Voices In Contemporary Art

VOCA GENERATES CRITICAL DIALOGUE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS THE PRODUCTION, PRESENTATION, AND PRESERVATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART.

JULY 10 - 12, 2023ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP: SPANISH-LANGUAGELOCATION: ZOOM (VIRTUAL)THIS WAS VOCA'S SECOND ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP IN SPANISH, AND THE 13TH VIRTUAL WORKSHOP HELD BY VOCA. THIS EVENT WAS MADE UP OF A SERIES OF THREE-HOUR ZOOM SESSIONS HELD OVER THE COURSE OF THREE CONSECUTIVE AFTERNOONS IN JULY 2023. THE PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS SARAH SELVIDGE AND URSULA DAVILA-VILLA; GUEST SPEAKERS DANIELA RIVERA, ARTIST, AND IRENE ESTEVES-AMADOR, ART HISTORIAN; FACILITATOR RUTH DEL FRESNO GUILLEM, VOCA STAFF MEMBERS LAUREN SHADFORD, MARGARET GRAHAM, AND PABLO QUIROS GARCIA, CPPC REPRESENTATIVES ALEXA HALABY AND ILEEN KOHN, AND 19 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS. THE GROUP WAS MADE UP OF SPANISH-SPEAKING ARTS PROFESSIONALS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, SPAIN, AND THE UNITED STATES, FROM A POOL OF 226 APPLICANTS.SEPTEMBER 10, 2023VOCA TALK: G. PETER JEMISONLOCATION: BUFFALO AKG ART MUSEUM, BUFFALO, NY (IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL STREAMING)AFTER MONTHS OF PREPARATION, VOCA BOARD MEMBER ANDREA R. HANLEY (NAVAJO) SAT DOWN WITH ARTIST G. PETER JEMISON (SENECA, HERON CLAN) TO DISCUSS JEMISON'S WORK AND CAREER. THE CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE IN FRONT OF A LIFE AUDIENCE, AND IT WAS LIVESTREAMED AND FILMED, LATER BEING EDITED TO THE FINAL VOCA TALK: G PETER JEMISON VIDEO. THIS WAS THE INAUGURAL PROGRAM OF VOCA'S NATIVE VOICES SERIES.SEPTEMBER 13 - 15, 2023TIME-BASED MEDIA STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOPLOCATION: DENVER ART MUSEUM, DENVER, CO (IN-PERSON)THIS WAS VOCA'S FIRST TBM STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP, HELD OVER THE COURSE OF THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DENVER ART MUSEUM. THE PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS KATE LEWIS AND JEN MERGEL; DAM REPRESENTATIVES SARAH MELCHING AND KATE MOOMAW-TAYLOR; SEVERAL GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE HOST INSTITUTION AND SURROUNDING REGION; VOCA BOARD PRESIDENT CHAD ALLIGOOD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LAUREN SHADFORD AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR MARGARET GRAHAM; AND 25 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS FROM LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED AN OFF-SITE VISIT TO THE STUDIO OF LOCAL ARTIST GARY EMRICH.SEPTEMBER 25, 2023VOCA RESEARCH: RAUSCHENBERG YEAR SIX PARTNERSHIP KICKOFF MEETINGLOCATION: RRF OFFICES, NEW YORK, NY (IN-PERSON)REPRESENTATIVES FROM VOICES IN CONTEMPORARY ART (VOCA), THE ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION (RRF), AND THE WINTERTHUR/UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE PROGRAM IN ART CONSERVATION (WUDPAC) MET TO CONTINUE THEIR ONGOING COLLABORATION TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CONSERVATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART WHILE SUPPORTING AN ARTIST-ENDOWED FOUNDATION WITH IN-DEPTH COLLECTIONS RESEARCH. THIS MEETING ADDRESSED THE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS, TIMELINE, AND DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR THE SIXTH YEAR OF THIS PROJECT WHICH WILL FOCUS ON RAUSCHENBERG'S TEXTILE WORKS. GIANNA PUZZO IS THE CURRENT FELLOW, AND GWYNNE RYAN & KELLY MCHUGH ARE STEPPING INTOTHE ROLE OF MENTORS FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP YEAR.SEPTEMBER 27, 2023VOCA JOURNAL, ISSUE 12: TIME-BASED MEDIA STEWARDSHIP ISSUE #1GUEST EDITED BY GLENSTONE'S DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION AND VOCA BOARD MEMBER STEVEN O'BANION, THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO ISSUES DEDICATED TO THE COMPLEXITIES OF CARING FOR TBM ART.CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE FROM MARSHALL REESE, LIA ROBINSON, EDDY COLLOTON AND ELENA CORDOVA, AND A TEAM OF STUDENTS FROM THE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS IN BERN, SWITZERLAND (NICOLE CHRISTIANE SAVOY, MARIE-CHRISTINE GERBER, RALPH MICHEL AND PROFESSOR MARTINA HAIDVOGL).OCTOBER 12, 2023VOCA TALK: WILFREDO CHIESA (ONLINE LAUNCH)AFTER A THOROUGH EDITING PROCESS, THE FINAL VOCA TALK: WILFREDO CHIESA VIDEO WAS LAUNCHED ON VOCA'S WEBSITE. THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARTIST WILFREDO CHIESA AND ART HISTORIAN IRENE ESTEVES-AMADOR HAD BEEN FILMED AT THE ARTIST'S STUDIO IN BOSTON, MA IN OCTOBER 2023. THIS WAS VOCA'S FIRST-EVER TALK CONDUCTED IN SPANISH.OCTOBER 16 - 18, 2023ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP (VIRTUAL)THIS WAS VOCA'S 37TH ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP, AND OUR 14TH VIRTUAL WORKSHOP, COMPRISED OF A SERIES OF THREE-HOUR SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF CONSECUTIVE AFTERNOONS IN OCTOBER 2023. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS ROBIN LI, ORAL HISTORIAN AND WRITER, AND STEVEN O'BANION, HEAD OF CONSERVATION AT GLENSTONE; GUEST SPEAKERS DANIEL ATKINSON, EDUCATOR ANDPROGRAMMER, AND SHERVONE NECKLES, ARTIST; THREE VOCA STAFF; AND 22 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS.NOVEMBER 1 - 3, 2023TIME-BASED MEDIA STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOPLOCATION: SEATTLE ART MUSEUM, SEATTLE, WA (IN-PERSON)THIS WAS VOCA'S SECOND TBM STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP, HELD OVER THE COURSE OF THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM. THE PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS KATE LEWIS AND GWYNNE RYAN, SAM REPRESENTATIVES NICHOLAS DORMAN, LIZ BROWN AND RACHEL HARRI, SEVERAL GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE HOST INSTITUTION AND SURROUNDING REGION, 3 VOCA STAFF, AND 28 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS FROM LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED AN OFF-SITE VISIT TO THE STUDIO OF LOCAL ARTIST GINNY RUFFNER.DECEMBER 6 - 7, 2023ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP: SPANISH-LANGUAGELOCATION: ZOOM (VIRTUAL)THIS WAS VOCA'S THIRD ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP IN SPANISH, AND THE 15TH VIRTUAL WORKSHOP HELD BY VOCA. THIS EVENT WAS MADE UP OF A SERIES OF THREE-HOUR ZOOM SESSIONS HELD OVER THE COURSE OF THREE CONSECUTIVE AFTERNOONS IN DECEMBER 2023. THE PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS SARAH SELVIDGE AND URSULA DAVILA-VILLA; GUEST SPEAKERS HUMBERTO FARIAS DE CARVALHO, CONSERVATOR, AND GABY MIZES, ART CONSULTANT; FACILITATOR RUTH DEL FRESNO GUILLEM; VOCA STAFF MEMBERS LAUREN SHADFORD, MARGARET GRAHAM, AND PABLO QUIROS GARCIA; AND 14 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS FROM LATIN AMERICA, THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN, PULLED FROM THE INITIAL POOL OF 226 APPLICANTS.DECEMBER 15, 2023VOCA TALK: DIRT PALACE (ONLINE LAUNCH)AFTER A THOROUGH EDITING PROCESS, THE THREE FINAL VOCA TALK VIDEOS FROM THE DIRT PALACE SUITE (ONE EACH WITH THE INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS XANDER MARRO AND PIPPI ZORNOZA AND ONE WITH THE TWO ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION) WERE LAUNCHED ON VOCA'S WEBSITE. THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE ARTISTS AND CONSERVATOR CASS FINO-RADIN HAD BEEN FILMED AT DIRT PALACE AND WEDDING CAKE HOUSE INPROVIDENCE, RI IN DECEMBER 2022. THIS WAS VOCA'S FIRST-EVER TALK FEATURING A PAIR OF ARTISTS.DECEMBER 15, 2023VOCA SALON: MICHAEL RICHARDS: ARE YOU DOWN?LOCATION: BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS, THE BRONX, NY (IN-PERSON)FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF THE VOCA NETWORK GATHERED AT THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS IN NEW YORK CITY FOR A PRIVATE TOUR OF MICHAEL RICHARDS: ARE YOU DOWN? LED BY CURATORS MELISSA LEVIN AND ALEX FIALHO.JANUARY 17, 2024VOCA TALK: JILL SLOSBURG-ACKERMAN (ONLINE LAUNCH)AFTER A THOROUGH EDITING PROCESS, THE FINAL VOCA TALK: JILL SLOSBURG-ACKERMAN VIDEO WAS LAUNCHED ON VOCA'S WEBSITE. THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE ARTIST JILL SLOSBURG-ACKERMAN AND ARTIST MIRA FRIEDLAENDER HAD BEEN FILMED AT SLOSBURG-ACKERMAN'S STUDIO IN SOMERVILLE, MA IN MARCH 2023.JANUARY 24 - 26, 2024ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOPLOCATION: ZOOM (VIRTUAL)THIS WAS VOCA'S 39TH ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP, AND OUR 16TH VIRTUAL WORKSHOP, COMPRISED OF A SERIES OF THREE-HOUR SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF CONSECUTIVE AFTERNOONS IN JANUARY 2024. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS JEN MERGEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT ESPLANADE ASSOCIATION, AND SAM REDMAN, PROFESSOR OF ORAL HISTORY AT UMASS AMHERST; GUEST SPEAKERSANDREA R. HANLEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING AT NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION, AND FRANCESCA ESMAY, ALFRED FLECHTHEIM DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND COLLECTIONS CARE AT THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM ARTIST; THREE VOCA STAFF, AND 22 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS.JANUARY 25, 2024VOCA RESEARCH: RAUSCHENBERG YEAR SIX PARTNERSHIP MID-YEAR MEETINGLOCATION: RRF WAREHOUSE, WESTCHESTER, NY (IN-PERSON)REPRESENTATIVES FROM VOICES IN CONTEMPORARY ART (VOCA), THE ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG FOUNDATION (RRF), AND THE WINTERTHUR/UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE PROGRAM IN ART CONSERVATION (WUDPAC) CONVENED TO DISCUSS THE FELLOWS' RESEARCH PROJECTS.FEBRUARY 27 - 29, 2024ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP: SPANISH-LANGUAGELOCATION: FUNDACIN CORTS, SAN JUAN, PR (IN-PERSON)THIS WAS VOCA'S FOURTH ARTIST INTERVIEW WORKSHOP IN SPANISH, AND THE FIRST ONE TO BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON, HELD OVER THE COURSE OF THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN FEBRUARY 2024 AT THE FUNDACIN CORTS IN PUERTO RICO. THE PROGRAM WAS ATTENDED BY WORKSHOP LEADERS SARAH SELVIDGE AND URSULA DAVILA-VILLA; GUEST SPEAKERS ART HISTORIAN IRENE ESTEVES-AMADOR, CONSERVATOR CAROLINEGIL RODRIGUEZ, AND ARTIST DANIELA RIVERA; FACILITATOR RUTH DEL FRESNO GUILLEM, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FUNDACIN, VOCA STAFF MEMBERS LAUREN SHADFORD, MARGARET GRAHAM, AND PABLO QUIROS GARCIA, AND 14 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS FROM PUERTO RICO AND OTHER PARTS OF LATIN AMERICA AND THEUNITED STATES.