North Atlantic Triennial: Down North - The Real and the Imagined

North Atlantic Triennial: Down North - The Real and the Imagined

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Event is free, registration required


Using historical maps and contemporary artworks from The North Atlantic Triennial, this FREE webinar will explore tensions between the concepts of the “real” and the “imagined” as it relates to landscapes and artistic practices of the North Atlantic and Arctic.

Joining us for this panel discussion is Dr. Libby Bischof, Executive Director of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, and Jaime DeSimone, Robert and Elizabeth Nanovic Curator of Contemporary Art at the Portland Museum of Art and is moderated by North Atlantic Triennial artist, Justin Levesque of One Dynamic System.

This webinar is co-presented by the Maine North Atlantic Institute at the University of Southern Maine and the Portland Museum of Art.

Speakers

Libby Bischof

Libby Bischof

Executive Director

Jaime DeSimone

Jaime DeSimone

Curator of Contemporary Art