On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Montserrat will host Beyond Montserrat: a series of creative and pragmatic events designed to introduce and expand on professional practice opportunities for our students and creative community!
Attendance to at least one event is required for Montserrat students, but all are welcome; including alumni, staff, faculty and the community! Click here to sign-up or contact maggie.cavallo@montserat.edu. All events will take place in the Oddfellows Building, 194 Cabot St Beverly, Room 201, unless otherwise noted.
11AM – 12:30PM – ARTSPEAK: As a practicing artist it is crucial to the development of your own work and your professional career that you are comfortable looking deeply at art and speaking about it with confidence. What type of experience do you have when viewing art? What is your process for interpreting an image? Could you put it into words? Join Montserrat’s Art Historian Marjorie Augenbraum and MASS ART’s Bakalar & Paine Galleries Curator of Education, India Clark for a lesson on the art of seeing.
1:30 – 3PM – The Creative Economy: The industries of the 21st Century depend on the generation of knowledge through creativity and design, but what specific role do artists play in this important shift? Discuss this topic with a panel of creative professionals and consider where you fit in. Panelists include Sarah Pandapas – Freelance Designer at Murrow Creative, Michael Pratt – Owner/Designer of Michael Pratt Design, Livia Cowan, President and Creative Director at Mariposa, and Don Bowen Principal at Meridian Associates.
3:30 – 5PM – This is Boston Not ______: Every city has its own artistic climate with unique challenges and opportunities. How do you discover who to pay attention to? And who should pay attention to you? As you consider where your art career may take you, join the discussion with this panel of artists and art professionals about the creative culture of Boston and the surrounding areas. The panel will include MFA Boston’s Curatorial Research Associate and Independent Curator Liz Munsell, Samson Projects owner/curator Camilo Alvarez, Artist and Author Caleb Neelon, Journalist Greg Cook and Artist and MFA Boston’s Community Art’s Initiative Instructor Raul Gonzalez.
Also, The Art of the Interview, open to seniors only, will prepare students to properly communicate with potential employers that the skills they have learned at Montserrat make them a valuable player in the creative economy. Eight previously selected seniors will participate in mock interviews with Montserrat Trustees Henrietta Gates and Betsy Hopkins including discussions, written feedback, and a video recording of the interview will be sent to them afterwards.
