Considering Art : Considering Looking

Hello. Welcome to Considering.Art™. Uniting a global community of educators, artists, students, makers, and public via a suite of audience-first, live and interactive programming.

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Friendship, loss and the everyday - how might you represent these in a two-dimensional work of art?

<p>Combining observation, improvisation and memory, Jennifer Packer’s intimate portraits of friends, family members and flowers  insist on the emotional and physical essence of the contemporary Black lives she depicts. </p><p>While the casual repose of her portraits is the result of her care for the sitters, Packer acknowledges her choice to paint figures as political, stating: ‘Representation and particularly, observation from life, are ways of bearing witness and sharing testimony’. 'My inclination to paint, especially from life, is a completely political one. We belong here. We deserve to be seen and acknowledged in real time. We deserve to be heard and to be imaged with shameless generosity and accuracy.' </p><p>Join us Feb 17th  as together we explore visibility, identity and the significance of being present. How do we show up? How are we seen? Who listens? What are the barriers and systems that influence perception? How/when might we move toward a more equitable society for all? </p>

<h3>Your ideas. </h3><h3>Your way of seeing. </h3><h3>Your thinking.</h3><p></p>

<aside>Images: Header (detail)  -  Jennifer Packer. Tia, 2017.  Top -  Jennifer Packer. The Body Has Memory, 2018. Middle -  Jennifer Packer. Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (Breonna! Breonna!), 2020.   Bottom - Jennifer Packer. Say Her Name, 2017.</aside>

<p>About your facilitator: Mark develops/produces access platforms, programming and communities with a view toward activating art as a tool for positive political, economic and social change. </p><p>To date, his work guides cultural strategy and planning at Arts Council UK, the British Broadcasting Corporation (History, Learning and Radio), the Beaney Museum, Canterbury City Council, GOV.UK, Kent County Council, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tate Galleries (Modern and Britain), Virgin Atlantic, Artists Space, Bureau of General Services Queer Division, Demisch Danant, KODAK, The LGBT Community Center NYC, MAPP International, The New School, The New York Public Library, the New Museum, Village Alliance Inc, Volta Art Fair, United Colors of Benetton, International Olympic Committee, the Tokyo 2020/21 Olympic and Paralympic Games. </p><p>Mark is a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community and an advocate for the transformative power of increased access to and participation in art and culture for all.</p>

<p>Oh, Hi. We are Considering.Art™ - a new LIVE arts and cultural engagement platform that's as unique as you are. Join us! Unlike a typical museum / gallery tour, here at CA - it's not really about us, we are more interested in you.</p>

<p>Never repeated and uniquely yours, our interactive and explorative video tours last typically 60-90 mins in duration, and are facilitated LIVE by your very own 'museum' guide. Cool right?</p><p>With a keen focus on contemporary art, together we aim to explore some of the most pressing issues of today - bringing thoughts, feelings, and observations into a lively and sometimes challenging exchange.</p><p></p>

<p>Developed in collaboration with a team of NYC art world professionals, in response to COVID 19 closures, we are super excited to welcome you into our global community as we join each other on this exciting journey. </p>

<h3>Let’s do this... why not book a free tour today?</h3>

<p>Once registered, your unique and direct link to our Zoom viewing / meeting room will be provided - keep an eye out for an email from us.</p><p>Closed Captioning will be provided.</p>

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