ISLAA Forum: Living Histories of Latin American Art

ISLAA Forum: Living Histories of Latin American Art is a two-day workshop that brings together advanced graduate students studying modern and contemporary Latin American and Latinx art in the Mid-Atlantic region. Presented by the Department of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Maryland and co-organized with the Department of History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh and the Department of Art History at Temple University, this program is supported by the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA).

On the first day of the ISLAA Forum: Living Histories of Latin American Art, students will tour the exhibition, Félix González-Torres: Always to Return, at the National Portrait Gallery with co-curators Josh Franco (head of collecting, Archives of American Art) and Charlotte Ickes (curator of time-based media and special projects, National Portrait Gallery). Taína Caragol, curator of painting and sculpture and Latino art and history at the National Portrait Gallery, will share her “Living History” and join in a broader discussion about professional pathways and opportunities in the field. The following day, students will meet Tie Jojima, curator of global contemporary art at The Phillips Collection, and Natalia Vieyra, associate curator of Latinx art at the National Gallery of Art.

The ISLAA Forum sponsors annual events for graduate students studying Latin American art at US universities. Participating universities create programming that facilitates networking and professional development, fostering connections and solidarity among universities and enhancing the distribution and accessibility of resources related to Latin American art. 

The Living Histories of Latin American Art program enables professional development and resource-sharing through annual events for art history graduate students at the University of Maryland, Temple University, and the University of Pittsburgh.