2009 Stone Theory Institute Presents James Elkin's Lecture "What Do Artists Know?" 9/20

James Elkins Gives A Lectures titled "What Do Artists Know?" Sunday, September 20, 1 p.m. at the Morton Auditorium, The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave.

Free and open to the public with no preregistration required

Presented by 2009 SSTI co-organizer James Elkins, this lecture will consider the principal theories of studio art education, including the First Year, the BFA, MFA, and PhD, while comparing practices in
different countries. Elkins is the author of "Why Art Cannot be Taught: A Handbook for Art Students" and is the E. C. Chadbourne Chair of Art History, Theory, and Criticism at SAIC.

James Elkins is an art historian and art critic. He is also E.C. Chadbourne Chair of art history, theory, and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago