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Course Description
Explore how galleries discover artists and what gallerists seek in this comprehensive 6-week course, 'The Visiting Critic Program'. Artists will gain valuable feedback, exposure, and opportunities to connect with four respected art world professionals.
Led online via Zoom by Laura Audrey Brown, a New York-based curator and editor, the course connects artists from around the world. Each visiting critic will introduce themselves with a presentation and Q&A session. Artists will showcase their work through online slideshows, and receive feedback from Brown, the curated visiting critics, and fellow participants in the class.
This program is designed to inspire new directions in your work, thinking, and process. All sessions will be recorded, allowing artists to review talks and critiques, with chat logs available for reference.
Artists in this course will:
Participate in a class size of 10 artists max
Meet for 6 weekly, 3 hour classes online on Zoom
Connect with 4 art world professionals, including artists, writers, curators + gallerists
Enjoy weekly open discussions by visiting critics about art world topics
Have work paired with critics who are the best fit for their work and practice
Receive 3+ opportunities for critiques & feedback. Two 25- 30 minute critiques with a visiting critic, faculty and class + two shorter crits/presentations at the start and end of the semester with faculty and class.
Collaborate with artist peers in zoom studio visits outside of class (optional)
Get weekly prompts + challenges to reinvigorate each artist’s approach and artistic practice
Website / social media and email blast advice and content will be shared
Best practices in communication, consignments, representation, exhibitions and more will be discussed
End the class with Faculty Laura Brown for continued dialogue on these topics or a chance to show a new piece or work that has been made / use the space for an open forum to tackle art world related questions
Visiting Critics
Curator and Founder, Executive Care* Isis Awad
Curator, MASS MoCASelby Nimrod
Multidisciplinary researcher and writerBethany Tabor
Artist and writerJustin Chance
Laura Audrey Brown is a curator, editor, and writer working across exhibition contexts. She is co-founder of Spine, a roving curatorial project in New York City. From 2021 to 2025, she was Artist Liaison at James Fuentes Gallery, where she curated exhibitions, oversaw artist relations, and edited gallery publications. Previously, she served as Exhibitions & Publications Manager at Participant Inc. Her writing has appeared in Artforum, BOMB, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles, Flash Art, Mousse, and X-Tra Quarterly. She holds an MA from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College.
Laura Audrey Brown
Curator and Editor, Spine