
SAM AND ALFREDA MALOOF
FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS



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Maloof Symposium
September 16, 2016
McEvoy Auditorium
9:00am - 5:00pm
Furniture and the Future
Program Description:
Today, studio furniture and related fields are rapidly changing to embrace digital technologies and marketplaces, yet sometimes the pressure to keep up with advances eclipses our opportunity to reflect on their meaning. As objects of utility, fashion, and status, furniture pieces have a remarkable capacity not only to reflect social currents, but also to subtly shape them. Presented jointly by the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery and the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation, this one-day symposium will examine historical and contemporary design and production of furniture and related objects in light of the fundamental changes brought about by the digital age, considering not only how furniture is transforming to meet the needs of contemporary society, but also the broader implications of why we make, what we make, and how it affects our world.
The Schedule for Maloof Symposium
September 16, 2016
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Nora Atkinson, Lloyd Herman Curator of Craft, Renwick Gallery and
Jim Rawitsch, Director, The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for the Arts and Crafts
10:15 a.m. Keynote Address
Dr. Michael J. Prokopow, Dean of Graduate Studies, Ontario College of Art and Design University
10:45 a.m. Morning Lectures
Paul Sacaridiz, Executive Director, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and
Witold Rybczynski, Architect/Author
12:15 p.m. Question and Answer Session
12:30–2:00 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own)
2:00 p.m. Rapid-Fire Artist Presentations
Wendell Castle
Wendy Maruyama
Bill Hilgendorf and Jason Horvath, Uhuru Design
Christy Oates
Larry White
Vivian Beer
3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion with Artists
Moderated by Glenn Adamson, Independent Curator
4:15 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. Final Summation
Glenn Adamson
5:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session
5:20 p.m. Closing Remarks
Nora Atkinson
5:30 p.m. Reception