Center for Curatorial Studies Presents
CANCELED: CCS Bard Speaker Series: Ileana Ramírez Romero
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
CCS Bard Classroom 102
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Through the Speaker Series, CCS Bard brings distinguished artists, scholars, and curators to campus to present on their work. Speaker Series talks are held in classroom 102 at CCS Bard unless otherwise noted. All talks are free and open to the public.5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Ileana Ramírez Romero is director of programs at Fundación Cisneros in Caracas. Ramirez has promoted educational projects and initiatives such as supporting artistic residency program in Caracas and the Art in Context series of talks. In 2017 Ramirez began conceptualizing and directing the Fundación Cisneros Seminar. Ramirez earned a degree in law from Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB) but her affinity to visual culture and arts led her to develop an extensive professional career in the art scene. She was coordinator of programming at Centro de Arte Los Galpones and coordinator of exhibitions at Sala Mendoza. At the end of 2017, with the cultural office of the Spanish Embassy in Venezuela, Ramírez organized the Seminario de Crítica de Arte. Ramírez has organized numerous interviews and meetings between individuals in the local and international artistic communities. In 2009, she created Tráfico Visual, a digital platform for contemporary art, which she directs independently. The platform is dedicated to the dissemination of content linked to contemporary art and the Venezuelan and Latin American cultural scene. Currently, Tráfico Visual is a contributor to Publishing Against the Grain, a traveling exhibition organized by Independent Curators International.
For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/events/373-ileana-ramirez-romero.
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: CCS Bard Classroom 102