MOCA Cleveland’s Nesnadny + Schwartz Visiting Critics Program
providing critical dialogue and national exposure for artists living
and working in our region and introduces our guest critics to the
wealth of artist talent in Northeast Ohio. Additionally, through public
lectures, these Visiting Critics connect Greater Cleveland audiences
to new ideas and emerging trends they’ve observed in contemporary
art around the country and through their experiences with artists.
Twice a year, MOCA invites a nationally recognized critic, curator
or scholar to Cleveland to conduct studio visits with artists in the
region who have been selected by the Visiting Critic based on their
portfolio submission. Past critics have included Shamim Momin from
The Whitney Museum of American Art, Amada Cruz formerly of Artadia
in New York, Dominic Molon from the MCA Chicago and James Elaine from
the UCLA Hammer Museum. Additionally, Art Forum contributing editor
Katy Siegel, Valerie Cassel Oliver, curator at CAM Houston, and LA
Times art critic David Pagel have also visited Cleveland as part of
the Nesnadny + Schwartz Visiting Critics Program.
Open Submission Process
The Visiting Critic conducts studio visits with artists during two
consecutive days. The Visiting Critic personally selects those artists
whose studios he/she would like to visit. During these critiques,
artists can expect to receive professional advice and critical feedback
from Visiting Critics. Applicants must live in the Northeast Ohio
region (Cuyahoga County and its contiguous counties). Enrolled students
must have completed at least one year of MFA study to apply to this program.
Fall Submission Deadline
September 26, 2008
Interested artists should submit the following:
 10-20
slides or digital files in PC format only
Artist Bio or Resume
Artist Statement of no
more than 500 words
Any relevant press regarding
the work
Self-addressed, stamped
envelope for return of the materials
Regretfully, proposals not fitting the above requirements or those
received after the deadline will not be considered. Electronic submissions
will not be accepted.
Submissions
Electronic or late submissions will not be accepted.
MOCA Cleveland
Attn: Nesnadny + Schwartz Visiting Critics Program
8501 Carnegie Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106
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Fall 2008 Visiting
Curator Douglas Dreishpoon
Studio Visits November 5 and 6, 2008
Public Lecture " Line Monitor"
MOCA Cleveland Commons Area
November 5, 6:30 pm
About Douglas Dreishpoon
If you drew a line between MOCA Cleveland and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
in Buffalo, New York, it would be 197.2 miles long. That's how far Douglas
Dreishpoon, Senior Curator of the Albright-Knox, will travel in November to
serve as the fall 2008 Nesnadny + Schwartz Visiting Curator.
Lines play an important role in Dreishpoon's current projects. They form the
vocabulary for two artists who will be presented in major solo exhibitions at
the Albright-Knox: Argentine art phenom, Guillermo Kuitca, and
Buffalo-born/Cleveland-educated contemporary art master, Robert Mangold. In his
public talk at MOCA, Dreishpoon will elaborate on how lines and drawing bleed
into forms and painting in both artists' oeuvres. There may be lines to hear
this lecture, so plan ahead.
Dreishpoon will visit the studios of a handful of Northeast Ohio artists during
his trip. If you would like to apply for a studio visit or learn more about
Dreishpoon, please call 216.421.8671 ext. 26 for details.
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