Converse University will present an art history lecture series featuring art historians from other South Carolina universities with programs in the Fall of 2023 and the Spring of 2024. The lectures will cover a diverse range of modern and contemporary artistic practices. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant.
Art history is one of the disciplines that bridges the arts and the humanities; it “looks at works of art not just as objects, but as a way of understanding the world, and the societies in which they were created.” One of the goals of Converse’s art history lecture series is to build stronger connections among art history programs in South Carolina; another is to bring high quality scholarship to Converse students and promote the visibility of art historical research to the wider Spartanburg community.
Four programs are planned:
Thursday, November 2, 6:30pm
The Performer Sees Herself as a Medium: Joan Jonas and the Technology of Telepathy
Presented by Gillian Young, Assistant Professor of Art History, Wofford College
Location: Lever Auditorium, Kuhn Hall, Converse University, 580 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Info: Dr. Ashley Lazevnick, 864.596.9180
Thursday, November 16, 6:30pm
When playing by the rules invents a new game: Marcel Duchamp, Stephen Colbert, and fake news
Presented by Sarah Archino, Associate Professor of Art History, Furman University
Location: Lever Auditorium, Kuhn Hall, Converse University, 580 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Info: Dr. Ashley Lazevnick, 864.596.9180
Thursday, April 11, 6:30 p.m.
Ghost Architectures: Black American Art and Speculative Strategy
Presented by Abbe Schriber, Assistant Professor of Art History & African American Studies
Location: Lever Auditorium, Kuhn Hall, Converse University, 580 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Info: Dr. Ashley Lazevnick, 864.596.9180
Thursday, April 25, 6:30 p.m.
When Blue and White Obscure Black and Red: Conditions of Wedgwood’s 1787 Antislavery Medallion
Presented by Andrea Feeser, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History, Clemson University
Location: Lever Auditorium, Kuhn Hall, Converse University, 580 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Info: Dr. Ashley Lazevnick, 864.596.9180
Project Director Dr. Ashley Lazevnick said, “We intend for the series to showcase the relevance of art history within the fabric of both the liberal arts curriculum and the contemporary arts community.”
The mission of SC Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. Established in 1973, this 501(c)3 organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of community leaders from throughout the state. It presents and supports literary initiatives, lectures, exhibits, festivals, publications, oral history projects, videos, and other humanities-based experiences that directly or indirectly reach more than 250,000 citizens annually. South Carolina Humanities receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as corporate, foundation and individual donors. The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
