Call for Curatorial Proposals for CAA 2007 NYC

July 11, 2005

Type: discussion

The Leonardo-College Art Association workgroup (LEO-CAA) seeks curatorial proposals for an exhibition that will feature, but not be limited to, work by LEO-CAA members. The exhibition will coincide with the CAA conference in NYC February 14-17, 2007. Exhibition is eligible for $10,000 award from CAA plus another $5000 for a catalog. Curator need not be a member of CAA or Leonardo. Curator will work with LEO CAA Chairs to establish venue and submit proposal to CAA by September 1 deadline. For details, see http://www.collegeart.org/conference/2007c.html

Please submit 250 word statement describing the exhibition's theme and explaining any special or timely significance. Suggestions for venues or additional sources of funding or in-kind support are encouraged. Please send proposal via e-mail by August 5 to address in heading.

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LEO-CAA is a group of individuals who are members of both Leonardo/ISAST (the journal) and the College Art Association. Our purpose is to forge stronger alliances between the constituencies of the two organizations. LEO-CAA began in 2004 and was chaired by Leonardo editor Roger Malina in 2004. In 2005, Yianni Yessios, Amy Ione, and Edward Shanken were elected as chairs.

LEO-CAA organizes several events for the CAA annual conference: 1) a panel discussion, the papers for which are published in Leonardo; 2) a mentoring session for graduate students; and 3) presents an exhibition featuring member work. The 2005 panel, "Hybridity: Arts, Science, and Cultural Effects," included papers from Diane Gromala, Amy Ione, George Legrady, and Dan Sandin and was chaired by Yvonne Spielmann and Jay David Bolter.

Links to the 2005 Leonardo CAA events, our main site, Blog, and listserve signup:
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/isast/events/caa05.html
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/isast/events/leonardocaa.html
http://leocaa.blogspot.com/
http://webexhibits.org/about/leocaa.html

We encourage you to submit a curatorial proposal and to consider joining LEO-CAA.

Dr. Edward A. Shanken
Professor of Art History
Savannah College of Art & Design
http://artexetra.com