Throughout her career, interdisciplinary
artist and organizer Caroline Woolard has considered myriad questions about
the place of art, artists, and institutions in today's society. Making inq
uries into the nature of the art world and its tenuous existence within our
commodity culture, she asks: What art worlds do we want? What is a work of
art in the age of $120,000 art degrees? What is another word for artist?&n
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About the Artist
Caroline Woolard is an interdisciplinary artist and organizer
based in New York. Her work has been commissioned by and exhibited at the M
useum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Creative Time.
Scholarly writing on her work has been published in The Brooklyn Rail<
/em>, Artforum, Art in America, The New York Times, and South Atlantic Quarterly. Her work has been featured on New York Close Up, a digital film series produced by Art21. Woolard
is the recipient of a fellowship from the Center for Cultural Innovation, w
as the inaugural Walentas Fellow at Moore College of Art and Design, and wa
s the 2023–2024 W.W. Corcoran Professor of Community Engagement. She
is currently the head of foundations in the department of art and design at
Montclair State University.
DESCRIPTION:Throughout her career, interdisciplinary artist and organizer C
aroline Woolard has considered myriad questions about the place of art, art
ists, and institutions in today's society. Making inquries into the nature
of the art world and its tenuous existence within our commodity culture, sh
e asks: What art worlds do we want? What is a work of art in the age of $12
0,000 art degrees? What is another word for artist? This presentation in
cludes selections from Woolard’s new workshop/performance The Art of Gravit
y and refers to the past exhibition A Stone Holds Water as well as the coop
erative platforms Art.coop, Pollinator.coop, and TradeSchool.coop. Plan Yo
ur Visit Admission is free. This event takes place in Favrot Auditorium on
Level 1 of the Glassell School of Art. Seating is available on a first-com
e, first-served basis. Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map
About the ArtistCaroline Woolard is an interdisciplinary artist and orga
nizer based in New York. Her work has been commissioned by and exhibited at
the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Creative
Time. Scholarly writing on her work has been published in The Brooklyn Rai
l, Artforum, Art in America, The New York Times, and South Atlantic Quarter
ly. Her work has been featured on New York Close Up, a digital film series
produced by Art21. Woolard is the recipient of a fellowship from the Center
for Cultural Innovation, was the inaugural Walentas Fellow at Moore Colleg
e of Art and Design, and was the 2023–2024 W.W. Corcoran Professor of Commu
nity Engagement. She is currently the head of foundations in the department
of art and design at Montclair State University.
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s, and adults, coauthors civic engagement opportunities, and maintains the
international Core Residency Program. We are committed to fostering an envi
ronment where excellence is the standard, creativity prospers, and the tran
sformative power of art is accessible to all.
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