Art and the Archive: Canon vs. Archive

Dear Art History faculty,

Please join Decker Library for a conversation featuring your colleague, Sarah-Neel Smith next Tuesday! And please do encourage your students to attend:

Oct 5, 2021, 90 minutes: 11am PT, 12pm MT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET USA

Learn  more about the series: https://www.mica.edu/libraries/decker-library/about/hours/art-and-the-archive/

We’re excited to announce our third Art and The Archive conversation: Canon vs. Archive, featuring Josh T. Franco and Sarah-Neel Smith.

In this conversation, Josh T. Franco, National Collector at the Archives of American Art and Sarah-Neel Smith, Art History, Theory and Criticism at Maryland Institute College of Art will re-envision the notion of the art historical canon through a discussion of their work in and outside of archives. In his role, Franco works to identify, investigate, and acquire personal papers, institutional records and other primary sources that tell the stories of American art. Smith’s research focuses on modern and contemporary art, especially artistic exchanges and the Middle East.

Learn more about the speakers and the series: https://www.mica.edu/libraries/decker-library/about/hours/art-and-the-archive/

Art & The Archive, launched Fall 2020,  is a conversation series that explores the role of the archive in the production of art and culture. Featured speakers include writers, archivists, artists, and researchers who all engage with archives in meaningful ways. Attendees can expect a lively, expansive discussion of how archives unfold in our everyday lives.

This conversation is sponsored by Decker Library, in collaboration with the Art History Department.