May 6 to 8-Durham-Get a Published Review by Chicago Art Critic Lori Waxman
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April 21, 2010
Contact: Barclay McConnell
Artist Services Manager, Durham Arts Council
919.560.2787 | bmcconnell@durhamarts.org
Durham Arts Council and Durham Art Guild present 60 WRD/MIN ART CRITIC
Durham, NC – Art critic, Lori Waxman, guarantees brief, serious reviews to all visual artists on a first-come, first-served basis in a performance about art criticism.
For 3 days at the Durham Arts Council and the Durham Art Guild, at 120 Morris Street in downtown Durham, Chicago-based art critic, Lori Waxman, will receive artists in need of reviews as part of her project, the “60 wrd/min art critic.” Reviews, which are free of charge, will be scheduled and written in twenty-five minute increments only during these hours: Thursday, May 6, 12:30-3 pm & 4:30-7 pm; Friday, May 7, 1:30-4 pm & 5:30-8 pm; and Saturday, May 8, 11-1:30 pm & 3-5:30 pm.
Reviews will be signed, published and ready for pick-up within the time frame of the performance. Artist, artwork, critic, and review will all exist in the same space simultaneously, thereby helping to demystify the art review process. The reviews will be posted at the performance site and will remain on view at through May 14. In addition, the reviews will be published by the Independent Weekly (in print and online at www.indyweek.com) in the weeks following the performance.
Advance appointments can be made on a first-come, first-served basis as of April 22, 2010 by emailing critic@60wrdmin.org. Walk-in hours will be held Saturday, May 8, 1-1:30pm.
The 60 wrd/min art critic is many things: an exploration of short-form art writing, a work of performance art in and of itself, an experiment in role reversal between artist and critic, a democratic gesture and a circumvention of the art review process. At a time when newspaper and magazine art columns are disappearing, the “60 wrd/min art critic” aims to get a community talking about its own art.
Durham is among 10 U.S. cities included as destinations for the “60 wrd/min art critic.” Waxman has focused her project on vibrant regional arts communities from Portland, Oregon, to Austin, Texas to Queens, New York, whose artists may rarely have opportunities to receive nationally published art reviews.
Lori Waxman is a Chicago-based critic and art historian. She publishes regularly in the Chicago Tribune and Artforum, and has written catalogue essays for small and large art spaces, including Spertus Museum in Chicago; Spaces Gallery in Cleveland; INOVA in Milwaukee; and Dieu Donné Papermill in New York. She teaches art history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The 60 wrd/min art critic is a project of the Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program. More information on this national project can be found at www.60wrdmin.org.
Durham Arts Council
The Durham Arts Council is a private nonprofit dedicated to supporting the arts in Durham and the entire Triangle Region in North Carolina and has served the community since 1954. Each year DAC serves over 300,000 visitors and program participants, over 600 artists, and more than 60 arts organizations through classes, artist residencies, exhibits, festivals, grants programs, technical support, arts advocacy and information services. By supporting the Durham Arts Council, you help DAC fulfill its mission of promoting excellence in and access to the creation, experience and active support of the arts for all the people of our community. For more information call 919.560.ARTS or visit our website at www.durhamarts.org.
Durham Art Guild
Established in 1948, the Durham Art Guild is a non-profit, member-driven organization, committed to promotion and support of the arts and artists. Their mission is to stimulate interest in the visual arts by featuring diverse exhibits and developing innovative programming to enrich and develop awareness and appreciation of the significance of art and strengthen the arts community. The DAG operates the SunTrust Gallery in the heart of arts-friendly downtown Durham, featuring changing exhibitions year-round of the area’s most notable and talented artists. The SunTrust gallery is located in the Durham Arts Council Building, 120 Morris Street, Durham NC 27701.
Annual dues are only $50 for individual members and $10 for junior members and include portfolio reviews, peer review sessions, online gallery representation, invitations to all DAG events, and eligibility to apply for the DAG Studio Residency Program after one year (for adults only).
For more information regarding The Durham Art Guild contact Taj Forer at (919) 560-2713 or director@durhamartguild.org or visit: http://www.durhamartguild.org
The Durham Art Guild, Inc., is devoted to supporting artists and to developing awareness and appreciation of the visual arts, and is made possible by gifts to the Durham Arts Council’s Annual Arts Fund, and support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
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