Image: Elizabeth Catlett, Tired, Terra Cotta, 13 ½” h., 1946, Link

Welcome to our third podcast for the year 2010. For the month of April 2010, we are focusing on The 21st Annual James A. Porter Colloquium which will be held on the campus of Howard University, April 16-17, 2010 in Washington, DC. Started in 1990 by art historian Dr. Floyd Coleman, the Porter Colloquium is one of the foremost academic setting for innovative dialogue and perspectives regarding African American Art from leading and emerging scholars, artist, collectors, and cultural critics.

For this podcast, we have invited Teresia Bush to talk about the history and this year’s Colloquium with the theme of “Fearless.” Ms. Bush is a Assistant Professor of Art History of Howard University. She has a 26 year career in working with museums, including the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum, Corocoran, and New Muse in Brooklyn, New York. Her area of specialization has focused on Modern, Contemporary Art and African American Art.

This year’s Colloquium Gala will honor the lifetime achievements of artist Elizabeth Catlett, philanthropist and community leader, Peggy Cooper Cafritz, art historian and scholar, Jeff Donaldson (posthumously), and art historian, critic, and Colloquium founder, Floyd Coleman.

For more information aboout the James A. Porter Colloquium and to register, visit http://www.jamesaportercolloquium.org/home.html

Down load and listen to the conversation here (or the podcast player on the right column of this blog).