Arts Symposium Series: Printeresting and a panel of visual artists
Millersville University South George Street, Millersville, Pennsylvania 17551
Description: On November 9, the creators of Printeresting, the thinking person's favorite online resource for interesting printmaking, will present the second Arts Symposium Series lecture, entitled "Building Communities through the Arts: Collaborations through Social Media." The presentation will also feature a panel of artists who will describe how arts communities can be created and sustained through innovations in social media. This event will be held from 10 a.m. - noon in Biemesderfer Concert Hall at the Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center.
About the Speaker: Printeresting offers new models for promoting the arts through social media. Printeresting's primary goal is to highlight innovative print work, while keeping abreast of developments in the field and taking note when printmaking intrudes into popular culture. The creators of Printeresting will present on how they are organized, what is at stake for them in writing about contemporary art and what is entailed in creating a thriving aesthetic community. The presentation will feature the activities of cutting-edge visual artists who engage diverse communities through social media. They will also discuss how they were able to leverage their virtual leadership into an active community.
A panel of representatives from local arts groups will interact with the presenters to explore how local artists and arts organizations can build on the presenters' experiences to enrich our own arts community.
Ticket Information: This event is free and open to the public; however, tickets are required. Tickets may be reserved online, at MUTicketsOnline.com, at the Student Memorial Center Ticket Office (Room 103), by calling the Ticket Office at 717-872-3811 or at the Ware Center Box Office (42 N. Prince St., Lancaster). Ticket Offices are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Price: This event is free and open to the public; however, tickets are required.