THE FORD FAMILY FOUNDATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON CURATOR AND CRITIC TOURS AND LECTURES: CONNECTIVE CONVERSATIONS, INSIDE OREGON ART 2011-2014
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Date
2014
Authors
School of Art + Design
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
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."
Description
153 pages
Keywords
Visual Arts, Studio artists, Oregon