Friday, September 19, 1986 — Sunday, September 21, 1986
Co-sponsored/co-presented by:
National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, and the National Association of Artists' Organizations.
Presented at:
Hallwalls and CEPA Gallery
The fourth conference and meeting of the National Association of Artists' Organizations (NAAO). Gathering of artists and administrators for discussion on cutting edge regional and national art. THE Guerrilla Girls VIDEO (Guerrilla Girls); THE POSTMODERN CRITIQUE OF EXHIBITION (William Olander, Curator); DEVELOPING A RECOMMENDED PAY SCALE FOR ARTISTS (discussion led by Ric Amis, Managing Director of Canada's ANNPAC/RACA, Association of National Non-Profit Artists Centres/Regroupement D'Artistes Des Centres Alternatifs); REGIONAL MEETING (voting on board and NAAO matters); FANTASY ISLAND (Fletcher Mackey and Amalia Mesa-Bains); HOW DO WE REMAIN MARGINAL? (Susan Wheeler, Director); WHERE FOOLS RUSSIAN or WAR'N PIECE (Pat Oleszko); CONSIDERATIONS OF AMERICAN ICONOGRAPHY (Colette Brooks); THE POLITICS OF TABLEAU PERFORMANCE (Susanne Lacy); THE PSA PROJECT (12 Artists).
The previous three conferences had been held in Washington, DC (1982, hosted by WPA), Chicago (1983, "The Shape of Things to Come," hosted by NAME Gallery, ARC Gallery, & Artemisia Gallery), and Houston (1985, "Diversity/Unity," hosted by DiverseWorks & Houston Coalition for the Visual Arts).
Washington Project for the Arts (WPA)
ARC Gallery
Artemisia Gallery
NAME Gallery (1973–1997)
Some publications related to this event:September and October, 1986. - 1986