Christiane Paul, Associate Professor in the School of Media Studies, The New School, and Adjunct Curator of New Media Arts at the Whitney Museum of American Art will present the Tenth Annual Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture the Knoxville Museum of Art on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 6pm.
Paul has written extensively on new media arts, lectured internationally on art and technology, and is the recipient of the Thoma Foundation’s 2016 Arts Writing Award in Digital Art. She will discuss the exciting new directions in digital art represented in the museum’s current exhibition Virtual Views: Digital Art from the Thoma Foundation.
The annual Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture honors the memory of a dedicated staff member of the Dulin Gallery of Art and the Knoxville Museum of Art and celebrates her passion for the visual arts and learning. Each year the series brings to Knoxville a prominent artist, art historian, art educator, or expert in a related field.
The event is free and open to the public thanks to support from the Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Fund, The Melrose Foundation, and Wayne R. Kramer. Please contact kfaulkner@knoxart.org or 865.525.6101 x 246 to make a reservation. Reserved seats will be held until 6pm.
About the Knoxville Museum of Art
The Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) celebrates the art and artists of East Tennessee, presents new art and new ideas, serves and educates diverse audiences, and enhances Knoxville’s quality of life. The museum is located in downtown Knoxville at 1050 World’s Fair Park and is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday 10am–5pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm. Admission and parking are free. For more information, contact Angela Thomas at 865.934.2034 or visit www.knoxart.org.