The AICA Podcast, hosted and initiated by Mihaela Ion, has a new episode on December 19th with Jean Bundy, Editor of AICA/E-MAG, Chair of AICA’s ‘Incentive Prize for Young Art Critics’ and an AICA-VP.
The podcast is available on:
• AICA’s YouTube account
• AICA’s website
In this episode, Jean Bundy delves into the AICA E-MAG project, exploring its inception and the intricate details involved in the publication process. She outlines the vision behind the project, emphasizing its significance for contemporary art communication, and discusses the practical steps taken to bring the AICA E-MAG (https://aicainternational.news/issue-10 ) to fruition, including design, content curation, and engagement with the art community.
The other topic of the episode is about AICA’s ‘Incentive Prize for Young Art Critics’ and Jean shares amazing and up-to-date information.
AICA’s ‘Incentive Prize for Young Art Critics’ aims to inspire young and emerging art critics to explore underrepresented topics and regions in the arts. By fostering innovative critical expressions and facilitating the global exchange of contemporary ideas and writing, the initiative seeks to enrich art discourse and provide a platform for fresh voices in the field. The award aims not only to honor exceptional talent but also to foster dialogue within the art community, enhancing the visibility of young critics’ contributions on a global scale.
About the moderator: Mihaela Ion – Ph.D in History. Mihaela Ion is a curator, cultural manager and art researcher based in Bucharest. Since 2021, she is an AICA member. Since 2022, she has been an International Board Member in AICA and part of the Digital Strategies Committee in the same association. In the last 17 years, she presented papers about Communist Art, Cultural Wars, contemporary artworks at the most important conferences organized in Europe. She collaborates with several art galleries and museums in Europe. Her PhD thesis focused on the heritage of communist artworks. She has had the good fortune of being a grant keeper as a cultural manager in London at body>data>space, and in Paris, Sélestat, Strasbourg and Nancy during her Courants du Monde grant from the French Ministry of Culture. In 2010, she cofounded the project Atelierul Magazine (https://www.revista-atelierul.ro/ ) – an international active online and offline platform that creates an intercultural dialogue between the design creators and the public.
About the speaker: Dr. Jean Bundy is Editor of AICA/E-MAG, Chair of AICA’s ‘Incentive Prize for Young Art Critics’ and an AICA-VP. She has a BFA from the University of Alaska, MFA from the University of Chicago, MFAW from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a PhD from the Institute of Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. Bundy has reported on conferences in Alaska and Scandinavia, emphasizing Alaska Natives and Sámi aesthetics. She wrote bi-weekly for Anchorage Press (ceased 12/22). The Society for Professional Journalism (Northwest) awarded her for: December in California: Take Mittens when Searching for Art (2013). Highlighting Climate Change and Socio-Political, Bundy presented papers at College Art Association, and AICA events: Chile/Argentina, S. Korea, Poland, Taiwan and Turkey. Bundy reviews books for Princeton University Press. The Rabkin Foundation requested her help in nominating a 2024 US art critic. Also, an acrylic painter, Bundy’s solo exhibition (Pictor Gallery, NYC March 2023) was: Painting out of Writing–Just A Little Bit Quirky. Painting: Paradox of Productivity in the Age of Climate Change appeared in the Alaska Biennial (October 2020-March 2021). Paintings became props in Off-Broadway’s Puffs (2016-2020). Bundy sleuths overlooked narratives, employing rhythms and color with brushes or verbiage.
About AICA: The International Association of Art Critics (AICA), established in 1949 under the patronage of UNESCO, aims to advocate for and promote art criticism globally, adapting to the evolving landscape of the art world while fostering the exchange of ideas and best practices among critics from diverse disciplines.
AICA, comprising around 5,000 art professionals from 95 countries and organized into 63 National Sections and an Open Section, has a strong presence globally, notably in Europe, Australia, the Americas, and increasingly in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The organization has hosted Annual Congresses across diverse locations such as the Caribbean, Hong-Kong, and various European cities, with recent conferences held in Dakar, Istanbul, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, and Skopje over the past two decades.
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