Making Connections Through Visual Arts

Anna Hudson, Graduate Program in Art History, Department of Visual Art & Art History, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design

This talk will focus on how visual arts serves as a bridge, a touchstone, a talking point between people from all walks of life and backgrounds. Bringing people together to communicate and understand different life experiences and ideas is what a curator can encourage. But the flip side of this coin is the reality of the art world. What art does the general public get to see and why? This presentation will also talk about art museums, collectors and the art market as a global phenomenon.