A talk with critics

TALK WITH THE CRITICS: A conversation of APT artist Sharon Louden with Ben Davis, Carol Kino, Andrew Russeth and Benjamin Sutton in New York Academy of Art (NYAA) Professional Practice Lecture Series.

In 2011, after a year of Professional Practice classes, the NYAA decided to implement a regular series of conversations with Senior Critic, Sharon Louden, who organized, moderated and interviewed participating guests.

The NYAA Professional Practice Lecture Series is a series of casual conversations designed to provide students with professional advice from experts in the art world and beyond who share information on many different topics. The content discussed is meant to reveal information not readily accessible in other formats (classroom, press, etc.).

The format of these talks is casual and relaxed, often lively, but always rigorous, active, and extremely informative. The format is similar to that of a relaxed "talk show"-like program, where Sharon Louden engages with panelists in front of an audience, asking them questions that direct the conversation. After approximately 45 minutes of interviewing, Louden opens the discussion to audience members so that they may ask questions and participate in a dialogue with the panelists. Finally, audience members are encouraged to meet the panelists after the discussion concludes.