CURATING SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP: THE VISUAL PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH Visual strategies can potentially extend the reach of scholarship beyond the page. Exhibitions can become a conduit, transferring the research done within a university to diverse publics and providing means of addressing and thinking through social and cultural questions, rather than simply illustrating them. In a two-day intensive workshop held in May and led by Arts Curator Amanda Krugliak, graduate student and faculty scholars gained a deeper understanding of the requirements of curation as a practice, exploring relationships among curation and creation, narrative and visual representation, and the research potential of collaborative projects. Each participant also had the opportunity to meet with Krugliak after the workshop for a oneon-one session focused on their own projects. The workshop pondered conceptual questions of importance such as visual choices, context, display, and design, as well as practical considerations of planning, logistics, location, and support. Over the course of the two days, four guest presenters shared their unique practices representing the synergy between scholarship, art, and curation, inspiring participants to craft their own limitless vision of their research and themselves beyond boundaries. This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
PRESENTERS:
State of Exception, 2014 by Jason De LeÓn, Richard Barnes, and Amanda Krugliak
JASON DE LEÓN Professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Executive Director of the Undocumented Migration Project. MARK DION American Conceptual Artist whose practice examines the history of the museum and the presentation of knowledge
Waiting for the Extraordinary, 2017 by Mark Dion
MARTHA JONES Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, Professor of History, and a Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at The Johns Hopkins University. AMANDA KRUGLIAK Artist, Curator, and Arts Administrator
Race Card Project, 2013 by Míchele Norris, facilitated by Martha Jones
MARY MATTINGLY Brooklyn-based artist whose work explores issues of sustainability, climate change, and displacement-memory, and 20th-century cultural history. Sacred Objects, 2016 by Mary Mattingly
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