BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Turchin Center for the Visual Arts - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Turchin Center for the Visual Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Turchin Center for the Visual Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250703T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250703T180000 DTSTAMP:20260526T175003 CREATED:20250429T194056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T160852Z UID:10001155-1751562000-1751565600@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:ARTtalk: “Threading Communities\,” Kelsey Merreck Wagner DESCRIPTION:ARTtalk is a series of four events offering intimate\, behind-the-scenes discussions with select artists from the visual and performing arts worlds appearing on the summer series. ARTtalks include: \nJuly 3 at 5pm — “Threading Communities\,” Kelsey Merreck WagnerIntroducing Kelsey Merreck Wagner’s artist’s residency at the Jim Thompson Farm in the Pak Thong Chai District\, Nakhon Ratchasima Province\, Thailand in 2024. Wagner will discuss a selection of the exhibiting artists in Threading: Contemporary Art of Thailand\, on view at the Turchin Center July 3-Dec 6. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the artist\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Title: Creative Dissent: Art\, Environment\, and Activism in Thailand\n\n\nBio:\n\nKelsey Merreck Wagner (b. 1990) is a fiber artist\, educator\, curator\, and anthropologist. She defines herself as an eco-artivist (art + activism). She lives and works between the United States and Thailand. She completed her B.A. (Studio Arts; focus: printmaking) at Western Michigan University\, her M.A. (Cultural Studies & Sustainability; focus: community-engaged arts) at Appalachian State University\, and received her Ph.D. at Michigan State University (Anthropology; focus: environmental activism and art in Thailand). Her unique artwork has spanned printmaking to ceramics to book-making to textiles. Since 2019\, her current body of work comprises small and large-scale weavings made entirely from plastic and other recycled materials\, which she collects from her household\, community\, and trash clean-ups. Her practice is both research-based and community-engaged\, and centers art-making that is collaborative\, encourages solidarity\, and raises awareness about environmental issues including endangered species\, animal welfare\, and plastic pollution. \nHer work has been exhibited in art galleries\, museums\, and institutions: internationally in Cambodia\, Thailand\, Canada\, Malaysia and Italy; as well as across the United States including Illinois\, Texas\, Ohio\, New York\, North Carolina\, and Michigan. She has been awarded multiple fellowships for her arts-based research/creation; completed numerous commissions; and her work is in a variety of private and public collections\, including multiple galleries as well as Michigan State University\, Grand Valley State University\, and University of North Carolina-Wilmington. She has participated in residency programs in the United States\, and was most recently the Artist-in-Residence at the Jim Thompson Art Center/Jim Thompson Farm in Thailand\, and is currently a SEEK Fellow for Raleigh Arts. She is a committee member of the Blue Ridge Fiber Arts (North Carolina)\, and a founding member of the Arts Worms-Mekong Artist Collective (Thailand). As an educator\, she has taught a wide range of trash-art projects for high-school students\, college students\, and community members\, and also mentors undergraduate students. \n\n\nkelseymerreckwagner.com\ninstagram.com/trash_weaver URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/arttalk-threading-communities-kelsey-merreck-wagner/ LOCATION:TCVA Lecture Hall CATEGORIES:ARTtalk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/JT-Farm24_Kelsey-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250703T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250703T180000 DTSTAMP:20260526T175003 CREATED:20250703T090011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T105359Z UID:10001153-1751562000-1751565600@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:ARTtalk: Threading Communities- Thailand DESCRIPTION:The Threading Communities ARTtalk will introduce Kelsey Merreck Wagner’s artist’s residency at the Jim Thompson Farm in the Pak Thong Chai District\, Nakhon Ratchasima Province\, Thailand in 2024. Wagner will also discuss a selection of the exhibiting artists in Threading: Contemporary Art of Thailand. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April Flanders\, Teredo Navalis\n \n \n \n \n April Flanders\, Dresseina Polymorpha\n \n \n \n \n April Flanders\, Steyla Clava URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/arttalk-threading-communities-thailand/ LOCATION:TCVA Lecture Hall CATEGORIES:ARTtalk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ART-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250709T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250709T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T175003 CREATED:20250429T194804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T194808Z UID:10001156-1752066000-1752069600@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:ARTtalk: “Mindful Meditations\,” cellist Joshua Roman DESCRIPTION:July 9 at 1pm — Cellist Joshua Roman: “Mindful Meditation”Cellist\, composer and curator Joshua Roman will discuss “Mindful Meditation\,” a conversation born from a larger project\, Immunity\, which delves into his experiences with long Covid\, the physical and mental work required for his return to the stage\, and how he can help others move beyond their own limitations. Tessa Lark\, Joshua Roman\, and Edgar Meyer will perform on July 9 at 7:30pm at the Schaefer Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the artist\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Joshua Roman is a cello soloist and composer\, hailed for his “effortlessly expressive tone… and playful zest for exploration” (New York Times)\, as well as his “extraordinary technical and musical gifts” and “blend of precision and almost improvisatory freedom… that goes straight to the heart” (San Francisco Chronicle). His genre-bending programs have grown out of an “enthusiasm for musical evolution that is as contagious as his love for the classics” (Seattle Times)\, and he has collaborated with artists including Yo-Yo Ma\, Edgar Meyer\, DJ Spooky\, Tony-winner/MacArthur Genius Bill T. Jones\, Grammy Award-winning East African vocalist Somi\, and Tony Award-nominated actor Anna Deavere Smith. URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/arttalk-mindful-meditations-cellist-joshua-roman/ LOCATION:TCVA Lecture Hall CATEGORIES:ARTtalk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/web_Roman_2023cShervinLainez-05.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T175003 CREATED:20250429T195232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250429T195236Z UID:10001157-1752847200-1752850800@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:ARTtalk: Alonzo King LINES Ballet DESCRIPTION:July 18 — Alonzo King LINES BalletSince 1982\, celebrated contemporary dance company Alonzo King LINES Ballet  has collaborated with composers\, musicians\, and visual artists from around the world\, drawing on deeply rooted cultural traditions and changing the way people look at ballet. In this intimate chat\, members of the company discuss the juxtaposition of art\, dance and movement. The company will perform on July 19 at 7:30pm at the Schaefer Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the artist\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ROBERT ROSENWASSER is a co-founder of LINES Ballet. As Creative Director\, he oversees each project’s aesthetic and artistic direction at the LINES Ballet company\, including conceptual design and production. Alongside his artistic work with LINES Ballet\, as General Manager for 32 years\, he built the Company’s touring program into one of the nation’s most expansive. \nIn 2018\, Robert Rosenwasser became Executive Director. In addition to his work with LINES Ballet\, he has designed for Ballet de Monte Carlo\, Béjart Ballet Lausanne\, the Royal Swedish Ballet\, San Francisco Ballet\, Joffrey Ballet\, Frankfurt Ballet\, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He has also collaborated on book projects with artists and poets Richard Tuttle\, Mei-mei Berssenbrugge\, Kiki Smith\, Cecilia Vicuna\, and Barbara Guest. His work is found at the New York Museum of Modern Art in the Department of Books and Illustrated Prints\, at the Whitney Museum\, and the Spencer Collection of the New York Public Library. \nMr. Rosenwasser grew up in New York\, attending Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts\, Cooper Union\, and California Institute of the Arts. URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/arttalk-alonzo-king-lines-ballet/ LOCATION:TCVA Lecture Hall CATEGORIES:ARTtalk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Alonzo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T175003 CREATED:20250430T133558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T151200Z UID:10001159-1753275600-1753279200@tcva.appstate.edu SUMMARY:ARTtalk: The 5 Browns DESCRIPTION:July 23 — The 5 BrownsA conversation with the Juilliard-trained sibling piano ensemble on touring\, and life as musicians. The 5 Browns have released eight albums that have collectively spent over 30 weeks at #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Classical Album Chart. The New York Post has proclaimed: “[F]ive pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years.” The ensemble will perform on July 23 at 7:30pm at the Schaefer Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the artist\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 5 Browns – Desirae Brown\, Deondra Brown\, Stephen Beus\, Gregory Brown\, and Melody Brown — all attended The Juilliard School in New York\, where they were joined by the Browns’ youngest brother\, Ryan (now retired from the stage). The quintet enjoyed its first wave of critical attention in February of 2002\, when People magazine dubbed them the “Fab Five” and they were featured on Oprah and 60 Minutes. The 5 Browns have released eight albums that have collectively spent over 30 weeks at #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Classical Album Chart. The New York Post has proclaimed: “[F]ive pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years.” \nThe 5 Browns’ music — and the siblings’ child advocacy work — are the subject of the award-winning documentary film The 5 Browns: Digging Through the Darkness\, which was chosen as a “Critic’s Pick” by The New York Times. URL:https://tcva.appstate.edu/event/arttalk-the-5-browns-2/ LOCATION:TCVA Lecture Hall CATEGORIES:ARTtalk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://tcva.appstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-5-Browns-living-room-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR