Speaking

2020
Friends and Colleagues Conversation
POW Arts
January 15, 2020
New York, New York
Jean Cooney, Director at Times Square Arts, one of the largest platforms for public art, is joined by Natasha Logan, Deputy Director at Creative Time, and Sheetal Prajapati, Principal and Founder at Lohar Projects. These leaders in the field of contemporary art and public engagement will discuss how they work to address some of the most complex and timely issues of our current social and political landscape, and share their experiences and collegial collaborations across various forums and venues.

2019

Alternative Art School Pedagogy
Artists Talk on Art
December 16, 2019
New York, New York
Andrew Freiband, founder of Artist Literacies Institute,Kyle Dacuyan, executive director of The Poetry Project, Tal Beery of Eco Practicum and Sheetal Prajapati founder of Lohar Projects and faculty at School of Visual Arts MFA program will join Cat Tyc,writer, videomaker and organizer of this panel in conversation for the last ATOA winter panel of the decade.

Labor As Resistance: Spinning for Liberation
Creative Time Summit X
November 16, 2019
New York, New York
This workshop will explore spinning cotton as a form of collective labor resistance, started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1918 during the Khadi Movement. The movement was established to promote economic and social resistance to the ruling British Empire in rural communities during the Indian Independence Movement. Taking Gandhi’s approach of self-reliance as a collective practice to promote a localized self-sustaining economy, participants will learn and practice the basics of hand spinning cotton with a wooden drop spindle. Through this dialogical and hands-on experience, we’ll consider radical system building and collective labor as forms of resistance.

Public Think Tank on High Line
October 5, 2019
The High Line
New York, New York
This conversatin will circulate around a question posed by Monument Lab: What timely revision would you make to our inherited monuments? Participants: Manuel Acevedo (Artist), Nadia Elokdah (Grantmakers for the Arts), Patricia Eunji Kim (New York University), Karyn Olivier (Artist), Sheetal Prajapati (Lohar Projects), fayemi shakur (curator/writer), Mountain Pollen (Artist), and Marisa Williamson (Artist). Moderated by Paul Farber (Monument Lab)

Artist Reading
Pocoapoco Residency
August 14
20-minute table reading of excerpt from current writing project

Artist Talk
School of Visual Arts
New York, New York
March 26, 2019

MoMA R&D Salon 30: White Male
Museum of Modern art
New York, New York
March 25, 201 9
Contributed one-minute video response to the question: What role does gender play in framing the American racial binary? Panelists and video contributors include Aruna D’Souza, Whitney Dow, Rich Benjamin, and Homi Bhaba amongst others. Organized by Paola Antonelli and Samantha Ozer.

2018
Keynote Speaker: Artists Working in Communities
Art School Collaborative
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Deer Isle, Maine
September 20-23, 2018

The Future of Culture
Northside Festival
Brooklyn, New York
June 7, 2018
Panel discussion participant exploring the ways arts organizations consider their role in the future of culture building including Inessah Selditz, creative director, Lab at Rockwell; Kimia Kline, curator, Wythe Hotel; Sheetal Prajapati, Pioneer Works; and Joe Hall, founder/director, Ghetto Film School.

Visiting Critic/Artist Talk
Wassaic Project
Wassaic, New York
March 16, 2018

2017
Architecture of Games: Simulations and Structures of Play
Spectral Event Summit
New Rochelle, New York
August 6, 2017

Fatal Love: Where are We Now?
Asia Society and Queens Museum
New York, New York
June 30 - July 2, 2017
Moderated curator’s panel with with Anuradha Vikram, Jasmine Wahi, Leeza Ahmady, Jaishri Abichandani, Namita Gupta Wiggers, and Megha Ralapati.

KIP TALK/REAL TALK (Episode 3)
Abrons Art Center
April 8, 2017
REAL TALK / KIP TALK is a series of live talk shows about the state of contemporary performance in New York City, hosted by Kippy Winston. Episode 3 included Risa Shoup, executive director, Spacework; Geoffrey Jackson Scott, creative director, Peoplmovr; Starr Busby, artist; Diana Scholl, social media manager, ACLU; Amy Khoshbin, artist; Sheetal Prajapati, Pioneer Works; and George Emilio Sanchez, artist.

NOW//NOW//NOW//NOW
SOHO20 Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
March 25, 2017
Artist panel discussion instigating conversation around the question of ‘What do we do now?’ in regards to the issues that the Women’s March has brought to the foreground of consciousness in regards to race, sexuality, gender binary identification, and class. Moderated by Cat Tyc.

Artist/Admin: Doing Both
CUE Art Foundation
New York, New York
February 11, 2017
Artist panelist in discussion about working in the field as a practitioner and administrator also including artists Natalia Nakazawa and David Borgonjon.

Embedded, Embedding: Artist Residencies, Urban Placemaking and Social Practice
Residency Unlimited and The New School/Parsons
New York, New York
February 10, 2017
Moderated Artist Roundtable on Sustaining the Creative Practice with Regine Basha, Tania Bruguera, Steffani Jemison, Will Powhida, and Francesa Fiore.

2016
Artist Talk
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Puebla, Mexico
December 1, 2016

Artists on Art
The Galleries at Moore
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 20, 2016

Art in Practice:
Keynote Speaker: Exploring the Intersections between Art, Education & Public Engagement
Art School Collaborative
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Deer Isle, Maine
September 22-25, 2016

Ignite Talk: Sacrifice and Social Impact
KinnerLat 2016, Antigua, Guatemala
August 23, 2016

Office Hours
Black Art Incubator | Recess Art, New York
August 8, 2016

Artist Talk
Elsewhere Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina
July 23, 2016

Guest Artist Talk
Visiting Artist, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Department of Art
March 1 and 2, 2016

2015
Creative Time Summit: The Curriculum NYC
Creative Time, New York
Saturday November 14, 2015
Conversation on public engagement and museums with Sandra Jackson Dumont, Chairmen of Education, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Sarah Schultz, independent consultant, curator and educator

LES CONVERSATIONS MUSEOMIXMTL
MuseoMix Montreal 2015
Musée d’art contemporain, Montreal, Cananda
November 7, 2015
Panelist, Visitor as Actor and Thinker

Design Social: Design and Arduino
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, November 6, 2015
Organized and moderated converation exploring how artists are using Arduino for innovative practices with Juan Cortes, artist and David Sheinkopf, artist and Director of Education and Tech Integrator, Pioneer Works.

Third Annual Symposium: Photography, Expanded
Magnum Foundation, New York
Sunday November 1, 2015
Moderated respondent's panel with Fred Richin, Dean of the School of International Center for Photography; Hatuey Ramos-Fermin, artist, Director of Programs and Community Engagement, Laundromat Project; Ivan Sigal, photographer, Executive Director, Global Voices; Dread Scott, artist

Artist as Educator: Exploring Two Identities
Dedalus Foundation, New York
October 28, 2015
Panelist include artists Cecile Chong, Archie Rand, Sheetal Prajapati, and Jamie Powell, moderated by Jack Flam, President, Dedalus Foundation

Design Social: Design and Technology
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 23, 2015
Moderated artist converation with artist Yuri Suzuki, musician Kenneth Kirshner, and visualist Joshue Ott

Digital Communications and Engagement in Museums
Propeller Strategies, Mexico City, Mexico, September 22, 2015
Delivered closed-door talk on methods for incorporating digital communications into engagement strategies for museums

Indian Americans in Non-Traditional Professions
Indiaspora Leadership Forum, May 9, 2015
Panelists include Raghava KK, artist; Sheetal Prajapati, Assistant Director, MoMA; Arvind Manocha, CEO, Wolf Trap Foundation; Reena Esmail, composer; moderated by Balan Ayyar, COO, Sevatec Inc.

Yesterday and Tomorrow: Socially Engaged Art and Institutional Practice
Open Engagement Pittsburgh, April 19, 2015
Moderated panel including Sarah Bernhardt, Director, Intersect Art Center; Maori Holmes, Founder, BlackStar Film Festival; and Diane Borsato, artist.

Open Forum Conversation
Open Engagement Pittsburgh, April 19, 2015
Co-moderator with Ariana Jacob, artist

MSLCE Speaker Series
Northwestern University, February 4, 2015
Medill School of Journalism
Master of Science in Leadership and Creative Entrepreneurship

2014
Fighting Words: Should social practice be in art museums?
Portland Art Museum, June 7, 2014
Speakers include Harrell Fletcher, Chair, Social Pratice Department, Portland State University; Phaedra Livingston; Sheetal Prajapati, Assistant Director, MoMA; Paul Ramirez Jonas, Artist; Deborah Fisher, Director, A Blade of Grass; Amy Haywood, activist

Getting Personal: Fostering Creative Collaborative Spaces
Open Engagement, New York, May 18, 2014

WHAT NOW? 2014: Collaboration & Collectivity
Art in General, New York, April 4 and 5, 2014
Respondent for "Collective Bargaining" panel with moderator Carin Kuoni and panelists Robert Sember, Tercerunquinto, and The Yes Men

Experiments in Extra-Institutional Education Unconference
The New School, March 30, 2014

2013
Museum Career Lab
American Alliance of Museums
Resume Writing Seminar and Management workshop
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, November 16, 2013

Power of Giving Arts Forum: Arts and the Millennial Generation
Philanthropy New York, November 20, 2013
Participants include Ben Cameron, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Sheetal Prajapati, Museum of Modern Art; Casey Reitz, Second Stage Theatre; Steven Tartick and Kyle Young, SpotCo

Agora: What makes an artwork successful?
The Museum of Modern Art, July 22, 2013

Studio Conversations: Ted Purves and Shane Aslan Selzer
The Museum of Modern Art, June 21, 2013
Panelists included Ted Purves and Shane Aslan Selzer with artist Caroline Woolard. Moderated by Sheetal Prajapati.

Studio Conversations: Caroline Woolard and MoMA Educators
The Museum of Modern Art , June 13, 2013
Speakers included artist Caroline Woolard and MoMA educators, Pablo Helguera, Sheetal Prajapati, and Sarah Kennedy

Playtime Online: Wandering Monsters: Games and Art in the Institutional Wilderness
Institute of Play, June 5, 2013
Panelists included Nancy Nowacek, Institute of Play, artist; Shane Selzer, artist; Ted Purves, writer and artist; Eric Zimmerman, game designer; Pedro Reyes, artist; Sheetal Prajapati, MoMA

Games, Play & Organizing For Engagement In the Workplace
Institute of Play, May 8, 2013
Panelists include Brian Waniewski, Nancy Nowacek, and Greg Trefry from Institute of Play with Sheetal Prajapati, MoMA

Connecting Communities: Museums as Creative Hubs
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, March 22, 2013

2008-2012
Common Senses at Lunchtime: Are Games Art?
The Museum of Modern Art, October 22, 2012

American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting
Managing from the Middle (2010-2012)
Resume Writing (2010-2012)
Wanna Start Something? Programming from the Ground Up (2011)
Networking Mini Session (2010)
Trials and Tribulations: Experimentation in Museum Careers (2009)

National Art Education Association conference
Creating Communities with Teens in Art Museums (2012)
Teaching Contemporary Art to Families (2008)

Career Development Advisory Panels and Roundtables
Art Table (2012)
American Alliance of Museums (2012)
College Arts Association (2010)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2010)

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