threewallsSALON: Arts Administration
@ threewalls
119 N Peoria St, 2C, Chicago, IL 60607
Opening Tuesday, April 26th, at 7PM
Almost paradoxically, the blending together of roles in the art world has accompanied the specialization of arts-related careers. As the last gathering in the @work SALON series, we will wrap up with a look at that always hard-to-define role, the arts administrator, in the context of the discussions we’ve had throughout the series.
Are we observing a conflicted moment for arts administrators? Why are arts administrators forced into a demanding fluidity that requires a never-ending accumulation of skills in order to support the flexibility and creativity that is now encouraged (in fact, demanded) of other positions in the arts? It is “support,” after all, that arts administrators are understood to be good for. So, where does this leave the arts administrator? If the so-called “educational turn” is generating new possibilities for artists, curators, critics and educators that include an increased self-reflexivity and transparency, how can arts administrators not follow suit? How can we define or describe this profession, which encompasses so many specialized roles? And why can’t anyone think of a better name than “arts administrators”?
Arts administrators don’t work in isolation, and frequently collaborate with (or step into) many of the other roles that have been discussed in this series. So isn’t it just as important for administrators to critically embrace (or reject) these changes in ways that push for an increasing dynamism in the arts?
This discussion will be lead by invited guests Rebecca Keller (School of the Art Institute of Chicago), Faheem Majeed (South Side Community Art Center), Erin Nixon (Noble and Superior Projects), Daniel Tucker (miscprojects.com), and Adam Trowbridge and Jessica Westbrook (Plausible Artworlds).
« previous event
next event »