Have you just gotten your MFA and wondering what’s next? Join this meetup and keep your
artistic momentum going. Now that we don’t have the structure of school, it’s easy to feel lost.
Every month, we’ll meet to share work, share ideas, share stories and help each other stay on
track through some structured interaction. Not just crit; continuing to build community.
Latitude will reach out to those who sign up to submit 1-5 images for discussion. These images would be displayed on a projector for group discussion. Feedback time per participant will be based on the number of attendees that evening. Hosts for this evening are recent graduates Hal Shipman and Rob Croll.
Space is limited to 12 participants total so grab your spot early!
Accessibility notes: This gathering has no mobility requirements as it will be a seated
presentation and discussion. If your accessibility concerns have not been addressed in this note or on the accessibility page on our website, please make use of the accessibility accommodation reach out directly to education@latitudechicago.org for more information.
Questions? Contact us at education@latitudechicago.org
BIOS
Hal Shipman (b. 1963; Denton, TX) Hal’s artistic practice is centered around the narrative
power of the family story, his family roots in rural West Texas and his experiences as a gay man,
coming out during the beginning of the AIDS crisis. His work examines the relationship between
photography and writing, adding digital collage elements (largely maps), brushwork with
watercolor and ink, and inkjet transfers. Hal received his BFA from Rice University and his MFA
Studio (Photography) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Rob Croll (b. 1993; Asheville, NC) is a multimedia artist whose work combines image, text, and
sound to examine the construction and manipulation of meaning. Croll holds a BA from Amherst
College and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he co-organized the
Parlor Room visiting artist series and was awarded the James Weinstein Memorial Fellowship.
Alongside his artistic practice, Croll has worked extensively as a Spanish–English literary
translator and editor; his publications include the three volumes of Ricardo Piglia’s The Diaries
of Emilio Renzi.
