DiverseWorks Hosts Curators' Conversation: Art Ecologies in Houston, Chicago

Curators' Conversation: Art Ecologies in Houston and Chicago Wednesday, April 13, 2011 6:30pm

Panelists include:
Allison Peters Quinn, Director of Exhibitions at the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago Sasha Dela, Co-Director of Skydive ArtSpace, Houston
Arturo Palacios, Owner/Director of Art Palace Gallery, Houston

Moderated by:
Diane Barber, Co-Executive Director and Visual Arts Curator of DiverseWorks ArtSpace

Free and open to the public
No RSVP required

This program is presented in conjunction with Artadia's Exhibitions Exchange program, a ground-breaking exhibitions initiative to foster dialogue and exchange between artists, peer organizations, and arts communities around the country. Through five exhibitions in 2010-11, the Artadia Exhibitions Exchange strengthens opportunities for artists' and curators' professional development. By exhibiting recent Awardees from one Artadia city in another program city, the series of five shows provides vital exposure for Artadia Awardees, partner communities as cultural hubs, and new avenues for curatorial enrichment. The Artadia Awardees 2008 Chicago are in the current exhibition The North Wind and The Sun at DiverseWorks, curated by Diane Barber; the Artadia Awardees 2010 Houston will be exhibited at the Hyde Park Art Center June 12-September 11, 2011, curated by Allison Peters Quinn.

The North Wind and The Sun is on view through Saturday, April 16, and features Melika Bass, Juán Angel Chavez, Jim Duignan, Theaster Gates, Kelly Kaczynski, Dutes Miller & Stan Shellabarger, and Kim Piotrowski.

Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, noon-6 pm; free admission, open to the public.

The Artadia Exhibitions Exchange is made possible through lead funding from the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts. Additional support is provided the Graue Family Foundation, the Houston Endowment, Inc., the Judith Alexander Foundation, and an anonymous family foundation.

Need more Chicago Theatre News in your life? Sign up for all the news on the Winter season, discounts & more...