The Nitty-Gritty of Gallery Representation & Pricing Artwork with Juli Lowe
ZoomJoin us on Wednesday, May 5, 7 pm ET, to hear Juli Lowe—former long-time Director of Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago— speak about gallery representation and pricing artwork. Lowe will outline the structures and inner workings of commercial galleries, share the latest information about the art market, and demystify the process of pricing artwork. Learn more […]
Young Portrait Explorers
ZoomMarch 10: Margaret Wise Brown April 14: Earth, Wind & Fire May 12: Roger Shimomura Join our virtual workshop for children ages 3-6 and their adult companions as we learn about art, history and more! Each month PortraitGallery educators will lead a 30-minute activity that incorporates close looking at portraiture, movement and artmaking. We will […]
In Dialogue: Smithsonian Objects and Social Justice
ZoomHeighten your civic awareness through conversations about art, history and material culture. Each month, educators from the National Portrait Gallery will partner with colleagues from across the Smithsonian to discuss how historical objects from their respective collections speak to today’s social justice issues. How can the desire for cultural recognition spark activism? Together with our co-hosts from […]
Building Communication Skills to Increase Visibility with Robin Cembalest
ZoomJoin us for this talk with Robin Cembalest—an early art world adapter to social media who runs popular Instagram and Twitter feeds, and former executive editor of ARTnews—to learn about how artists can build their visibility through social media, websites, and visual storytelling. Cembalest has spent her career training professionals of all levels to communicate […]
Zoom Talk with Art Historian Sarah Burns at Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.
ZoomPresented by Sarah Burns, Ruth N. Halls Professor Emerita, Art History, Indiana University Born on a hardscrabble Nebraska farm, artist Perkins Harnly crossed paths with legendary celebrities and colorful characters while visiting famous graveyards, winning prizes at drag balls and toiling in an upscale Los Angeles cafeteria. From the 1930s on, Harnly produced paintings of exuberantly overstuffed Victorian rooms embedded with […]