Professor Mark Grote will be moderating a Panel at the 24th International Sculpture Conference

Professor Mark Grote will be moderating a Panel at the 24th International Sculpture Conference being held here in New Orleans from Oct 1st - 4th.

Panel title:  Artist’s Residencies: Do They Benefit Sculptors?

Friday Oct. 3rd at the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, Freeport Theater

Moderator:    Mark Grote

Panelists:     Sally Tiffin, Keene Kopper, Carlie Trosclair

In a time when artist residencies seem to be everywhere, how do sculptors work them into their practice? Can a sculptor benefit from a residency? How does a residency change the direction of ones work? How do residencies benefit the artist and the community they are in?