Thursday Evening Salon Series

The popular Thursday Evening Salon Series returns January 2010 and runs through May 2010. All presentations take place on Thursday evenings from 7:30pm-9pm.

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Generously sponsored by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, this year the Salon Series will be free and open to the public. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Please call (908) 273-9121 to reserve your seat.

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2010 SALON SERIES CALENDAR

April 8
The Art of Fashion Photography
Presented by Claire Rosen, exhibiting artist and arts lecturer
Fashion photography, which encompasses both fine art and commercial attributes, encourages photographers to create novel imagery that, more often than not, contains cultural references to broader art, art historical and cultural movements. We will discuss formal elements of the art of fashion photography while also exploring developments, trends, imagery and popular sources of inspiration.

April 15
Authenticity Sinks in the Sea of Context: Art Criticism Today
Presented by Dan Bischoff, Art Reviewer, Star Ledger
Artists thrive in defined cultures, but globalization is eroding nearly all cultural contexts into one ever-changing scene. We will discuss the possible avenues artists and art critics will have to take in order to remain relevant in the current cultural climate.

April 22
Erasing Borders
Presented by Mary Birmingham, Director of Exhibitions, Hunterdon Museum of Art
This presentation will discuss the works on display in the 2010 Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora. While the works will be examined against the broader context of contemporary art, we will also address several specific issues, such as migration, displacement, assimilation and cultural identity.

April 29
Do You Think I’m Disco: Contemporary Art and Club Music
Presented by Edwin Ramoran, Director of Programs, Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art
This presentation will discuss the intersection of the dance music genres of club, hip hop and house music with the field of contemporary art. A slide show and listening party of art and music produced from the 1970s to the present will be included.

May 6
Art, Propaganda and Censorship
Presented by Alex Motyl, Professor, Department of Political Science, Rutgers University Newark
Professor Motyl will focus on the relationship between art & literature and propaganda & censorship. Participants will engage in a "censorship experiment", in which they produce brief literary texts while being subjected to arbitrary censorship restrictions. As a result, participants will get a feel for the way artists and writers negotiate restrictions in order to make authentic statements.

May 20
Painting the Town Red
Presented by Mark Hoebee, Artistic Director and Mimi Intagliata, Director of Production, Paper Mill Playhouse
The Paper Mill Playhouse’s Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee and Director of Production Mimi Intagliata will lead a presentation and discussion surrounding the set and costume design for their production of ON THE TOWN. The discussion will focus on how the director’s intent for the show influenced the creative designs.