2015 Events

December 12, 2015
PORTLAND, OR
5:00pm; Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Kristy Edmunds at NPN
During a break from National Performance Network's (NPN) busy conference schedule, join NPN Keynote Speaker and ICPP faculty member Kristy Edmunds (Executive and Artistic Director, Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA) and ICPP alumni Lydia Bell, Jane Gabriels and Jerry Tischleder for an informal discussion highlighting current trends in thinking at ICPP as well as curatorial projects by alumni that stemmed from their studies at ICPP.

December 8, 2015
NEW YORK, NY
6:30pm; Danspace Project, Parish Hall at St. Mark's Church
ICPP in Conversation: Judy Hussie-Taylor and Thomas Lax
Join faculty of the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance Judy Hussie-Taylor and Thomas Lax for a conversation centered on innovative and relevant curatorial approaches to developing and presenting time-based art. Judy Hussie-Taylor is Executive Director at Danspace Project and Thomas Lax is Associate Curator in the Department of Media and Performance Art at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Together they teach the Curatorial Practice course at the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance at Wesleyan University.

November 11, 2015
PHILADELPHIA, PA
5-6:30pm; The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Join us for a panel discussion with ICPP faculty member Nicole Stanton and ICPP alumni Jaamil Olawale Kosokoand Kelsey Halliday Johnson about the current collisions between the moving body and the constraints of real and virtual space. Given the aspirations of so many artists today to cross disciplinary and institutional boundaries, what does a curator need to know to be an effective connector between an artist’s vision and an audience's expectations?

November 11, 2015
VALENCIA, CA
4-6pm; CalArts Center for New Performance
Join ICPP Program Director Sam Miller and faculty member Kristy Edmunds, internationally recognized leaders in the field of contemporary performance, for a conversation centered on innovative and relevant curatorial approaches to developing and presenting time-based art, and the evolution of the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance at Wesleyan University.

January 10, 2015
NEW YORK, NY
3:30-5pm; Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Exploring Diverse Perspectives on Curatorial Practice
Join ICPP Director Sam Miller, in a discussion with ICPP alumni. Panelists will speak on different modes of performance curation, drawing on their work in museum and academic contexts, as well as sharing the vantage point of independent and artist curators. Sam Miller in conversation with John Andress (Public Programs Manager, The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston), Sharon Fantl (Assistant Director, Redfern Arts Center, Keene State College), and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko (Assistant Curator, Humanities and Engagement, New York Live Arts and Co-Director, anonymous bodies II art collective).