Friday, March 31
1 p.m.
Curating Photography at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
Speakers:
Mattie Boom, Curator of Photography, Rijksmuseum
Hans Rooseboom, Curator of Photography, Rijksmuseum
Moderator: Jean Dykstra, Editor, Photograph Magazine
The photography curators and 2023 AIPAD Award winners discuss their recent projects and upcoming exhibitions at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

3 p.m.
Hip Hop: Conscious, Unconscious
Speakers:
Sam Balaban, Multimedia Artist, Photographer, and Director
Janette Beckman, Photographer
T. Eric Monroe, Photographer and Author
Sally Berman, Co-Curator of Hip Hop: Conscious, Unconscious
Nick Fahey, Director, Fahey / Klein Gallery
Meredith Breech.  Exhibitions Manager, Fotografiska
Hip Hop: Conscious, Unconscious, which is on view at Fotografiska through May 20, amplifies the individual creatives involved in the movement. The exhibition also surveys the women who trailblazed amid hip hop’s male-dominated environment, hip hop’s regional and stylistic diversity, and the turning point when hip hop became a billion-dollar industry that continues to mint global household names. The exhibition was created in partnership with Mass Appeal.

Saturday, April 1
1 p.m.
The Joy of Collecting: A Conversation Between W.M. Hunt and John Bennette
Speakers:
Introduction by Andra Russek, Director at Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd., AIPAD Education Committee
John A. Bennette, Collector, Editor, Curator
W.M. Hunt, Collector, Curator, Consultant
John A. Bennette and W.M. Hunt first spoke at AIPAD in 1996. They will come together again and talk some more about photography and what’s been going on for the past 27 years. They are both fierce advocates for talent, and they love talking about pictures and spreading the gospel of collecting.

3 p.m.
Adger Cowans and Halima Taha: Inside Out
Speakers:
Adger Cowans, Photographer
Halima Taha, Curator and Author
Introduction by Arnika Dawkins, Arnika Dawkins Gallery, Chair of AIPAD Education Committee
A conversation with Adger Cowans and Halima Taha, and author of Collecting African American Art: Works on Paper and Canvas. This discourse explores the impact of the sum of Adger Cowans' experiences as a fine art and movie still photographer, painter, and musician on his aesthetic view of the relationship between life and art.

Sunday, April 2
1 p.m.
The Formation of MUUS Collection and the Custodianship of Archives
Speakers:
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, Founder of MUUS Collection
Richard Grosbard, Advisor to MUUS Collection
Charles H. Traub, Photographer and Educator
An in-depth discussion about the building of MUUS Collection and its aim to uplift the legacies of underappreciated artists.

3 p.m.
New York Now: Home
Speakers:
Thea Quiray Tagle, Associate Curator, Brown Arts Institute and David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University
Sean Corcoran, Senior Curator of Photographs and Prints, Museum of the City of New York
Kristen Lubben, Executive Director, Magnum Foundation.
On the occasion of the inaugural photography triennial exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, co-curators Thea Quiray Tagle and Sean Corcoran discuss the exhaustive curatorial selection process for the exhibition, and its final 33 participating artists and collectives. The curators will provide insight into the themes which surfaced during the planning of the triennial and will discuss the ways photography expands popular notion of home, family, kinship, and community in New York and beyond.