Distinguished alumni to speak at Banana Slug Spring Fair
Four distinguished alumni museum directors and curators will return to UCSC for Banana Slug Spring Fair to participate in a panel discussion, “Why Do Universities Have Museums? The role of the arts in visual learning, cultural literacy and community building,” that will take place in the Bhojwani Dining Room at University Center on Saturday, April 22 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The conversation, moderated by Jennifer Gonzalez, associate professor of History of Art and Visual Culture, will focus on the future of museums in the culture at large, the special role of a museum at a university, and the vision for a new art center at UCSC. The panelists are Philip Brookman, senior curator for photography at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; Gordon Knox, director of the Lucas Artists Programs at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, CA; Karen Moss, curator at the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach, CA; and Jeremy Strick, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
Under the leadership of Ed Houghton, Dean of the Arts, and with the participation of key faculty and administrators, the Division has begun to define the vision and create a plan for a new Center for Art and Visual Studies. This will be an architectural landmark situated in the beautiful natural setting of the Arts area and will serve as a living laboratory for visual studies that will welcome visitors from the campus community and beyond, as well as providing an essential new resource for discovery and learning at UC Santa Cruz. For more information about the Center for Art and Visual Studies, visit http://arts.ucsc.edu/artcenter/.
After the panel, attendees will be invited to meet the guest speakers and socialize with alumni and faculty at the alumni vintners’ wine tasting in the College 9 & 10 Multipurpose Room.
To RSVP and read about more than 35 reunion events planned for the weekend, go to: http://alumni.ucsc.edu/reunions/index.html.
If you have any questions please contact the UCSC Alumni Association locally at (831) 459-2530, or toll free at (800) 933-SLUG.
