Special Events
AICA’s year-round programming supports, celebrates, and promotes individuals and institutions demonstrating excellence in art criticism. We organize lectures and panels and host regional conferences and symposia.
Past Events
Notes from Hawaiʻi: Haoles, Kapa, and Kuleana
August 24, 2023, 6PM ET
Virtual Event
As part of the AICA-USA 2023 Annual Meeting, a special presentation was given by AICA-USA member Dr. Maika Pollack. Maika presents “Notes from Hawaiʻi: Haoles, Kapa, and Kuleana.”
Video recording of the event is available.
Supporting Arts Writers Through Artist Legacies
November 8, 2022, 6:00PM ET
Virtual Event
Moderator: Christine Kuan
Panelists: Lisa Le Feuvre, Katy Rogers, James Voorhies
AICA-USA and the Al Held Foundation invites you to join our virtual panel discussion, Supporting Arts Writers Through Artist Legacies, exploring how supporting arts writers furthers the legacies stewarded by artist-endowed foundations.
Video recording of the event is available.
Art Writing Futures: A View from the United States
October 24, 2020, 4:00pm EST
Virtual event, hosted via Zoom
Free and open to the public
Moderator: Hrag Vartanian
Speakers: Jasmine Amussen, Jongwoo-Jeremy Kim, Greg Tate, Kaelen Wilson-Goldie
Hosted in partnership with AICA International, Art Writing Futures: A View from the United States will address the multifaceted possibilities and diverse perspectives at the forefront of art criticism in the US today.
Video recording of the event is available.
Supporting a New Generation of Art Critics
September 17, 2020, 6:00PM ET
Virtual Event
Free and open to the public
Facilitated by Janet Heit and Seph Rodney
Guest Speakers: Mirene Arsanios, Terence Trouillot, Midori Yamamura
This workshop aims to identify and cultivate a younger generation of art critics, particularly with an eye toward identifying and nurturing members of groups that have been historically marginalized or ignored by the mainstream art market and press.
How Has COVID-19 Affected Arts Writers?
June 1, 2020
Virtual Event
AICA-USA's Professional Issues Committee hosts a members-only discussion on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected art criticism.
Video recording of event is available.
Art Criticism Between and Around the Coasts
February 15, 2020
Panel Discussion
Panelists: Susan Noyes Platt, Ph.D., Jean Bundy, Alexandra Karl, Ph.D., Elliot Joseph Reichert, Mahsa Farhadikia
Art Criticism Between and Around the Coasts, a panel discussion hosted by AICA-USA, as part of the College Art Association Annual Conference.
Audio recording of event is available.
Art Criticism in the 21st Century: Challenges and Prospects
May 17, 2019
Panel Discussion
Panelists: Yasi Alipour, Katy Diamond Hamer, Will Fenstermaker, Jasmine Weber
Panelists will discuss the particular challenges contemporary art writers face, including student debt, material precariousness, an oversaturated job market, a general lack of editorial attention or guidance, the prevalence of online publishing, and more.
AICA-USA 2019 Annual Meeting
May 17 & 18, 2019
Annual Meeting
AICA-USA's 2019 Annual Meeting will take place Friday, May 17 at the School of Visual Arts. Related programming includes a panel discussion after the meeting and a gallery tour the following Saturday.