University of St. ThomasMaster of Arts in Art History

Grad MemoMar 5, 2013

From the Director of Graduate Studies:It’s March! Do you know where your research topic is? I am hopeful that you are hard at work solidifying your research for each seminar you are taking. Enjoy the process of creating your own place in the field of art history, and remember to look for conferences that you might present your research at after the class.

Please be sure to come and support Rachel Simmons and the rest of our Asmat team at the opening next Thursday night. I look forward to seeing you all there!

Victoria

Announcements:• TheWowipitsjreceptionisapproachingquickly!PleasecomeThursday,March14thto

supporttheexhibitandyourcolleagueRachelSimmons!

• RachelTurnerwillberepresentingusattheACTC/MIASymposiumonApril13th!Hertalkistentativelyentitled“ThePillsburyOwlandZoomorphicBronzesinLateShangChina:CulturalExchangebetweentheMiddleYangziRegionandShangCulturalCore.”Attendandlendyoursupport!

• ThedepartmentgraduatelanguageexamwillbeheldonApril4from9:30-11:30AMintheOSFLibraryinRoom303.InterestedstudentsshouldsendVictoriaane-mailifyouareplanningtotaketheexamatthistime.

• Please“Like”usonFacebookatUniversity of St. Thomas Department of Art History.

From the Department Chair:We are pleased to initiate a blog for the Art History department that will highlight student and faculty research. Our departmental newsletter has featured a few projects in each issue, but this is only a small portion of the activity going on in the department. For this blog, we are asking individual faculty and students to write a 500-1000 word reflection on current projects and include pictures of the places or works that they are studying. Look for a new entry at least once a month, starting with March 2013. See http://blogs.stthomas.edu/arthistory/

Mark Stansbury-O’Donnell, Professor and Chair of Art History

Upcoming Events

Spring 2013 Lecture Series

Generations and Traditions: How Design Moves Forward

Juliet ShenThe Lushootseed Typeface: Designing for a Critically Endangered Language6:30 p.m., April 8, 2013O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium Dr. Emily UmbergerRecreating the Past: Authenticity in Aztec Art6:30 p.m., April 18MIA ACTC and MIA Graduate and Undergraduate SymposiumSat., April 13MIA

Wowipitsj: Man, Myth, Legend

Curated by Art History Graduate student Rachel Simmons

Now - August 4, 2013

Reception: March 14, 2013American Museum of Asmat Art @ UST

The Gallery, Anderson Student Center

Dolly Fiterman Collection: Insights into Modern Art

Now – May 26, 2013

Reception and

Graduate Student Panel Discussion6:30 p.m., Fri., April 27

O'Shaughnessy Educational Center Lobby Gallery

People and Animals Take Refuge in a Beringen Tree, by Anton Dapo, Simsagar village, Safan region, hardwood, lime white, ocher, 83.5 x 66 x 63.5 cm (32.9 x 26 x 25 in), c. 2005, AMAA@UST, 1318, 1 more coming

Ta-coumba Aiken, One Tear, 1994, acrylic and oil on canvas, gift of Dolly Fiterman, 2012.001.189

Upcoming Events

Minneapolis Institute of Arts Upcoming Lectures & EventsMostEvents$10;$5forMIAmembersunlessotherwisenotedbelow

We Have No Word in Our Language for Art: A Woodland Indian Art PrimerPresenter:MichaelGalbanSaturday,March16,2013,2PMWellsFargoCommunityRoom

Opening-Weekend Lecture & Artist RoundtableOntheBorderoftheRealPresenters:ElizabethArmstrong, ZoeBeloff, KiangaFord, InigoManglano-Ovalle, and otherspecialguestsSaturday,March23,2013,2-4PMPillsburyAuditorium

Recreating the Past: Authenticity in Aztec ArtPresenter:EmilyUmbergerThursday,April18,2013,6:30PMPillsburyAuditorium**THIS EVENT IS FREE; NO RESERVATIONS NECESSARY**

“More Real?” Curator’s OfficePresenter:MarkDionSaturday,April20,2013,2PMPillsburyAuditorium

A Good Smoke: Manet’s The Smoker in Context of His PortraiturePresenter:LawrenceW.NicholsThursday,May2,2013,7PMPillsburyAuditorium

Modern Spirit: The Art of George MorrisonPresenter:W.JacksonRushingIIIThursday,June6,2013,7PMWellsFargoCommunityRoom

Opportunities: Calls for Papers

RepetitionSecond Annual Art History Graduate Student Conference UniversityofCalifornia,Riverside

May18,2013

Repetition,asbothlogicanddevice,hasplayedasignificantroleinthehistoryofart.Aslogic,repetitionunderliestheverypossibilityofartworksasmeaningfulobjects,asitisthroughrepeatedacquaintancewithanobjectorformthatitgainsmeaninginaprescribedcontext.Andasstylisticdevice,theuseofrepetitionhastranscendedhistoricalperiodsandvisualcultures.Fromprehistorytothepresent,therepetitionofformsandobjectshasbeenusedbypracticallyallculturesasawaytodefinecommonidentities,establishorder,andinscribesenseandmeaningintotheworld.Theuseofrepeatedformsstandsatthecenterof,forinstance,practicesandobjectsasdistinctasIncatunicdesign,BuddhistandHindumandalas,Outsiderartand1960sMinimalism.YetrepetitionwasalsopartofpainterlystrategiesintheRenaissanceandBaroqueperiodsandpervadestheconceptsofEarlyModernprintcultureaswellassculpturalpractices.Thesevariousexamplesservetohighlightourexpandedapproachtotheideaofrepetitionasanintegralaspectofaseriesofdiversepractices,includingpatterndesign,seriality,doubling,mirroring,symmetry,recursion,copyingandreproducibility.

Moreover,thesignificanceofrepetitionextendstothepresentmomentastheconcepthasoccupiedanimportantplaceinthetheorizingofmodernexistence—ascommodityorbehavior,forinstance.Morespecificallywithinthevisualarts,theadventofphotographyinthemid-19thcenturyhasledthinkerstotheorizetheeffectsoftherepeatedandrepeatableimageinmodernlife,oftenwithinconclusiveorcontradictoryresults.WhileBenjaminarguedin1936that,“thetechnologyofreproductiondetachesthereproducedobjectfromthedomainoftradition,”makingacasefortherevolutionarypotentialofthetechnologyofphotography,AdornoandHorkheimercontendedsomeyearslaterthatincontemporaryexistence,“whatisnewisthattheirreconcilableelementsofculture,artanddistractionaresubordinatedtooneendandsubsumedunderonefalseformula:thetotalityofthecultureindustry.Itconsistsofrepetition.”

Weinviteabstractsofnomorethan300wordsforpapersdealingwiththeintersectionofartandrepetitioninanyofitsforms.Topicsfromallarthistoricalperiodsandgeographicalregionsareencouraged,inparticularthosedealingwiththesignificanceofrepetitionasanartisticandcriticalstrategyinearlymodern,modernandcontemporaryart.

Please e-mail abstracts to ahgsa.ucr@gmail.com by March 15.TheconferencewillbeheldattheCaliforniaMuseumofPhotographyinDowntownRiversideonMay18,2013.

Announcementofkeynotespeakerisforthcoming.

Opportunities: Calls for Papers

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Conference Theme:Inrecentyears,architecturalhistorianshavebeguntoreconsidermidcenturymodernismwithneweyes.TheseinquirieshaverangedfromaninterrogationofthepositiveandnegativeconsequencesofCIAMmodernisminThirdWorldandcolonialterritories,tolocalandregionalhistoriesofurbanrenewallegislationandalternativemodernismsthatanticipatedtheshifttowardpostmodernheterogeneity.Thisreexaminationhasnotonlyhelpedustoexpandourknowledgeofthelegaciesofmidcenturymodernism,buttheyalsohelpustocontextualizethebuiltenvironmentsthatoftenmarkcitiesthatexpandedduringthepostwarboomyears.TherearemanycitiesintheSoutheastthatfitthislatterdescription

CharlotteisaparadigmaticNewSouthCity.Ithascontinuouslytransformeditsphysicalenvironmenttoemphasizethepresent–fewolderbuildingssurviveinthecentercityandsincethe1950sthearchitecturalandurbanfocushasbeendistinctlymodern.InrecentyearsCharlottehasbecomeincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofitsmid-centuryheritage.ThearchitectureofthiserahasbecomeacriticaltopicofdiscussionamongpreservationistsinCharlotteandothercities,whileatthesametimetheeraof“MadMen”hasre-capturedtheimaginationoftheAmericanpublic.

TheSESAH2013conferenceinCharlotteoffersitsparticipantsachancetoengageinthecriticalexplorationofthearchitectureandurbanismofthe1950sand1960saswellastheirhistoriographies.

BeginningonFebruary10,pleasesubmitabstractsforproposed20-minutepapersthroughouronlinesystem,whichcanbeaccessedattheSubmitaProposallinkathttp://www.sesah2013-charlotte.org.Theonlineformwillrequestabriefbiography,papertitle,anda300-500-wordabstract.

PaperabstractsubmissionsareduebyApril 15, 2013.

Call for Panels:Forthe2013conferenceinCharlotte,wearesolicitingproposalsforpre-formedpanelsaswellasforindividualpapers.Panelsshouldincludefourpresentersandamoderatorwhowillalsoserveaspanelorganizerandthecontactpersonforcorrespondencewithconferenceorganizers.Eachpaperpresentationinthepanelislimitedto20minutesinlength.

BeginningonFebruary10,pleasesubmitabstractsforproposed20-minutepapersthroughouronlinesystem,whichcanbeaccessedattheSubmitaProposallink.Theonlineformwillrequestbriefbiographiesofallpanelparticipantsaswellas300-500wordabstractsforthepanelandforeachpaper.

Ifyourpaperisbeingsubmittedaspartofapanel,pleasedonotsimultaneouslysubmitanindividualabstract.Papersproposedaspartofapanelthatisnotselectedforinclusioninthisconferencewillautomaticallybeconsideredforinclusioninothergeneralsessions.

PanelproposalsubmissionsareduebyMarch 15, 2013.

Pleasedirectquestionstolegray@uncc.edu.

Opportunities: Calls for Papers

AnnouncingtheFourthAnnualFEMINIST ART HISTORY CONFERENCE atAmericanUniversityinWashingtonDC

Friday-Sunday, November 8-10, 2013

Thisfourthannualconferencecontinuestobuildonthelegacyoffeministart-historicalscholarshipandpedagogyinitiatedbyNormaBroudeandMaryD.GarrardatAmericanUniversity.Tofurthertheinclusivespiritoftheirgroundbreakinganthologies,weinvitepapersonsubjectsspanningthechronologicalspectrum,fromtheancientworldthroughthepresent,tofosterabroaddialogueonfeministart-historicalpractice.Papersmayaddresssuchtopicsas:artists,movements,andworksofartandarchitecture;culturalinstitutionsandcriticaldiscourses;practicesofcollecting,patronage,anddisplay;thegenderingofobjects,spaces,andmedia;thereceptionofimages;andissuesofpower,agency,gender,andsexualitywithinvisualcultures.Submissionsonunder-representedart-historicalfields,geographicareas,nationaltraditions,andissuesofraceandethnicityareencouraged.

Tobeconsideredforparticipation,pleaseprovideasingledocumentinMicrosoftWord(titlethedocument[lastname]-proposal.docor.docx)comprisingaone-page,single-spacedproposalofnomorethan500wordsfora20-minutepresentation,followedbyacurriculumvitaofuptotwopages.

Submit materials by May 15, 2013 to: fahc4papers@gmail.com

AcceptedproposalswillbenotifiedbyJuly1,2013.Pleasedirectinquiriesto:fahc4papers@gmail.com.

Keynotespeaker:ProfessorPatriciaSimons,UniversityofMichigan

SessionsandkeynotewillbeheldonthecampusofAmericanUniversity

SponsoredbytheArtHistoryProgram,DepartmentofArt,CollegeofArtsandSciencesatAmericanUniversityOrganizingcommittee:KatheAlbrecht,JulietBellow,NormaBroude,KimButler,MaryD.Garrard,NamikoKunimoto,HelenLanga,andAndreaPearson

KatheHicksAlbrechtVisualResourcesCuratorKatzenArtsCenter,VisualResourcesCenterAmericanUniversity4400MassachusettsAvenueNW,Washington,DC20016202-885-1675kalbrec@american.edu

Other Opportunities

The Minnesota Historical Society (MHS)islookingforHistoryDayjudges!Volunteerandyou’llhaveachancetomakealastingimpactonyounglives.Judgeslearnfromstudents’research,critiquestudents’work,andinspirestudentstoimprove.

TheMHSneedsseveralhundredjudgesstate-wide,soifyouareinterestedinhistoryandhelpingstudentsgrow,pleaseconsidervolunteering.Trainingisprovidedandyourtimecommitmentisflexible.

MoreaboutjudgingHistoryDay:http://education.mnhs.org/historyday/judges

Tellyourfriendstoo!

Ifinterested,pleasecontact:

KarenKendall,CVA

ProgramAssociate,VolunteerServices

MinnesotaHistoricalSociety

651-259-3187

www.mnhs.org

The Guggenheim and Whitney Libraries haveannouncedthecompletionofArtResourcesfromtheMid-20thCentury:DigitizedHighlightsfromtheLibrariesofHillaRebayandJulianaForce.Thisproject,fundedbysupportprovidedbytheMetropolitanNewYorkLibraryCouncil,wasdesignedtomakeupto60,000pagesofrareanduniquematerialsfromthelibrariesofHillaRebayandJulianaForce—theinauguraldirectorsoftheGuggenheimandWhitney,respectively—accessibleonlinethroughdigitization.

See:http://archive.org/details/artresourcesfordetails.

Other Opportunities

Art History Student Perspective Videoshttp://pearsonfreeagent.com

ProjectType:ContentContribution

Criteria:*Required-Studentmustvideoinperson.

ProjectDue:June 1, 2013

Incentive:Allstudentswhosubmitanentrywillreceivea30%offdiscountcodeforMyPearsonStoreandbeenteredinadrawingtowinaniPad.Ifyourentryischosenforpublication,youwillalsoreceiveapaymentof$25pervideoclipviaPayPalandpublicationcredit.

FullDescription:StudyingArtHistoryabroadorintheU.S.?JoinourStudentPerspectivesvideocampaign.Wewantyoutovideoyourimpressionsofmajormonuments,sites,andworksofartyouareencounteringinpersonthroughouttheglobe.Videosshouldtrytocaptureasenseof“beingthere”infrontofamonument.Whatsurprisesyouabouttheplaceortheartwork?Howdoesseeingitin“reallife”or“3D”comparetoseeingitontheprintedpage(ifyou’vestudieditbefore)?Isitbiggerorsmallerthanyouexpected,moreorlesscolorful,immediatelyengagingorkeptatadistance?Ifyou’velearnedaninterestingfactortwoaboutthework,tellusaboutitandshowittous.Considerincludingpeopleinyourvideotogiveaclearindicationofthesizeofthework.Videoclipsmustbefilmedliveinthepresenceoftheartworkorbuildingandrunnolongerthan3minutes.VisitusonYouTubetoseeexamplesofcompletedvideos:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD7C161F7958EC1E1

These2-3minutevideoswillbeconsideredforpublicationinoureTextsandonlinelearningenvironments.Studentswhoseworkisselectedwillreceive$25peracceptedvideoclipandpublicationcredit.

ASU Study Abroad Office: Center for Global Education Services

ArizonaStateUniversityisofferingSummerStudyAbroadinBeijingSummer2013.

Theprogramwillofferartandarthistorycoursesattheundergraduateandgraduatelevel.Pleaseseebelowformoreinformation,orcontactProfessorClaudiaBrown(claudia.brown@asu.edu).

China: Art, Art History, and Culture

Thisprogramoffersthreeweeksofstudyinart,arthistory,andculturalstudiesheldinBeijing,China,atRenminUniversityofChina.NowpreviousknowledgeofChineselanguageisrequiredforparticipationinthisprogram.VisitstotheGreatWall,TiananmenSquare,theForbiddenCity,theSummerPalace,theQingTombs,museums,contemporaryartgalleries,andothersitesinandnearBeijingareincluded.

ProgramFee;$3,830.00*Thisprogramfeefor2013willinclude:ASUtuition,housing,somemeals,localtransportation,andexcursionsinBeijing.Notincluded:Airfare,passport&visafees,additionalmeals,incidentals,personaltravel,andpersonaltravelexpenses.*Thisfeeisforsummer2013only.

ProgramDates:May26-June16,2013ApplicationDeadline:March 1, 2013Eligibility:2.0GPA/Prerequisites:None/Credits:Six(6)creditsCourses:UndergraduateandGraduatelevelstudioartandarthistoryFaculty:ClaudiaBrown(claudia.brown@asu.edu)andMelissaButton(melissa.button@asu.edu)Coordinator:JennyFisher(jenny.fisher@asu.edu)

Moreinformationcanbefoundathttps://studyabroad.asu.edu/?go=BeijingArt

Other Opportunities

Quadrant Events for Spring 2013: On Road Kill, Unsteady Infrastructure, Modernist Churches, and the Demolition of Public Housing

ALecturebyGretchenTownsendBuggeln“TheRiseandFallofthePostwarA-FrameChurch”

Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm, 125 Nolte Center

Thetalkexaminesthegenesis,popularity,anddeclineoftheubiquitousA-framechurch,fromearlycampchapelstotheomnipresent,laminatedtruss,suburbanstructuresusedbyvirtuallyallmajorAmericanreligiousdenominations.More...

GretchenBuggeln’svisitishostedbyQuadrant’sDesign,Architecture,andCulturegroup.

ALecturebyCatherineFennell“LastProjectStanding:Civics,SympathyandtheCityWithoutPublicHousing”Thursday,March28,2013-4:00pm-5:30pm,125NolteCenterOverthepastfifteenyears,Chicagohaschargedaheadwiththemostambitiousurbanplanningexperimentofitskind:Thedemolitionofitstroubledpublichousingprojectsandtheirredevelopmentintomuchsmaller,partially-privatized,mixed-incomedevelopments.Thistalkexaminestheaffectiveaftermathoftheseprojectsthroughthedemiseof“ProjectHeat,”anintenseformofhomeheatingoncegeneratedatthecity’spublichousingprojectsandpumpedintoresidents’apartmentsatabundantlevelslargelybeyondtheircontrol.More....

CatherineFennell’svisitvisitishostedbyQuadrant’sDesign,Architecture,andCulturegroup.

Quadrant is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Other Opportunities

Spring 2013 AIA-MN lectures

http://aiamn.blogspot.com/

Thursday,March14,2013at6pm:VancaSchrunk,“IslandArchaeology:ARomanVillaonSt.ClementintheAdriatic,”intheJohnB.DavisLectureHallintheRuthStrickerDaytonCampusCenteratMacalesterCollegeSaturday,April20,2013at11am:AlexisCatsambis,“WhereCuttingEdgeMeetsCulturalHeritage:InvestigatingDeeplySubmergedArchaeologicalSites,”inthePillsburyAuditoriumattheMinneapolisInstituteofArts

Spring 2013 Maya Society lectureshttp://sites.hamline.edu/mayasociety/Friday,March15,2013,Lecture:AncientMayaCreatorGods.KarenBassie-Sweet,ResearchAssociate,DepartmentofArchaeology,UofCalgary,Canada;DirectorofJoljaCaveProject,ChiapasMexico.7:30pm,100EGiddensLearningCenter,Hamline.Thursday,April18,Lecture:RecreatingthePast:AuthenticityinAztecArt.Dr.EmilyUmberger,Professor,ArtHistory,UofArizona,Tucson.6:30pm,PillsburyAuditorium,MinneapolisInstituteofArts.SponsoredbyUofSt.ThomasArtHistoryDept.,UofMinnesotaArtHistoryDept.andtheMIA.Free.

Other Opportunities

GHANA STUDY ABROAD SITE: FIELDWORK OR SPECIAL PROJECT

AreyouastudentorteacherofAfricanstudies,anthropology,architectureorthearts?DoyourequireasitedeepinthevillageinGhana,WestAfricaforyourfieldworkorspecialproject?Ifso,thencontactinfo@nkafoundation.orgorgotohttp://www.nkafoundation.orgAccommodationatourartsvillageorhomestayforculturalimmersionintheAshantiRegion.

AFRICANFIELDSTUDIESNkaFoundationannouncesacallforparticipationinitsAFRICANFIELDSTUDIESprogram.NkaFoundationisanNGOmanagedbyartspractitionersandvolunteersinGhanaandBurkinaFaso.InruralGhana,thefoundationrunsSangandAbetenimArtsVillage,whicharelivinglearningcentersthatinvitepersonsfromaroundtheworldtoimmerseinlocalcultureandputtheirpracticetothetestthroughprojectsintheartsandruralarchitecture.Vacationers,studentinterns,recentgraduatesandprofessionalsareallwelcometoourartsvillageforaperiodofstayfrom1to9months.Ourvillageprovidesauniqueopportunityforstudentstolearnbydoingonourcurrentprojectorusetheirinitiativetoproposeandcompleteownprojecttotranslatetheorieslearntinclassroomstopractice.Fortheprofessionals,youwillfindthehands-onprojectandfull-onexperiencewithlocalcultureapausefromyourofficeworktorediscovertherudimentsofdesignandartisticnuancesthatcanrefreshyourpractice.

CONTACT:Individualsandprojectteamsinterestedinparticipatingintheprogramshoulde-mailtoinfo@nkafoundation.org/www.nkafoundation.orgforapplication.Inquiriesfororganizationalandeducationpartnershipsarewelcome.

ProjectDetails:GrossArea:140sfTotalArea(footprint):496sfProjectCost:6,500Cedi(equivalent$3,500USD)ConstructionDuration:5weeks.Theruraldesign-buildchallengeproffersachangeinthewaytheyoungcreativepractitionersthinkabouttheirworkinourinterconnectedworld.Astheparticipant,yourabilitytogeneratealocallyresponsivedesignconceptisonlyoneaspectofthesite-baseddesignchallenge.Unlessyourteamismanyinnumber,youmustfindawaytoengagethecommunitythroughouttheconstructionprocess.Oneoftheprimarychallengesyouwillfaceistoeffectivelycommunicateyourideatothecommunity.Keepinmindthatthisisamulti-facetedobstacle,forinstance:1.UnlessyouspeakthelocaldialectofTwi,youwillbedependantuponthecommunitycoordinatortointerpretyourintentions.Thiscanbetaxingforboththedesignerandthecoordinator.Localbuildersalsohavelittletonoexperiencewithdrawings.Youshouldplaninadvancehowbesttoillustrateyourprojecttoenablethelocalbuildersbringtheirgiftstotheproject.Simplystated,learningtodealwellwiththeculturalandlinguisticdifferenceswillturnwhatseemsadifficulttaskintoamostrewardingexperienceforeveryone.2.Thereisastigmaassociatedwithmudarchitecture,andthecommunityislikelytoresistanyattempttoutilizeit.Thesentimentisthatmudbuildingsareonlyfortheverypoorandimpoverished.However,theirbeliefisnotungrounded.Thelocalcommunityhasmanyexamplesofcobconstructionswhichhaveerodedovertimeduetopoorconstructionandwaterdamage.3.Asinmostdevelopingareas,thepeopleofAbetenimwilllikelyprioritizeearningadailywageovervolunteeringforyouproject.Yourchallengewillbetonegotiateawagethatisfairtoeveryoneinvolved,atthesametimeencouragingthecommunitytoviewthisprojectasonebeneficialforthemselves.Expectationsfortypicalwageratescanvarygreatlydependingonthepersoninvolved.TheAbetenimprojectsiteisaruralflatland.Thetopsoilisredearthmixedwithgravelthatisrightforcobconstructionortherammedearthmethod.Thenearbyforestsprovidelumberforhouseroofingforapopulationofabout500peasantfarmers,smallscaletradersandcraftpersons.Thesite-based10x10ShelterChallengeisopentoallstudentsandgraduatesofdesign,architecture,art,engineeringandschoolteamsinterestedinruralprojectsinAfrica.Forthelocalcommunity,therealizedspace,asthedesignteamofKarolinaandWayneofAtelierSwitzerputsit,thusservesasanexampleforthevillagethatanearthenbuildingcanbebothcontemporaryandwithstandthenaturalelementsovertime.Forstudents,thedesign-buildchallengeisauniqueopportunitytolearnhands-ontheintricaciesofworkingwithvernacularconstraintsofeconomy,materialandsocialdimensionsinareal-lifeprojectaimingtosustainsocialharmonythroughartandarchitecture.Intheprocess,thestudentwilltolearntodesignwhatisbuild-abletomakeawellroundedgraduate.Fortheprofessionals,youwillfindthehands-ondesignandconstructionexperienceapausefromyourofficeworkstresstorediscovertherudimentsofarchitectureandnuancesthatcanrefreshyourpractice.

The 10x10 Shelter Challenge will run till October 2013 involving the following sessions: May 1-30, 2013; July 7-August 7, 2013; and October 3-31, 2013.

Seepressreleaseonthe10x10ShelterChallengeat:http://prlog.org/11891895andhttp://www.archdaily.com/269126

Other Opportunities

Decorative Arts Summer School: Style and Design 1700-1939June11-21,2013

Exploreover200yearsofstyleanddesign.Thisintenstiveten-dayprogramwillexplorethedecorativeartsoftheperiod1700-1939withaparticularfocusonfurniture,silver,ceramicsandglassfromGreatBritain,NorthernEuropeandNorthAmerica.Thecoursehasbeendesignedtoprovideparticipantswithanall-aroundintroductiontothedecorativeartsandwillappealtoawiderangeofindividuals,includingthosethinkingofpursuinggraduateprogramsinthisfield,aswellasthoseconsideringacareerinthedecorativearts.Participantswishingtotakethecoursetodevelopabroadappreciationofthedecorativeartsforpleasurewillalsobewelcome.

Theprogramwillemphasizethedecorativeartsofthe18th,19thandearly20thcenturiesinaEuropeanandAmericancontext.Theprincipalaimofthecourseistoprovide,throughaconcentratedprogramofstudy,abroadknowledgeofthestylisticchangeswhichhavecharacterizedthemakingandtheuseofdecorativeartobjectsfrom1700-1939andtodevelopskillsrelatedtotheappraisalandevaluationofobjectsfromaselectrangeofmedia.

Uponcompletionofthecourse,participantswhouldbeabletoappreciatethesignificantdistinguishingcharacteristicsofdecorativeartobjectsindifferentstylisticperiods,identifyandwritebasicdescriptionsofarangeofdecorativeartobjectsusingappropriatevocabulary,andbefamiliaratabasiclevelwithfactorsaffectingthecontemporaryappraisalofdecorativeartobjects.

CourseDirectorIanCoxandadistinguishedrosterofscholarsandexpertswillprovideafascinatingsurveywhichwillinvolvelectures,museumandfallerysessions,sitevisitsandhandlingclassesatChristie’sNewYork.ThosewhoelecttotakeandsuccessfullycompleteacourseassessmentwillbeeligibleforaCertificateapprovedbytheNewYorkStateBoardofRegents.

CourseInformationDates:June11-21,2013Fee:$3,000Prerequisites:None.Thiscourseisopentoindividualsofallinterestlevels.Contact: AmandaMuscato amuscato@christies.com +12123551501

Christie’sEducationNewYork 11West42ndStreet,8thFloor NewYork,NY10036 Thiscoursewillincludeoff-sitevisits

Other Opportunities

NOTICE OF MIA INTERNSHIPS for Winter/Spring 2013

Posted from the MIA:

We are looking for graduate level interns for Winter/Spring 2013! Please share the following information with your students. Interns gain hands on experience working in the museum field. Interns with the department of Contemporary Art assist with exhibition research, label writing, research on the permanent collection, Art ReMixes, and much more.

The application materials required are: the completed application form and essay, a recent résumé, academic transcripts, and three references. Academic references are preferred. Student copies of college transcripts are acceptable.

Please fill out all paperwork and submit to nsoukup@artsmia.org.

Upcoming deadlines for internships are:June 1 (fall/winter internships beginning in September)Please contactnsoukup@artsmia.org if interested.

Useful websites that post internship, job and other local arts-related opportunities:SpringboardfortheArts’Job/InternBoardhttp://www.springboardforthearts.org/Jobs/Jobs.asp

mnartists.org’sNews&OpportunitiesBoard(gearedtowardsartists,butfullofgalleryinternshipsandotherlocalartsorganizationjobpostingstoo):http://mnartists.org/resourceList.do?action=list&rid=224&pid=219

MinnesotacouncilofNonprofits’JobBoard(justselectthe‘Arts,CultureandHumanities’category):http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/jobs

MinnesotaHistoricalSocietyhttp://mhs.informz.net/MHS/archives/archive_2803920.html

Short-Term Research Fellowships with the New York Public Library

SYNOPSIS: The New York Public Library is pleased to offer Short-Term Research Fellowships to support visiting scholars from outside the New York metropolitan area engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, and independent research. Fellowship stipends are $1,000 per week for up to four weeks.

Deadline: April 8, 2013

For more information, please email: short.term@nypl.org or visit:http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/short-term-research-fellowships