Connective Conversations: Curator/Critic Tours and Lectures

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THE FORD FAMILY FOUNDATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON CURATOR AND CRITIC TOURS AND LECTURES: CONNECTIVE CONVERSATIONS, INSIDE OREGON ART 2011-2014
(University of Oregon, 2014) School of Art + Design
In 2014 The Ford Family Foundation concluded the first five years of funding for its Visual Arts Program, which supports Oregon's visual artists and enhances the state's visual arts ecology. A strong element of the program was the Curator and Critic Tour and Lecture Series; ten respected out-of- state curators and critics came to Oregon to interact with 69 visual artists in their studios, provide professional feed- back, and offer community lectures. Equally important, they became more knowledgeable about the visual arts in Oregon, which will help the artists make crucial connec- tions in other markets. This book is The Ford Family Foundation's opportunity to celebrate the Oregon artists visited on the Tour and to ex- pose many more people to their work. Each of the artists has his or her own distinctive voice, yet a common thread ran through the intensely personalized conversations with the curators and critics - hard work. Noted one artist: "The most important thing is the dedication to the studio art practice because ultimately success is a byproduct of how hard you're willing to work."