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Visual Culture Caucus
The Visual Culture Caucus works to support the critical investigation of visual materials at the American Studies meetings and to provide a network for scholars working in visual studies from diverse disciplinary homes. Its members include teachers, museum curators, librarians, and others who research a variety of visual forms and media, such as painting, photography, sculpture, film, television, advertisements, cartoons, visual ethnographies, and the Internet. The VC Caucus works closely with the national organizing committees and councils of the ASA, organizes and sponsors sessions, conducts business, and co-hosts a reception at the ASA’s annual meeting.
Through this discussion board, the Caucus acts as a clearinghouse for people teaching and doing research in visual culture and those seeking to broaden their community or to gain the advice of other scholars and teachers. We are particularly devoted to the mentoring of emerging scholars, and encourage graduate students to participate in this forum, organize sessions through the caucus and attend our meetings.
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Weisenberger Fellow of American Art
The Indianapolis Museum of Art is pleased to announce an 8-month
graduate curatorial fellowship. The Weisenberger Fellowship provides
curatorial training in American art and supports scholarly research of
the IMA collection of American painting and sculpture from 1800 to 1945.
The Weisenberger Fellow will also have collection management
responsibilities, with additional duties related to specific projects.
The Weisenberger Fellow will receive a stipend of $16,000 plus benefits,
and housing on the museum campus is provided. The 8-month fellowship
period will begin in January 2011.
To be eligible for the fellowship, the applicant must hold a Master’s
degree in art history or a related field. Applicants must demonstrate
scholarly excellence as well as a strong interest in the museum
profession. Applications should include a cover letter explaining your
interest in the fellowship, a curriculum vitae, a writing sample, and 3
letters of recommendation. Applications must be received by October 1,
2010.
Application materials may be emailed to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or mailed to:
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Attn: Human Resources
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN 46208-3326
CFP - AHAA Symposium
The Association of Historians of American Art (AHAA) will host its first-ever independent symposium on American art, “Current Research in American Art,” Oct. 8-9, 2010 (Fri.-Sat., @ 8:00 am.-9:30 p.m.) at St. Francis College in Brooklyn.
There will be no registration fee to attend, but participants must be AHAA members. Registration begins in mid-August. We’ll send out another email at that time with information about how to register. Becoming a member is easy and inexpensive-just $20. You can also join at these levels: Friend ($50), Patron ($100), Benefactor ($250), Lifetime ($750-compare that to CAA’s $5,000 price tag for the same level!). Go to http://www.ahaaonline.org and click on the Membership tab.
For the sessions we strongly encourage diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, etc. both in terms of research and presenters, and we seek balance with the representation of academics, museum professionals, independent scholars, and graduate students. We encourage submissions from AHAA members at any career stage. Symposium presenters must be AHAA members.
Please send a proposal (no more than 1 page) to the Co-Chairs of the session of your choice. Also attach a cover letter of interest, stating AHAA membership status, and your c.v. Please remember that this event concerns art made before 1970.
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The Crisis Digitized
The Modernist Journals Project has begun to put online a run of the NAACPs/ W. E. B. Du Bois’s The Crisis from 1910 through 1922. The issues for the first six months, when circulation rose from 1,000 to 10,000, are now on the site.
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races
New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1910-11/1911-04
http://www.modjourn.org/render.php?view=mjp_object&id=crisiscollection
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Crystal Bridges Names Director
NEWS RELEASE
August 17, 2009
Contact: Kelly Fritz Garrow, director of communications
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Director Don Bacigalupi to Leave Toledo Museum of Art in October
Toledo, Ohio-The Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) announced today that Don
Bacigalupi, its president, director, and CEO since 2003, has accepted
the directorship at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in
Bentonville, Arkansas. Bacigalupi and Alice Walton, founder and chair
of the board of trustees of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art,
made the formal announcement at a press conference in Bentonville this
afternoon. His last day at the Museum will be in mid-October.
“I have enjoyed immensely my six years in Toledo,” Bacigalupi said.
“This Museum-without question-is one of the most brilliant gems among
cultural institutions anywhere, and it has been an honor to have led TMA
for these very productive years.”
A specialist in Post-WWII contemporary art and popular culture,
Bacigalupi is credited with expanding the Museum’s contemporary art
collection through the acquisitions of such iconic works as Marisol’s
The Party, Duane Hanson’s Executive and Dale Chihuly’s Chandelier
Campiello del Remer #2. During his tenure, he oversaw the construction
and opening of the renowned Glass Pavilion (2006), designed by the
Japanese firm SANAA, Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates. This elegant
building was named “Best Museum” design in the world by Travel and
Leisure Magazine in 2007.
“Don Bacigalupi has been an outstanding director of the Toledo Museum of
Art,” said Betsy Brady, chair of the board of directors. “His focus on
education, accessibility, creative programming, and outreach has engaged
and inspired new audiences. That, combined with the ability to plan
strategically, extend a world class collection, motivate and inspire
talented staff, and maintain fiscal integrity in difficult economic
times, leaves the Museum in a very strong position to attract top
talent.”
Prior to his arrival in Toledo, Bacigalupi served as executive director
of the San Diego Museum of Art (1999-2003); director and chief curator
of the Blaffer Gallery, the art museum of the University of Houston
(1995-1999); and the Brown Curator of Contemporary Art at the San
Antonio Museum of Art (1993-1995).
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, now under construction, will be
a premier art institution dedicated to American art and artists,
learning and community gatherings. Museum founder Alice Walton, an
heiress to the Wal-Mart fortune, has a vision for the institution not
unlike that of Edward and Florence Scott Libbey more than 100 years ago.
“I liken Miss Walton to the Libbeys in her passion for art and
community, education and accessibility,” Bacigalupi noted.
The complex will encompass more than 100,000 square feet of public
space, including galleries, meeting and classroom spaces, a large
auditorium, areas for outdoor concerts and public events, and sculpture
and walking trails. The museum takes its name from the nearby natural
springs and the unique glass-and-wood design of architect Moshe Safdie.
“While we are saddened to lose Don’s talented and forward looking
leadership, he has been offered a remarkable opportunity to fulfill a
vision very similar to that of the Libbeys-in another locale a century
later, which has to be incredibly exciting. We are proud and happy for
Don and his family and wish him all the best,” Brady said.
The executive committee of the Toledo Museum of Art board of directors
will name an acting director and discuss plans for a nationwide search
for Bacigalupi’s replacement within the next two weeks. “We are
confident of identifying another exciting leader for the next chapter of
Museum history, and accomplishing a smooth transition through broad
community support and a highly capable internal staff,” Brady said.
Don Bacigalupi was only the eighth director in the Museum’s 109-year
history.
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A message from the Association of College and University Museums and Galleries
Dear academic museum colleagues and supporters,
Many thanks to the nearly 200 ACUMG-L members who signed our petition
in the last week. I write again to ask you—if you haven’t already—to
take a moment and sign on to our proposition that Great Universities
have Great Museums. This petition is one of several initiatives
currently underway by the multi-association Task Force on College and
University Collections (AAM, AAMD, ACUMG, CAA, Kress Foundation, UMAC).
Our goal is to publish this petition as a one-page ad this fall in The
Chronicle of Higher Education in order to place it in front of the
nation’s university presidents and trustees, some of whom are already
signing on with you!
Thank you for taking a moment to sign at:
http://www.acumg.org/petition.php
David Robertson, President, ACUMG and Task-Force Co-Chair
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