If you’re ready to get over the old hat “death of the art critic” conversation and learn about how useful and—dare I say it?—fun social media can be, find your way to this Art Chicago panel.

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Art Chicago | NEXT Speaks
Social Media Strategies in Chicago’s Art Community

Sunday, May 2
1-2:30pm
Art Chicago Art Spot, 12th Floor

Presented by Chicago Gallery News

How are arts organizations and publications using blogs, Twitter and Facebook to connect with their communities? How is social media changing art criticism, marketing and writing?  Co-moderated by art critic Alicia Eler and Chicago Gallery News’ Ginny Berg, this panel features Duncan MacKenzie, Bad at Sports; Karla Loring, Museum of Contemporary Art; Crystal Pernell, Hyde Park Art Center;  and Carrie Heinonen, Art Institute of Chicago.