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Cassandra James Retrospective Curator Talk

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What’s Happening?

Join artists and scholars Ginger Geyer and Mark Smith in a conversation about Cassandra James and the impact of her legacy. Geyer and Smith, who were friends and colleagues of Ms. James, will talk about the artist’s interests throughout her career and, in particular, about the technique she developed to produce her signature cloudscapes.

This talk is free and open to the public. Drinks and cocktails will be served. Free parking is available behind the Museum.

Learn more at: https://www.nchmuseum.org/nchm-events/james-curator-talk

About the speakers:

Ginger Geyer

Austin artist Ginger Geyer grew up in Springdale, Arkansas, attended the University of Arkansas and earned BFA and MFA degrees in painting and art history from SMU. She also has a lay degree from the Seminary of the Southwest in pastoral ministry. Formerly an art museum professional (Dallas Museum of Art and Kimbell Art Museum), she occasionally consults on collection management and architecture. For 15 years she directed artist workshops and curated the gallery for the H.E. Butt Foundation retreat center, Laity Lodge.

Mark Smith

Mark Smith is a visual artist with a varied career that has included fine arts administration and teaching at Southwestern University, University of Texas at Austin, and Herron School of Art & Design at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. He co-founded Flatbed Press, in Austin, Texas, and co-authored Flatbed Press at 25, published by University of Texas Press in 2016, and is the author of several other books about 20th century and contemporary American art.

Join artists and scholars Ginger Geyer and Mark Smith in a conversation about Cassandra James and the impact of her legacy. Geyer and Smith, who were friends and colleagues of Ms. James, will talk about the artist’s interests throughout her career and, in particular, about the technique she developed to produce her signature cloudscapes.

This talk is free and open to the public. Drinks and cocktails will be served. Free parking is available behind the Museum.

Learn more at: https://www.nchmuseum.org/nchm-events/james-curator-talk

About the speakers:

Ginger Geyer

Austin artist Ginger Geyer grew up in Springdale, Arkansas, attended the University of Arkansas and earned BFA and MFA degrees in painting and art history from SMU. She also has a lay degree from the Seminary of the Southwest in pastoral ministry. Formerly an art museum professional (Dallas Museum of Art and Kimbell Art Museum), she occasionally consults on collection management and architecture. For 15 years she directed artist workshops and curated the gallery for the H.E. Butt Foundation retreat center, Laity Lodge.

Mark Smith

Mark Smith is a visual artist with a varied career that has included fine arts administration and teaching at Southwestern University, University of Texas at Austin, and Herron School of Art & Design at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. He co-founded Flatbed Press, in Austin, Texas, and co-authored Flatbed Press at 25, published by University of Texas Press in 2016, and is the author of several other books about 20th century and contemporary American art.

Special Instructions
Free parking behind the Museum
More about Neill-Cochran House Museum
The Neill-Cochran House Museum is located in the heart of Austin, TX, just a few minutes walk from the UT-Austin campus. We steward the city's 10th oldest historic site (1856), including Austin's only intact slave quarters. We share our site, Austin, and Texas history from the city's birth in 1839 up to 1930 through historically furnished spaces as well as numerous rotating art and history exhibitions. The Neill-Cochran House Museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM. For more information, please contact the museum office at 512.478.2335 or info@nchmuseum.org.
When & Where
Oct 17, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CDT
Free


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