17th International Encaustic Conference

A map, like an artwork, is a tool for locating and understanding. Mapping your artist family is a powerful exercise to place your work with its contemporary relations. Placing your work in context can locate the constellations of discourses in your work, clarify important themes and ideas, find other artists engaged in related conversations, reveal the spaces where we need to up our game, map where those conversations are taking place, and help point us to a professional path for the work. This participatory talk will introduce the ideas of the Artist family, along with some fun exercises to build your family tree, and discover how to use mapping to support your studio and professional practice.