ATOA Fall 2010 Panel Series ~ Through Dec.16

ATOA Fall 2010 Panel Series ~  Through Dec.16
Thursdays - 6:30 Reception, 7:00 Discussion - Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, 547 W. 27th St., #301
Admission: $7 Adults, $3 Seniors/Students with ID

THIS THURSAY -- October 14, 2010
Jay Milder: A Life Story -- Video Screening & Dialog
Featuring:  Jay Milder, artist & Ray Grist, filmmaker
Jay Milder is one of the original 7 founders of the Rhino Horn group along with Benny Andrews, Peter Pasantino, Bill Barrell.  This video traces his journey from the midwest to Hans Hofmann student, Ed Clark mentee, and international artist, and includes Bob Thompson, Mimi Gross, Red Grooms, and Mark DiSuvero.
Organizer: Ray Grist

October 21, 2010
Three Dimensions: Hand or Digital?  Sculptors Consider the Alternatives
Moderator:  Doug Sheer, chairman of ATOA
Panelists:  Donna Dodson, wood carver · Ayami Aoyama, stone carver · and other sculptors (stay tuned)
Organizers: Lynne Mayocole & Doug Sheer

October 28, 2010
Raising the Dead
Featuring:  Dr. Chic Schissel, lecturer on the medical system, science, quackery & music · Flash Light, artist · John Rafferty, author, editor & president of the Secular Humanist Society of NY · Dr. Barnaby Ruhe, artist & NYU Gallatin Faculty
Organizer:  Flash Light

November 11, 2010
Art & Wall Street: The Mei-Moses Art Index - Art as Assets
Featuring: Ron Morosan, artist, & Robert A. Schwartz, PhD, Economics & Finance, Baruch College
A discussion on how thid index will allow nonprofits to issue bonds and other financial instruments to allow supporters to "invest" in arts organizations.
Organizer:  Ron Morosan.

November 18, 2010
From Performance to Painter's Tape:
Abstract Art & Materiality
Moderator: Kat Griefen, curator
Panelists: Bibi Calderaro · Creighton Michael · Ray Oglesby · Rebecca Smith
Organizer: Kat Griefen

December 9, 2010
Performance, Re-Performance & All That
Host: Vernita N'Cognita, performance & visual artist
Featuring 10-20 Artists in Performance (stay tuned for playbill)
Organizer: Vernita N'Cognita

December 16, 2010
Hans Hofmann in Film
Moderator: Patricia Stark Feinstein, independent curator
Panelists: Irving Sandler, art historian · Thorpe Feidt, artist, teacher · plus additional panelists to be announced
Featuring an excerpt from Sam Feinstein's film
on Hans Hofmann.
Organizer: Patricia Stark Feinstein