A symposium held in conjunction with the Museum's exhibition Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan, on view from April 19 through September 7, 2026
These events are free and open to the public, but registration is required to attend. Please register here: https://artmuseum.tickets.princeton.edu/event/learning-through-photography-symposium-dpf8ao
Friday, May 1
The symposium is free and open to the public, but registration is required to attend the events on May 1.
Opening Remarks
10–10:15 a.m.
Panel 1: Sampling
10:15–11:30 a.m.
Moderated by Brendan Fay, Associate Professor of Art History, Eastern Michigan University
Panelists:
Deana Lawson, Professor of Visual Arts, Princeton University
Eduardo Navas, Research Professor of Art, Penn State University
Carmen Winant, Professor of Art, The Ohio State University
Panel 2: Creativity
11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
Moderated by Katherine A. Bussard, Senior Curator of Photography, Princeton University Art Museum
Panelists:
Kim Beil, Associate Director of ITALIC, Stanford University
Eduardo Cadava, Philip Mayhew Professor of English, Princeton University
Dionne Lee, Assistant Professor of Art, The Ohio State University
Lunch Break
1–2:30 p.m.
Boxed lunches will be available for purchase in the Museum’s Education Commons. Mosaic restaurant, located on the third floor is offering takeaway from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Explore Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan
Temporary Exhibitions Gallery
Join Katherine Bussard, Monica Bravo, and Brendan Fay to learn more about the works on view in the exhibition.
Panel 3: Attention
2:30–3:45 p.m.
Moderated by Christy Wampole, Professor of French, Princeton University
Panelists:
Jennifer Bajorek, Professor of Literature, Visual Studies, and African and African Diaspora Arts, Hampshire College
Beth Blum, Professor of English, Harvard University
David Benjamin Sherry, Independent artist
Roundtable: Friends
4–5:30 p.m.
Moderated by Monica Bravo, Assistant Professor of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
Panelists:
Virginia C. Beahan, Senior Lecturer in Studio Art, Dartmouth College
Laura McPhee, Professor of Photography, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Andrew Moore, Instructor of Photography, School of Visual Arts
Fazal Sheikh, Independent artist
Carla Williams, Independent artist
Closing Reception
5:30–6:30 p.m.
“Learning Through Photography” is organized by Monica Bravo, assistant professor, Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University; Katherine A. Bussard, Peter C. Bunnell Senior Curator of Photography, Princeton University Art Museum; and Brendan Fay, guest curator of Photography as A Way of Life and associate professor, School of Art and Design, Eastern Michigan University.
These events are free and open to the public, but registration is required to attend. Please register here: https://artmuseum.tickets.princeton.edu/event/learning-through-photography-symposium-dpf8ao
Friday, May 1
The symposium is free and open to the public, but registration is required to attend the events on May 1.
Opening Remarks
10–10:15 a.m.
Panel 1: Sampling
10:15–11:30 a.m.
Moderated by Brendan Fay, Associate Professor of Art History, Eastern Michigan University
Panelists:
Deana Lawson, Professor of Visual Arts, Princeton University
Eduardo Navas, Research Professor of Art, Penn State University
Carmen Winant, Professor of Art, The Ohio State University
Panel 2: Creativity
11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
Moderated by Katherine A. Bussard, Senior Curator of Photography, Princeton University Art Museum
Panelists:
Kim Beil, Associate Director of ITALIC, Stanford University
Eduardo Cadava, Philip Mayhew Professor of English, Princeton University
Dionne Lee, Assistant Professor of Art, The Ohio State University
Lunch Break
1–2:30 p.m.
Boxed lunches will be available for purchase in the Museum’s Education Commons. Mosaic restaurant, located on the third floor is offering takeaway from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Explore Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan
Temporary Exhibitions Gallery
Join Katherine Bussard, Monica Bravo, and Brendan Fay to learn more about the works on view in the exhibition.
Panel 3: Attention
2:30–3:45 p.m.
Moderated by Christy Wampole, Professor of French, Princeton University
Panelists:
Jennifer Bajorek, Professor of Literature, Visual Studies, and African and African Diaspora Arts, Hampshire College
Beth Blum, Professor of English, Harvard University
David Benjamin Sherry, Independent artist
Roundtable: Friends
4–5:30 p.m.
Moderated by Monica Bravo, Assistant Professor of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
Panelists:
Virginia C. Beahan, Senior Lecturer in Studio Art, Dartmouth College
Laura McPhee, Professor of Photography, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Andrew Moore, Instructor of Photography, School of Visual Arts
Fazal Sheikh, Independent artist
Carla Williams, Independent artist
Closing Reception
5:30–6:30 p.m.
“Learning Through Photography” is organized by Monica Bravo, assistant professor, Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University; Katherine A. Bussard, Peter C. Bunnell Senior Curator of Photography, Princeton University Art Museum; and Brendan Fay, guest curator of Photography as A Way of Life and associate professor, School of Art and Design, Eastern Michigan University.
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