“Release the lions!” Okay… maybe a little dramatic.

Image courtesy Lincoln Park Zoo

Release the Bloggers…!

A team of writers and I will be covering the 2014 College Art Association Conference taking place in Chicago at our very own Hilton Chicago. Our team consists of undergraduates – with backgrounds in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media, Art History, and Arts Management – graduate students, and star alumni; lead by Dr. Amy M. Mooney and Duncan MacKenzie OBE.

There are many items and tasks on my checklist even before we begin our media onslaught:

Brain. Check.
Canon Rebel Camera. Check.
TASCAM Sound Recorder. Check.
Trusty Tripod. Check.
Weather appropriate dress. Check?

 Most importantly…

Time. Check.
Dedication. Check.
The Blogging Buddy System. Check.
Chromebook. Check.
Learning to balance the three OS I commonly use. Check.
Contemporary Art Hard Hat. Check.

Our coverage topics are wide-ranging. Need help deciphering The Rise of Artist-As-Curator or Surrealism and Counterculture, 1960–1980? Throughout the course of the four day conference we’ll be insiders to the many panels, exhibitions, professional development sessions, and Chicago haps – you can be right there with us.  In addition to conference coverage, find referrals to our favorite free spaces, opening receptions, restaurants and coffee shops in Chicago and exclusive interviews.

You will find this blog invaluable as you wade through the storm of academia and design discourse.

Let the blogging begin!

(Correction 1/9/14: Mr. MacKenzie is not ordained by the Order of the British Empire. However, he is Bad At Sports).