A workshop designed to connect artists, helping them secure professional opportunities.
Would you like the opportunity to present your work to an international art curator, art critic, and journalist?
Location:
ESKFF, #218, MANA Contemporary 888 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ
Itinerary:
Group Lecture:
How to speak to a curator/director and make a strong impression.
How to make a professional artist website.
Shortening your artist pitch.
One-on-one Zoom Interview with Petra Cason:
Participants will have the opportunity to introduce themselves to Petra Cason.
The one-on-one presentation will last 10 minutes, and each person will receive feedback from Petra Cason on their work.
Artists are encouraged to submit their digital materials in advance for early review (details provided upon registration)
Participation Options:
Zoom / In-Person: $50
** Zoom link will be sent ahead of workshop **
If you encounter any issues with RSVP’ing, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
About Participants:
Petra Cason (Vicenza, Italy, 1980) is an art curator and cultural event organizer with a solid academic background and over twenty years of experience in museum work and contemporary art. Her expertise ranges from curatorial practice and exhibition management to cultural project coordination, critical writing, and press and communications strategy. She designs and manages complex projects, building networks among public and private cultural institutions, and fostering dialogue between art, society, and innovation.
Elisa Bertaglia (Rovigo, Italy, 1983) is a visual artist. She has exhibited in many international galleries and museums. In 2011 her work was selected to be presented at the 54ma Venice Biennale, Academy Pavilion, Arsenale, Venice, Italy. In 2010, she exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in Venice and in 2019 at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Saitama, Japan. Bertaglia was selected for many awards (including the Exibart Prize; Arte Laguna Prize; Sunny Art Prize; Bevilacqua La Masa) and her work has been included in select permanent collections such as the City of Milan, Banca Sistema, and the Bronx Museum.
She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Gabriele Grones took part in two editions of the Venice Biennale: Atelier Aperti in 2006 and Lo Stato dell’Arte - Art Academies Pavilion in 2011. He exhibited in several venues including Ca’Pesaro — museum of Modern Art (Venice); National portrait Gallery (London); Royal Society of Painters (London); MEAM European Museum of Modern Art (Barcelona); MART Museum of Modern art and Contemporary Art (Roberto); Palazzo Fulcis Musuem (Belluno); Fort Wayne Museum (Fort Wayne); Museum of Arts ( Cluj-Napoca), National Museum of Fine Arts (Vallette); Volkskunstmuseum (Innsbruck). His work has been exhibited in numerous international art galleries. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.