Media Events
Contact: Jo Wood-Brown: email
Sunday, September 10, 2006, 11AM - 4PM
Artist to Artist Studio Tour
Bill Brand, Katy Martin, Sandi Slone, Maura Sheehan, Ross Neher, Barbara Friedman, Michael Zwack, Edward Shalala, Jo Wood-Brown, Gwenn Thomas, Mimi Gross and April Vollmer will present work in their studios to promote discussion with the visiting Belfast artists.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 4 - 7 PM
Pace University Media Room
Student Union B Level, 1 Pace Plaza
Screening: 4 - 5 PM
A Visual Conversation Between Belfast and New York City Artists
A screening of films, video, and stills of art create a virtual look at the contemporary world, seen as a conversation between Belfast and New York artists. Organized by Bill Brand and Jo Wood-Brown. The screening proceeds the panel.
Panel: 5 - 7 PM
National Identity vs. Ethnic Identity:
How Artists See Their Role In Culture
Presented by the Institute for American Irish Studies at Pace University and the Artist Exchange International
Panelists:
Belfast Artists and Liam Kelly, Professor at the University of Ulster and author of "Thinking Long - Contemporary Art in Northern Ireland"
Chris Cahill of the Institute of Irish American Studies at Pace University opens up the discussion to issues that directly affect the New York community: How are the calls of ethnic, regional, and national identity heard by artists? Is the artist obliged to heed or evade those calls? In what ways might the artist's response to such crises and calamities differ from the responses of other citizens? Does the artistic response to the longstanding violence of the Northern Irish "Troubles" hold lessons for how New York artists might respond to the ongoing ramifications of the September 11th attacks?
Media admission to all Pace events by press credentials only.
