Viewing Program 20/21 is supported by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation and the Evelyn Toll Family Foundation.
Free online programs are made possible by The Cy Twombly Foundation.
Education and Community Programs at The Drawing Center are made possible by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Additional support is provided, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
In Conversation: Viewing Program 20/21 Artists Akum Maduka, Sahand Heshmati and Sophie Grant
Join Viewing Program 20/21 artists Akum Maduka, Sahand Heshmati and Sophie Grant, for presentations on their drawing practices, which explore themes including ethnic profiling in the United States, the body in relation to landscape, and cultural and religious stigmas in Nigeria. The artists’ presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion on topics as wide ranging as female sexuality and expressions of pleasure and trauma, politicized ethnography, national identity, and perception of place. The discussion will be moderated by our Artist-in-Residence, Lisa Sigal.
Viewing Program 20/21 is a new initiative that builds upon The Drawing Center’s long standing support of contemporary artists. The program offers sixty participating artists mentorship in the form of virtual studio visits by The Drawing Center’s Artist in Residence and portfolio reviews by The Drawing Center’s curatorial team.
Zoom Tips
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- Use a desktop or laptop for the best image quality. A tablet will also do, but on a smartphone, the image may be too small.
- Make sure you have a stable wifi connection before the workshop begins
Documentation
The Drawing Center tries to share its programs as widely as possible, which means recording our programming and making it available online. By attending the event, you consent to audio recording and video recording and its/their release, publication, or exhibition.