Workshop on artist interviews

Artist Interview Workshop
International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary
    Art - North America (INCCA-NA)

We are pleased to announce INCCA-North America's upcoming Artist
Interview Workshop to be held in New York on April 20-21, 2015 at
the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

Applicants interested in attending this professional workshop can
find the application here

    <URL:http://incca-na.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Artist-Interview-Workshop-Brooklyn-Application.pdf>

or can email INCCA-NA's Program Coordinator, Margaret Graham,
<assistant<-at->incca-na<.>org> for additional information.

The application deadline is Friday, February 27, 2015.

The Artist Interview Workshops are comprised of a pair of annual
two-day events aimed at providing curators, conservators,
collectors, educators and other arts professionals with a greater
understanding of the methodology and skills needed to conduct
successful artist interviews.  As artists have increasingly
experimented with an unprecedented range of new materials and
technologies--often with untested longevity and built-in
obsolescence leading to instability; the gathering of knowledge
through interviews with artists, studio assistants and other
relevant voices has become a critical tool in preserving
contemporary art for future generations.  Educating our colleagues
on the methods and best practice for interviewing is a crucial
component of this process.

The structure of the workshops has been crafted by INCCA-NA on a
model developed by Professor Richard Candida-Smith and SFMoMA
conservator Jill Sterrett, whose respective experiences in oral
history and museum-based interview programs shape a rigorous,
instructive, and interactive agenda.  Over the course of the two
days, various presenters conduct a series of lectures and case
studies which are then analysed via roundtable discussion and tested
in small group exercises.  Speakers also facilitate conversations
with other presenters and attendees, addressing their own
experiences with interviewing artists, the different approaches
interviewers can take, and common challenges in the process.  Topics
covered can range from legal and ethical concerns to interpersonal
skills, archiving methods, and applicable technology.

The Artist Interview Workshops have been made possible by the
continued support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, whose
generosity has enabled us to offer this program tuition free.
However, please be aware that participants are responsible for their
own cost of travel, some meals, and hotel accommodations.  Also, the
workshop is limited to 25 participants.  Successful applicants will
be notified by March 13, 2015.

We look forward to receiving your application and having you become
a part of the ever-growing INCCA-North America network.

International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art North
America Contact: mgraham<-at->incca-na<.>org <assistant<-at->incca-na<.>org>


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