Held in conjunction with the exhibition, Atelier 17 e a gravura moderna nas Américas / Atelier 17 and Modern Printmaking in the Americas, co-organized by the Museu de Contemporânea Arte da Unviersidade de São Paulo (MAC-USP) and the Terra Foundation for American Art (March 23–June 2, 2019), this two-day, international symposium examines major trends in modern printmaking across the Americas, with a focus on the practice, influence, and students of Stanley William Hayter and his Atelier 17 workshop.
Program
April 11, 2019
Abstraction in Printmaking: Experiences in U.S. and Brazil
Art is something you pass on: Community and Collaboration
Ruth Fine, independent curator, Philadelphia, USA (paper read by Taylor L. Poulin, Curatorial Associate, Terra Foundation for American Art)
Panorama of Printmaking Techniques in Brazil in the 20th century
Luiz Claudio Mubarac, artist, printmaker, and professor of the Department of Visual Art at the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo, Brazil
Moderator: Peter John Brownlee, Curator, Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago, USA
Post-War Printmaking in Brazil and the United States
The Legacy and Impact of Stanley William Hayter on Post-War American Art
Ann Shafer, PhD, independent curator, Baltimore, USA
Moderator: Ana Gonçalves Magalhães, Vice-Director and Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art of University of São Paulo, Brazil
Roundtable with Ann Shafer, Carlos Martins, Luiz Claudio Mubarac, Ana Magalhaes and Peter John Brownlee
April 12, 2019
Panel – Atelier 17: innovation and transnationality
Atelier 17 Print Collection at MAC USP from the Nelson Rockefeller Donation
Carolina Rossetti de Toledo, Master in Art History, USP, and PhD candidate at PGEHA USP, Brazil
Relations Between Atelier 17 and Argentinian printmakers
Siliva Dolinko, PhD in Art History from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Panel – artist spotlight
Artist spotlight: Geraldo de Barros
Heloisa Espada, PhD in Arts at the School of Communications and Arts of the University of São Paulo, Brazil
Artist spotlight: Livio Abramo
Priscila Sacchettin, curator and PhD in Art History at UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
Q&A session
Closing Conference
The Women of Atelier 17: Craft, Creativity, and Modernist Printmaking
Christina Weyl, PhD, independent scholar and curator, New York, USA
Q&A session