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:
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- Overview of the symposium, credit requirements
- Introductory remarks: Why Art Today Now?
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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 Allen, Siyao 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