Visiting Critic Program: International Focus
Paolo Arao
ONLINE - 6 weeks
Payment Plans + Financial Aid

Day of the week: Thursday

6 Weeks of Classes: September 29, October 6, October, 13, October 20, October 27, November 3

Time: 11am-1:30pm (EST) / 8-10:30am (PST) / 5-7:30pm (Central European Time) / 6-8:30pm (Israel Time) / 11pm-1:30am (Hong Kong Time)

Length: 2.5 hrs.

About this course:

This Visiting Program Course is garnered to International and West Coast artists who are located outside of the Eastern Standard Time zone (East Coast of North America). Please note all artists around the world are welcome to join this course.

The Fall 2022 Visiting Critic program offers in-depth feedback, exposure and connections with 4 respected artists and art world professionals. Class is led online via Zoom by Paolo Arao in company with a strong group of artists from around the country. Each Visiting Critic will introduce themselves with a brief talk about their work, followed by a Q+A. Next, artists in class will present online slideshows of their art work and prepare questions to receive feedback from Paolo Arao, the Visiting Critic and peers. This program helps take one’s work, thinking and process in new and exciting directions.

Each class will be recorded for artists to review artist talks and presentations; in addition the chat will always be saved for those wanting to review notes from their critique or presentation.

Artists in this course will:

• Participate in a class size of 10 artists max

• Meet for 6 weekly, 2.5 hour classes online on Zoom

• Make connections with 4 artists / art world professionals

• Learn from and enjoy weekly presentations by Visiting Critics

• Have work paired with Visiting Critics who are the best fit for their work and practice

• Receive 4+ opportunities for critiques & feedback. Two long 20 minute critiques with a Visiting Critic, faculty and class + two shorter crits/presentations at the start and end of the semester with faculty and class

• Collaborate with artist peers in Zoom studio visits outside of class

• Get weekly prompts + challenges to reinvigorate each artist’s approach and artistic practice

• End class with an open forum to discuss art world questions with Paolo Arao

• End the class with a final brief presentation of one new piece ideally made during the class’s run responding to feedback and thoughts from peers and critics

Visiting Critics:

Financial Aid is available. NYC Crit Club provides payment plans, BIPOC scholarships and additional aid based on extenuating circumstances. Please click here to learn more before checking out.