The Art of Installation
with Frances Jakubek
May 17, 2025
Course Description
How we experience art often depends not only on the work itself but also on where and how it’s displayed. In this new online program, curator Frances Jakubek invites you to explore the unique relationship between art and its setting. This seminar examines how the presence of artwork—whether in galleries, museums, art fairs, or private spaces—shapes how we experience it. We look at the choices curators, artists, and collectors make when arranging and presenting art, and how those decisions influence the viewer’s perception and engagement. The seminar reveals how a thoughtful installation can deepen our connection to the work and even change its meaning.
We consider the impact of installation strategies—placement, spacing, lighting, and architectural context—and how they shift the way art communicates. Through a series of carefully selected visual examples, we observe how the physical display guides our movement and interaction with the artwork, whether in public exhibitions or private collections.
By the end of our four hours together, you depart with valuable insights into how the arrangement of art influences our emotional and intellectual responses. Whether you’re an artist, new collector, or art enthusiast, you now have the practical tools to enhance your understanding of how art is experienced in different environments, helping you present your own work or that of others with purpose and intention.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Special Notes:
Class will meet 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Mountain Time) on Saturday, May 17.
Zoom Video Conferencing software (available for no charge from Zoom.com) will be used to facilitate the class sessions. Further details will be emailed to registrants.
Santa Fe Workshops always aims to produce a high-quality experience for our online attendees. That said, variables including regional and local internet provider speeds, traffic on Zoom's servers, and your own computing hardware can contribute to a less than ideal streaming event. While we do our best to minimize the impact of these variables, they are outside the control of Santa Fe Workshops.
Policies:
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For the convenience of participants, recordings of each class session are posted privately for one month after the end of each session. Santa Fe Workshops takes the recordings down after one month to protect the intellectual property of our instructors.
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Frances Jakubek is an image-maker, independent curator, and consultant for artists. She is the co-founder of A Yellow Rose Project, past Director of the Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York City, and former Associate Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Massachusetts.
Recent curatorial appointments include Critical Mass, Potential Space: A Serious Look at Child’s Play featuring works by Nancy Richards Farese, Filter Photo, The Griffin Museum of Photography, British Journal of Photography, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Save Art Space, and Photo District News.
Frances participates in portfolio reviews internationally, has been a panelist for the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Photography fellowships, a speaker for SPE National and Colorado Photographic Arts Center, and a lecturer for the School of Visual Arts, Boston University, University of New Mexico, and Washington and Lee University. She has taught workshops for The Southeast Center for Photography, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Maine Media, and the University of Iowa.
Website: francesjakubek.com
Instagram: @franciepants
