Robert Blanford and Neysa Page-Lieberman at the College Art Association Conference

Your blogger ran into Professor Robert Blandford and Neysa Page-Lieberman during the first full day of CAA 2014. They had both chaired a morning discussion panel entitled: Curatorial and Exhibition Studies: Bridging Theory and Practice.  Needless to say the panelists at this year’s conference are both well-versed and well-dressed.

Bob and Neysa briefly provided me some advice on a popular concept and essential ‘to-do’ at conferences like CAA. Networking. Networking has become an essential trade of academics, cultural workers, and artists alike; a trend that has parallels with the growing and sometimes disparate skill sets of the contemporary work force in a variety of industries. Exhibitions and opening receptions will draw the attention of conference go-ers within the next several days. These events are the perfect opportunities to contact, confront, and investigate both your favorite panelist and that cutey with the elbow-patched blazer.

Neysa Page-Lieberman is curator of the upcoming exhibition RISK: Empathy, Art, and Social Practice whose opening reception is tomorrow, February 13th from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.