EVENTS

Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 – 8:30pm | i3 Photo Lecture: Elinor Carucci | 136 West 21st Street, Room 418F

MPS Digital Photography presents a talk with fine art photographer and SVA faculty member Elinor Carucci, part of its i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration lecture series. Carucci’s work has been included in many solo and group exhibitions worldwide and appeared in publications internationally, including in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Jewish Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and many others. An award-winning photographer, she has also published five monographs to date and is represented by Edwynn Houk Gallery.

Wednesday, January 15, 9:00 – 10:00am | The Curatorial Roundtable: João Laia (Porto) | Online

MA Curatorial Practice presents a talk with João Laia, artistic director of the department of contemporary art of the Municipality of Porto. Previously, Laia was the chief curator for exhibitions at Kiasma, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. In 2021, together with Valentinas Klimašauskas, he curated the 14th edition of the Baltic Triennial at the CAC, Contemporary Art Center in Vilnius. He has published articles in Flash Art, frieze, Mousse, Spike, and Terremoto.

Friday, January 17, 6:00 – 7:30pm | Community Lecture Series: Navigating Social Media in Art Therapy | Online

In this virtual lecture presented by MPS Art Therapy, Gretchen M. Miller, LPAT, ATR-BC, will examine the evolving role of social media in art therapy, highlighting contemporary ethical, professional, and creative considerations for engagement as an art therapist. Content covers navigating this digital landscape, aiming to empower art therapists to leverage social media effectively while demonstrating ethical, professional, and communal care.

Wednesday, January 22, 5:00 – 6:00pm | The Curatorial Roundtable: Julieta González (Columbus) | Online

MA Curatorial Practice presents a talk with Julieta González, head of exhibitions at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, and curator-at-large for Modern and Contemporary Art at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo. In addition to curating and co-curating more than 60 exhibitions, González has edited several artist books and written essays for international publications and catalogs.

Tuesday, January 28, 7:00 – 8:30pm | i3 Photo Lecture: William King | 136 West 21st Street, Room 418F

MPS Digital Photography presents a talk with photographer and photo-illustrator William King, part of its i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration lecture series. King has significant expertise in studio lighting, commercial photography, and compositing, and is currently serving as a board member for APA New York, and the Sierra Photo New York group.

Wednesday, January 29, 9:00 – 10:00am | The Curatorial Roundtable: Lucia Pietroiusti (London) | Online

MA Curatorial Practice presents a talk with Lucia Pietroiusti, head of ecologies at Serptentine Galleries in London. As a curator, programmer, and organizational strategist, she works at the intersection of art, ecology, and systems, often outside of the exhibition space. Ecologies at Serpentine is a holistic, integrated, and adaptive initiative aimed at embedding environmental responsibility throughout Serpentine’s infrastructure, operations, networks, and programming.

Wednesday, January 29, 6:30 – 8:00pm | Wafa Ghnaim—Tatreez Resistance: The Traditional Art of Palestinian Embroidery in the Diaspora | 133/141 West 21st Street, Room 101C BFA Visual and Critical Studies and the SVA Honors Program present a talk with Wafa Ghnaim, curator for the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington, DC, and senior research fellow for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the Ancient Near East. Ghnaim, a Palestinian dress historian, researcher, author, curator, educator, and embroideress, intertwines memory, history, politics and embroidery in sharing traditional Palestinian patterns and stories passed on to her by her mother.

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