In conjunction with ‘Modernity: Embedding the Art and Advocacy of Margaret Burroughs’, Faheem Majeed and Iceberg Projects present a panel discussion entitled ‘Communal Aesthetics Vs. Communal Practices.’ The aim of CAvCP is to critically discuss the differences between creating art that relates/speaks to the issues of a community, and an art practice which facilitates actual change in a community.

The panel discussion will take place at Iceberg Projects on Sunday, December 4th, 2011 from 2-4pm.

Panelists:
Claire Pentecost
Kymberly N. Pinder
Faheem Majeed

Claire Pentecost lives and works in Chicago. Her interdisciplinary practice interrogates the imaginative and institutional structures that organize divisions of knowledge, often focusing on nature and artificiality. Her work positions artistic practice as a research practice, advocating for the role of the amateur in the collection, interpretation, and mobilization of information. (info via The Creative Time Summit)

Kymberly N. Pinder, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Art History, Theory and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She teaches, writes and lectures on representations of religion, history and race in American Art. Her work has appeared in such journals as The Art Bulletin, The Art Journal, Third Text, Outsider, and the American Art Journal. She is the editor of Race-ing Art History: Critical Readings in Race and Art History (Routledge, 2002) and is completing a manuscript on murals in Chicago’s African American churches entitled Black Public Art and Religion.

Faheem Majeed is an artist, curator, and community facilitator. From 2005-2011, he served as Executive Director and Curator for the South Side Community Art Center(SSCAC). During his time with the SSCAC, Majeed curated exhibitions of numerous artists including Elizabeth Catlett, Dr. David Driskell, Charles White, Jonathan Green, and Theaster Gates. He received his BFA from Howard University and his MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). While at UIC, he received both the Lincoln and DFI Fellowships and was nominated for the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. He has participated in multiple panels, committees, and lectures at various institutions including Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, 3Arts, and the Hyde Park Art Center. He is a faculty member at School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Chicago State.

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Chicago, IL 60626

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