Contemporary Art 101: Curator of Education Scott Stulen lectures on Contemporary Art history, movements, theories, and artists in a relaxed and open atmosphere the first Thursday of each month. This class provides historical and theoretical context for the artwork of our time. Each session will present a different theme and group discussion is encouraged.


Upcoming
Thursday, November 2 2006 7:00 pm:
Artrock/Experimental:
The Relationship between Contemporary Art and Popular Music. This session will explore the history of contemporary popular music and its impact on the visual arts. We will discuss artist/musicians and how the sound influences the visual representations.

A small sample of artists from mnartists.org to consider with the Artrock/Experimental theme included in this collection are:
Sean Connaughty
Rich Barlow
Eric Carroll
Abinadi Meza
Doug Geers
Jesse Petersen
Matt Schufman
Darin Back
John Marks


Thursday, December 7 2006 7:00 pm:
Tag, You're It:
Graffiti and Urban Culture in Contemporary Art From the New York Graffiti artists spray painting subway cars in the early 1980’s to the vinyl toy craze of the present the influence of street artists pervades contemporary art in galleries, stores, online, and print publications. In this session we will examine the stylistic roots, practitioners, and future of graffiti art.

A small sample of artists from mnartists.org to consider with the Tag, You're It theme included in this collection are:
Luke Ericksonbr>
Shepard Fairey -"Prints and the Revolution"
CJ Mace "Graffiti Girl Series #1"
Kai Salmela
Dalek- "The Return of the Space Monkey"
christopher graham
anthony nollen
Erik Ullanderson
Ox-Op Gallery
Intermedia Arts Gallery

For more information contact Scott Stulen 507-424-3309 or by email at sstulen@rochesterartcenter.org

Rochester Art Center
For more information on the Contemporary Art 101 classes and exhibition schedule at the RAC.

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