Nasher Sculpture Center announces an open call for participation in the 2023 Nasher Prize Graduate Symposium, which aims to expand scholarship on the field of contemporary sculpture in its many forms. Submissions should address themes related to the work of the 2023 Nasher Prize Laureate Senga Nengudi.

The Nasher Prize Graduate Symposium–dedicated to the work of Nengudi and open to graduate students from around the world, studying in any field–will take place virtually from January 17–20, 2023. The multi-day event will address a broad audience of art historians and museum professionals, allowing symposium participants to receive feedback from fellow presenters, the moderator, the keynote speaker, and audience members. This year’s symposium will be moderated by Dr. Lauren Cross, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies, College of Visual Arts & Design, University of North Texas. Students selected to participate will have their papers published in the annual Nasher Prize Graduate Symposium Compendium, together with a paper delivered by the keynote speaker, Kellie Jones, Hans Hofmann Professor of Modern Art at Columbia University.

Suggested topics for the 2023 Nasher Prize Graduate Symposium
Sculpture and the body
Performance
Impermanence
Documentation
Collaboration
Gender and race
Identity

Complete proposals must include the following
–Contact information, participant’s field and university affiliation, and CV
–Paper title and abstract of no more than 200 words, and 3 to 5 keywords

Proposals are due by Sunday, December 4, 2022.

Students selected to participate will have their papers published in the annual Nasher Prize Graduate Symposium Compendium, which will be published in April 2023 in tandem with Nasher Prize Month.

Send submissions and questions to symposium@nashersculpturecenter.org

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