CHROMA: Reframing Pluralism in Contemporary Photography September 10, 2011

The Arts at CIIS presents CHROMA, an exhibition and publications project that fosters pluralism within the field of photography and lens-based media by supporting the work of emerging artists of African, Latino, Native American, Middle Eastern, North African, Asian, and Pacific Island heritage.

CHROMA will be formally launched on Saturday, September 10. This evening, open to the public, will feature a panel of artists, curators, and art historians from around the country in conversation about deepening and sustaining pluralism in contemporary photography. How representative is the field of photography today? How does the language of diversity foster or undermine the goal of truly representing the pluralism of contemporary American society? What innovations and changes do we see within the world of arts funding and what impact are they making in practice? Photo publishing is burgeoning with advances in digital technology-how is this influencing the range of voices that are being heard? These are just a few of the questions we'll discuss.

Featured panelists for this event:

Pato Hebert, intermedia artist, educator and cultural worker
Darius Himes, assistant director of the Fraenkel Gallery, and cofounder of Radius Books
Miriam Romais, executive director and editor, En Foco
Carla Williams, CHROMA editor, assistant professor, RIT School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
Deborah Willis, chair, Department of Photography and Imaging, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Deirdre Visser, curator, The Arts at CIIS

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