Girard Symposium

A two day symposium on Alexander Girard, in conjunction with the exhibition Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe

A two day symposium on Alexander Girard, in conjunction with the exhibition Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe (organized by Vitra Design Museum)

Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe | October 18-19, 2019

Tickets:

• $200 (non-member) / $185 (MNMF member) for two day symposiumIncludes all sessions, continental breakfast and lunch both days and closing party on Saturday, October 19
• $125 for two day symposium, without closing party
• $95 for students with valid ID, museum volunteers and docentsA limited number of student scholarships are available. To inquire, contact Leslie Fagre: 505-476-1217 or leslie.fagre@state.nm.us

Symposium Schedule:

Vernick Auditorium, Friday, October 18, 2019 | Engaging Cultures

• 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
• 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
• 10:00 a.m. Lecture by Khristaan Villela, PhD, Executive Director, Museum of International Folk Art
• 11:00 a.m. “Miniature Worlds: Model Dioramas in American Anthropology” Lecture by Ira Jacknis, PhD, Senior Research Anthropologist, Emeritus, Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
• Catered lunch, museum atrium
• 1:00 – 3:00pm Case Study Conversation, Felicia Katz-Harris , Senior Curator/Curator of Asian & Oceanic Folk Art, Museum of International Folk Art
• Matthew Martinez, Deputy Director, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
• Charlene Cerny, Director Emerita, Museum of International Folk Art, Curatorial Coordinator of Girard exhibition Multiple Visions: A Common Bond (1979-81)

Vernick Auditorium, Saturday, October 19, 2019 | By Design

• 9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
• 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
• 10:00 a.m. Lecture by Amy Auscherman, Archivist, Herman Miller
• 11:00 a.m. Lecture by Jochen Eisenbrand, PhD, Chief Curator, Vitra Design Museum
• Catered lunch, museum atrium
• 1:00 – 3:00pm Case Study Conversation, Monica Obniski, PhD, Demmer Curator of 20th- and 21st-Century Design, Milwaukee Art Museum
• Katherine White , Associate Curator, The Henry Ford
• Rachel Preston Prinz, Founding Director, Archinia + Architecture for EveryBody
• Shawn Evans, AIA, Principal, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects
• 7:00 p.m. Closing Party, SITE Santa Fe