Montclair Art Museum launches MAM Conversations Series

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair Art Museum is transforming the annual Julia Norton Babson Memorial Lecture into the MAM Conversations presented by the Babson Lecture Series, funded, in part, by a perpetual gift from the Julia Norton Babson Memorial Fund.

MAM Conversations will give community members the unique opportunity to engage virtually with contemporary artists, see their studio spaces, and learn more about their work through question-and-answer sessions — all without leaving the house. 

“I’m always excited when I get the chance to visit an artist in their own space,” assistant curator Alison Van Denend said. “An artist’s studio can provide unique insight into their personality, process and what inspires them. We’re thrilled to be able to share these glimpses inside the artist’s studio with the members and friends of MAM.”

“The MAM Conversations series offers our members and friends around the world the opportunity to engage live with contemporary artists across a range of backgrounds and media,” MAM interim Director Ira Wagner said. “We are grateful to the Julia Norton Babson Memorial Fund for the support to make this happen.”

MAM Conversations will take place on Thursdays from June 11 through Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. via Zoom webinars. The fee to attend is free for members and charged for non-members. The remaining schedule is as follows: June 18, Philemona Williamson; June 25, Tom Nussbaum; July 2, Virgil Ortiz and Tish Agoyo; and July 9, Willie Cole. Additional artists for July 16 through Aug. 28 will be announced.

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