{"id":4892,"date":"2024-10-28T18:47:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T22:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiasouthern.edu\/colleges\/arts-humanities\/research-outreach\/mark-finlay-momorial-lecture\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:52:42","slug":"mark-finlay-momorial-lecture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/colleges\/arts-humanities\/research-outreach\/mark-finlay-momorial-lecture","title":{"rendered":"Mark Finlay Memorial Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"Hero-minimal container\" data-animate data-animation=\"fade-in-down\">\n  <div class=\"flush\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mark Finlay Memorial Lecture<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\n  <nav class=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n    <div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\tHome\n<\/span><\/div>  <\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"main\">\n  <div class=\" \">\n<div class=\"content-with-sidebar\">\n\n<div class=\"main__sidebar\">\n\n\n\n  <nav class='Subnav Subnav--widget' aria-label=\"Sub navigation\" data-animate data-animation=\"fade-in-left\">\n    <h2 class=\"Subnav__heading\">\n        Arts and Humanities          <\/h2>\n\n\n    <button class=\"Subnav__toggle\" data-expand aria-expanded=\"true\">\n      In This Section<span class=\"close-toggle\"><\/span>\n    <\/button>\n    \n  <ul class=\"Subnav__list\">\n    <li data-animate data-animation=\"fade-in-up\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/colleges\/arts-humanities\/research-outreach\/moveable-feast \">A Moveable Feast Lecture Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-animate data-animation=\"fade-in-up\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/colleges\/arts-humanities\/research-outreach\/ai-task-force \">AI Task Force<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-animate data-animation=\"fade-in-up\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/colleges\/arts-humanities\/research-outreach\/mark-finlay-momorial-lecture \">Mark Finlay Memorial Lecture<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-animate data-animation=\"fade-in-up\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/colleges\/arts-humanities\/research-outreach\/ogeechee-international-history-film-festival-oihff \">Ogeechee International History Film Festival (OIHFF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-animate data-animation=\"fade-in-up\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/colleges\/arts-humanities\/research-outreach\/society-for-contemporary-american-literature-in-german-scalg \">Society for Contemporary American Literature in German (SCALG)<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n  <\/nav>\n  <div class=\"sidebar-widgets\">\n    <div class=\" Widget  Widget--gold flush\">\n\n      <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">Contact Info<\/h2>\n      <p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n      <p><\/p>\n      <p><\/p>\n              <ul class=\"wp-block-list contact-list\">\n                      <li class=\"contact-email\">\n              <a href=\"mailto:cah@georgiasouthern.edu\">cah@georgiasouthern.edu<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                                <li class=\"contact-phone\">\n              <a href=\"tel:+19124782527\">912-478-2527<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                                <li>\n              P.O. Box 8142\r\nStatesboro, Georgia 30460-8142            <\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sidebar-widgets\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"main__content\">\n  <div class=\"container-sm space-sm flush\" data-animate data-animation=\"fade-in-up\">\n    <div class=\"flush\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jerry Saltz, Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic at the Armstrong Campus Fine Arts Theatre Nov. 9, 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Art critic, author, and columnist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prhspeakers.com\/speaker\/jerry-saltz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jerry Saltz<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;will be at éÙ×ÓÊÓƵ\u2019s Armstrong Campus Thursday, November 9, as the&nbsp;Mark Finlay Memorial Lecture Series&nbsp;speaker. Jerry\u2019s 60-min lecture,&nbsp;<em>The Art World Problem<\/em>, will be start at 6 p.m at the Fine Arts Theatre followed by a 15-min Q&amp;A. A book signing will follow 7:15 \u2013 8:15 p.m. The lecture is hosted by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/cah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College of Arts and Humanities<\/a>&nbsp;and co-sponsored by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/cah\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telfair.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Telfair Museums<\/a>. The event is free and open to the public as space allows. The Fine Arts Theatre is located at 11935 Abercorn St. in Savannah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerry Saltz is the Senior Art Critic for&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/author\/jerry-saltz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cNew York\u201d magazine<\/a>, where he writes about the constantly shifting dynamics of the art world, from up-and-coming artists to billionaire collectors to the role of criticism. Hailed as a \u201ccritic of the people\u201d by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cArchitectural Digest,\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;he democratizes art for a broad audience through his irreverent column and his social media channels, where has nearly one million followers. In 2018, he won the&nbsp;Pulitzer Prize in Criticism for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2017\/04\/jerry-saltz-my-life-as-a-failed-artist.html#_ga=2.45395364.1674922520.1570126524-1006425862.1564756316\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Life as a Failed Artist<\/a>,\u201d an essay about how his disappointing career as an artist is responsible for his success as a critic.&nbsp;In his entertaining lectures, Saltz dispenses valuable advice for amateurs and professionals alike, along with sharp analysis of the role of criticism in the art world today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born and raised in Chicago and now residing in New York City, Saltz has been a columnist for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cNew York\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;magazine since 2007. Formerly, he was the senior art critic for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.villagevoice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cThe Village Voice\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;for almost 10 years, where he was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. A frequent guest lecturer, he has spoken at the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim, the Whitney Museum, and many others, and has appeared at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, the Rhode Island School of Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, and elsewhere. He has also contributed to \u201cArt in America,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flash---art.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cFlash Art International,\u201d&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frieze.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cFrieze,\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;and \u201cModern Painters\u201d\u2014among other publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mark Finlay Memorial Lecture Series was created in honor of Mark Finlay, a&nbsp;Professor of History and Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the current Armstrong campus. Mark was well-published, and his last major work, a book entitled&nbsp;Growing American Rubber, won a national book award. He was, undoubtedly, one of the most well-respected faculty and administrators at Armstrong State University in Savannah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, Mark died in an accident that left a sorrowful emptiness in many lives, particularly for his widow, Kelly Applegate, and his two sons, Ellis and Greyson.&nbsp;For eight years, the Series has featured prominent nationally and internationally acclaimed speakers. The series began in 2015 with rockstar Chuck Leavell, an environmentalist and Rolling Stones pianist, who spoke about his work in forestry conservation. The series will conclude with Jerry Saltz, the rockstar of the art world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media contacts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>éÙ×ÓÊÓƵ:\u00a0<\/em>S. Norton Pease, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities, 912.478.5052,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:spease@georgiasouthern.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spease@georgiasouthern.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Penguin Random House:\u00a0<\/em>Aya Phillips,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ayphillips@penguinrandomhouse.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ayphillips@penguinrandomhouse.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a list of the prior speakers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2015 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chuckleavell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chuck Leavell<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 GA environmentalist and Rolling Stones pianist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.markkurlansky.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark Kurlansky<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Journalist and writer \u2013 Lessons of nonviolent protest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/annecbailey.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anne C Bailey<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Historian and author of The Weeping Time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/westriverproductions.com\/a-homepage-section\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lane Nishikawa<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Documentary filmmaker on Japanese internment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hks.harvard.edu\/faculty\/thomas-patterson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Thomas E. Patterson<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Political Scientist \u2013 America\u2019s Misinformation Crisis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alicedreger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Alice Dreger \u2013 Historian<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 What Happens to Democracy When Anatomy Is No Longer Destiny?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div>\n  <div class=\"tertiary full-width\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"sidebar-widgets\"><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":4889,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4892","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11708,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4892\/revisions\/11708"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}