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Virtual Symposium | February 27 & 28, 2021
Free and open to the public. All 500 spots have been filled; however, the entire symposium will be live-streamed to First American Art Magazine‘s Facebook page.
Schedule
Times are Central Standard Time. May be subject to change.
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Saturday, February 27
- 12:00–12:10 pm: Welcome and introduction | 10 minutes
- 12:10–1:15 pm: Keynote address by heather ahtone: “Shifting the Paradigm: A Love Story” | 65 minutes
- 1:15–1:30 pm: Break, 15 minutes. The audience can ask questions during breaks.
- 1:30–2:00 pm: Nancy Marie Mithlo: “Native Arts Scholarship: How-to, What, and Why?” | 30 minutes
- 2:00–2:30 pm: America Meredith: “Tribal Affiliations in Art Writing” | 30 minutes
- 2:30–2:45 pm: Break, 15 minutes
- 2:45–3:45 pm: Roundtable Discussion: “Finding Balance in Dialogue: Artist and Art Writer Relationships” | 1 hour
- 3:45–4:15 pm: Open Forum, 30 minutes
Sunday, February 28
- 12:00–12:35 pm: Adrienne Lalli Hills, “The Nuts and Bolts of Exhibition Text” | 35 minutes
- 12:35–1:15 pm: Miranda Belarde-Lewis, “Writing for Depth in the White Cube” | 40 minutes
- 1:15–1:30 pm: Break, 15 minutes
- 1:30–2:30 pm: Roundtable Discussion: “Walking the Line: Reaching Art World Insiders and the General Public” | 1 hour
- 2:30–2:45 pm: Break, 15 minutes
- 2:45–3:45 pm: Roundtable Discussion: “Criticism of Indigenous Art of the Americas” | 1 hour
- 3:45–4:15 pm: Open Forum, 30 minutes
- 4:15–4:20 pm: c:a+m writing workshop introduction
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Press Release
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Style Guides
- First American Art Magazine style guide
- Native American Journalist Association’s “Reporting and Indigenous Terminology” (PDF)
- Native American Journalist Association’s Resources for Reporting in Indian Country
- Journalists for Human Rights’ “Style Guide for Reporting on Indigenous People” (PDF)
- University of British Columbia’s “Indigenous Peoples: Language Guidelines” (PDF)
Sponsors
Hosted by First American Art Magazine. Sponsored in part by Critical Minded, Noksi Press, University of Virginia Mellon Indigenous Arts Initiative, and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.
