Spring 2018 Meeting

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Classical Art and Archaeology

The Spring Meeting of the CCA-South

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Loyola Marymount University

Classical Languages and Archaeology Office, University Hall

9:30 RECEPTION & check-in:

Continental Breakfast and Beverages

9:55 ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Welcome from the CCA-South Board. Call for officer nominations.

10:00 Dr. SARAH BECKMANN (UCLA)

Looking at Art through Roman Eyes: Collecting Art in the Late Roman Era

What did Romans from this period collect and why? Dr. Beckmann has excavated throughout the Mediterranean, with primary interests in museum collections and provenance-based studies. Her current research looks at the reception of antiques in the later Roman period — how and why these people were collecting antique sculptures and art in their home, what they saw in antique objects, and what values or message these objects carried for later generations of Romans. As an archaeologist, she is focused on observing the context in which an object or work of art is found, in order to properly interpret its meaning, then and now.

10:50 break

11:00 LISA DAVIS, GETTY MUSEUM EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LIAISON

Ms. Davis will provide resources, lead a discussion of the new Getty Villa gallery arrangements, and lead small group activities in modeling how to discuss art pieces in order to learn from them, especially with students.

11:45 archaeology lab demonstration

Mercedes Barletta (Harvard-Westlake School) and Keegan Potter (The Willows Community School) will lead small groups and model how to discuss art pieces in Latin, merging language use and cultural study.

12:15 lunch

Lunch will be provided.

1:00 Business Meeting (all encouraged to attend)

Nominations and election of new officers; discussion of future plans for CCA-South.

NOTE: We prefer to take payments by credit card (below); a PayPal account is NOT required. If you wish to pay by check, however, please mail PAYMENT ONLY (not a printed registration form) to:

Paul McDermott

CCA-South Treasurer

2358 Yorkshire Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90065-3424