Art History

THE GROUP PHOTO AND THE”POLICY OF DISAPPEARANCE” IN STALIN’S RUSSIA

Please be aware of an opportunity to study abroad in Cuzco, Peru this summer, credited through Southwestern University, a national liberal arts college. The deadline for applications at  the Office of Intercultural Learning is February 1.  Here are some highlights:

• Two 3-credit classes (6 credits total). The first cross-listed as Philosophy, Religion, and History. The second cross-listed as Art History and Anthropology.
• Both classes taught by SU faculty, Dr. Omar Rivera (Philosophy) and Dr. Patrick Hajovsky (Art History), who know the city and culture very well.
• Students may apply for a Gilman scholarship, and certain financial aid will transfer.

CALL FOR PAPERS – MEMORIA: CONSTRUCTIONS & INTERPRETATIONS
The History of Art Students’ Association (HASA) invites undergraduates to participate in
its second annual History of Art conference March 6th-7th 2015. Through the conference, we aspire to have undergraduate art historians engage and explore their fields of interest in a supportive and challenging environment, whilst developing both academic and professional skills. The year’s theme will focus on the constructions and interpretations of memory. We “invite students to submit papers that explore diverse dimensions of this overarching theme, including but not limited to:
–    The construction of real and imagined worlds
–    Collective and singular memories”
–    Physical and psychological conceptions of memory
–    Problems of subjectivity
–    Representations and reappropriations of a past
PAPERS
We invite papers of 15-20 mins (approx. 2500 words) on an issue related to the theme. Papers should be presentable and come accompanied with visual aids (i.e. slide projections, PowerPoint, etc). Papers can be excerpts from larger works or separate pieces, but must have a strong thesis and be well evidenced with primary and secondary material. We ask for papers that show a high degree of independent thinking and may”discuss any period in the art historical timeline. We welcome papers that take religious and/or historical approaches just as much as those that explore the theme in a literal and/or a postmodern framework.

SUBMITTING A PAPER
Students interested in presenting at this year’s conference need to submit a proposal or abstract (approx. 500 words) to the organizers by email: [email protected] by
Friday February 6th 2015 by 5 PM. Please include UGRAD_HASA_PROPOSAL as your subject line. Everything should be in a single attachment as either a .pdf or .docx file.
In you’re proposal, you should make sure to include:
– Your name, University, course and year of study as of January 2014
– Your paper’s title (or working title) and your abstract
ACCEPTANCE, CONFERENCE PROGRAM & ACCOMODATION
By February 10th you will receive an email that will let you know if your proposal has been accepted. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis.
A full program will be available and emailed to the speakers once decisions have been finalized. It will also be posted on our website: http://hasaannualconference.tumblr.com/
Links to accommodation recommendations will be posted on our website.

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The Thomas Cole National Historic Site is now accepting applications for its 2015 internship program. Interns are provided the opportunity to work closely with the education, collections, and interpretation staff on all aspects of the museum’s operation. In 2015, interns will also participate in the presentation of an unprecedented exhibition entitled “River Crossings”, organized in partnership with the nearby Olana State Historic Site, featuring contemporary art installed directly into the historic spaces and landscapes of the two historic sites. The exhibition is curated by the artist Stephen Hannock with Jason Rosenfeld, PhD. The artists in the exhibition include some of the most celebrated names over the last 40 years including Chuck Close, Angie Keefer, Stephen Hannock, Maya Lin, Elizabeth Murray, Martin Puryear, Cindy Sherman, Sienna Shields, Kiki Smith, and Elyn Zimmerman.

Description
Interns will work directly with museum staff and gain hands-on experience with exhibition installation, archive and collection inventory, daily office operations, research, and full engagement in the touring operation.  Interns also observe and participate in a variety of staff meetings to learn the structural, strategic, and operational decisions at play in an historic house museum. Internships are unpaid, though many interns arrange credit through their respective schools.  Interns are asked to commit to a minimum of 16 hours per week, preferably more, for the agreed-upon duration of the internship, which typically lasts three months but can be extended through six. The work week is Wednesday through Sunday.

Responsibilities
Through the combination of research, interpretation, and hands-on experience, selected candidates will have the opportunity to:

+ Lead tours of the historic buildings and monitor the galleries during the Open House

+ Conduct a research project

+ Take tickets, field customer phone calls, usher, and distribute programs at special events

+ Participate in day-to-day operations of a historic artist’s house museum

Qualifications
The TCNHS seeks self-motivated undergraduate students and recent graduates who have expressed a commitment to careers in a history or art museum, exhibition and collection management, and/ or museum education. A background, passion for, or study of history, art history, material culture, decorative arts, museum studies and/or museum education are ideal. Applicants should have strong organizational abilities, an affinity for public speaking, and computer skills.

How to Apply
Send a cover letter describing your interests and goals, as well as the days and times you would be available, along with a complete resume to: Melissa Gavilanes, Director of Education, [email protected] . For further information please email above or by phone call 518-943-7465 x 5.   For more information, please visit www.thomascole.org.

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site (TCNHS) preserves and interprets the home and studios of Thomas Cole, the founder of the Hudson River School of painting, the nation’s first art movement.  The TCNHS consists of Thomas Cole’s c. 1815 Federal-era brick home, his 1839 studio, and other historic structures on five landscaped acres with magnificent views of the Catskill Mountains.