THE ATLANTIC SYMPOSIUM ON ART WRITING

The Atlantic Symposium: New Directions for Art Writing
April 19 – 21, 2013 (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Organized by C The Visual Arts Foundation / C Magazine
and Visual Arts Nova Scotia / Visual Arts News.

Ticket and information www.atlantic.cmagazine.com

Keynote Lecture by Sylvie Fortin
Friday April 19, 7 pm
Windsor Foundation Lecture Theatre, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Admission $5 / Free for symposium registrants, students and the unwaged.

Sylvie Fortin is former Editor-in-Chief and Executive Director of Art Papers, an international art magazine based in Atlanta Georgia, and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

Symposium on Art Writing
Saturday April 20, 9:00 – 4:30 pm
NSCAD University Drawing Studio, Room D241 at 5163 Duke Street

Followed by a reception at The Khyber Centre for the Arts, 6-9 pm

TICKETS $40 / $25 for students and the unwaged

Symposium Presenters include Ray Cronin, Director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Sylvie Fortin, former Editor-in-Chief and Executive Director of Art Papers; Lizzy Hill; Editor of Visual Arts News; Richard William Hill, Assistant Professor of art history at York University and independent critic and curator; Mike Landry, Arts & Culture Editor at the Telegraph-Journal; J.J. Kegan McFadden, writer, publisher, curator and artist based in Winnipeg; Amish Morrell, Director of Programs at C The Visual Art Foundation and Editor of C Magazine; Gabrielle Moser, writer and independent curator; Leah Sandals, Online Editor at Canadian Art magazine.

Gallery Tours
Sunday April 21
Organized by Visual Arts Nova Scotia; Details to be announced

Advance registration for the symposium is required: Registration includes admission to Friday's keynote lecture, Saturday's symposium sessions, a reception Saturday evening, and a tour of Halifax galleries on Sunday. To register, purchase a ticket online at atlantic.cmagazine.com, or contact us by email if you need to pay by cheque; there is no registration deadline; seats are limited. To attend only the keynote lecture, please pay at the door.

The Atlantic Symposium is organized by C The Visual Arts Foundation and Visual Arts Nova Scotia, with the financial assistance of The Canada Council for the Arts and the Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. C The Visual Arts Foundation and Visual Arts Nova Scotia are grateful for additional organizational and in-kind support from the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Anna Leonowens Gallery, the Atlantic Provinces Art Galleries Association (APAGA), The Khyber Centre for the Arts, NSCAD University, and the St. Mary's University Art Gallery.

Symposium Session Schedule

Each session will consist of a series of presentations by invited writers, editors, and curators, followed by a conversation between presenters and symposium participants.

SATURDAY APRIL 20

9:00 – 10:30: Art Criticism and the Ecology of Art
Why do we (not) write art criticism? This panel will consider how art criticism fits into the ecology and economics of the art world.

10:45 – 12:15: Existing Models for Art Writing
What are the different kinds of publications, including newspapers, web publications and print magazines, and how do they operate? Editors and publishers will do a show-and-tell of how they make money and where it gets spent.

1:15 – 2:45: Professional Practice for Writers
How do different forms of writing, such as exhibition texts, catalog essays, reviews, interviews, profiles, columns, and features each differ? How does one establish oneself as a writer? What are the different relationships that artists, galleries and writers each have with publications and how do writers avoid conflicts of interest? What different venues are available to writers, what is the role of research, and how does one write for different audiences?

3:00 – 4:30: Alternative Models for Art Writing and Publishing
Invited speakers discuss their top ten innovative models for art writing and publishing. Speakers will also discuss alternative models for generating revenue, and ways of publishing without it.

Publications and Printed Matter Showcase:
There will be a publications and printed matter showcase, throughout the symposium, in room D241.

6:00 – 9:00: Reception
at The Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1588 Barrington St.

SUNDAY APRIL 21
Gallery tours organized by Visual Arts Nova Scotia. Details TBA.