Why meet Lynne Cooke? Why meet Eva Respini? Fatos Ustek? Daria de Beauvais??  

Why meet any of these curators that I personally introduce to Praxis students every single week?

Because they are doorways into the art world as we know it.

You are invited to a live Zoom Roundtable discussion with legendary curator and writer Lynne Cooke on Thursday, April 13th at 2pm. 

To meet her, to ask her questions, and to attend this Praxis Center Roundtable talk you must be a Praxis member.  

This is your personal introduction.

Are you going to take it or not?

A lot of artists get a chance to be introduced, and then they get scared to take that introduction. 

"Darn, am I even up to this? That's too much…" 

"I met so and so and he even asked me to reach out to him, but I never wrote that letter because I was scared. And now it’s been a week. What should I do?" 

Have you ever had an opportunity like this and passed it up or flubbed it because the person was too influential, too big?

Or got the intro and blew it afterwards when you wrote to them? 

In Praxis, we'll help you to not blow it, because I'll look at your letter and work with you on all the details.

So if you're really scared out of your mind, don't worry. I'll show you exactly what to write so you get a good response. 

Does this work? Yes.

Last month, a Praxis member wrote to a curator in Prague that was at the Roundtable talks, using the letter format I encouraged — and she  got a response with included sentences like this from the curator - “.. I wanted to take the time to carefully study the  links you sent to me, which I did. Of course, one would wish to see your work physically, not just on-line, to understand its true power, but I can say that even from the images I have seen, your work does speak to me.”

That is a genuine connection of interest and recognition. 

If you’d like to get these results for yourself the ball is in your court now.

Do you want to be introduced to Lynne Cooke? 

Do you want to learn how to write to her in a way that is genuine? 

If you wish to accept this invitation, you must enroll as a Praxis member which is currently $59 a month (you can cancel anytime).

-Brainard