2014 SculptureX Symposium #5
Columbus College of Art and Design
SCULPTUREX 2014: THE SOCIAL POLITICAL OBJECT examined the social and cultural activism carried out through the mechanisms of art and culture.
Hosted by Columbus College of Art & Design on Saturday, Oct. 11, The Social Political Object presented artwork and research that explore designation, the object, and the system an object is held within. Artists, academics, community members, and cultural practitioners came together for discussions intended to illuminate both historical work and current activity. Keynote speaker Sharon Hayes is an internationally renowned artist whose work looks at gender by demonstrating how historical gender affiliations have embedded themselves in our collective memory and are played out in current political situations. Her work has been shown in museums, galleries, and performance spaces around the world, including the New Museum, the Tate Modern in London, Museum Moderner Kunst in Vienna, and the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin.
Featured Guests:
Nereida Garcia Ferraz painter, photographer, and videographer
Jillian Hernandez curator and community arts educator
Eliza Myrie artist
Susan Richmond art historian
Mitchell Squire installation and performance artist
Anya Wallace scholar
Carmen Winant artist and writer
Featured Student Speakers:
Jordin Caudill– Columbus College of Art & Design (BFA 2014)
Evin Dubois– Columbus College of Art and Design (BFA 2014)
Kyle Franklin– Columbus College of Art & Design (BFA 2014)
Sarah Goetz– Ohio State University Masters of Fine Arts (MFA present), Duke University (BFA 2011)
Gregory Hatch– Ohio University (MFA 2015),Kent State University (MLIS 2010), Kent State University (BA 2009)
Trevor King– Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan (MFA 2015), Slippery Rock University (BFA 2011)
Jim Leach– Maryland Institute College of Art (MFA 2014), Kent State (BFA 2011)
Mackinley Motzer– Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA 2016), University of Cincinnati (BFA 2014)
Melissa Precise– The Ohio State University (MFA 2017) , University of Alabama at Birmingham (BFA 2012) ,University of Alabama at Birmingham (BS 2006)
Lexie Stoia– Columbus College of Art & Design (MFA 2014) ,Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Institute of Music (BFA in Music 2002)
Christy Wittmer– University of Cincinnati (MFA 2014), The Ohio State University (Post-Baccalaureate 2012), Miami University (BFA 1997)
Rachel Yurkovich– Cleveland Institute of Art (BFA 2014)
Sean Maxwell–College of Creative Studies (BFA 2014)
