Program

Welcome by Rachael Reynolds, PhD student, Art History 
Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University 
10:00 am 

Panel 1: What is American Art? 
10:10 am–12 pm

• David Saiz (he/him), PhD student, Art History with a certificate in African American Studies, Princeton University
   
• Lauren Fulton (she/her), PhD candidate, Art History & Criticism, SUNY Stony Brook
   
• Alicia Gallant (they/them), PhD student, Department of Art History, The Graduate Center, CUNY
   
• Nana Ferdnance (she/her), MA (2023), Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University

Q&A by Joanna Platt, PhD student, Art History, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University 

Lunch 12–1 pm  

Panel 2: Global Approaches to Preserving Culture 
1–2:40 pm 

• Bryce Heatherly (he/him), PhD candidate, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
   
• Pritha Mukherjee (she/her), PhD candidate, Department of Art History, Rutgers University
   
• Juul VanHaver (he/him), MA (2023), History of Art, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University 

 Q&A by Ryan Mitchell, PhD student, Art History, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University 

Coffee Break 

Panel 3: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Art History 
3–5 pm 

• Umrat Khan (she/her), MA student, Interdisciplinary Studies, New York University
   
• Heath Ballowe (he/him), MA (2022), Decorative Art Design History and Material Culture, Bard Graduate Center
   
• Corey Loftus (she/her), PhD student, History of Art, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University 
   
• Bryan Martin (he/him), MA student, History of Art, City College of New York 

Q&A moderated by Camila Damico Medina, PhD student, Art History, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University 

Reception 
5–6 pm 
Tyler Atrium 

This event is presented by Tyler's Department of Art History and supported by Temple University’s General Activities Fund. 

Caption: Ottoman sampler, early 19th century, maker unknown. Image courtesy of Dr. Deniz Turker and the Fitzwilliam Museum, UK.