
FRAMEWORK
Framework is a panel series that engages artists, arts professionals, cultural leaders and audiences in conversation to CREATE, ENCOURAGE and SUPPORT individual emerging artists.
FRAMEWORK PANEL #27: CHALLENGING COLONIALISM IN CONTEMPORARY ART, Mexican Cultural Institute, 2017.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Launched in December 2002, Transformer’s FRAMEWORK Panel Series engages artists, arts professionals, cultural leaders, and audiences in conversation to create an oral ‘field guide’ encouraging and supporting artists, and educating audiences through the sharing of new & best contemporary visual arts practices.
Presented at DC based universities and cultural institutions, within online formats, and featuring global arts leaders - Transformer’s FRAMEWORK Panel Series advance critical arts dialogue.
UPCOMING:
38: Art for Social Justice Artists’ Salon
Saturday, September 6, 2025 | 1-3 PM | At Transformer & Zoom
Join us at Transformer for an art salon exploring how art can be used as a powerful tool for social justice. Led by the exhibiting artists of A Litany for Survival / E22: Glass for Social Justice, this conversation is designed for artists who strive to create meaningful change through their artwork but may not know where to begin. Presented as part of E22: Glass for Social Justice, the 22nd iteration of Transformer’s annual Exercises for Emerging Artists program.
Open to the public & free with RSVP: https://E22artistsalon.eventbrite.com
Explore Past Panels
37: A Conversation with Italian artist Irene Fenara with Victoria Reis
35: transformer20 - Pussy Noir and Victoria Reis: A Conversation about Collaboration
34: transformer20 – Fostering Emerging Artist Communities: A Cross-City Dialogue between Philadelphia and DC
31: Double Rainbow: Future Archives - A conversation with artists Holly Bass & Maps Glover
26: Exploring Innovative Developments in International Sculptural Practice