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CALL FOR PAPERS AND SUMMER NEWSLETTER
Art Historians of Southern California
August 6, 2008

August 25, 2008 Deadline to submit a proposal to Nina Berson for a 2-1/2 hour regular session of CAA, 2010 in Chicago.  This session is under the aegis of AHSC.  SEND TO: therizuli@ca.rr.com

September 1, 2008: CALL FOR PAPERS deadline to submit. The AHSC annual conference will take place on October 18, 2008, at the University Art Museum at California State University, Long Beach.  The theme is Old Media/New Media with an emphasis on the art and design of Italy, past, present and future.   Our theme is inspired by the upcoming exhibition at the UMA, “art/tapes/22,” curated by Alice Hutchison from a seminal collection of important videotapes, property of the Venice Biennale archives.

Proposals are invited from Southern California’s art history, media, design, and theater communities in fields ranging from traditional art history to performance, video, Advertising, art education, and aesthetics.  Please submit your proposal and CV to Nina Berson by September 1.  SEND THEM TO: therizuli@ca.rr.com

All members of the AHSC are invited to the opening of the art/tapes/ 22 exhibition on September 13, 6-8 p.m.  at the University Art Museum.  You should have received an e-mail invitation.  Contact Deana if you have not received it.  deana.hight.37@csun.edu

Please save the date, October 18, 2008 and look for more news about the AHSC Annual Conference.

What do YOU want?  Help us create a mission statement that truly reflects the AHSC constituency.
We are looking for suggestions about the role the AHSC should take in our lives.  Some have asked for advocacy on behalf of art historians.  Others have asked for a chat room and a bulletin board listing Southern California art activities.  Are you interested in more workshops?  All thoughts are welcome.  Send your suggestions to Nina Berson.

FALL WORKSHOP
Teaching Art History Online is controversial, yet seemingly inevitable.  Some art historians are already very comfortable teaching in this format.  For others, we are planning a Fall Workshop addressing the technologies, rights, revenues, benefits and drawbacks.

CAA is in Los Angeles from February 25 to 28, 2009.
Carol S. Eliel and Christopher Bedford of LACMA will co-chair the AHSC Special Session Cubes and Anarchy: David Smith, Geometry, and Mid-century Sculpture, named for the retrospective scheduled to open at LACMA in late 2010.

We will also have a business meeting at CAA, at a time and date to be decided during February 25-28, which will include a program called: SOCAL SHOW AND TELL:  An assortment of High and Low culture from Southern California assembled by the Art Historians of Southern California.  Art, food, cars, movies, sports, music, souvenirs: shallow stereotypes and deeper truths.

We urge you to participate by bringing in an object or image connected to Southern California. In a 5+ minute presentation, be prepared to describe 1) its form, history, and cultural significance; 2) its intersection with your personal history: where was it found, purchased, received? Why it is important to you now?  Paul Zelevansky is in charge. Contact him to find out more and to contribute.  pzelevansky@roadrunner.com

AHSC is 50
SOCAL SHOW AND TELL might reflect the fact that AHSC will be 50 years old in 2009.  In 1959, the organization was the only venue in the region for presenting scholarly papers about art history.  Now scores of schools host graduate seminars. The global importance of Los Angeles now is incomparably greater than it was in 1959. These are some of the reasons to consider the role the AHSC could play in your life.  We want to be the significant venue for professional scholars to present to a regional audience and to publish original work on the E-Journal.

We are interested also in retrieving AHSC history and hope that  anyone with amusing and or poignant memories of the early days of the organization will contact us.

AHSC working for you
Jeanne S.M.Willette vacated the office of Treasurer to focus on developing an online AHSC E-Journal.  Anyone wishing to become involved in that project should contact Jeanne at jsmw@mindspring.com

At a meeting of the board on June 12th, the Board unanimously voted Rachel Pinto in as the new Treasurer pro-temp until the annual meeting when the general membership will vote.

Rachel and Deana Hight are working to expand our membership database.   Please help us by asking your colleagues to consider active membership in AHSC.  Also keep us updated if your e-mail changes.  Contact: Rachel Pinto eaurae@gmail.com or Deana Hight  deana.hight.37@csun.edu.  Our annual dues are only $10.00

AHSC Board of Directors
Nina Berson, president
Paul Zelevansky, vice president
Jeanne S.M. Willette, E-Journal development
Deana Hight, secretary and membership
Rachel Pinto, treasurer
Melissa VandeBurgt, webmistress  melissa.vandeburgt@csuci.edu

 

 

 

 

 

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