Yes Symposium

A weekend-long symposium on optimistic strategies in art and teaching

March 20, 2009 through March 22, 2009

Friday, March 20
7:00 PM
Film Screening followed by discussion with Tim Rollins and K.O.S. and Ian Berry, Malloy Curator, Tang Museum

Saturday, March 21
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Presentations and discussions on optimistic strategies in art and teaching with Hope Ginsburg, Paula Hayes, Oliver Herring, Ben Kinmont, Tod Lippy, Pedro Reyes, Tim Rollins, Allison Smith, and others
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Opening Reception

Sunday, March 22
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington St, Saratoga Springs
TASK, Oliver Herring's improvisational art event with community members


YES: The Persistence of Optimism is generously supported by Michele Dunkerley

Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History

Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History examines the unique collaboration between Rollins, an artist, activist, and educator, and the Kids of Survival (K.O.S.). See More

Opener 16 Oliver Herring: Me Us Them

Me Us Them weaves together fifteen years of work by New York-based artist Oliver Herring (b. 1964). His ever-expanding body of work explores many media, from sculpture and performance to photography and video. See More