Call for papers--Association of Print Scholars symposium

Call for Papers:

Inaugural Symposium of the Association of Print Scholars
Hunter College
City University of New York (CUNY)
New York NY
November 7, 2015
10 am-6 pm

Organized by Maeve Coudrelle (Tyler School of Art, Temple
University), Allison Rudnick (The Graduate Center, CUNY and The
Metropolitan Museum of Art), Britany Salsbury (RISD Museum), and
Christina Weyl (Independent Scholar).

The Association of Print Scholars (APS) is pleased to announce a
symposium to support new critical ideas and research about
printmaking.  The event will occur during Print Week in New York,
which includes major events such as the IFPDA Print Fair, the E/AB
Fair and more.  We invite two types of proposals:

    20-minute papers for a scholarly panel that respond to the CFP
    (see below) entitled "Method, Material and Meaning: Technical
    Art History and the Study of Prints"

    5-minute presentations for the Graduate Student Lightning Round.
    Proposed papers should come from current graduate students at
    the dissertation stage.

Interested participants are invited to submit an abstract of no more
than 500 words along with a CV or brief biographical statement by
August 15, 2015 to symposium<-at->printscholars<.>org.  Please indicate in
the subject line which type of paper (scholarly session or lightning
round) you are proposing and apply to only one session type.
Non-members may submit abstracts, but presenters must be APS members
by the time of the symposium.

Method, Material, and Meaning: Technical Art History and the Study
of Prints

Technical art history, an interdisciplinary methodology with growing
popularity among scholars, curators, and conservators, draws
connections between an object's making and its interpretation.  The
application of technical art history to the study of prints is
particularly fruitful as printmakers often draw upon diverse and
complex techniques in order to generate imagery.  From the
sixteenth-century engravings of Hendrik Goltzius, who skillfully
imitated other media, to the prints of contemporary artist Kiki
Smith, who produces fleshy bodies on thin, skin-like Gampi paper,
printmakers throughout history have engaged a variety of processes
and materials in order to elicit particular ideas, emotions, or
interactions.  The selection of technique, matrix, ink, varnish or
support may have a profound effect on the final product and its
meaning.

This conference seeks to investigate the relationship between
specific technical choices made by printmakers, printers, or
publishers in order to rethink more broadly the relationship between
process, material and meaning in the graphic arts.  We seek papers
that focus on a wide range of chronological periods and geographic
locations in order to highlight overarching methodological issues.

Questions to consider:

    How can technical analysis aid in understanding artists'
    strategic decisions, including their use of printmaking within a
    larger multimedia practice?

    What can conservation science tell us about the life and
    contemporary importance of a print?

    How has print scholarship grown beyond connoisseurship, towards
    a more holistic account of engagement with the viewer?

    How does the transfer of information from the matrix to the
    receiving surface affect the resulting imagery and its
    significance?

APS is a nonprofit members' group for enthusiasts of printmaking
that brings together the diverse print community: curators,
collectors, academics, graduate students, artists, conservators,
critics, independent scholars, and art dealers.  APS's goals are to
encourage innovative and interdisciplinary study of printmaking and
to facilitate dialogue among its members.


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