CAA News Today
Kelly Boehmer and Matt Toole
posted by CAA — March 12, 2018
The weekly CAA Conversations Podcast continues the vibrant discussions initiated at our Annual Conference. Listen in each week as educators explore arts and pedagogy, tackling everything from the day-to-day grind to the big, universal questions of the field.
This week, Kelly Boehmer and Matt Toole discuss teaching teaching 3D and sculpture.
Kelly Boehmer lives in Pooler, GA and teaches as a Lecturer at Georgia Southern University. She makes large-scale, soft sculpture installations (often depicting unicorns) and is a member of the performance art band, Glitter Chariot.
Matt Toole lives in Savannah, GA and was a professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design from 2006 to 2016. He is a sculptor who works with a variety of materials and processes including performance works focusing on rituals associated with making.
New in caa.reviews
posted by CAA — March 09, 2018
Itohan Osayimwese reviews Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa: Lessons from Larabanga by Michelle Apotsos. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Alice Heeren explores the exhibition catalogue México 1900-1950: Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Orozco, and the Avant-Garde by Agustín Arteaga. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Joseph Leo Koerner writes about Albrecht Dürer and the Epistolary Mode of Address by Shira Brisman. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Elizabeth Robles examines British Black Art: Debates on Western Art History by Sophie Orlando. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
CAA Goes to Washington
posted by CAA — March 07, 2018
See live updates on Twitter and Instagram
Early next week, staff members from CAA will be attending Arts Advocacy Day and Humanities Advocacy Day in Washington, DC.
ARTS ADVOCACY DAY
March 12 – March 13, 2018
Hosted by Americans for the Arts
Arts advocates from across the country convene in Washington, DC for Americans for the Arts’s annual Arts Advocacy Day each year. Arts Advocacy Day brings together a broad cross section of America’s cultural and civic organizations, along with more than 700 grassroots advocates from across the country, to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts. Learn more.
HUMANITIES ADVOCACY DAY
March 11 – March 13, 2018
Hosted by National Alliance for the Humanities
Humanities Advocacy Day provides the opportunity to connect with a growing number of humanities advocates from around the country. Together, advocates will explore approaches to year-round advocacy on college campuses and in local communities while also preparing for Capitol Hill visits. On March 13, they will visit House and Senate offices to make a persuasive case for federal funding for the humanities. Learn more.
WHY IS CAA ATTENDING?
For two years in a row, we’ve offered our complete and total opposition to efforts to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and other domestic programs that fund education, arts, and humanities initiatives, as outlined in the 2018 and 2019 White House budget proposals.
Over the last year, we’ve also solicited feedback from our members on a variety of issues that impact the arts, humanities, and higher education, including:
- Gun control and the proposal to arm teachers
- Tax reform and its effect on higher education
- Embracing and supporting diverse voices in the arts
- Hiring standards for part-time faculty
- Removing or preserving Confederate monuments
- The Muslim Travel Ban
For more on our advocacy efforts, click here.
We encourage you to be vocal about your support for the arts and humanities next week (and beyond!). Click here to access the CAA Arts and Humanities Advocacy Toolkit.
News from the Art and Academic Worlds
posted by CAA — March 07, 2018
Anonymous bingo card from 2018 Annual Conference, featured in “Sans Cowl” by Andy Campbell.
Each week CAA News summarizes articles, published around the web, that CAA members may find interesting and useful in their professional and creative lives.
Sans Cowl
“Sometime in the middle of the day on Friday, neon-colored CAA bingo cards started to appear on the ephemera table…’Statement’ glasses? Check. Architectural tunic sans cowl? It’s my new uniform. Carrying a different tote bag than the one everyone got for ‘free?’ Wouldn’t leave home without it.” Read Andy Campbell’s great, and hilarious, takeaway from CAA 2018. (Artforum)
Uncovering the Secrets of the Girl With a Pearl Earring
Using new exploratory technologies, the Mauritshuis museum is conducting a two-week public study of Vermeer’s most famous artwork. (New York Times)
New Cooper Union President Is Focusing on Free Tuition’s Return
New president Laura Sparks aims to get the college back to free tuition in ten years time. (The Villager)
Neanderthals Made Cave Paintings before Modern Humans Even Reached Europe
The paintings appear to predate the arrival of modern humans in Europe by 20,000 years. (Hyperallergic)
All of West Virginia’s Teachers Have Been on Strike for over a Week
Thousands of public school teachers across West Virginia have been on strike for more than a week in protest over their pay and benefits. (Vox)
Giant Monet Painting Discovered in Louvre Storage and Returned to Japan
Missing for almost 60 years, the painting was found severely damaged in a Louvre storage facility. (Hyperallergic)
The 106th Annual Conference in the Rearview Mirror
posted by CAA — March 05, 2018
Many thanks to everyone to made it to the 106th Annual Conference at the end of February. We had more than 4,200 people attend. Members enjoyed their sessions, as well as many of the opportunities to visit locations in LA outside of the Convention Center. We have also received lots of positive feedback on the new logo and the Cultural and Academic Network Hall.
We will be sending out a survey to the participants in the very near future. We are interested in your feedback about everything from session contact to the price of local coffee. So keep notes of your impressions so you can let us know.
In the meantime, you can:
Watch the videos of select sessions and main events.
Access Abstracts and the Directory of Attendees via the CAA membership portal.
Read these takeaways from the 2018 conference:
Sans Cowl (Artforum)
Sam Durant and Anne Ellegood reflect on being in the hot seat of museum controversies (The Art Newspaper)
Scholars weave craft into the art history canon at CAA (The Art Newspaper)
Photo of Helen Molesworth and Catherine Opie: Rafael Cardenas
Photos of conference attendees and book and trade fair: Allison Walters
Instagram: Joelle Te Paske
Mandy Horton and Breuna Baine
posted by CAA — March 05, 2018
The weekly CAA Conversations Podcast continues the vibrant discussions initiated at our Annual Conference. Listen in each week as educators explore arts and pedagogy, tackling everything from the day-to-day grind to the big, universal questions of the field.
This week, Mandy Horton and Breuna Baine discuss the Bauhaus and the New Typography.
Horton is an associate professor at the University of Central Oklahoma whose specialty is in design history, she has developed multiple courses on this subject, including an award-winning History of Graphic Design online course and is director of the new Design History minor at UCO.
Baine is an associate professor of graphic design at Auburn University Montgomery.
CAA Welcomes New Board Members
posted by CAA — March 02, 2018
The results of the 2018 CAA Board of Directors Election were presented at the CAA Annual Business Meeting, Part II on Thursday, February 23 at 2:00 PM at the 106th CAA Annual Conference in Los Angeles. We are grateful to all the candidates who put forward their names for consideration this year.
Six candidates were selected for election by the 2017-18 Nominating Committee for a four-year term running from 2018–22.
We congratulate Laura Anderson Barbata, Audrey G. Bennett, Dahlia Elsayed, and Alice Ming Wai Jim on their election to the CAA Board of Directors.
Read more about the new board members:
Laura Anderson Barbata statement and resume
Audrey G. Bennett statement and resume
Dahlia Elsayed statement and resume
Alice Ming Wai Jim statement and resume
About the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is charged with CAA’s long-term financial stability and strategic direction; it is also the Association’s governing body. The board sets policy regarding all aspects of CAA’s activities, including publishing, the Annual Conference, awards and fellowships, advocacy, and committee procedures.
New in caa.reviews
posted by CAA — March 02, 2018
Joseph Shatzmiller reviews Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jewish Illuminated Manuscripts edited by Marc Michael Epstein. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Sherry C. M. Lindquist discusses Seeing Sodomy in the Middle Ages by Robert Mills. Read the full review at caa.reviews.
Feedback on Proposal to Arm Teachers in Gun Control Debate
posted by CAA — February 28, 2018
A makeshift memorial in front of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on February 20, 2018. Image: Cristobal Herrera / EPA-EFE
In the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting that killed 17 people, President Trump and the National Rifle Association have suggested a proposal to arm teachers in order to protect their students against another tragedy.
While meeting with survivors at the White House on February 21, Trump floated the idea of arming teachers and school staff. “If you had a teacher who was adept with the firearm, they could end the attack very quickly,” he said, stating that schools could arm up to 20% of their teachers. Since his initial statement, Trump seemingly reversed his stance, and then reiterated support for it once again.
There has been significant pushback against the idea. Law enforcement groups and teacher organizations have expressed opposition, and it has been singled out as a politically-motivated distraction on the part of the NRA.
We want to know what our members think about this issue. The more feedback we receive, the more we can advocate on behalf of educators nationwide.
News from the Art and Academic Worlds
posted by CAA — February 28, 2018
Salvator Dalí, Untitled, 1932. Courtesy of Heather James Fine Art New York.
Each week CAA News summarizes articles, published around the web, that CAA members may find interesting and useful in their professional and creative lives.
Scholars Weave Craft into the Art History Canon at CAA
“I think this all says we are finally at the point that we can stop talking about craft as underdog and understand that craft is a part of contemporary art and theory.” (The Art Newspaper)
A Salvador Dalí Expert Says He Has Rediscovered One of the Artist’s Long-Lost Paintings
The never-before-seen painting dates to 1932. (artnet News)
Supreme Court Forbids Seizure of Ancient Persian Artifacts
The case required the Supreme Court to determine what types of assets are immune from seizure under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. (Reuters)
Science Reveals Hidden Secrets in Picasso Works
Scientists using x-rays have revealed secrets behind both paintings and sculptures of the famed artist. (Gizmodo)
Duchamp Collection Descending the Art Museum Steps — and Off to Travel the World
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is sending its celebrated Duchamp collection to Japan in the fall, followed by stops in South Korea and Australia. (Whyy)
Found: A 700-Year-Old Ring Adorned With St. Nicholas
The artifact likely dates to a period between the 12th and 15th centuries. (Atlas Obscura)