LAT art critic Christopher Knight weighs in the Jayme McLellan and Corcoran mess. Read the LAT piece here.
The WCP's Christina Cauterucci also has a really good read here.
The WCP's Christina Cauterucci also has a really good read here.
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Jayne McLellan has not been fired by the Corcoran. She resigned from the faculty in 2012 and has not taught here since. (resignation below). She was never offered a contract for 2014.
From:civilianartprojects@gmail.com[mailto:civilianartprojects@gmail.com]
On Behalf Of Jayme McLellan
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 3:16 PM
To: Clare BrownSubject: resigning
Hi Clare,
I'm going to resign from my adjunct spot at the Corcoran. I have simply lost faith in the leadership and cannot in good conscience continue teaching there.
I can try to help you find a replacement.
Best, Jayme
Thank you for the opportunity to clarify this situation. - The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Corcoran College of Art + DesignAs I noted in my own comment in response to this information, and what makes this all very confusing, then why is McLellan listed as instructor for a Corcoran class - a full class - that is scheduled to begin in two weeks?
While it is true that I gave up my classes in 2012, reluctantly, because leadership were trying to sell the building and ruin the institution, it is not true that I wasn't slated to teach starting in just a few weeks. I agreed in April to come back to teach one class and because I left two years ago to try to save the Corcoran, and have worked every day of that two years to try to change leadership, I had the hope that leadership would indeed be changing. I still have that hope.I have asked Ms. Loar to clarify this evolving confusion, but there appear to be these facts:
Details here.An active leader in the Montgomery County arts and business communities for more than 30 years, Carole Trawick joined the Maryland State Arts Council in 2011. After serving as vice chair, Trawick became chair of the Council in July. We caught up with Carole and learned about her work with arts organizations through the Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation, her early efforts to bring Arts & Entertainment (A&E) Districts to Maryland, and more.
When Save the Corcoran formed in 2012, its aim was to keep the museum from selling its historic building. That ship has sailed, though, as the institution prepares to enter a partnership with the National Gallery of Art and George Washington University. The group, led by co-founder Jayme McLellan of Civilian Art Projects, has shifted its focus to what will come next for the Corcoran’s collection — and how they can preserve this piece of Washington history.
In every facet of life or work, or in this case the visual arts, there are yappers, symbiots, hangers-on, grubs, and a tiny, tiny, microscopic number of doers.- Maura Judkis, April 19, 2014, Washington Post
Registration Type | Traditional |
Fees | N/A |
Instructors | Ms. Jayme McLellan |
Duration | 9/8/2014 - 12/15/2014 |
Schedule | Mon 3:15 PM - 6:00 PM; Corcoran College, Downtown, Room 9-2 |
Prerequisites | FA3091 / Studio
|
Corequisites | N/A |
Credit Types | Audit Credit |
Class | 12 Seats | 1 Remaining |
Open (Target Met) |
April 8, 2013
Dear Corcoran Community,
While the Corcoran has had considerable experience in cross-pollinating the programs and talents within the College and the Gallery, we now have a whole new roster of colleagues to engage with us on structuring our creative agenda. We will inspire each other. I believe that the University of Maryland and the National Gallery of Art will be catalysts toward an inventive tripartite collaboration.
- As I begin my tenure as consulting director, my goals are clear, ambitious, and achievable:
- To begin immediately collaborating with the Corcoran team on the strategy and design of a strong programmatic partnership with the University of Maryland
- To work closely with the Board and the broader Corcoran community on ideas for the creation of a hybrid and exciting new direction for the Corcoran
- To step up our financial planning and fundraising—discussion and coordination with the Board of Trustees and the University of Maryland
- To move expeditiously in our partnership with the National Gallery, particularly in regard to the first exhibition to be held at the Corcoran
The Corcoran Board’s success in identifying and securing the University of Maryland as a partner—in accordance with the criteria the Board set—was in large part due to the confidentiality of the discussions. It’s a new time now, and transparency and dialogue will bring us all success.
I look forward to those conversations and to working collaboratively with the staff, faculty, and students of this vital and storied institution. Additionally, I hope that members, alumni, and the public will continue to take full advantage of our exhibitions and educational opportunities during this exciting time.
Sincerely,
Peggy
We are thrilled to announce two terrific arts reporters are joining Features. Peggy McGlone of the Star-Ledger will cover the local arts beat and Geoff Edgers of the Boston Globe will be our national arts reporter.I will ask Ms. Ledbetter if these two new writers will also cover the DMV's visual art galleries, augmenting Mark Jenkins' most excellent and refreshing coverage.
Peggy has covered a variety of news and features beats during her 27 years at the Star-Ledger. She created the arts beat, covering and (and uncovering) public art controversies, concert industry secrets and ethical lapses at the state arts council. Former Star-Ledger Editor Jim Willse described her as “one of my favorite people in any newsroom.” At the Post, she will be our point person on the Smithsonian, the Kennedy Center and other cultural institutions. A lifelong Jersey girl and a Mets fan, Peggy graduated from Seton Hall University and has a PhD from the City University of New York. She is the mother of three and two of them are students at Loyola University in Baltimore. We don’t know if they are as happy as Peggy is to be moving closer to campus.
Geoff, a 12-year veteran of the Globe, has written about pop music, classical music, museums and just about every big cultural story to hit Boston. The Globe announced his departure by writing: “Smart, enterprising, energetic and resourceful, Geoff has simply excelled.” Prior to the Globe, he was a reporter at the Boston Phoenix and the Raleigh News and Observer, and freelanced for a variety of magazines including GQ, Details and Wired. He produced a full-length documentary about his personal mission to reunite the Kinks and was the host/writer on the Travel Channel series “Edge of America.” Geoff will have a broad reach to write about arts, entertainment and cultural issues across the nation. A Brookline, Mass. native, he graduated from Tufts University and lives in Concord, Mass. with his wife Carlene Hempel, a writer and full-time journalism teacher at Northeastern University, and their two children. Geoff will be based in Boston but will be appearing in the newsroom frequently.
The number of Washington art galleries is decreasing both in longtime habitats — Dupont Circle, downtown — and such newer locales as Logan Circle and the Atlas District. While some seek and a few have found fresh locations in gentrifying districts, the area that’s experienced a significant growth spurt is one that was far artier a generation ago: Georgetown. ¶ There are currently eight galleries in the area known as Book Hill, just south of the neighborhood’s library, including three that arrived this summer: Cross MacKenzie Gallery, All We Art and Washington Printmakers Gallery. Next month, Artist’s Proof is scheduled to make it nine when it moves from Cady’s Alley, south of M Street, to Wisconsin & Q.
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