2008 Art Talks @ The MAC
February 20@6:30 Divas and Iron Chefs of Encaustic
February 23 @ 6:30 George Tobolowsky
April 16 @ 6:30 David Gibson (screening interview), David Everett and David Dryer
May 14@ 6:30 Rocio Toral: What is a print?
May 21 @ 6:30 Billy Hassell, Tracy Hicks and a panel of experts: Art, science, extinction and preservation
June 4 @ 6:30 The Genius of the Paris Opera: Architect Charles Garnier
July 9 @ 6:30 Academia: Pushing the boundary
August 6 @ 6:30 Nancy Israel: “On the cutting edge: How Caravaggio taught the world to embrace contemporary art”
August 20 @ 6:30 Gail Sachson: “Is There good taste in art? A critical look at the Gastronomia: Erotica y Estimulante Show
September 10 @ 6:30 Laray Polk, Simeen Ishaque and Sasha Dela
September 24 @ 6:30 Erudite: Women working with contemporary art in Dallas-Marty Walker, Nancy Whitenack, Gail Sachson, Cheryl Vogel and Cris Worley.
The MAC is proud to present its Art Talk: Erudite, Women working with contemporary art in Dallas. Guest panelists are Marty Walker, owner of Marty Walker Gallery; Cheryl Vogel, curator at Valley House Gallery; Nancy Whitenack, owner of Conduit Gallery, and Gail Sachson, MFA, KERA “Art & Seek” blogger. The panel will discuss the roles they play in our community as contemporary art directors, business owners, curators and art consultants. As consummated professionals and experts in their field, these women bring to Dallas a variety of artists to collect, study or enjoy chosen with careful consideration. Also, they will discuss Texas women artists and their contribution to the national and regional field in the twenty-first century.
September 27 @ 2PM Laray Polk and Simeen Ishaque
This is a unique opportunity for an intimate talk with two of our three September – October exhibiting artists. Mrs. Polk and Miss Ishaque will share with the audience their creative process and inspiration as well as the evolution of their works. The art talk finalizes with questions from the audience.
October 1st @ 6:30 Charissa Terranova: Women, art and history
In 1972, Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro organized “Womanhouse,” an exhibition of 21 female artists in a 17-room Victorian mansion in Hollywood, California. Ranging in thematic from “Menstruation Bathroom” to “Nuturant Kitchen,” the installations challenged long-held feminine stereotypes. “Womanhouse” marked the apogee of the feminist movement in the art world. Though the discourse of feminism has since evolved through various stages and incarnations, feminist art seems to have had only one life — in the 1970s. Thereafter, gendered discussions of art moved away from the male-female dyad, giving way to the poly-vocal if not progressively universalist Queer Studies. Dr. Charissa N. Terranova will give a public talk on the role of gender in contemporary art. The talk will cover classical first-wave feminism, the challenges of the contemporary vision of global feminism, and culminate with a discussion of progressive masculinity in art.
October 8th @ 6:30 Architect Lionel Morrison, owner of Morrisonseifertmurphy, Steve Green, Gallery owner Steve Green and Linda Fritschy, Interior designer Coherent lives: Embracing contemporary architecture, interior design and art at home
Being coherent is synonymous with logical, harmonious and consistent. We love art, architecture and good design. Why is important? What difference does it make in our lives? We surround ourselves with objects that reflect our personality, our beliefs and passions. Today, sustaining and supporting design, architecture and art is more important than ever as our lives are living testaments for future generations to learn what we value and why we favored the things we do. Our guest panel with Linda Fritschy, Interior Designer, Lionel Morrison, Architect and Steve Green, Gallery Owner, will help us answer those questions.
November @ 6:30 Alex Rubio, Alex De Leon and Sally Warren
November 12 @ 6:30PM Global Swarming
Panel members: Brandon and Susan Pollard, Texas Honeybee Guild
Deanna Wood, Founder, Texas WAX/Dallas
Janet Reynolds, Texas Master Naturalist, member of Texas WAX/Dallas
Where would we be without pollinators in our natural world?
How would this effect food production?
What are the environmental, social and economic impacts of this?
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon currently effecting honeybees. What is at hand appears to be a perfect storm created by pesticides, introduced pathogens, viruses and perhaps GMO foods. Research is ongoing in this critical area.
November 19 @ 6:30 James Cope from The GossMichael Foundation
British Contemporary Art and its significance in today’s art world
James Cope, Educational Programmer at The Goss-Michael Foundation, will talk about the YBA movement in London around the late 1980’s early 1990’s and its influence on the art world. He will go on to talk about what these YBA artists are doing today and reflect on the new generation on British artists and their significance in contemporary art.