Thursday, February 24, 2011

PAST: SYMPOSIUM: Art + Censorship Day Long event at Corcoran this SAT, March 26th 10:00am - 5:30pm, Free

All day symposium on Art + Censorship

Culture Wars: Then and Now

Saturday, March 26th

10:00am - 5:30pm

Free

view agenda here!


In partnership with Transformer Gallery in DC and the National Coalition Against Censorship, the Corcoran will be hosting a free, one-day symposium in light of recent censorship by the Smithsonian Institution. The full-day symposium will also be live streamed at corcoran.org.


Culture Wars: Then and Now panelists include the Corcoran’s Chief Curator and Head of Research Philip Brookman and Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the Corcoran College of Art + Design Andy Grundberg, among many other notable movers-and-shakers in the DC art world. Robert Storr, Dean, Yale School of Art, will be the day’s keynote speaker not-to-be-missed at 10:00am.


Censorship Examined

10:00am – 11 :00am


Culture Wars Redux – What did we (what do we) consider offensive?

11:30am – 1:00pm


Give me a Revolution: Artists’ Responses to Censorship

2:00pm – 3:30pm


Free Speech & Arts Funding

4:00pm – 5:30pm


A reception for panelists and attendees will follow in the Corcoran Atrium from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged, register here.


College of Art + Design

500 17th St, NW

Metro: Farragut West and walk over to 17th St and down about ten minutes

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