Arts Focus
Arts Focus brings together guest speakers, panels, workshops, and information sessions from across the arts world. Arts Focus increases exposure of students to a range of careers and considerations in the industry, while providing Employer Partners with the opportunity to connect with Barnard's exceptional student body.
The series aims to share practical information with students about the ins and outs of pursuing work in the arts (museums, galleries, cultural institutions, media, and way more!), while also engaging in conversations about important issues facing (and faced by individuals in) the industry. Students benefit from direct contact with practitioners and talent professionals, while also connecting with each other and building a sense of cohort.
Questions about Arts Focus can be directed to BeyondBarnard@barnard.edu.
Arts Focus Programming
March 28 (2:00PM): Mentor In Residence - Binta Niambi Brown
Learn about Binta Brown's role as the founder of omalilly projects and her former role as Head of Operations and Strategy at Keep Cool/RCA Records.
March 29 (1:00PM): Career Insights - Librarians, Archivists, Taxonomists, & Museum Careers
A range of panelists will discuss their careers as librarians, archivists, taxonomists, and working in museums.
April 4 (1:00PM): Mentor in Residence - Lakshmi Sundaram '08
Learn about Lakshmi Sundaram's various positions working in television and film.
April 10 (5:30PM): The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Join Zoe Tippl '15, Senior Project Manager at The Metropolitan Museum, to learn more about her role and her previous experience working with exhibitions at the Whitney Museum.
April 12 (5:30PM): Gesso House
Natalie Kawam, Barnard alumna and art consultant, will discuss her journey starting her own company, Gesso House, which builds partnerships between artists and businesses of all kinds for alternative exhibitions, campaigns, and more.
April 13 (1:00PM): Building narratives from ideas: The professional writer's process and case study
Join Lakshmi Sundaram, LA-based television and film writer and Barnard alum, for a part 2 event which will include a skills building case-study session to learn about the process of building a story/narrative from an idea.
April 19 (5:00PM): Freelancing in the Arts
Alexandra Haddad '21 will share her experience transitioning from an artistic assistant at the McCarter Theater Center to a Theatrical Intimacy Education freelance choreographer and coordinator.
April 26 (1:00PM): Career Insights - Careers in Creative Writing
Panelists will discuss potential career paths in Creative Writing.