JAS and C& Launch Critical Writing Workshop in Kingston
Jamaica Art Society (JAS) and Contemporary And (C&) are organizing a three-day Critical Writing Workshop for emerging art critics in Kingston, Jamaica. The workshop will be held at the National Gallery of Jamaica from April 11 to April 13, 2024. It aims to train early-career art writers in reviewing, editing, and pitching to media platforms. Facilitators include Seph Rodney, PhD, former senior critic at Hyperallergic and author of The Personalization of the Museum Visit, and Annie Paul, editor-in-chief of PREE and board member of the National Gallery of Jamaica. Participants will have the opportunity to publish on C& and C& América Latina magazines. Applications are due March 11, 2024, and only 20 applicants will be accepted.
Key facts
- Workshop dates: April 11–13, 2024
- Location: National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston
- Organizers: Jamaica Art Society and Contemporary And
- Facilitators: Seph Rodney (PhD, former Hyperallergic critic) and Annie Paul (editor-in-chief of PREE)
- Deadline for submissions: March 11, 2024
- Maximum 20 participants
- Participants must be early-career art writers fluent in English
- Focus on visual arts criticism and journalism
Entities
Artists
- Seph Rodney
- Annie Paul
- Marny Garcia Mommertz
Institutions
- Jamaica Art Society
- Contemporary And
- National Gallery of Jamaica
- Hyperallergic
- PREE
- Smith College
- UWI Press
- Small Axe
- Brooklyn Museum
- Documenta11
- Contemporary And América Latina Magazine
- Routledge
- Andy Warhol Foundation
- Rabkin Arts Journalism Prize
- New York Times
- CNN
- MSNBC
- The Guardian
- Newsweek International
- Chimurenga
- The Caravan
- Slavery & Abolition
- Art Journal
- South Atlantic Quarterly
- Wasafiri
- Callaloo
- Bomb
- C& América Latina
- Jamaica Art Society (JAS)
- Contemporary And (C&)
- The American Age
- C& América Latina Magazine
Locations
- Kingston
- Jamaica
- 12 Ocean Boulevard, Block C, Kingston Mall, Downtown, Kingston
- Massachusetts
- India
- UK
- National Gallery of Jamaica
- United Kingdom
- United States
- 12 Ocean Boulevard
- Block C
- Kingston Mall
- Downtown
- Smith College