Emails to SECAC Members

Below are recent bulk emails to the SECAC Membership sent by SECAC Administrator Rebecca Parker, rparker@secacart.org.

CURRENT EMAIL:

Social Media and SECAC

Invitation for book reviews, Art Inquiries 2024

Final Reminder: Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections

Final Call: SECAC Member Survey Closes on March 15!

SECAC 2024 Call for Papers is OPEN!

PREVIOUS EMAILS:

REMINDER: 2024 SECAC Newsletter: Call for Information

REMINDER: Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections

2024 SECAC Newsletter: Call for Information

Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections

REMINDER: SECAC Member Survey: We Want Your Input!

Last Day to submit your session proposal for SECAC 2024!

Last week for 2024 SECAC Call for Sessions

SECAC Member Survey: We Want Your Input!

REMINDER: Call for Sessions open through February 1, 2024

Latest Issue of Art Inquiries has Emerged!

REMINDER: Call for Sessions for SECAC 2024 is now open!

Call for Exhibition Review Proposals

2024 SECAC Call for Sessions is open!

Update Regarding SECAC Membership Rates

REMINDER: 2023 SECAC Conference feedback

Congratulations to our 2023 Award Winners!

2023 SECAC Conference feedback

SECAC 2023 - Richmond conference information for attendees

SECAC Conference Brochure now available!

REMINDER: Mentoring Program: Application Deadline: 11:59 pm EDT,

FINAL REMINDER: Call for Applications: 2023 SECAC Artist's Fellowship

Mentoring Program: Application Deadline: 11:59 pm EDT

REMINDER: Mentoring Program: Application Deadline: 11:59 pm EDT, October 2, 2023

Reminder: Last Week for online SECAC Conference Registration, September 25, 2023

2023 SECAC Conference Schedule at a Glance available!, September 6, 2023

REMINDER: Levin Awards application is open through August 31, 2023

We would like you back!

SECAC 2023 Conference Registration is now OPEN!

Final Reminder: Nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards due 8/1

SECAC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Awards application NOW OPEN!

The William R. Levin Awards for Research in the History of Art application is open through August 31, 2023

Welcome to new SECAC Directors!

Bosch Travel Award application for graduate students no open & volunteer opportunities

Reminder: Nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards due 8/1

Reminder: Voting Open for the 2023 SECAC Board Elections through 6/30

Write an exhibition review!

Final reminder for SECAC Juried Exhibition submissions

Deadline reminder for SECAC Juried Exhibition submissions

Call for Applications: 2023 SECAC Artist’s Fellowship

SECAC 2023 CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 10

Introducing the new SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker

DEADLINES Soon: SECAC at CAA 2024 Call for Sessions and SECAC 2023 Call for Papers

Voting Now Open for 2023 SECAC Board Elections

Please Share Nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards

SECAC 2023 Call for Papers Open

Please Share Nominations for 2023 SECAC Board Elections

SECAC at CAA

SECAC 2023 Call for Sessions is Open

Call for Online Exhibition Reviews

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Current Email

Social Media and SECAC (3/11/24, 11am)

Dear SECAC Members,

As social media is where many people get their information, SECAC will be developing a more active presence on our Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts, where we will post information about our annual conference, SECAC awards, Juried Exhibition, and member updates.

We encourage all members to follow us on social media:
Facebook @SecacArt.org
Instagram @secacart
LinkedIn @secacart

[Please note, we have moved to a new Facebook page, @SecacArt.org. Please follow us on this page for the most current SECAC information.]

Do you have an idea or question that you would like explored or answered? We welcome your thoughts! Please email our SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org, to be considered for a future post.

We are excited to grow awareness of SECAC through our online presence. Thank you for your engagement!

Invitations for book reviews, Art Inquiries 2024 (3/8/24, 8am)

Dear SECAC Members,

Art Inquiries (published annually on an open-access digital platform) invites proposals for book reviews for the 2024 issue. Books must have been published in the last two years.

Please send a brief proposal, 150 words, and CV to the book reviews editor, Evie Terrono, at eterrono@rmc.edu by March 29, 2024. Reviews of 2000 words in length will be due May 17, 2024.

Questions? Please contact Evie Terrono at eterrono@rmc.edu.

Final Reminder: Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections (3/8/24, 7am)

Last chance to send your nominations for the SECAC Board in by March 10, 2024.

Please read Al Denyer, SECAC 1st Vice President's email below.

Rebecca

Dear SECAC Members,

A vibrant, engaged board is essential to SECAC's continued growth and success—as well as
its relevance as a professional organization that serves all of us. I invite you to nominate
yourself or a colleague to run as a candidate in the upcoming SECAC Board of Directors
election. Nominations are due on March 10, 2024. State and At-Large directors serve a
three-year term and these terms begin immediately following the conclusion of the election in
July.

The Board seats subject to election this year are listed here:
i. Alabama: Tony Bingham, completing 1st term, eligible for 2nd term
ii. Kentucky: Miriam Kienle, completing 1st term, eligible for 2nd term
iii. Louisiana: Ashley Busby, running for 1st term, (Ashley was a Presidential Nomination in
2022 to fill a partial term and is therefore eligible to run for 1st term).
iv. North Carolina: Kathryn Shields, completing 2nd and final term (thank you for your
service, Kathryn!)
v. At-Large #3 (Northeast region): Claire Kovacs, completing 2nd and final term (thank
you for your service, Claire!)

(At-large candidates must reside/work in a state not represented by a director elected
specifically to represent it. The “Northeast region” is defined in the SECAC Constitution as
CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, and Washington, D.C.)

Please give careful considerations to your SECAC-member colleagues in the eligible states
and at-large position and nominate any of them you think would be an asset to the
organization. In making your nomination, please consider dedicated members who would
bring greater diversity to our Board. Self-nominations are also welcome and encouraged!
You may send your nominations to me at a.denyer@utah.edu along with confirmation that
the nominee is willing to stand for election. After the nomination period closes, I will be in
touch with candidates to collect current CVs and 200-word bios to prepare the election ballot.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the nomination or election
processes or the duties of State Directors.

Best wishes,
Al Denyer
SECAC 1st Vice President
a.denyer@utah.edu

Final Call: SECAC Member Survey Closes on March 15! (3/7/24, 3:17pm)

Dear Members,

I’d like to extend my sincere appreciation to everyone who has taken a moment to complete the 2024 SECAC Member Satisfaction Survey. We are so grateful for your feedback!

If you haven’t yet completed the survey and wish to do so, this is a gentle reminder that the survey will be open through March 15. The questions will take approximately 15 minutes to answer. Please note that you must complete the survey in one sitting (it is not possible to save and return to complete later). When you’re ready, you can access the SECAC Member Survey here: https://secacart.org/surveys/?id=Member_Survey24.

Should you encounter any difficulty in completing the survey, please contact SECAC Administrator Becky Parker, rparker@secacart.org.

With greatest appreciation,

Carly Phinizy
SECAC President

Carly Phinizy, PhD
Director of Academic Operations
College of Arts & Humanities
Clemson University
Strode Tower 101A
(864) 656-9732

SECAC 2024 Call for Papers is OPEN! (3/4/24, 12:42pm)

Dear Members,

The Call for Papers for SECAC 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia, is now officially open! Please review the list of sessions and submit your papers by Wednesday, May 1, 11:59 ET.

A list of sessions is available on our website.
Proposals can be submitted through https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/24/home
Reminder: copy and paste links into your browser if they do not open from the email.

Conference at a Glance:
Dates: October 23 – 26, 2024
Venue: Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center
Call for Papers: March 4 – May 1, 2024
Conference web page: https://secacart.org/page/Atlanta2024

Under the guiding theme of Wayfinding, SECAC 2024 will be designed by artists, designers, scholars, and educators from across the Atlanta region. Wayfinding, a term originally coined in the realms of environmental design and navigation, has evolved into a generative concept that extends far beyond physical spaces. Our conference seeks to unravel the intricacies of wayfinding across intersections of technology, cognition, culture, and design. Through presentations, discussions, exhibitions, and more, we will consider the nuanced ways in which we navigate intellectual and creative landscapes.

This year, each applicant may submit proposals to two sessions, but may only present once at the conference. Final placements will be made by the session chairs and conference director and will be communicated to presenters by June 1, 2024.

Current SECAC Membership is required within ten days of acceptance; membership and conference registration are separate fees.

Sessions will be scheduled between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on Thursday 10/24, Friday 10/25, and Saturday 10/26. All presentations must be given in person; virtual presentations are not available unless required for health reasons, and virtual presenters must be fully registered for the conference. Sessions will not be broadcast or recorded.

We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta in October!

Best,
Dr. Tracy Stonestreet
she / her / hers
academic director 2023-2025
SECAC: the Southeastern College Art Conference
devoted to education and research in the visual arts
(919) 247-6506

REMINDER: 2024 SECAC Newsletter: Call for Information (3/1/24, 8am)

Dear SECAC Members,

Just a reminder, please send your individual professional news (exhibitions, grants, awards, publications, etc.) updates to me at rparker@secacart.org by March 31, 2024, for the next SECAC Newsletter.

• Please attach a Word document without graphics or images to your email.
• Submissions are limited to no more than 200 words and must be in the third person.
They may be edited for content and length.
• NB: All 2023 awards will be included and need not be submitted.

Examples:
Avery Smith's painting, "First," was included in the exhibition Current Art at the SECAC College Art Gallery, November 15-December 15, 2023. Smith is an assistant professor of art at SECAC Community College.
or:
In the fall of 2023, the University of Elysium Press published Avery Smith’s chapter, "Art of SECAC Members" in the book ART! and Artists. Smith is SECAC Professor of Art History at SECAC University.

(We follow the Chicago Manual of Style in using title case with quotation marks for individual works—including articles, papers, chapters, and works of art—and title case with italics for exhibition, book, and journal titles.)

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Thank you,
Rebecca

REMINDER: Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections (2/26/24, 8am)

Dear SECAC Members,

A vibrant, engaged board is essential to SECAC's continued growth and success—as well as
its relevance as a professional organization that serves all of us. I invite you to nominate
yourself or a colleague to run as a candidate in the upcoming SECAC Board of Directors
election. Nominations are due on March 10, 2024. State and At-Large directors serve a
three-year term and these terms begin immediately following the conclusion of the election in
July.

The Board seats subject to election this year are listed here:
i. Alabama: Tony Bingham, completing 1st term, eligible for 2nd term
ii. Kentucky: Miriam Kienle, completing 1st term, eligible for 2nd term
iii. Louisiana: Ashley Busby, running for 1st term, (Ashley was a Presidential Nomination in
2022 to fill a partial term and is therefore eligible to run for 1st term).
iv. North Carolina: Kathryn Shields, completing 2nd and final term (thank you for your
service, Kathryn!)
v. At-Large #3 (Northeast region): Claire Kovacs, completing 2nd and final term (thank
you for your service, Claire!)

(At-large candidates must reside/work in a state not represented by a director elected
specifically to represent it. The “Northeast region” is defined in the SECAC Constitution as
CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, and Washington, D.C.)

Please give careful considerations to your SECAC-member colleagues in the eligible states
and at-large position and nominate any of them you think would be an asset to the
organization. In making your nomination, please consider dedicated members who would
bring greater diversity to our Board. Self-nominations are also welcome and encouraged!
You may send your nominations to me at a.denyer@utah.edu along with confirmation that
the nominee is willing to stand for election. After the nomination period closes, I will be in
touch with candidates to collect current CVs and 200-word bios to prepare the election ballot.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the nomination or election
processes or the duties of State Directors.

Best wishes,
Al Denyer
SECAC 1st Vice President
a.denyer@utah.edu

2024 SECAC Newsletter: Call for Information (2/13/24, 10am)

Dear SECAC Members,

Please send your individual professional news (exhibitions, grants, awards, publications, etc.) updates to me at rparker@secacart.org by March 31, 2024, for the next SECAC Newsletter.

• Please attach a Word document without graphics or images to your email.
• Submissions are limited to no more than 200 words and must be in the third person.
They may be edited for content and length.
• NB: All 2023 awards will be included and need not be submitted.

Examples:
Avery Smith's painting, "First," was included in the exhibition Current Art at the SECAC College Art Gallery, November 15-December 15, 2023. Smith is an assistant professor of art at SECAC Community College.
or:
In the fall of 2023, the University of Elysium Press published Avery Smith’s chapter, "Art of SECAC Members" in the book ART! and Artists. Smith is SECAC Professor of Art History at SECAC University.

(We follow the Chicago Manual of Style in using title case with quotation marks for individual works—including articles, papers, chapters, and works of art—and title case with italics for exhibition, book, and journal titles.)

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Thank you,
Rebecca

Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections (2/9/24, 4pm)

Reminder: SECAC Member Survey: We Want Your Input! (2/9/24, 10:07am)

Dear Members,

I hope this message finds you doing well and that the spring semester is off to a strong start.

I’m reaching out to ask for your participation in a short SECAC Member Survey. It has been nearly five years since our last survey, and we would be grateful for your input to better understand what you value about SECAC and what we can do to ensure that we provide a robust professional experience for all members.

The questions in the survey will take approximately 15 minutes to answer. Please note that you must complete the survey in one sitting (it is not possible to save and return to complete later). There are four sections: 1) Member Demographics, 2) Member Satisfaction, 3) Member Benefits, and 4) Open-ended feedback. All questions are optional, and you may submit your survey without answering any questions you wish to skip. Your responses will be entirely anonymous. When you’re ready, you can access the SECAC Member Survey here: https://secacart.org/surveys/?id=Member_Survey24.

Should you encounter any difficulty in completing the survey, please contact SECAC Administrator Becky Parker, rparker@secacart.org.

With greatest appreciation,

Carly Phinizy
SECAC President

Last Day to submit your session proposal for SECAC 2024! (2/1/24, 7am)

Today (February 1) is the last day to submit your session for consideration for the 2024 SECAC Conference! Submission window is open until 11:59pm, EST.

We are celebrating our 80th Conference Year of SECAC!
Conference Dates: October 23 - 26, 2024
Venue: Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta, GA

Under the guiding theme of Wayfinding, SECAC 2024 will be designed by artists, scholars, designers, and educators from across the Atlanta region. Wayfinding, a term originally coined to describe modes of environmental design and navigation, is evoked here as a generative concept that extends far beyond physical spaces. Our conference seeks to unravel the intricacies of wayfinding across intersections of technology, cognition, culture, and design. Through presentations, discussions, exhibitions, and more, we will consider the nuanced ways we navigate intellectual and creative landscapes.

Sessions may take various forms, including but not limited to the following: a collection of presenters selected from the call for papers; a panel of pre-selected speakers curated by the chair; a round table discussion between invited speakers and the audience. Other creative approaches to the session format are also welcome. Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant may chair one session and may present one paper. Undergraduate students are not permitted to serve as session chairs. If you plan to present at the same session for which you are serving as chair, you must submit an abstract during the call for papers open period, scheduled for March 1 – May 1, 2024.

Dr. Tracy Stonestreet
she / her / hers
academic conference director 2023-2025
SECAC: the Southeastern College Art Conference
devoted to education and research in the visual arts
SECACdirector@umw.edu

We are seeking proposals for sessions that engage with new ideas, themes, and approaches relevant to art history, art, art education, design, visual resources and museum studies. The window to submit a new session proposal will runs from December 15, 2023 to February 1, 2024, and will be followed by a corresponding call for papers opening March 1, 2024.

Important information:
--Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant may chair just one session and may present just one paper.
--If you plan to present at the same session you are serving as chair for, you must submit an abstract for that presentation during the call for papers open period, March 1 - May 1, 2024.
--Sessions will be scheduled between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on Thursday 10/24, Friday 10/25, and Saturday 10/26.
--Membership in SECAC is required within ten days of acceptance; membership and conference registration are separate fees.
--SECAC Membership and Conference registration fees are required of all conference attendees.

You can find more information about our 2024 conference on our website: https://secacart.org/page/Atlanta2024

Direct link to submission site: https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/23/home. You can also visit our website and click the Submissions Site Login button on the right side of our home page. Session proposals will be accepted through February 1, 2024, 11:59pm, EST.

Having trouble setting up your account or logging in? Question about the submissions process? Please contact the SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

Last week for 2024 SECAC Call for Sessions (1/29/24, 3pm)

Last week to submit for SECAC 2024 Call for Sessions! Window closes February 1, 2024, 11:59pm, EST!

We are celebrating our 80th Conference Year of SECAC!
Conference Dates: October 23 - 26, 2024
Venue: Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta, GA

We are seeking proposals for sessions that engage with new ideas, themes, and approaches relevant to art history, art, art education, design, visual resources and museum studies. The window to submit a new session proposal will runs from December 15, 2023 to February 1, 2024, and will be followed by a corresponding call for papers opening March 1, 2024.

Important information:
--Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant may chair just one session and may present just one paper.
--If you plan to present at the same session you are serving as chair for, you must submit an abstract for that presentation during the call for papers open period, March 1 - May 1, 2024.
--Sessions will be scheduled between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on Thursday 10/24, Friday 10/25, and Saturday 10/26.
--Membership in SECAC is required within ten days of acceptance; membership and conference registration are separate fees.
--SECAC Membership and Conference registration fees are required of all conference attendees.

You can find more information about our 2024 conference on our website: https://secacart.org/page/Atlanta2024

Direct link to submission site: https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/23/home. You can also visit our website and click the Submissions Site Login button on the right side of our home page. Session proposals will be accepted through February 1, 2024, 11:59pm EST.

Having trouble setting up your account or logging in? Question about the submissions process? Please contact the SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

SECAC Member Survey: We Want Your Input! (1/24/24, 5:15pm)

Reminder: Call for Sessions open through February 1, 2024 (1/24/24, 10:46am)

The Call for Sessions for SECAC 2024 is open through February 1, 2024!

We are celebrating our 80th Conference Year of SECAC!
Conference Dates: October 23 - 26, 2024
Venue: Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta, GA

Under the guiding theme of Wayfinding, SECAC 2024 will be designed by artists, scholars, designers, and educators from across the Atlanta region. Wayfinding, a term originally coined to describe modes of environmental design and navigation, is evoked here as a generative concept that extends far beyond physical spaces. Our conference seeks to unravel the intricacies of wayfinding across intersections of technology, cognition, culture, and design. Through presentations, discussions, exhibitions, and more, we will consider the nuanced ways we navigate intellectual and creative landscapes.

Sessions may take various forms, including but not limited to the following: a collection of presenters selected from the call for papers; a panel of pre-selected speakers curated by the chair; a round table discussion between invited speakers and the audience. Other creative approaches to the session format are also welcome. Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant may chair one session and may present one paper. Undergraduate students are not permitted to serve as session chairs. If you plan to present at the same session for which you are serving as chair, you must submit an abstract during the call for papers open period, scheduled for March 1 – May 1, 2024.

Dr. Tracy Stonestreet
she / her / hers
academic conference director 2023-2025
SECAC: the Southeastern College Art Conference
devoted to education and research in the visual arts
SECACdirector@umw.edu

We are seeking proposals for sessions that engage with new ideas, themes, and approaches relevant to art history, art, art education, design, visual resources and museum studies. The window to submit a new session proposal will runs from December 15, 2023 to February 1, 2024, and will be followed by a corresponding call for papers opening March 1, 2024.

Important information:
--Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant may chair just one session and may present just one paper.
--If you plan to present at the same session you are serving as chair for, you must submit an abstract for that presentation during the call for papers open period, March 1 - May 1, 2024.
--Sessions will be scheduled between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on Thursday 10/24, Friday 10/25, and Saturday 10/26.
--Membership in SECAC is required within ten days of acceptance; membership and conference registration are separate fees.
--SECAC Membership and Conference registration fees are required of all conference attendees.

You can find more information about our 2024 conference on our website: https://secacart.org/page/Atlanta2024

Direct link to submission site: https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/23/home. You can also visit our website and click the Submissions Site Login button on the right side of our home page. Session proposals will be accepted through February 1, 2024.

Should you have any questions about the submissions process, please contact the SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

Latest Issue for Art Inquiries has Emerged! (1/10/24, 8am)

SECAC Members,

We are happy to announce that the latest issue (Volume XVIII Number 4 2023) of Art
Inquiries is now available in its fully digital, open-access format, on the site hosted by
Virginia Commonwealth University’s “Scholar’s Compass” publishing platform. Each
article as well as the entire issue may be downloaded from the site:
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/artinquiries_secacart/.

This new platform will not only streamline much of the editorial process but also
increase the journal’s accessibility and visibility. The open-access format, moreover,
means a wider reach in terms of readership and impact factors as well as an array of
diagnostic metrics, made possible by Digital Commons, that should prove useful for
authors.

We also look forward to receiving future submissions of feature-length articles, through
the VCU platform, for upcoming issues of the journal. Submissions are accepted on a
rolling basis.

If you have any questions about the site's functionality, feel free to reach out to Editor-in-
Chief Mysoon Rizk (mysoon.rizk@utoledo.edu).

REMINDER: Call for Sessions for SECAC 2024 is now open! (1/8/23, 3pm)

The Call for Sessions for SECAC 2024 is open through February 1, 2024!

We are celebrating our 80th Conference Year of SECAC!

Conference Dates: October 23 - 26, 2024
Venue: Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta, GA

Under the guiding theme of Wayfinding, SECAC 2024 will be designed by artists, scholars,
designers, and educators from across the Atlanta region. Wayfinding, a term originally
coined to describe modes of environmental design and navigation, is evoked here as a
generative concept that extends far beyond physical spaces. Our conference seeks to unravel
the intricacies of wayfinding across intersections of technology, cognition, culture, and
design. Through presentations, discussions, exhibitions, and more, we will consider the
nuanced ways we navigate intellectual and creative landscapes.

Sessions may take various forms, including but not limited to the following: a collection
of presenters selected from the call for papers; a panel of pre-selected speakers curated
by the chair; a round table discussion between invited speakers and the audience. Other
creative approaches to the session format are also welcome. Each prospective chair or
co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant may chair one session
and may present one paper. Undergraduate students are not permitted to serve as session
chairs. If you plan to present at the same session for which you are serving as chair, you
must submit an abstract during the call for papers open period, scheduled for March 1 – May
1, 2024.

Dr. Tracy Stonestreet
she / her / hers
academic conference director 2023-2025
SECAC: the Southeastern College Art Conference
devoted to education and research in the visual arts
SECACdirector@umw.edu

We are seeking proposals for sessions that engage with new ideas, themes, and approaches
relevant to art history, art, art education, design, visual resources and museum studies.
The window to submit a new session proposal will runs from December 15, 2023 to February 1, 2024,
and will be followed by a corresponding call for papers opening March 1, 2024.

Important information:
--Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant
may chair just one session and may present just one paper.
--If you plan to present at the same session you are serving as chair for, you must submit an
abstract for that presentation during the call for papers open period, March 1 - May 1, 2024.
--Sessions will be scheduled between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on Thursday 10/24, Friday 10/25, and
Saturday 10/26.
--Membership in SECAC is required within ten days of acceptance; membership and conference
registration are separate fees.
--SECAC Membership and Conference registration fees are required of all conference attendees.

You can find more information about our 2024 conference on our website: https://secacart.org/page/Atlanta2024

Direct link to submission site: https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/23/home. You can
also visit our website and click the Submissions Site Login button on the right side of our home
page. Session proposals will be accepted through February 1, 2024.

Should you have any questions about the submissions process, please contact the SECAC Administrator,
Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

Call for Exhibition Review Proposals (1/3/24, 4pm)

Dear SECAC Members,

Art Inquiries (published annually on an open-access digital platform) invites proposals for exhibition
reviews for the 2024 issue. Exhibits taking place in 2023 or 2024 must be visited in person (or be
designed as on-line exhibition only).

Send a brief proposal and CV to the exhibition reviews editor at kristina.olson@mail.wvu.edu by February
5, 2024. Selected reviews will be due in May. (Writers should not have a direct professional or personal
connection to the exhibit.)

Questions? Please contact Kristina Olson at kristina.olson@mail.wvu.edu.

2024 SECAC Call for Sessions is open! (12/15/23, 7am)

The Call for Sessions for SECAC 2024 is now open!

We are celebrating our 80th Conference Year of SECAC!

Conference Dates: October 23 - 26, 2024
Venue: Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta, GA

Under the guiding theme of Wayfinding, SECAC 2024 will be designed by artists, scholars, designers, and educators from across the Atlanta region. Wayfinding, a term originally coined to describe modes of environmental design and navigation, is evoked here as a generative concept that extends far beyond physical spaces. Our conference seeks to unravel the intricacies of wayfinding across intersections of technology, cognition, culture, and design. Through presentations, discussions, exhibitions, and more, we will consider the nuanced ways we navigate intellectual and creative landscapes.

Sessions may take various forms, including but not limited to the following: a collection of presenters selected from the call for papers; a panel of pre-selected speakers curated by the chair; a round table discussion between invited speakers and the audience. Other creative approaches to the session format are also welcome. Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant may chair one session and may present one paper. Undergraduate students are not permitted to serve as session chairs. If you plan to present at the same session for which you are serving as chair, you must submit an abstract during the call for papers open period, scheduled for March 1 – May 1, 2024.

Dr. Tracy Stonestreet
she / her / hers
academic conference director 2023-2025
SECAC: the Southeastern College Art Conference
devoted to education and research in the visual arts
SECACdirector@umw.edu

We are seeking proposals for sessions that engage with new ideas, themes, and approaches relevant to art history, art, art education, design, visual resources and museum studies. The window to submit a new session proposal will runs from December 15, 2023 to February 1, 2024, and will be followed by a corresponding call for papers opening March 1, 2024.

Important information:
--Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant may chair just one session and may present just one paper.
--If you plan to present at the same session you are serving as chair for, you must submit an abstract for that presentation during the call for papers open period, March 1 - May 1, 2024.
--Sessions will be scheduled between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on Thursday 10/24, Friday 10/25, and Saturday 10/26.
--Membership in SECAC is required within ten days of acceptance; membership and conference registration are separate fees.
--SECAC Membership and Conference registration fees are required of all conference attendees.

You can find more information about our 2024 conference on our website: https://secacart.org/page/Atlanta2024

Direct link to submission site: https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/23/home. You can also visit our website and click the Submissions Site Login button on the right side of our home page.

Should you have any questions about the submissions process, please contact the SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

Update Regarding SECAC Membership Rates (12/1/23, 9am)

Dear Members of the SECAC Community,

I’m writing to share an update concerning an upcoming change to SECAC membership rates that will take effect January 1, 2024. This October, the SECAC Board recommended that the organization strategically raise membership rates for individual and institutional members. This recommendation was presented for a vote at the annual Member Business Meeting on October 14, 2023, and approved unanimously by those members present. With this change, the cost of annual individual membership will increase to $100 and annual institutional membership will increase to $200.

Our primary goal in implementing this strategic increase is to ensure that SECAC remains on solid financial footing in the future. Membership dues support the organization's basic operating expenses as well as key membership programs, including the publication of Art Inquiries and the SECAC Artist’s Fellowship. As we’re all aware, the cost of goods and services have increased significantly over the last few years. SECAC has certainly felt this change acutely.

SECAC has always endeavored to be a welcoming professional organization with membership rates that are affordable for all members. With this key element of our mission in mind, I want to emphasize that membership rates will not increase for our student, adjunct/independent, and retired members.

I’d like to close this message by sharing my gratitude for your dedication to SECAC. Your engagement and support ensure that SECAC will continue to be a thriving professional community for years to come. In the coming weeks, please be on the lookout for a member satisfaction survey. We want to hear from you, and your feedback will help us shape the organization’s future.

With appreciation,

Carly Phinizy
SECAC President
cphiniz@clemson.edu

Reminder: SECAC conference feedback (11/8/23, 12pm)

Dear SECAC attendees-

Just a reminder to complete the survey below about our 2023 SECAC annual conference by November 10!

We are striving to improve the conference for next year in Atlanta, where we will be celebrating our 80th conference year.

2023 SECAC conference feedback (google.com)

As one of the most historic cities in the South, Atlanta is famous not only for the American Civil Rights movement and the 1996 Summer Olympic games, but has an incredible arts community with museums, historic homes, public art works, music and theatre. It promises to be an exciting experience for 2024.

All the best,
Rebecca

Congratulations to our 2023 Award Winners! (10/31/23, 3:30pm)

Dear Members of the SECAC Community,

It is my absolute pleasure to announce the 2023 recipients of the Levin Awards for Art History,
SECAC Artist’s Fellowship, and SECAC Awards. Please join me in congratulating this year’s
winners!

2023 Levin Awards for Art History
Before 1750: Christopher Platts
After 1750: Susanneh Bieber

2023 Artist’s Fellowship
2023 Fellow: Sharon Lee Hart
Honorable Mention: Kat Chudy

2023 SECAC Awards
The SECAC Award for Excellence in Teaching: Jinyoung Koh
The SECAC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication: Rachel Stephens
The SECAC Award for Curatorial Excellence: Matthew Kolodziej
The SECAC Award for Artistic Excellence: Charles Clary
The SECAC Award for Excellence in Graphic Design: Jonathan Cumberland

You can read more about each award on the SECAC website, here:
https://secacart.org/page/Awards. Thank you to all of the members who contributed to an
incredibly successful SECAC awards season.

Best wishes,

Carly Phinizy
SECAC President

2023 SECAC conference feedback (10/19/23, 3pm)

Dear SECAC attendees-

Thank you for attending the 2023 SECAC annual conference! We had over 90 sessions with diverse topics across the board in support of the arts.

We are striving to improve the conference for next year in Atlanta, where we will be celebrating our 80th conference year. Please complete this short survey by November 10 to assist us with that goal.

2023 SECAC conference feedback (google.com)

As one of the most historic cities in the South, Atlanta is famous not only for the American Civil Rights movement and the 1996 Summer Olympic games, but has an incredible arts community with museums, historic homes, public art works, music and theatre. It promises to be an exciting experience for 2024.

All the best,
Rebecca

SECAC 2023 - Richmond conference information for attendees (10/6/23, 2:38pm)

Dear SECAC Conference Attendees,

We are excited to see you at the 2023 SECAC Annual Conference in Richmond, VA!

We have a wealth of information to share in this “know before you go” message.

The hotel does permit early check in. You will need to contact the hotel in advance for this option. There is an additional fee associated with early check in. Please inquire from the hotel.

The hotel offers a complimentary shuttle service for downtown restaurants, shops and entertainment within a 2-mile radius of the hotel. The front desk will be able to answer any questions on this. Richmond Regional Tourism will also have a kiosk onsite with a representative to provide information about the Richmond area. You can find the Richmond Restaurant Checklist and Downtown Dining Map for lists of food options, as well as links for further information on our website.

Check in for the conference begins Wednesday, October 11 at 6pm. The registration desk is located on the lower level of the hotel. Just follow the signs that lead the way.

Once you have received your conference badge, please wear it at all times. The GalaxyCon Nightmare Weekend is from October 13-15 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, which across the street from the hotel, so we need to ensure only SECAC members are attending sessions and events.

Please use our conference app from eVentsLite to view the sessions, build your own schedule, and see the list of attendees, as well as other features.

You can download the app by scanning the QR code on these instructions or by visiting the links below:

iPhone App Link | http://bit.ly/17Mk3Ib
Android App Link | http://bit.ly/1hjiC3E

Once there, follow these steps to gain access to the SECAC 2023 Conference.
• Enter secac2023 for the event code
• Username: Your registered email address for SECAC conference registration
• Temp password: secac2023

The full conference program will be available on the app. Depending on whether you have an iPhone or Android, you may have to download it and save the program directly to your phone.

You will receive a green drink ticket for the opening reception on Wednesday night (6-9pm) and a purple drink ticket for the keynote speaker and reception at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on Thursday night (6-8pm). Drink tickets are not interchangeable, so please use the correct color for each evening event.

If you are a new member, we invite you to drop in to our New Members’ Reception in the hotel bar on Wednesday evening from 5-6pm. This will give you a chance to connect to other new members and learn a bit about SECAC. Our Opening Reception is right after the New Members’ Reception, so head up to Salons GHIJ for delicious food and drink and meaningful connection with SECAC colleagues. This reception is open to all conference attendees.

The SECAC Awards Luncheon is a prepaid ticketed event on Thursday, October 12 from 12-1pm. If you registered for this event, your entrée selection will be visible on the back of your badge. We ask that you stay with the entrée you originally selected, as all meals are accounted for.

Our Thursday evening reception (6-8pm) will have our keynote speaker, Hamilton Glass, and is hosted at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA). This is open to all conference attendees. We will have bus transportation to and from the VMFA beginning at 5:30pm. The VMFA will be open during our event and the gift shop is offering a 10% discount for SECAC members in store and online through October 13. For online purchases, please use code SECAC10. We will enter the VMFA to left of the main entrance and take the elevator down to the Cheek Theatre. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Friday evening is our Artist Fellowship and Juried Exhibition reception at Try-me Gallery from 6-8pm. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served. This is open to all conference attendees. We will have bus transportation to and from the gallery beginning at 5:30pm. Please join your SECAC colleagues to view this amazing space and fantastic artwork!

Saturday morning is our Members’ breakfast, which is a ticketed event. Your badge will be marked if you reserved your spot for this event.

Our Mending Walls Walking Tour is the last event for the conference. This is prepaid tour with artist Hamilton Glass.

We are looking forward to constructive dialogue at the intersections of art, art history, education, and design following our theme of Crossroads.

We would love for you to post pictures taken at the conference on social media! Please include the taglines below to highlight the SECAC conference.
#SECAC2023 #RichmondSECAC

SECAC Conference Brochure now available! (10/4/23, 2:38pm)

The 2023 SECAC Conference brochure is now available.

Please visit the SECAC website to view:

Richmond - SECAC (secacart.org)

Reminder: Last week for online SECAC Conference Registration (9/25/23, 4:30pm)

FINAL week for SECAC - 2023 Richmond Conference Registration

This is the final week for online SECAC - 2023 Richmond Conference Registration. After October 2, the price for conference will go up and we will be moving to onsite registration at the conference, starting at 6pm on Wednesday, October 11.

The link for online registration is below:
https://secacart.org/event/SECAC2023

Our conference hotel this year is the Richmond Marriott Downtown, located on 500 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219. This hotel is a short 15-minute ride from the airport. Please note that conference hotel room block has been filled. The hotel is unable to accommodate more rooms at the conference rate.

We have secured a small number of rooms at an alternate hotel, Home2Suites by Hilton Richmond Glenside, 2915 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, VA 23294. This hotel is close to the airport and is an 11-minute drive or uber ride to the conference hotel. Conference rate is $149 per night and does not include hotel taxes or fees, please plan accordingly.

https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=RICGVHT&groupCode=CHTSEA&arrivaldate=2023-10-11&departuredate=2023-10-15&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

We are also offering a limited registration option for access only to the book fair, our evening Artist Fellowship/Juried Exhibition Reception at Try-Me Gallery, and our Keynote Reception and talk by Hamilton Glass. For more information, please contact our SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker, at rparker@secacart.org.

We look forward to seeing you in Richmond!

REMINDER: Mentoring Program at SECAC conference (9/25/23, 9:34am)

REMINDER: MENTORING PROGRAM: Application Deadline: 11:59 pm EDT, October 2, 2023

The annual SECAC conference offers one-on-one mentoring appointments for SECAC members. Each individual mentor appointment will be scheduled for forty-five minutes. Those involved in mentoring will receive an initial introduction to a colleague whom you will meet by email; an in-person introduction can possibly be arranged at the conference registration desk. To request a mentor appointment or to offer to serve as a mentor, please complete the form using the link below. For any question email Nikhil Ghodke, nghodke@aum.edu; please copy Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

You will be paired with a SECAC colleague to serve as a mentor or mentee based on the information that you provide. Limited mentoring appointments are available. It may not be possible to accommodate all requests.
Please fill out the form in its entirety https://formfacade.com/sm/W6qYoCSzK.

REMINDER: Mentoring Program: Application Deadline, 11:59 pm EDT, October 2, 2023 (9/6/23, 1pm)

MENTORING PROGRAM: Application Deadline: 11:59 pm EDT, October 2, 2023

The annual SECAC conference offers one-on-one mentoring appointments for SECAC members. Each individual mentor appointment will be scheduled for forty-five minutes. Those involved in mentoring will receive an initial introduction to a colleague whom you will meet by email; an in-person introduction can possibly be arranged at the conference registration desk.

To request a mentor appointment or to offer to serve as a mentor, please complete the form using the link below. For any question email Nikhil Ghodke, nghodke@aum.edu; please copy Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

You will be paired with a SECAC colleague to serve as a mentor or mentee based on the information that you provide. Limited mentoring appointments are available. It may not be possible to accommodate all requests.

Please fill out the form in its entirety https://formfacade.com/sm/W6qYoCSzK.

2023 SECAC Conference Schedule at a Glance available! (9/6/23, 5pm)

The Conference at a Glance schedule for the 2023 SECAC conference is now available!

You can find it by clicking on this link: /resource/resmgr/docs/conference_2023/conference_at_a_glance_2023.pdf

Ready to register for the SECAC conference? Our registration is open through October 2, 2023.
Our Conference page has all the details.

Need to join or renew your membership so you can attend the conference? Please visit our Membership page.

Please direct any questions regarding becoming a member or our annual conference to our SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker, at rparker@secacart.org.

FINAL REMINDER: Call for Applications: 2023 SECAC Artist's Fellowship (9/5/23, 3:10pm)

SECAC is an organization devoted to the promotion of art in higher education through facilitating cooperation
among teachers and administrators in universities and colleges, professional institutions and the community
served by their institutions. The SECAC Artist’s Fellowship was established in 1981 for the purpose of
supporting member artists and to encourage individual creative growth, the development of new ideas for
exhibitions and creative projects. Through this program, SECAC can more completely serve member artists and
institutions.

The Fellowship Amount of $5,000 is to be awarded to an individual artist or to a group of artists working
together on a specific project. Any member of SECAC may apply; all group applications require membership for
all in the group. Memberships must be current at the time of review. Applications must be submitted by
September 7, 2023, by 11:59 pm EST. Previous $5,000 fellowship recipients must wait five years before re-applying.

A committee composed of SECAC members and/or host conference faculty selects the Artist’s Fellowship and
Honorable Mention recipients. These award winners are recognized at the annual conference and all applicants
are notified of the committee’s decision within 60 days of the end of the conference.
For application details see https://secacart.org/page/ArtistsFellowship.

Questions about the fellowship itself may be addressed to Wanda Sullivan at wsullivan@shc.edu. Questions about
the submission form may be addressed to Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

SECAC Statement of Commitment to Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
As an organization that fosters creative, scholarly, and educational dialogue in universities, colleges, community
colleges, professional art schools, and museums, SECAC must strive to understand, dismantle, and resist the
legacies of racism and white supremacy. The SECAC Board is committed to making organizational changes that
value and include Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in our mission and leadership. We are a
member organization that values the perspectives and anti-racist work of its constituency and potential members.

To view the statement in its entirety, please visit:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/secacart.org/resource/resmgr/docs/2021_secac_edi_statement_of_.pdf

Please note that if the links do not work by clicking on them, please copy and paste the link directly into your browser.

Mentoring Program: Application Deadline: 11:59 pm EDT, October 2, 2023 (8/23/23, 1:05pm)

The annual SECAC conference offers one-on-one mentoring appointments for SECAC members. Each individual mentor appointment will be scheduled for forty-five minutes. Those involved in mentoring will receive an initial introduction to a colleague whom you will meet by email; an in-
person introduction can possibly be arranged at the conference registration desk.

To request a mentor appointment or to offer to serve as a mentor, please complete the form using the link below. For any question email Nikhil Ghodke, nghodke@aum.edu; please copy Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

You will be paired with a SECAC colleague to serve as a mentor or mentee based on the information that you provide. Limited mentoring appointments are available. It may not be possible to accommodate all requests. Please fill out the form in its entirety https://formfacade.com/sm/W6qYoCSzK

REMINDER: Levin Awards application is open through August 31, 2023 (8/15/23, 4:25pm)

Just a reminder that our William R. Levin Awards for Research in the History of Art are still accepting applications! Details about this award are below.

Thanks to the generosity of William R. Levin, Professor Emeritus at Centre College, Danville, KY, SECAC offers two awards of a minimum amount of $5,000 each, to art historians who are members of the SECAC organization. Dr. Levin has been a member of SECAC since 1987; served on the Board of Directors; published in the scholarly journal The Southeastern College Art Conference Review (now Art Inquiries); received the SECAC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication in 2004; and been recognized with three of the organization’s highest honors: the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010, the Exemplary Achievement Award in 2010, and the Award for Service to the Arts in 2020.

Dr. Levin endowed the first award in 2013 to encourage and recognize research in art history; his generous gift in 2018 endowed a second award. The first of these awards supports Research in the History of Art Before 1750; the second is now designated to support Research in the History of Art Since 1750.

Applicants may be established scholars or those newer to the field, although generally these are post-doctoral awards, and are not intended to support finishing MA theses or PhD dissertations. Applicants are welcome to propose one project each year that may be in the planning stage or partially realized. The purpose of these awards is to enable recipients to carry forward work toward the completion of the proposed project likely resulting in publication. Funds may be used for travel, supplies, fees, or other purposes. Preference will be given to those projects that involve a significant research component, rather than those in which most of the award would be spent on permissions or editorial assistance.

Any member of SECAC may apply. SECAC membership must be current at the time of application and at the time of the use of the funds. Recipients must wait three years before re-applying.

Responsibility of Recipients
No restrictions are made by SECAC on how the award funds are expended. Conference papers and publications based on the project are encouraged. SECAC requests that winners provide a brief report to the board describing how the funds were spent within one year from receipt of the award money. Award recipients should acknowledge the William R. Levin Award for Research in the History of Art by its full name in any resulting publications.

For details on how to apply, please visit:
Research in Art History - SECAC (secacart.org)

Applications will be accepted through August 31, 2023.

Questions on applying? Please contact our Levin Award Chair, Sarah Archino at saraharchino@gmail.com.

We would like you back! (8/1/2023, 9am)

Dear SECAC Colleague,

I am writing to you because you were recently a member of SECAC, and we'd like you back! Registration has just opened for our 2023 conference in Richmond VA, October 11-14, 2023, and we have a very full and exciting program of sessions, exhibitions, and keynote speaker, as well as lots of opportunities to see old friends and colleagues and to meet new ones!

SECAC is pleased to offer former members a special opportunity to renew your membership at a 20% discount through October 2. This membership allows you to register for the Richmond conference, propose sessions for papers for the 2024 meeting in Atlanta, and submit entries for our annual members' juried exhibition, artist's fellowship and research awards.

I hope you will consider rejoining SECAC and to become involved again is an active and dynamic association of arts and design educators.

When renewing your membership, just use Save20 in the promo code field to receive your discount.

I am looking forward to welcoming you back to SECAC!

Sincerely,

Lawrence Jenkens

President (2020-2023), SECAC
Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Phone: 508-999-9286
Office: CVPA 301

SECAC 2023 Conference Registration is now OPEN! (8/1/2023, 8am)

SECAC 2023 Conference registration is now OPEN!

SECAC is back in Richmond, Virginia, for its 79th annual meeting, to be held at the Richmond Marriott Downtown from October 11 to 14, 2023.

Within the broad theme of Crossroads, we consider how, much like Richmond and the country at large, the art world is navigating how best to construct a more thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable future. By using this theme as our guide, we hope to foster constructive dialogue at the intersections of art, art history, education, and design.

The link for registration is below:
https://secacart.org/event/SECAC2023

Our conference hotel this year is the Richmond Marriott Downtown, located on 500 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219. This hotel is a short 15-minute ride from the airport. The reservation link for the SECAC block of rooms is located on the opening page for registration.

We are also offering a limited registration option for access only to the book fair, our evening Artist Fellowship/Juried Exhibition Reception at Try-Me Gallery, and our Keynote Reception and talk by Hamilton Glass. For more information, please contact our SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker, at rparker@secacart.org.

We look forward to seeing you in Richmond!

If the above link does work when you click on it, please copy and paste to your browser.

Final Reminder: Nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards due 8/1 (7/28/23, 9am)

Dear Members,

Thank you to everyone who has submitted nominations for SECAC’s 2023 Awards. If you’d still like to nominate yourself or a colleague, there is time! We are accepting nominations for all five awards:

The SECAC Award for Excellence in Teaching

The SECAC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication

The SECAC Award for Curatorial Excellence

The SECAC Award for Artistic Excellence

The SECAC Award for Excellence in Graphic Design

You can read more about each award, including eligibility and nomination procedure on the SECAC website, here: https://secacart.org/page/Awards. Members are welcome to nominate a SECAC colleague, to seek a colleague to make a nomination on one’s behalf, or to self-nominate. SECAC is committed to being an inclusive organization, and you can help. Please consider nominating colleagues and peers, particularly those individuals who have been underrepresented historically. Please send nominations with all supporting materials to me at cphiniz@clemson.edu on or before August 1, 2023.
I look forward to receiving your nominations and, as always, am very happy to answer any questions.

Best wishes,
Carly Phinizy
SECAC 1st Vice President
cphiniz@clemson.edu

SECAC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Awards application NOW OPEN! (7/20/23, 8:30am)

In an effort to increase diversity of presenters and participants and to recognize the exceptional work of those who are historically underrepresented in SECAC, higher education, and arts institutions, SECAC established our annual Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) awards in 2020.

EDI awards cover the cost of conference registration, SECAC membership for two years, and a $200 honorarium to help cover travel and accommodations for five selected awardees. One of the five EDI awards is earmarked for a first-time SECAC attendee.

The qualifications for this award are as follows:

* Those who have been underrepresented in their field for any reason, but especially due to race are welcomed to apply.
* Preference given to SECAC 2023 selected conference session chairs, presenters, or juried exhibition artists.

Please note that applicants applying under the first-time SECAC attendee category are NOT required to be presenters, session chairs, or exhibiting artists.

For more information on how to apply, please visit our SECAC Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Awards page on our website.

This is an incredible opportunity, so please feel free to pass this along to anyone planning on attending this year's conference who is not a current SECAC member.

The William R. Levin Awards for Research in the History of Art application is open through August 31, 2023 (7/18/23, 8am)

Thanks to the generosity of William R. Levin, Professor Emeritus at Centre College, Danville, KY, SECAC offers two awards of a minimum amount of $5,000 each, to art historians who are members of the SECAC organization. Dr. Levin has been a member of SECAC since 1987; served on the Board of Directors; published in the scholarly journal The Southeastern College Art Conference Review (now Art Inquiries); received the SECAC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication in 2004; and been recognized with three of the organization’s highest honors: the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010, the Exemplary Achievement Award in 2010, and the Award for Service to the Arts in 2020.

Dr. Levin endowed the first award in 2013 to encourage and recognize research in art history; his generous gift in 2018 endowed a second award. The first of these awards supports Research in the History of Art Before 1750; the second is now designated to support Research in the History of Art Since 1750.

Applicants may be established scholars or those newer to the field, although generally these are post-doctoral awards, and are not intended to support finishing MA theses or PhD dissertations. Applicants are welcome to propose one project each year that may be in the planning stage or partially realized. The purpose of these awards is to enable recipients to carry forward work toward the completion of the proposed project likely resulting in publication. Funds may be used for travel, supplies, fees, or other purposes. Preference will be given to those projects that involve a significant research component, rather than those in which most of the award would be spent on permissions or editorial assistance.

Any member of SECAC may apply. SECAC membership must be current at the time of application and at the time of the use of the funds. Recipients must wait three years before re-applying.

Responsibility of Recipients
No restrictions are made by SECAC on how the award funds are expended. Conference papers and publications based on the project are encouraged. SECAC requests that winners provide a brief report to the board describing how the funds were spent within one year from receipt of the award money. Award recipients should acknowledge the William R. Levin Award for Research in the History of Art by its full name in any resulting publications.

For details on how to apply, please visit:
Research in Art History - SECAC (secacart.org)

Questions on applying? Please contact our Levin Award Chair, Sarah Archino at saraharchino@gmail.com.

Welcome to new SECAC Directors! (7/17/23, 10am)

Dear Members of the SECAC Community,
It is with great excitement that I share the results of our recently concluded 2023 Board of Directors election. Please join me in congratulating and welcoming our incoming Directors:
GEORGIA: Nancy Bookhart (elected to first term)
VIRGINIA: Ann Ford (elected to first term)
WEST VIRGINIA: Kofi Opoku (elected to second term)
SOUTH CAROLINA: Michael May (elected to first term)
AT-LARGE 2 (WEST): Roja Najafi (elected to first term)
In addition to welcoming our incoming Directors, I know you’ll join me in thanking our outgoing Directors—Jeff Schmuki (GA), Sarah Archino (SC), and Al Denyer (West)—for their years of dedicated service to SECAC.
Thank you to all who participated in this year’s election as nominators, candidates, and voters. Your engaged participation in the annual election of new Directors helps shape the future of SECAC, and I am so grateful for your tremendous support.
Warmly,
Carly Phinizy
SECAC 1st Vice-President
cphiniz@clemson.edu

Bosch Travel Award application for graduate students now open & volunteer opportunities (7/13/23, 12:08pm)

SECAC is happy to announce that the application process for the Gulnar Bosch Travel Awards (which provide limited travel funds for select graduate students whose papers or works have been accepted for presentation at the SECAC Annual Conference) is now open. This year, up to 20 awards of $200 will be available. Applicants must have an accepted submission in a SECAC session or juried exhibition and must apply by completing the Google application form (link below). Applications are due by the end of Wednesday, August 30, 2023, and we hope to make decisions (and inform awardees) the week of September 11, 2023.

If you have any questions or run into technical difficulties, please contact Rebecca Parker, SECAC's administrator, at rparker@secacart.org.

For more information, please visit: https://secacart.org/page/BoschTravel

Apply for the Gulnar Bosch Travel Award here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyEg-op1sQaGDOjokia_ffS7B4xrHTwb4kCXWY7ilUgnL6Sw/viewform?usp=pp_url

If you are unable to view the link clicking on it, please copy and paste it directly into your browser.

Additionally, SECAC is seeking volunteers to assist at our registration desk, October 11-14. By working a three-hour shift, you can get your conference registration for free! This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone looking to supplement their travel income for the SECAC conference. Please email the SECAC administrator, Rebecca Parker, rparker@secacart.org, if interested. Spots are limited, so don’t wait!

Reminder: Nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards due 8/1 (7/14/23, 8am)

Dear Members,
I wanted to share a gentle reminder that the deadline to nominate yourself or a colleague for a 2023 SECAC award is quickly approaching. We are currently accepting nominations for all five SECAC awards:

You can read more about each award, including eligibility and nomination procedure on the SECAC website, here: https://secacart.org/page/Awards. Members are welcome to nominate a SECAC colleague, to seek a colleague to make a nomination on one’s behalf, or to self-nominate. SECAC is committed to being an inclusive organization, and you can help. Please consider nominating colleagues and peers, particularly those individuals who have been underrepresented historically. Please send nominations with all supporting materials to me at cphiniz@clemson.edu on or before August 1, 2023.
I look forward to receiving your nominations and, as always, am very happy to answer any questions.

Best wishes,
Carly Phinizy
SECAC 1st Vice President
cphiniz@clemson.edu

Reminder: Voting Open for the 2023 SECAC Board Elections through 6/30 (6/29/23, 2;27pm)

Dear Members of the SECAC Community, Voting is still open for select seats on the SECAC Board of Directors, including Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, and At-Large #2 (West). As a member of SECAC, your participation in the election process is vital to the continued success of the organization. I ask that you please cast your vote by 11:59 EDT on June 30, 2023. To cast your vote, you can access this year’s ballot on the SECAC membership site, here. After logging into the site, you may cast your vote for each of the states up for election this year. On the ballot, you will find short bios for each candidate. After entering your selection for each state, click the “Complete” button to finalize your ballot. If you run into technical difficulty, please contact SECAC Administrator Becky Parker for assistance (rparker@secacart.org). Thank you and please don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any questions or concerns (cphiniz@clemson.edu).

All best,

Carly Phinizy
SECAC 1st Vice President
cphiniz@clemson.edu

Write an exhibition review! (6/27/23, 12:25pm)

Have you seen an exhibition this summer that you want others to know about? Write a review!

SECAC has a place for online exhibition reviews on their website. It is a fun and exciting way to read and learn about exhibitions from your fellow SECAC members.

To get started, please review the SECAC Online Exhibition Review Guidelines.

Then proceed to write a review of an exhibition that intrigued you in some way and send the review to the Managing Editor of SECAC Online Exhibition Reviews, Roann Barris at: rbarris@radford.edu.

A field editor who will check off certain necessary points, consider the content and writing, and share their feedback with the managing editor. Using this feedback, a decision will be made to publish the review or to return it to the writer.

Anyone can be a reviewer – enthusiasm and interest are the only requirements!

If you seek some inspiration, please check out our past reviews at: https://secacart.org/page/OnlineReviews.

Final reminder for SECAC Juried Exhibition submissions (6/21/23, 10:15am)

Please see the full Juried Exhibition Prospectus at:

https://cdn.ymaws.com/secacart.org/resource/resmgr/docs/2023_juried_exhibition_prosp.pdf

All entries must be submitted electronically using the submissions link at:
https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/22/home

Note: If the links do not open from this email, copy and paste the links into your browser.

For information about the 2023 conference, which will be held in Richmond from October 11-14, 2023, please visit: https://secacart.org/page/Richmond23

For questions about the conference contact Academic Conference Director Tracy Stonestreet at SECAC2023@vcu.edu. And, finally, for questions about the submissions or membership sites, please contact SECAC Administrator Rebecca Parker, at rparker@secacart.org.

Please note on Juried Exhibition submissions: You may submit up to three entries, but they will be separate submissions. On your first entry, when you have successfully completed all required fields above, select "Add to Cart." You will see a "Check Out" page, and then a confirmation page. Reminder, there is no fee, but you do need to finalize and check out with each entry. After the first entry is complete, go to your Completed submissions in the left menu, and "Copy" the first juried exhibition submission for the second and third entries. Be sure to change the necessary information (image, title, medium, dimensions, etc.) as needed before you save and "Add to cart." Check out and finalize for each entry. You will receive separate confirmation emails for each entry.

Please note that will not be able to make changes to completed entries. If you have any questions about this process or need any assistance with it, please contact SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

Deadline reminder for SECAC Juried Exhibition submission (6/14/23, 2:25pm)

The SECAC 2023 Juried Exhibition is now accepting submissions, through Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET. Held in conjunction with the 2023 SECAC conference but open to all, the Juried Exhibition will be judged by guest juror Alexis Assam, Reginia A. Perry Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. The 2023 SECAC Juried Exhibition will be hosted by VCUarts at Try-Me, a restored industrial space in Richmond’s uptown arts district, in Richmond, VA, which will run concurrently with the conference. The 2023 Juried Exhibition fee has been waived for all entries.

Please see the full Juried Exhibition Prospectus at:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/secacart.org/resource/resmgr/docs/2023_juried_exhibition_prosp.pdf

All entries must be submitted electronically using the submissions link at:
https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/22/home

Note: If the links do not open from this email, copy and paste the links into your browser.

For information about the 2023 conference, which will be held in Richmond from October 11-14, 2023, please visit: https://secacart.org/page/Richmond23

For questions about the conference contact Academic Conference Director Tracy Stonestreet at SECAC2023@vcu.edu. And, finally, for questions about the submissions or membership sites, please contact SECAC Administrator Rebecca Parker, at rparker@secacart.org.

Please note on Juried Exhibition submissions: You may submit up to three entries, but they will be separate submissions. On your first entry, when you have successfully completed all required fields above, select "Add to Cart." You will see a "Check Out" page, and then a confirmation page. Reminder, there is no fee, but you do need to finalize and check out with each entry. After the first entry is complete, go to your Completed submissions in the left menu, and "Copy" the first juried exhibition submission for the second and third entries. Be sure to change the necessary information (image, title, medium, dimensions, etc.) as needed before you save and "Add to cart." Check out and finalize for each entry. You will receive separate confirmation emails for each entry.

Please note that will not be able to make changes to completed entries. If you have any questions about this process or need any assistance with it, please contact SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

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SECAC
1000 Whitlock Ave, Box 161
Marietta, GA 30064

Call for Applications: 2023 SECAC Artist’s Fellowship (6/8/23, 6pm)

Applications must be submitted by September 7, 2023, by 11:59 pm.

Previous $5,000 fellowship recipients must wait five years before re-applying.

SECAC also offers a funded Honorable Mention Artist’s Fellowship award of $1,000 to another artist or
group of artists working together on a specific project. Previous $1,000 fellowship honorable mention recipients
must wait one year before re-applying. The SECAC Honorable Mention is funded by the SECAC Artist Fellowship
endowment that was established in 2018.

A committee composed of SECAC members and/or host conference faculty selects the Artist’s Fellowship and
Honorable Mention recipients. These award winners are recognized at the annual conference and all applicants
are notified of the committee’s decision within 60 days of the end of the conference.
For application details see https://secacart.org/page/ArtistsFellowship.

Questions about the fellowship itself may be addressed to Wanda Sullivan at wsullivan@shc.edu. Questions about
the submission form may be addressed to Rebecca Parker at rparker@secacart.org.

SECAC Statement of Commitment to Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
As an organization that fosters creative, scholarly, and educational dialogue in universities, colleges, community
colleges, professional art schools, and museums, SECAC must strive to understand, dismantle, and resist the
legacies of racism and white supremacy. The SECAC Board is committed to making organizational changes that
value and include Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in our mission and leadership. We are a
member organization that values the perspectives and anti-racist work of its constituency and potential members.

To view the statement in its entirety, please visit:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/secacart.org/resource/resmgr/docs/2021_secac_edi_statement_of_.pdf

SECAC 2023 CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 10 (5/3/23, 2:30pm)

Dear SECAC members,

This year's deadline fell during a particularly busy time in the academic year, and we have heard from many of you that you need more time to submit a paper. We have had a fairly robust response to the call for paper proposals so far, but we want everyone to have the opportunity to submit. Therefore, we are extending the deadline for the Call for Papers to Wednesday, May 10, at 11:59pm.

This year is shaping up to be a really stellar conference for SECAC. We have some exciting programming that's on the docket for Richmond! Within the broad theme of Crossroads, the conference will celebrate creative and scholarly research from the fields of art, art history, and design. A central part of this celebration is the annual exhibition of artworks by our members at the Juried Exhibition. This year, we are proud to partner with Virginia Commonwealth University for this cornerstone event, hosting the exhibition in the beautiful 6500 sq ft gallery, Try-me, in Richmond’s uptown arts district. As part of this sponsorship, SECAC is waiving the entry fee for all applicants. The prospectus will be available soon, so please watch your email!

Our 2023 keynote speaker will be Hamilton Glass, famed artist and organizer of the Mending Walls Mural Project. A native of Philadelphia, Glass began his career as an architect before shifting his focus to public art and community engagement. His mural initiative in Richmond is the subject of the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary, Mending Walls: The Documentary. In addition to the keynote, conference attendees are invited to participate in a Saturday walking tour of ten Richmond murals, guided by Glass and his team of artists. Space for the tour is limited: plan to sign up during conference registration.

Additional events, workshops, and sessions are being planned for the conference that highlight the vibrant creative communities of both Richmond and SECAC at large. Stay tuned for more details about this exciting week as it draws nearer!

Tracy Stonestreet
academic conference director, SECAC 2023
Richmond, Virginia

Email: SECAC2023@vcu.edu

Introducing the new SECAC Administrator Rebecca Parker (4/25/23 3:23pm)

We would like to introduce you to our new SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Rebecca (Becky) has been a lifelong lover of the arts. She holds BA degrees in music (vocal performance) and art history from Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, and a MA in Museum Studies, Collections Management from John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, CA. She moved to Atlanta after completing her graduate work to serve as the registrar for Premier Exhibitions, Inc., a traveling exhibitions company, which also owns the salvage rights to the RMS Titanic. During her time with Premier, she traveled the world installing exhibitions and participated in two ocean expeditions, one to the wreck site of the RMS Titanic and one to the wreck site of the RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued the survivors of the Titanic disaster. She has also worked at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, serving as the exhibitions registrar, working with artists, galleries, museums, foundations and private collections from all over the world. Additionally, she served as the operations manager of the Zuckerman Museum of Art, as part of Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Kennesaw, GA. In this role, she managed the day-to-day operations of the museum, as well as having the pleasure of working with not only artists, but students, staff and faculty within the College of the Arts at KSU and beyond. She is excited to bring her skills and experience to SECAC, an organization that promotes the study and practice of the visual arts in higher education. Becky, her husband Larry, and their children, Rowan and Emmalin, live in Marietta, GA, a suburb of Atlanta.

Rebecca Parker
SECAC Administrator
pronouns: she/her/hers
1000 Whitlock Ave, Box 161
Marietta, GA 30064
404-717-6741 (Business hours M-F 12:00-5:00 EST)
rparker@secacart.org
https://secacart.org
FIN: 56-1062475

Jennie Fleming will be assisting Becky with the transition through May 31st. You will see the contact information change throughout the month of May. Please join us in welcoming Becky!

Best wishes,

Jennie Fleming, SECAC Administrator and the SECAC Executive Council

DEADLINES Soon: SECAC at CAA 2024 Call for Sessions and SECAC 2023 Call for Papers (4-11-2023 3:16pm)

Dear SECAC community,

Please see the upcoming deadlines for SECAC events:

Call for Session Proposals: SECAC at CAA 2024 Affiliate Session
Chicago, February 14-17, 2024
DEADLINE: April 24, 2023, 5:00 p.m. EDT

As an affiliated society of CAA, SECAC sponsors a session at the CAA Annual Conference. We seek proposals for chairs and topics of a 90-minute session on a topic relevant to the SECAC membership (including art history, studio art, art education, design, pedagogy, or a combination). Please submit a title and short (250 words or less) description of the session, along with the proposer's abbreviated CV in one combined pdf to committee chair Rachel Stephens at rachel@ua.edu by April 24, 2023. Within 90 days of acceptance, chairs must be members of both SECAC and CAA and register for the CAA conference. Sessions that take an anti-racist, decolonial, and/or socially engaged perspective are especially welcomed as are non-traditional formats for the session.

Call for Papers for SECAC 2023 in Richmond, Virginia
Please review the list of sessions and submit your papers by Monday, May 1, 11:59 EDT

A list of sessions is available at https://cdn.ymaws.com/secacart.org/resource/resmgr/docs/secac_2023_cfpsessions.pdf

Proposals can be submitted through
https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/21/home

Reminder: copy and paste links into your browser if they do not open from the email.

Conference Dates: October 11 – 14, 2023
Venue: Richmond Marriott Downtown, Richmond, Virginia
Academic Conference Director Tracy Stonestreet: SECAC2023@vcu.edu
Call for Papers Dates: March 13 – May 1, 2023
Website: https://secacart.org/page/Richmond23

We are excited to bring SECAC back to Richmond, Virginia, for its 79th annual meeting, at the Richmond Marriott Downtown from October 11 to 14, 2023. This year, several institutions from Central Virginia will collaborate to create a dynamic conference, reflective of the rich educational and artistic communities celebrated across the region. Guided by the theme of Crossroads, we consider how, much like Richmond and the country at large, the art world is navigating how best to construct a more thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable future. By using this theme as our guide, we hope to foster constructive dialogue at the intersections of art, art history, education, and design. The conference will be embedded in the heart of Richmond, with exhibitions, events, programs, and speakers located throughout the city.

Voting Now Open for 2023 SECAC Board Elections (send 4/3/23 10:00am ET)

Dear Members of the SECAC Community,

Voting is now open for select seats on the SECAC Board of Directors, including Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and At-Large #2 (West).

To cast your vote, you can access this year’s ballot on the SECAC membership site, here:
https://secacart.org/surveys/?id=1840468
[Reminder: copy and paste link into your browser if it does not open from the email.]

After logging into the site, you may cast your vote for each of the states up for election this year. On the ballot, you will find short bios for each candidate. After entering your selection for each state, click the “Complete” button to finalize your ballot. If you run into technical difficulty, please contact SECAC Administrator Jennie Fleming for assistance (SECAC@secacart.org).

As a member of SECAC, your participation in the election process is vital to the continued success of the organization. I ask that you please cast your vote by 11:59 EDT on June 30, 2023.

Thank you and please don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any questions or concerns (cphiniz@clemson.edu).

All best,

Carly Phinizy
SECAC 1st Vice President
cphiniz@clemson.edu

Please Share Nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards (Sent 3/16/1:00pm ET)

Dear Members of the SECAC Community,

I’m excited to announce that we are now accepting nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards. Each year, SECAC recognizes the tremendous creative, scholarly, and professional accomplishments of its membership through five awards:

The SECAC Award for Excellence in Teaching
The SECAC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research and Publication
The SECAC Award for Curatorial Excellence
The SECAC Award for Artistic Excellence
The SECAC Award for Excellence in Graphic Design

You can read more about each award, including eligibility and nomination procedure on the SECAC website, here: https://secacart.org/page/Awards. Members are welcome to nominate a SECAC colleague, to seek a colleague to make a nomination on one’s behalf, or to self-nominate. SECAC is committed to being an inclusive organization, and you can help. Please consider nominating colleagues and peers, particularly those individuals who have been underrepresented historically. Please send nominations with all supporting materials to me at cphiniz@clemson.edu on or before August 1, 2023.

I look forward to receiving your nominations and, as always, am very happy to answer any questions.

Best wishes,

Carly Phinizy
SECAC 1st Vice President
cphiniz@clemson.edu

SECAC 2023 Call for Papers Open (Sent 3/13/23 8:00am ET)

Dear SECAC Community, The Call for Papers for SECAC 2023 in Richmond, Virginia, is now officially open! Please review the list of sessions and submit your papers by Monday, May 1, 11:59 ET.A list of sessions is available at https://cdn.ymaws.com/secacart.org/resource/resmgr/docs/secac_2023_cfpsessions.pdf Proposals can be submitted through https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/21/homeReminder: copy and paste links into your browser if they do not open from the email.Conference Dates: October 11 – 14, 2023Venue: Richmond Marriott Downtown, Richmond, VirginiaAcademic Conference Director Tracy Stonestreet: SECAC2023@vcu.eduCall for Papers Dates: March 13 – May 1, 2023Website: https://secacart.org/page/Richmond23 We are excited to bring SECAC back to Richmond, Virginia, for its 79th annual meeting, at the Richmond Marriott Downtown from October 11 to 14, 2023. This year, several institutions from Central Virginia will collaborate to create a dynamic conference, reflective of the rich educational and artistic communities celebrated across the region. Guided by the theme of Crossroads, we consider how, much like Richmond and the country at large, the art world is navigating how best to construct a more thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable future. By using this theme as our guide, we hope to foster constructive dialogue at the intersections of art, art history, education, and design. The conference will be embedded in the heart of Richmond, with exhibitions, events, programs, and speakers located throughout the city. Tracy Stonestreetacademic conference director, SECAC 2023Richmond, Virginia

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Please Share Nominations for 2023 SECAC Board Elections

Dear SECAC Members,

A vibrant, engaged board is essential to SECAC's continued growth and success—as well as its relevance as a professional organization that serves all of us. I invite you to nominate yourself or a colleague to run as a candidate in the upcoming SECAC Board of Directors election. Nominations are due on March 10, 2023. State and At-Large directors serve a three-year term and these terms begin immediately following the conclusion of the election in July.

The Board seats subject to election this year are listed here:
i. Georgia: Jeff Schmuki, completing 2nd and final term (thank you for your service, Jeff!)
ii. Virginia: Ann Ford, completing term, eligible for 1st term
iii. West Virginia: Kofi Opoku, completing 1st term, eligible for 2nd term
iv. South Carolina: Sarah Archino, completing 2nd and final term (thank you for your service, Sarah!)
v. At-Large #2 (Western region): Al Denyer, completing 2nd and final term (thank you for your service, Al!)

(At-large candidates must reside/work in a state not represented by a director elected specifically to represent it. The “Western region” is defined in the SECAC Constitution as AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, and WY, and U.S. territories and international countries.)

Please give careful considerations to your SECAC-member colleagues in the eligible states and at-large position and nominate any of them you think would be an asset to the organization. In making your nomination, please consider dedicated members who would bring greater diversity to our Board. Self-nominations are also welcome and encouraged!

You may send your nominations to me at cphiniz@clemson.edu, along with confirmation that the nominee is willing to stand for election. After the nomination period closes, I will be in touch with candidates to collect current CVs and 200-word bios to prepare the election ballot.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions about the nomination or election processes or the duties of State Directors.

Best wishes,

Carly Phinizy
SECAC 1st Vice President
cphiniz@clemson.edu

[sent 2/10/23]

SECAC at CAA

SECAC at CAA
When: Saturday, 18th February from 8-9.30 am EST (in-person and online)
Session Chair: Hallie Meredith, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Questions email Hallie.Meredith[at]Lincoln.oxon.org

2023 SECAC session at CAA “Engaged Art: Connections and Communities in the Classroom and Beyond”

What kinds of unique contributions can visual art make to create communities in the classroom and beyond? Incorporating core tenets focusing on decoloniality, combatting institutional racism, and issues of intersectionality and social justice, there is increasing interest in engaging communities by means of visual expression. The advent of numerous terms index this, for example, Eco Art, New Genre Public Art and Social Practice. Interactions are crucial to foster awareness and space for collaborations. However engaged visual culture extends beyond studio practice to art education and art history with related concepts, such as, embodied and experiential learning. Fundamental to each of these instantiations is a focus on the power of civic engagement to experience and cultivate social change. From empowering marginalized communities to redefine museums, to public events providing opportunities to experience ancient technologies, to graduation requirements and university promotion guidelines highlighting community engagement activities, the dynamic and vital role of engaged communities is widely recognized within and beyond the Academy.

Given the myriad possibilities for partnerships among communities, this session asks: How is visual art uniquely positioned to engage communities both inside and outside of the classroom? How have you incorporated local partnerships to both teach students and build community relationships? What worked and what failed? Is community engagement a sustainable curricular format? This session is part of wider cross-disciplinary conversations considering synergies between visual art and culture, and engaged communities.

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Grant Hamming (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg)
Design Thinking in a Living-Learning Community: Rhizome at Virginia Tech

Praveen Maripelly (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Prayogillu: An Interdisciplinary Place

Aandrea Stang and Debra Scacco (California State University, Dominguez Hills)
Building Agency from Classroom to Gallery: A Pacific Standard Time Exhibition Case Study

Alexis Gorby (School of Archaeology, University of Oxford)
Talking Memory: The Ashmolean Museum as a Space of Social Care

When: Saturday, 18th February from 8-9.30 am EST (in-person and online)
Session Chair: Hallie Meredith, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Questions email Hallie.Meredith[at]Lincoln.oxon.org

--
Dr. Hallie G. Meredith (she/hers) D.Phil. (Oxon)
Assistant Professor of the History of Ancient Art
Washington State University
halliemeredith.net

[Sent February 8, 2023]

SECAC 2023 Call for Sessions is Open

The Call for Sessions for SECAC 2023 is now open! We are seeking proposals for sessions that engage with new ideas, themes, and approaches relevant to art history, art, and design. The window to submit a new session proposal will remain open until January 31, 2023, and will be followed by a corresponding call for papers in March. More details about the conference below!

Some details to keep in mind:
• Each prospective chair or co-chair may submit only one proposal; each conference participant may chair just one session and may present just one paper.
• Sessions will be scheduled between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on Thursday 10/12, Friday 10/13, and Saturday 10/14.
• Membership in SECAC is required within ten days of acceptance; membership and conference registration are separate fees.
• Conference registration fees are required of all.

Conference Dates: October 11 – 14, 2023
Venue: Richmond Marriott Downtown, Richmond, Virginia
Academic Conference Director: Tracy Stonestreet
Contact: SECAC2023@vcu.edu
Call for Sessions: December 22, 2022 - January 31, 2023

SECAC 2023 Conference Page on the Website: https://secacart.org/page/Richmond23

Direct link to submission site: https://secac.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/20/home

We are excited to bring SECAC back to Richmond, Virginia, for its 79th annual meeting, to be held at the Richmond Marriott Downtown from October 11 to 14, 2023. This year, several institutions from Central Virginia will collaborate to create a dynamic conference, reflective of the rich educational and artistic communities celebrated across the region. Guided by the theme of Crossroads, we consider how, much like Richmond and the country at large, the art world is navigating how best to construct a more thoughtful, inclusive, and sustainable future. By using this theme as our guide, we hope to foster constructive dialogue at the intersections of art, art history, education, and design. The conference will be embedded in the heart of Richmond, with exhibitions, events, programs, and speakers located throughout the city.

I hope you all find time to rest and rejuvenate in these final days of 2022.

Best,
Tracy

Tracy Stonestreet
academic conference director, SECAC 2023
Richmond, Virginia

[Sent December 21, 2022]

Call for Online Exhibition Reviews

If you are near a museum that is reopening, SECAC Online Exhibition Reviews is eager to receive your current short reviews. Reviewers should not have a direct professional or personal connection to the exhibition. No proposal is necessary and there are no deadlines – just the review of 500 words with one image, following the posted online guidelines: https://secacart.org/page/OnlineGuidelines. Send your reviews to Roann Barris, the editor, at rbarris@radford.edu.

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Emails to SECAC Members

Below are recent bulk emails to the SECAC Membership sent by SECAC Administrator Rebecca Parker, rparker@secacart.org.

CURRENT EMAIL:

Social Media and SECAC

Invitation for book reviews, Art Inquiries 2024

Final Reminder: Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections

Final Call: SECAC Member Survey Closes on March 15!

SECAC 2024 Call for Papers is OPEN!

PREVIOUS EMAILS:

REMINDER: 2024 SECAC Newsletter: Call for Information

REMINDER: Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections

2024 SECAC Newsletter: Call for Information

Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections

REMINDER: SECAC Member Survey: We Want Your Input!

Last Day to submit your session proposal for SECAC 2024!

Last week for 2024 SECAC Call for Sessions

SECAC Member Survey: We Want Your Input!

Final reminder for SECAC Juried Exhibition submissions

Deadline reminder for SECAC Juried Exhibition submissions

Call for Applications: 2023 SECAC Artist’s Fellowship

SECAC 2023 CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 10

Introducing the new SECAC Administrator, Rebecca Parker

DEADLINES Soon: SECAC at CAA 2024 Call for Sessions and SECAC 2023 Call for Papers

Voting Now Open for 2023 SECAC Board Elections

Please Share Nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards

SECAC 2023 Call for Papers Open

Please Share Nominations for 2023 SECAC Board Elections

SECAC at CAA

SECAC 2023 Call for Sessions is Open

Call for Online Exhibition Reviews

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Social Media and SECAC (3/11/24, 11am)

Invitations for book reviews, Art Inquiries 2024 (3/8/24, 8am)

Final Reminder: Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections (3/8/24, 7am)

Final Call: SECAC Member Survey Closes on March 15! (3/7/24, 3:17pm)

SECAC 2024 Call for Papers is OPEN! (3/4/24, 12:42pm)

REMINDER: 2024 SECAC Newsletter: Call for Information (3/1/24, 8am)

REMINDER: Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections (2/26/24, 8am)

Nominations for 2024 SECAC Board Elections (2/9/24, 4pm)

Reminder: SECAC Member Survey: We Want Your Input! (2/9/24, 10:07am)

Last Day to submit your session proposal for SECAC 2024! (2/1/24, 7am)

Last week for 2024 SECAC Call for Sessions (1/29/24, 3pm)

SECAC Member Survey: We Want Your Input! (1/24/24, 5:15pm)

Reminder: Call for Sessions open through February 1, 2024 (1/24/24, 10:46am)

Latest Issue for Art Inquiries has Emerged! (1/10/24, 8am)

REMINDER: Call for Sessions for SECAC 2024 is now open! (1/8/23, 3pm)

Call for Exhibition Review Proposals (1/3/24, 4pm)

2024 SECAC Call for Sessions is open! (12/15/23, 7am)

Update Regarding SECAC Membership Rates (12/1/23, 9am)

Congratulations to our 2023 Award Winners! (10/31/23, 3:30pm)

2023 SECAC conference feedback (10/19/23, 3pm)

SECAC 2023 - Richmond conference information for attendees (10/6/23, 2:38pm)

SECAC Conference Brochure now available! (10/4/23, 2:38pm)

Reminder: Last week for online SECAC Conference Registration (9/25/23, 4:30pm)

REMINDER: Mentoring Program at SECAC conference (9/25/23, 9:34am)

REMINDER: Mentoring Program: Application Deadline, 11:59 pm EDT, October 2, 2023 (9/6/23, 1pm)

2023 SECAC Conference Schedule at a Glance available! (9/6/23, 5pm)

FINAL REMINDER: Call for Applications: 2023 SECAC Artist's Fellowship (9/5/23, 3:10pm)

Mentoring Program: Application Deadline: 11:59 pm EDT, October 2, 2023 (8/23/23, 1:05pm)

REMINDER: Levin Awards application is open through August 31, 2023 (8/15/23, 4:25pm)

We would like you back! (8/1/2023, 9am)

SECAC 2023 Conference Registration is now OPEN! (8/1/2023, 8am)

SECAC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Awards application NOW OPEN! (7/20/23, 8:30am)

The William R. Levin Awards for Research in the History of Art application is open through August 31, 2023 (7/18/23, 8am)

Welcome to new SECAC Directors! (7/17/23, 10am)

Bosch Travel Award application for graduate students now open & volunteer opportunities (7/13/23, 12:08pm)

Reminder: Nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards due 8/1 (7/14/23, 8am)

Reminder: Voting Open for the 2023 SECAC Board Elections through 6/30 (6/29/23, 2;27pm)

Write an exhibition review! (6/27/23, 12:25pm)

Final reminder for SECAC Juried Exhibition submissions (6/21/23, 10:15am)

Please see the full Juried Exhibition Prospectus at:

Deadline reminder for SECAC Juried Exhibition submission (6/14/23, 2:25pm)

Call for Applications: 2023 SECAC Artist’s Fellowship (6/8/23, 6pm)

Introducing the new SECAC Administrator Rebecca Parker (4/25/23 3:23pm)

DEADLINES Soon: SECAC at CAA 2024 Call for Sessions and SECAC 2023 Call for Papers (4-11-2023 3:16pm)

Voting Now Open for 2023 SECAC Board Elections (send 4/3/23 10:00am ET)

Please Share Nominations for 2023 SECAC Awards (Sent 3/16/1:00pm ET)

SECAC 2023 Call for Papers Open (Sent 3/13/23 8:00am ET)

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