Kearns to speak on NYC's Exit Art cultural center
Art professor Jerry Kearns, director of the New York Professional Outreach Program, will speak about Exit Art, the Manhattan-based non-profit cultural center, on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. in the University Museum of Contemporary Art.Founded in 1982 as an alternative exhibition space, Exit Art became know for hosting shows exploring ideas and people outside the political, social, sexual and aesthetic mainstreams.
Kearns will examine the workings of Exit Art, its influential role in the New York art world and the accession of the Exit Art portfolios to the UMCA permanent collection. He will also discuss if the Exit Art model could work in the Pioneer Valley and how Exit Art’s mission relates to that of the University Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
