Join us for an ARTtalk with photographer Elizabeth Stone on Friday, June 6 at 5 PM at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Stone will share insights into her exhibition I Remember, discussing her use of found photographs, memory, and community connection through immersive installation. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from the […]
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: July 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, […]
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.About the artistApril Flanders is a studio artist living and making in […]
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 […]
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, […]
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: “ive pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical […]
Join us for an evening celebration of the life of multi-talented musician, filmmaker, photographer, musicologist, anthropologist, and educator, John Cohen (1932 – 2019) in conjunction with the exhibition Image & Music: John Cohen on view at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts through December 13, 2025. Different Johns, a FRUITBAT/FOLKSCARE film directed by Robert […]
Join us for an ARTtalk by internationally recognized writer, visual researcher, and photo-based artist, Jake Eschelman as he discusses his creative research into the interspecies dialogue between bees and humans. Eschelman actively invites his audiences to imagine what the bees may tell—or ask of—us.About the artistJake Eshelman (b. 1989, USA) is a photo-based artist and visual […]
Hear from the artists behind the exhibitions contributing structure, on display in Gallery A through April 4, 2026. SR Lejeune (b. 1994, Boston, MA) is an artist currently based in Pine Plains, NY. They received a BA with High Honors from Oberlin College (2015), were a Core Fellow at the Penland School of Craft (2017-19) […]
An ARTtalk panel will begin at 5:00pm, followed by the presentation of awards. The audience is then invited upstairs to a DJ set from 7:00-8:00pm with Ty Murray/DJ Soularia. This year’s exhibition will be juried by Ty Murray, artivist and Director of Art & Communications at The Bottom, a nonprofit cultural organization in Knoxville, TN, […]
Hear from the artists behind the exhibitions Dear Body of Water, on display in Mayer Gallery December 5 through May 2, 2026. Gretchen Ernster Henderson is a body of water, an intermedia artist, and the Spence L. Wilson Distinguished Professor in Humanities at Rhodes College near the Mississippi River in Memphis, TN. Her fifth book, Life in […]