Dialogues in Art

What's Up With Galleries?

Exhibitions are the vehicle through which art is seen, known, and collected. They can mark shifts in taste, spark the beginnings of a movement, or challenge established aesthetics. They require a dedicated partnership between artists and galleries in order for this meeting of art and the public to take place. Moderated by the UTA painting program coordinator Benjamin Terry, this panel brings together three Dallas gallerists - Adrian Zuñiga, Erin Cluley, and Cody Fitzsimmons - to discuss that partnership and demystify the relationship between galleries, artists, and the public.

 

Emerging Technology and Ethics

This panel offers a discussion on concerns and countermeasures that emerging technology presents, particularly for the fields of interactivity, art, and physical rehabilitation. Moderated by Joshua Wilson, Assistant Professor of Interactive Media at UTA Art and Art History Department.

Immersive Outer Circles

A panel discussion about art that transcends the studio and works its way into public spaces. Speakers will discuss how they are paving their way for a new generation of artists to better understand the power of their work and the importance of their voices in the community.

The Aesthetics of AI

This panel discussion on the impact and aesthetics of artificial intelligence as tools for artists will answer important questions for the art world. What makes a good AI project? How do you critique an AI work? How has the role of the artist evolved with AI? What is a good way to enter the AI space?

Polyphony, A Conversation on Sound Art

This presentation offers an opportunity to explore aspects of audio work in contemporary art, focusing on the subject from different perspectives: technological, sculptural, and from the viewpoint of curatorial practices.

Reminiscing The Now

Curators Yana Payusova and Nicholas Wood discuss the exhibition "Reminiscing the Now: Directions in Contemporary Clay" on view at The Gallery at UTA

Transition Design

In this panel moderated by Farzaneh Eftekhari, UTA Assistant Professor of Design, speakers discuss how the new transdisciplinary field of transition design unites researchers from within and beyond design.

Art and Community

Communities, large and small, are the foundation of our social lives. Community voices, concerns, and challenges often drive artists, architects, and media makers to take and activist approach in their work. This panel offers diverse and multi-faceted perspectives on the intersection of visual expression, community, and activism.

Beyond the Studio

In this panel, artists Vicki Meek, Spenser Ewans, Ari Brielle, and Adam W. McKinney speak about the decisive moments when they realized that activism would be a part of their creative activity and share their experience of being an agent of social change in the community.

Art, History, and Technology

The panel highlights innovative and interdisciplinary research in humanities, both within the department of Art & Art History and across UTA. In this discussion a group of practicing artists, filmmakers, digital specialists, and art historians share how engaging with history informs their use of cutting edge technologies in the arts and humanities.

Disability in Art

UTA graduates Holly Gray and Janet Morrow discuss their respective art practices, which deal with issues of disability. Faculty members Stephen Lapthisophon and Dr. Beth Wright weave the concepts of disability into historical and theoretical contexts