Contemporary Art:

REALIST REVOLUTION

and

CRITICAL RELEVANCE

Is Main Stream Media Missing an Important Cultural Trend?

PSOA Panel Discussion

Moderated by Jeremy Lipking

Friday April 23rd 2010 4:00pm

Hyatt Regency Reston, VA

Premises:

There is an actually existing, wide-spread, multi-faceted Realist movement in the Art world today. It is functioning as a set of specific tools, philosophy and practice. As any major art movement in history - it is a common visual language based on a common world view.
This movement is current, relevant and forward - looking
This movement is part of presently existing contemporary Art
This movement is a reflection of an important aspect of our modern world - democratization of cultural plane.

The event is part of the PSOA Art of the Portrait conference and will be free of charge and open to the public. (reservations required) contact Christine Egnoski at info@portraitsociety.org or call 877-772-4321

Panel Members:

Jacob Collins:

Artist & Founder of Grand Central Academy

Alexey Steele:

Artist & Recipient of the 2009 Gusi Peace Prize

James Panero:

Writer & Managing Editor of The New Criterion

Vern Swanson:

Author, expert on Academic and Realist Art &Director of the Springville Museum