The Practice is the Point: Curator Talk

October 19, 2023, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Listed In: Talks and Screenings

Join Plains Art Museum curators Steven Jacobs and Emma Tomb in discussion with guest curator and social practitioner Michael Strand about the exhibition The Practice is The Point. This discussion will delve into the research process of this socially engaged exhibition to talk about clay from a historical narrative along with the commitment and mission that brings untold stories to the forefront of the artists involved in the exhibit.


Events Calendar

December 2016

Other Exhibitions

Murray Lemley

July 05, 2025 - January 04, 2026
Fifty Years of Photography and Design

Fifty Years of Photography and Design is a retrospective exhibition celebrating Murray Lemley’s artistic career.

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Floating Beauty

June 07, 2025 - September 28, 2025
Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e

Floating Beauty examines historical perspectives on women and their depiction in art in Edo Period Japan (1615–1858). Made up entirely of woodblock prints created in the ukiyo-e style.

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Rimer Cardillo

August 23, 2025 - February 08, 2026
Deep Ecologies / Sacred Natures / Temporal Geographies 

For more than five decades, Rimer Cardillo’s artwork has offered a powerful commentary on the intersection of politics, economics, and ecological degradation. Since the late 1970s, his practice has focused on the devastating impacts of human activity on the natural world, particularly the alarming decline in animal species and plant life.

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