remarks: Why Art Today Now?

 

6:00-8:00 pm Welcome Reception

Location Macy Gallery

 

Friday, April 25, 2025

 

9:00 - 9:30 am Coffee & Tea / Registration

Location: Everett Lounge & Milbank Chapel

 

9:30 am Welcome Remarks  Dr. Judith Burton

Location: Milbank Chapel

 

10:00-11:00 am Keynote: Community Today

Dr. Max Frieder: What do we expect of Art Today in a globalized community?

Audience Q&A

 

11:00 - 11:20 am Coffee Break

Location: Everett Lounge

 

11:20-12:20 pm Doctoral Student Panel:  Art Today through the Lens of Community

Location: Milbank Chapel

Panel Chair: Dr. Lisa Hochtritt

Doctoral Students: Marvin Cabrera, Larry Tung,  and E.Y. Zipris

Audience Q&A / Participation

 

12:20-2:00 pm Lunch 

 

2:00 pm Welcome Back & Speaker Introduction

Location: Milbank Chapel

 

2:10-3:10 pm Keynote: Art Today

Dr. Pamela Harris Lawton: In a world that is increasingly fluid, hybrid and interconnected, what is Art Today?  

Audience Q&A

 

3:30-3:45 pm Coffee Break

Location: Everett Lounge

 

3:45-4:45 pm Doctoral Student Panel: Art Today

Location: Milbank Chapel

Panel Chair: Jennifer Ruth Hoyden

Doctoral Students: Katherine Cheairs, Erika Vogt, and Mia Zhou

Audience Q&A / Participation

 

4:45-5:15 pm Closing Remarks & Discussion

 

Saturday, April 26, 2025

 

9:00-9:30 am Coffee & Tea / Registration

Location: Everett Lounge

 

9:30-10:00 am Welcome Remarks Dr. Judith Burton

Location: Milbank Chapel

 

10:00-11:00 am Keynote: Aesthetics Today

Dr. Megan Laverty: In a world dominated by mediated experiences is there a place for unmediated aesthetic sensibility Today?

Audience Q&A

 

11:00-11:20 am Coffee Break

Location: Everett Lounge

 

11:20-12:20 pm  Doctoral Student Panel: Art Today through the Lens of Aesthetics

Location: Milbank Chapel

Panel Chair: Rebecca Taylor

Doctoral Students: Kelly Cave, Joe Cimino, and Allyson Montana

Audience Q&A / Participation

 

12:20-2:00 pm Lunch

 

2:00-2:10 pm Welcome Back & Speaker Introduction

Location: Milbank Chapel

 

2:10-3:30 pm Keynote: Culture Today

Dr. Anna Kornbluh: What role does art play in shaping the changing and fluid meanings and practices of cultures today?

Audience Q&A

 

3:30-3:45 pm Coffee Break

Location: Everett Lounge

 

3:45-4:45 pm Doctoral Student Panel: Art Today through the Lens of Culture 

Location: Milbank Chapel

Panel Chair: Dr. Nicole Johnson

Doctoral Students:  Corey AllenSiyao Lyu, and Janet Rush

Audience Q&A / Participation

 

4:45-5:15 pm Closing Remarks & Discussion

 

Sunday, April 27, 2025

 

10:00am-3:00pm Making Today

Location: Gottesman Library 

Community Artmaking under the Arches of the Library Foyer led by Ayelet Aldouby-Efraim, Judith Burton, Megan Duval and Rebecca Taylor

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