Public Story
2020 Dona Ann McAdams: Performative Acts
Artist:
Dona Ann McAdams
Curated by:
John Killacky
This exhibition includes approximately 45 photographs from her expansive oeuvre over the last forty years featuring essential documentation of the avant-garde performance and queer liberation scenes in New York in the ‘80s and ‘90s, humane in situ portraits of those with cognitive disabilities, cloistered nuns, race track workers, Appalachians, and farmers as well as luminous photos of horses, oxen, and goats.
A longtime New York City resident, McAdams now lives on a goat farm in Sandgate, Vermont, with her husband, the writer Brad Kessler.
After showing at BMAC from June 22 through September 23, “Dona Ann McAdams: Performative Acts” will tour Vermont through November 2020, visiting Castleton University’s Bank Gallery in Rutland, Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury and Helen Day Art Center in Stowe.
After showing at BMAC from June 22 through September 23, “Dona Ann McAdams: Performative Acts” will tour Vermont through November 2020, visiting Castleton University’s Bank Gallery in Rutland, Catamount Arts in St. Johnsbury and Helen Day Art Center in Stowe.
Public Programs
Culture Wars with Dona Ann McAdams and John Killacky
In the 1990s, artists such as David Wojnarowicz, Karen Finley, and Ron Athey served as lightning rods for outrage over the appropriateness of their receiving support from the National Endowment for the Arts. In this video, photographer Dona Ann McAdams and curator John Killacky discuss the culture wars of this era and McAdams’ exhibition at the Helen Day Art Center, “Dona Ann McAdams: Performative Acts.”Live Webinar: October 29, 5:30-6:30pm
Vermont Farming: Education, Economics, and Entrepreneurship
A Panel Discussion with Dona Ann McAdams, Brad Kessler, Molly Pindell, Lelia Evans, and Maiya KeckJoin Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86775784103?pwd=aDZrcU8xekRlU0Y4WlpzTlVEUTlJdz09
Meeting ID: 867 7578 4103
Passcode: 306498Moderator: Rachel Moore