Maureen Connor, Professor Emeritus and co-founder of the social practice program at Queens College, was featured in The New York Times, introducing SPQ and the rise of social practice and collaborative art in academic programs: “We try to teach collaboration,” … “Most artists haven’t had the opportunity to work collaboratively, and many of them find it difficult at first to work that way. For so many years, they have been encouraged to work on their own and in competition with others.”

Read more here: Social Practice Degrees Take Art to the Communal Level

[Image: The artist Carmen Papalia, who is legally blind, leads an eyes-shut walking tour called “Blind Field Shuttle.” Credit Heather Zinger, Courtesy of The New York Times.]