Six Upcoming Webinars not to miss in October

For the past seven months the world has seen a dramatic shift in programming. It seems like so long ago that we were attending opening receptions, artist talks, lectures, and events in person. After being faced with the obstacle of running our gallery remotely, we saw the emergence of webinars as a tool for events. Now, we have access to a multitude of informational tools through our devices, making it possible to do a studio visit with a Chicago-based artist without leaving your own city, attend an opening reception across the globe, or hear new perspectives from a panel of people outside of your own field.

In celebration of their use as a tool for knowledge, we’d like to highlight six upcoming web-based events that are free and open to the public.

1. Black Boston: Transforming the Arts
   October 13th, 2020, 5:00pm

   From WBUR: “Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities, Boston University Diversity & Inclusion and WBUR CitySpace for "Black Boston: Transforming the Arts," the fourth in a recurring discussion series featuring transformative Black leaders from across Greater Boston. This event is free and open to the public but advance registration is required.”

   Panelists
   McCreary, Patti and Jonathan Kraft chief of learning and community engagement, Museum of Fine Arts
   Catherine T. Morris, founder & executive director, BAMS Fest
   Maurice Emmanuel Parent, executive director, Front Porch Arts Collective

   Moderator
   Crystal Williams, Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion, Boston University; Professor of English & award-winning poet

   Join the event here

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2. The Museum of Modern Art: Drop In with Philippe Parreno
   October 14th, 2020, 12:00pm

   This event is part of an informal weekly discussion series hosted by MoMA and features French artist Philippe Parreno in conversation with a MoMA curator. Learn more about his current practice and how today’s climate has affected it.
   Event details here: https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/6738

    

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3. Creating in COVID: A Conversation hosted by Rachel Kay

   October 14, 2020, 6:00pm

   This event is in tandem with the current exhibition Creating in COVID. This week’s discussion features artists Samantha Bittman, Sara Jimenez, Dashiell Manley, Soo Sunny Park, and Matt Saunders.  
   Join the Webinar here

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4. ICA Boston: Wellness Together: Drawing on Love and Justice with Evelyn Rydz
   October 20th, 2020, 5:30-7:00pm

   From the ICA: “Join a virtual drawing workshop hosted by Boston artist Evelyn Rydz to close out the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Democracy taking place earlier that afternoon. In Rydz’s current project, “Drawing on Love and Justice,” the artist asks us to be observant critical thinkers and reflect not only on what we see in the world now, but also to imagine seeing what we want to change. In a time marked by a pandemic and racial injustice, create drawings inspired by observation and imagination, addressing what you see as part of our realities now and what you want to see in the future.”
   Click for event details here

    

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5. Rose Art Museum: Artist Talk: Ellen Lesperance
   October 29th, 2020, 1:00pm

   From the Rose: “Join artist Ellen Lesperance for a talk about her practice, the use of knitwear as a radical form of “creative direct action,” and her work currently on view in the exhibition Yesterday’s Tomorrow.”

   Join the event here

    

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6. Skidmore College: Curator’s Tour of Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics and Beyond
   October 30th, 2020, 12:00pm

   Tang: “Join us Friday, October 30, at noon, via Zoom, as Tang Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator Rachel Seligman and Skidmore faculty co-curator Minita Sanghvi, Assistant Professor of Management and Business, lead a virtual tour of Never Done.”

   Event details here