Kate McNamara is a curator and educator invested in contemporary art and innovative curatorial practices. She is the founder of East Providence-based project space ODD-KIN, which focuses on contemporary art with a commitment to contextualizing pioneering and emerging artists and prioritizing conversations around reimagining kinship. McNamara is also the executive director of My HomeCourt, a nonprofit arts organization working with contemporary artists to revitalize city parks. McNamara holds an MA from The Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard and a BA from Hampshire College.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
PAINT
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN PAINTING
LevelUndergraduate
UnitPainting
Subject Painting
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN PAINTING
LevelUndergraduate
UnitPainting
Subject Painting
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: TH | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Kate McNamaraLocation(s): College Building, Room 510Enrolled / Capacity: 15Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course would address many practical issues to do with becoming a professional artist after graduation. Some of these issues are: the commercial gallery, the not-for-profit gallery, museums, graduate programs, auction houses, grants, documentation of work, archival storage of work and restoration of artwork. Professionals from the gallery, museum and other fields will be invited to the class to share their expertise with the student. Artists will be invited to talk about their professional experiences. It is a seminar class addressed particularly to the senior painting student.
