SOCIAL, CLASS, AND ART CONFERENCE!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

12pm-5pm

618 S. Michigan Ave

2nd Floor "Stage 2"

Keynote Speaker Announcement: 
Annika Marie, Ph.D

About the conference: This is a free undergraduate and graduate student conference, which includes a selection of Art History paper presentations and artist talks. In order to bring awareness to Columbia College and the Art History department, the "Social, Class and Art" conference is being held in conjunction with the College Art Association conference. We will be selling conference catalogs to raise money for a Columbia scholarship specifically for Art History students. Keynote speaker: TBA!

“Social, Class and Art agenda: This conference serves as a platform to question how the history and economics of art markets, different sorts of arts education and various issues of social class have shaped ideas about the kind of art that is valued by public institutions. How do art forms differ based on types of education? How does arts education vary in relation to social dynamics? How does/do both art and arts education change with the economy? The goal of this conference is to explore ways in which art is both shaped by and interacts with the workings of society and social, cultural and economic power.

About the Art History Council: We are an undergraduate student organization at Columbia College Chicago. We aim to help art history students get the most of their education. We also encourage other students to pursue their interests in art and art history outside of the classroom. Participating in Art History Council events aid students in making the most out of their time at Columbia, as well as prepare them for graduate school or the professional world before them. Also, they provide great opportunities for students to network with other art history and art + design students.



For more information or to join our email-list, contact us at arthistorycouncil@loop.colum.edu!
You can always check back here or our twitter (@AHCchicago) for our latest updates!

Sincerely,
The Art History Council
Columbia College Chicago

Sneak Preview!

Hello friends,

Alright - here it is! We're ready to show you the sneak peek of our conference catalog. When you come to the conference, you'll see the real versions of these.

Before we tell you what they are for, we'll explain that while Columbia College has expanded their narrow offering of scholarships for students,  there isn't a scholarship specifically for Art History students. However, there are scholarships for students from many other majors at our school. Something we have placed on our long term goal list is about to actually happen: we want to establish a scholarship with Columbia specifically for Art History students!


So why the catalogs, and what about them?
     The catalogs we will be selling offer the papers that have been written by 7 of our presenters, and images of artworks submitted by our 4 presenting artists. These will be a great resource for anyone who purchases them, as well as a great resource. They are also great for the future, when we have careers and have made names for ourselves. The people who own the catalogs will own pieces of our very first works!

So without further ado {and to reward your great patience}, voila, your sneak peak!

Catalogs will be available for purchase for $20.

We'll see you Wednesday!!

The Art History Council

Columbia College Chicago

www.twitter.com/AHCchicago

AHC Bake Sale !

Hello again,

A few weeks ago, January 28th to be exact!, we decided to hold a bake sale to raise funds for the Conference. Stella Davern is one of our newest members, and she had the brilliant idea to hold an Art History related Art History Council bake sale! It was so great.

Here's what happened:

First: {pollock} strawberries. delicious! and of course, 

Stella offered educational sources on each of our artistic creations!

Second: {mondrian} cookies

Third: {klimt} kiss cookies

Fourth: {dali} clock cookies

Fifth: {felix gonzalez-torres} candies

Sixth and Seventh: {R.Mutt} cookies and {rothko} brownies

 

Eighth and MOST POPULAR!: {van Gogh} starry night cupcakes

Ninth: {warhol} bananas....that's right!

and not pictured: rothko cake, which sold for $15!

a shot of everything lined up together, you can see the fudge in the background 

in case anyone wanted to {pollock} their food.

Our founder and current treasurer, Jennifer Patino on the left, and current Fundraising Chairwoman Stella Davern. 

Stella helping students - look, someone is eating a {warhol} banana!

we made a killing thanks to Stella's creativity. so whatever anyone told you about art history being boring... they lied. and now you have proof.

What we've been up to..

The Art History Council is an undergraduate student organization at Columbia College Chicago. We aim to help art history students get the most of their education. We also encourage other students to pursue their interests in art and art history outside of the classroom. Participating in these events aid students in making the most out of their time at Columbia, as well as prepare them for graduate school or the professional world. Also, they provide great opportunities for students to network with other art history and art + design students. 

 

During Fall 2009, we held monthly "Art History Professional Forums," inviting professionals to come in and discuss their work in the field of art history with students. The "Art History Professional Forum" returns Spring 2010 on Thursday nights during March and April. We are looking forward to inviting art journalists, art history professors, art conservationists, archivists, and more. These sessions help students gain awareness of the career options available to them with a degree in art history. They also create an open question-and-answer environment where the students can receive professional advice for now and the future. 

 

On February 10, 2010 from 12pm to 5pm, the Art History Council is holding a conference on "Social, Class and Art." This is a free undergraduate and graduate student conference which has a range of art history papers and artist talks. The "Social, Class and Art" conference is being held in conjunction with the College Art Association conference to highlight Columbia College and its wonderful Art History department. This conference will serve as a platform to question how the history and economics of art markets, different sorts of arts education and various issues of social class have shaped ideas about the kind of art that is valued by public institutions. The papers and artists’ images will be bound together in a conference catalogue which will be sold to raise money for a Columbia scholarship specifically for Art History students.