Colleagues & Friends: Immigrant Voices in the Arts
Wednesday, January 17, 8:30 am –10 am EST
FORMah Gallery • 42 Allen Street, New York, NY 10018
Join two colleagues and friends for a discussion and exchange of shared experiences on how we can all foster a more inclusive and supportive art world for immigrants. Atreya Mathur, Director of Legal Research at the Center for Art Law, and Barbie Kim, independent curator and artist, both immigrants themselves, will explore the opportunities, challenges, and limitations often faced in the arts industry. Atreya and Barbie will share lessons learned throughout their own career journeys to highlight effective strategies for advocating for immigrants in the arts.
The immigrant experience is not a monolith. From legal considerations to artistic expression, this conversation aims to empower women with the tools and perspectives needed to help inspire broader change.
FORMah, or the FORM Art House, showcases female and female-identifying artists from across the globe. Through thoughtful programming and innovative exhibitions, FORMah is committed to bringing to light artists overlooked due to their age, race, and/or gender. The gallery operates a private showroom in Jersey City and an appointment-only showroom in Newark. In 2022, FORMah opened a permanent gallery in the Lower East Side in NYC. Learn more here.
Members - $10 | Non-members - $20
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Atreya Mathur, Director of Legal Research, Center for Art Law
Atreya Mathur is the Director of Legal Research at the Center for Art Law. She received her Master of Laws from New York University School of Law, where she specialized in Competition, Innovation, and Information Laws, with a focus on copyright, intellectual property, and art law. She is an attorney from India and also co-founded m e r a k i consultancy, a consultancy service focused on legal academia and higher education in law.
At the Center she conducts legal research on an array of art and law related topics including copyright law, artificial intelligence and art, contracts, artists rights, estates and legal issues in contemporary and digital art. She publishes articles; conducts and teaches art & law workshops; addresses legal inquiries, contract reviews and conducts interviews with artists on general legal concerns. She has had her papers on copyright, art, international trade, and corporate governance published in several international journals and blogs including the European Journal of Sustainable Development, the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Center for Art Law and the New York University Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Journal, and in the New York State Bar Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Journal. She has also presented her papers and research at the Central European University in Budapest and at the International Conference on Sustainable Development in Rome.
She has instructed several workshops on intellectual property, copyright and contracts for attorneys and artists at various universities, non-profits, art organizations and institutes.
Barbie Kim, independent curator and artist
Barbie Kim (she/her) is an independent curator and artist based in New York. She received her M.A. in Art History from the Institute of Fine Art, New York University. Her research interest combines legal theory as an art historical methodology to investigate reproductions of photographs and architectural works in the twentieth century. She lectured at New York University and presented her research at Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Chicago, the University of Arizona, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Her most recent project includes the solo exhibition Estelio by Mónica Félix and the accompanying exhibition catalog to bring attention to Puerto Rican migratory demographics in New York City. She has also contributed to social advocacy for abortion rights and labor organizing for higher education workers. Her mission is to create space and advocate for marginalized communities in the art world through increasing knowledge transparency.
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