Ithaca College

Scholar in Residence, Raza Rumi will speak in a panel at the annual meeting of American Academy of Religion (AAR) this weekend. The panel will entail a conversation with the recipient of the AAR Religion and the Arts Award, Shahzia Sikander on contemporary art and religious themes that influence culture and politics today. Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, of Georgetown University & S. Brent Plate, Hamilton College will preside the session.  

Religion and the Arts Award Jury

Theme: Conversation with Religion and the Arts Awardee Shahzia Sikander

Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Georgetown University, Presiding S. Brent Plate, Hamilton College, Presiding

Sunday - 3:00 PM-4:30 PM Convention Center-007A (River Level)

This special conversation with the recipient of the AAR Religion and the Arts Award, Shahzia Sikander, includes her exchange of artistic and religious ideas with columnist, journalist, and analyst Raza Rumi, Ithaca College. As a leading Pakistani and woman artist, Sikander's work has been featured in one-woman and group exhibitions nationally and internationally. She is the recipient of numerous awards, grants and fellowships in support of her work including the Asia Society Award for Significant Contribution to Contemporary Art (2015); Art Prize in Time-Based Art from Grand Rapids Museum (2014), the Inaugural Medal of Art by the US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton (2012), and John D. and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation Achievement ‘Genius’ award, (2006-2011).

Panelists: Shahzia Sikander, New York, NY Raza Rumi, Ithaca College