Paolo Arao

Course Day: Thursday

Time: 6:00-8:30PM (EST)

Length: 2.5 Hours

The Visiting Critic Program

The Spring 2022 Visiting Critic program offers in-depth feedback, exposure and connections with 4 respected art world critics, well known artists, and/or influential curators.. Class is led online on zoom by Paolo Arao in company with a strong group of artists from around the country. Each visiting guest critic will introduce themselves with a brief artist talk and Q+A. Next, artists in class present online slideshows of their art work and prepare questions for faculty, critics and peers. This program helps take one’s work, thinking and process in new and exciting directions.

Artists in the Visiting Critic Program:

• Will participate in a class of 10 students max

• Make connections with 4 artists & critics

• Learn from and enjoy artist talks and critiques by critics. 

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

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

• Receive 4+ opportunities for critiques & feedback: two longer 15 - 20 minute crits (with an artist and curator) and 2 shorter crits & presentations at the start and end of the class with the instructor and group. 

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

• Participate in one exchange of peer review edits on artist statements. 

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