Interview with Christine Sun Kim for Art Journal Open

The Feminist Interview Project, organized by Katherine Guinness and Jocelyn Marshall on behalf of CAA’s Committee for Women in the Arts, examines the practices of feminism by interviewing a range of scholars and artists, preserving oral histories while expanding the boundaries of what might be considered feminist. This is particularly timely given the 50th anniversary of feminism at CAA.   

 For its inaugural interview on Art Journal Open (AJO), the Feminist Interview Project is excited to present artist Christine Sun Kim in conversation with Tabitha Jacques, director of placemaking at Gallaudet University. They discuss Sun’s work and its intersections with feminism and different aspects of Sun’s identity, as well as the nature of communication and language systems.   

Describing her mural, Echo Trap (2021), Kim says, “you’ll see those motions of lines that are being drawn from comics conveyed in my mural and in my artwork. And all the signs that are part of this mural have some contact with the body. I want to expand more on this going forward, in regard to representing sign language or sound or action, some type of movement. For me, the focus is going to be on ASL—the power, the balance between this way of communicating, this medium, this mural.” 

AJO is currently seeking a new editor-in-chief! See below for information. 

Call for Papers for Global Conversations: Materiality and Mediation

We invite proposals for our upcoming Global Conversation on Materiality and Mediation, brought to you by CAA, its affiliated societies, the Design History Society, and the International Association of Word and Image Studies. This global collaborative project brings together three intersecting constituencies—art and design, design history, and word and image studies—to examine how materiality and mediation intersect. Part of our year-round programming, this event will take place on October 4, 2022. Send your proposals by June 14, 2022! 

Learn more and how to submit on our website.

Art Journal Open Editor-in-Chief 

We have extended the deadline for applications to be Art Journal Open’s Editor-in-Chief for a three-year term. Art Journal Open (AJO) is an open-access digital journal for the visual arts, which presents artists’ projects, conversations and interviews, scholarly essays, and other forms of content from across the cultural field. Contributions focus on post-1945 material, with an emphasis on the contemporary and underrepresented perspectives.  

The editor is responsible for commissioning all content for AJO, including projects, texts, and time-based content by artists and other authors, and determines the appropriate scope and format of each project. Qualifications for the position include a broad knowledge of current art, the ability to work closely with artists in a wide variety of practices, and experience in developing written and other content for arts platforms. 

Learn more and apply here. Deadline: June 1.

Nominations Open for CAA Juries

CAA invites nominations and self-nominations for individuals to serve on our Awards for Distinction, Publication Grant, Fellowship, and Travel and Support Grant juries. Materials are due to CAA by June 1, 2022.

Candidates must possess expertise appropriate to the jury’s work and be current CAA members. They should not hold a position on a CAA committee or editorial board beyond May 31, 2022. CAA’s president and vice president for committees appoint jury members for service. Terms begin July 2022.

Nominations and self-nominations should include a brief statement (no more than 150 words) outlining the individual’s qualifications and experience and a CV (an abbreviated CV of no more than two pages may be submitted). Additional details are available on our website.

Nominate Special Speakers for CAA's 2023 Annual Conference

The Annual Conference is a major part of CAA’s history that strengthens and engages our overall membership and the field. Each year CAA's Annual Conference features a number of accomplished individuals in the visual arts fields. Help us shape the conference by nominating leaders in the arts who you want to hear from. We are inviting nominations for next year’s:

·  Distinguished Scholar,

·  Annual Artists, and

·  Keynote Speaker.

Learn more and nominate individuals on our website! Deadline: June 15.

Member Spotlight: Emilie Boone

Emilie Boone is currently an Assistant Professor of Art History at CUNY New York City College of Technology and the CUNY Graduate Center. As of September 2022, she will join the faculty of NYU’s Department of Art History. With a specialization in the art and visual culture of the African Diaspora with a focus on photography, her forthcoming book considers the work of James Van Der Zee (Duke University Press, 2023), supported in part by CAA’s Wyeth Foundation for American Art Publication Grant awarded to Boone in 2021.  

Boone has published essays in American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and History of Photography journals and has a forthcoming article in CAA’s Art Journal on Haiti and photography, as well as catalog essays for the Art Institute of Chicago and UCLA’s Fowler Museum. Curatorial projects range from presentations at the Ghetto Biennale, Port-au-Prince, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and City Tech’s Grace Gallery.  

Boone received CAA’s Professional Development Fellowship in 2015 and reviewed the book, I Too Sing America: The Harlem Renaissance at 100, several reviews for CAA’s online publication, caa.reviews. She was also recently awarded the 2022 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader award. In addition, her career has been supported by a Williams College Museum of Art Postdoc, a Terra Foundation Giverny Residency, a Smithsonian Predoc fellowship, and a Fulbright. 

Call for CAA Membership Video Testimonials

CAA is gathering video testimonials from those in our community discussing how and why you have engaged with CAA. We are hoping to feature voices showcasing the multitude of ways that members have participated within the organization and utilized its resources. No story is too small, and we would love to hear from you! Please send your submission or any questions to development@collegeart.org.