CIG HARVEY听 |听 辫丑辞迟辞驳谤补辫丑测听听|听 August 25 – October 13听
Cig Harvey, an award-winning, Maine-based British photographer, uses images and language to explore sensory experience and elevate the everyday. In her new work for the Baum Gallery, Cig Harvey: From Red to Violet, the artist uses her family and the natural surroundings of Maine scenery to transform the ordinary world into an extraordinary, even surreal, experience. In addition to her gallery work, this residency will also feature her large-scale video projections, which will light up the night sky. Referring to her projections, she writes: 鈥淭he current social unrest, political climate, and the virus intensified my urge to bring beauty into the community.鈥�
Cig Harvey – Photography Exhibit:听From Red to Violet听
Aug. 25-Oct. 13, 2022 | Baum Gallery Hours | Baum Gallery, McCastlain Hall
Cig Harvey – Outdoor Photographic Projections
Sept. 28-29 and Oct. 11-12, 2022 | 7:30-10 p.m. | LED Screen, Football Field
Cig Harvey – Photography Workshop with Students
Oct. 11, 2022 | 8:30 am-1:00 pm | Fireplace Room, McCastlain Hall
Cig Harvey – Public Gallery Talk
Oct. 11, 2022 | 1:40-2:30 pm | Baum Gallery, McCastlain Hall
Cig Harvey – Photography Workshop with Students
Oct. 12, 2022 | 8:30 am-1:00 pm | Fireplace Room, McCastlain Hall
Cig Harvey – Workshop with Creative Writing Students听
Oct. 12, 2022 | 3:00 pm-4:15 pm | Fireplace Room, McCastlain Hall
Cig Harvey – Public Lecture followed by Photographic Projections at the UCA Stadium LED Screen
Oct. 12, 2022 | 6:30 pm | Art Lecture Hall, 143 McCastlain Hall
*Free shuttle bus transportation will be available to the projection site)
MICHAEL N. J. WRIGHT and CARO POSSE听 |听 cinematography and film production听听|听 Oct. 13
Michael 鈥楴ance Jordan鈥� Wright鈥擶riter/Director/Cinematographer鈥攇raduated as a Cinematography Fellow from the American Film Institute. He is the head of Wright Bros. Photoplay where he鈥檚 produced numerous award-winning features and shorts, of which Wright also photographed. He has an extensive track record serving as Director of Photography for television networks like NBC, ESPN, MTV, Discovery, and more. An Emmy winner and multiple Telly recipient, Wright has lectured at the American Film Institute, University of Illinois in Urbana, Columbia College, and other institutions. He served for five consecutive years as juror member for the Chicago Children鈥檚 International Film Festival. Wright is adjunct faculty at Columbia College Chicago.
Caro Posse is an award-winning media producer and educator. She worked in the arts non-profit sector as Programming Director and, ultimately, served as Interim Director, of the听Chicago Latino Film Festival.听 She has served on juries for the听Sundance Institute, Latino Public Broadcasting听(LPB) and the听Independent Television Service听(ITVS), among others. Posse is the film curator for听Mostra: Brazilian Film Series听presented in cooperation with听Partners of the Americas Illinois-Sao Paulo Chapter. Her credits include听Hot Chili听(2004),听The Quiet听(2005),听Path of Least听 Resistance听(2006),听Little Green Men听(2009),听The Scary Ham (2017), This is Cindy (2018), American Fumble (2019), and The Francis Ellis Mysteries听(2021). Caro has a BA in Film, a Master鈥檚 in Arts Management and is currently an Assistant Professor in Cinema and Television Arts at Columbia College Chicago.
Caro Posse – Presentation/Discussion: “The Life Cycle of a Film and the Role of the Producer”
Oct. 13, 2022 | 12:15-1:30 pm | Stanley Russ 103
Caro Posse & Michael N.J. Wright – Presentation/Discussion: “Finding a Balance, Freelance and Family”
Oct. 13, 2022 | 1:40-2:30 pm | Stanley Russ 103
Michael N.J. Wright – Lighting/Cinematography Workshop: “Block, Compose, Expose, A Case Against Style”
Oct. 13, 2022 | 2:40-3:55 pm | Stanley Russ Production Studio
Film Screening: American Parent听Sneak Preview (75 min., 2022) directed by Emily Railsback
Post-screening Q&A with Caro Posse and Michael N.J. Wright, hosted by Keith Corson and Emily Railsback听
Oct. 13, 2022 | 7:00 pm | McCastlain Ballroom
MIKE DURKIN听 |听听social practice performance art听 听|听 Oct. 18 鈥� Nov. 30
mike听durkin听(He/He/His) is a multidisciplinary social practice performance artist currently residing in Philadelphia and New York City. Guided by the intersection between art and the everyday, mike has created site-responsive, social practice productions exploring topics such as substance abuse, addiction, homelessness, food access, place, and gentrification. UCA and Conway will participate in his ongoing project听and you will know it鈥檚 done when the oil stops bubbling, which examines the roles food plays in different regions of the United States.听 The project has had exhibitions and performances in Asheville, NC, Philadelphia, PA, and New York, NY.听 听Through story sharing circles with various groups in the community where the artist records people鈥檚 personal connections to recipes, the cooking experience, and food, mike and his collaborators will produce a cookbook, an exhibition of creative work made in response to the recipes, and a participatory community meal.
Mike Durkin 鈥� Public Workshop/Story-Sharing Circle
Oct. 18, 2022 | 1:40-2:30 pm | Amphitheatre (rain venue 鈥� McAlister Mirror Room)
Mike Durkin 鈥� Community Meal, Art Pop Up, and Recipe Slam
Nov. 10, 2022 | 6:00-8:00 pm | Metro Square, 1023 Main St., Conway.
Mike Durkin 鈥� The Art of Food Exhibit
Nov. 14- Dec. 9, 2022 | 8 a.m. 鈥� 5 p.m. | McCastlain Hallway Gallery
Additional support for Mike Durkin鈥檚 residency is generously provided by Engage Management.
ALEXANDER MARKOV听 |听听violin听 |听 October 27 鈥� November 1
Russian American violinist Alexander Markov is a Gold Medal winner of the international Paganini Violin Competition (1982), one of the most important violin competitions for performers 15-31 years of age, and has appeared as a soloist with some of the world鈥檚 most celebrated orchestras including Philadelphia Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, The Montreal Symphony, Budapest Festival Orchestra, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, among others. Markov鈥檚 musical journey goes beyond his work as a classical violin soloist. A child phenom who began performing as a soloist with professional orchestras by the age of eight, Markov later discovered and fell in love with rock music while in high school and, eventually, merged it with classical music. With a vision to bridge the gap between rock and classical audiences, Markov co-wrote听The Rock Concerto听with James V. Remington who custom-designed Markov鈥檚 gold, 6-string electric violin.
Alexander Markov 鈥� Presentation/Discussion
Oct. 27, 2022 | 1:40-2:30 pm | Amphitheatre (rain venue 鈥� Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall)
Alexander Markov 鈥� Chamber Music Masterclass
Oct. 27, 2022 | 4:00-5:30 pm | Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall
Alexander Markov 鈥� Violin Masterclass
Oct. 27, 2022 | 7:00-9:00 pm | Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall
Alexander Markov 鈥� Public Recital
Oct. 29, 2022 | 7:30-9:00 pm | Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall
Alexander Markov 鈥� Public Concert with the Conway Symphony Orchestra*
Oct. 30, 2022 | 4:00 pm | Reynolds Performance Hall
*Tickets are required for this event, and are available at听
TESS TAYLOR听 |听听poetry听 |听 Nov. 3-4
Tess Taylor is the author of five collections of poetry, including听The Misremembered World,听selected by Eavan Boland for the Poetry Society of America鈥檚 inaugural chapbook fellowship, and听The Forage House,听called 鈥渟tunning鈥� by听The San Francisco Chronicle.听Work & Days听was named one of听The New York Times听best books of poetry of 2016.听听In spring 2020, she published two books of poems.听Last West听was commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art as a part of the听Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures听exhibition;听Rift Zone, from Red Hen Press,听was hailed as 鈥渂rilliant鈥� in the听LA Times听and named one of the best books of 2020 by听The Boston Globe. Taylor has听served as on-air poetry reviewer for NPR鈥檚听All Things Considered听for over a decade. Taylor is currently on the faculty of Ashland University鈥檚 Low-Res MFA Creative Writing Program.
Photo credit A. Mathiowetz
Tess Taylor 鈥� Poetry Master Class
Nov. 3, 2022 | 4:00-5:30 pm | Win Thompson Hall 331
Tess Taylor 鈥� Poetry Craft Talk
Nov. 4, 2022 | 12:00-12:50 pm | Win Thompson Hall 331
Tess Taylor 鈥� Public Reading and Book Signing*
Nov. 4, 2022 | 6:00-7:30 pm | McCastlain Hall Ballroom
*Keynote lecture in conjunction with C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference
Todd Solondz听 |听听filmmaking听 |听 Nov. 8
Independent filmmaker Todd听Solondz听was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in the suburbs. In 1996,听Welcome to the Dollhouse, a feature film he produced, wrote, and directed, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and many other awards. In 1998,听Happiness, which he wrote and directed, won the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. His next film听Storytelling听premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, and was named one of the 鈥渢en best films of the year鈥� by听The New York Times.听Palindromes听premiered in competition at the 2004 Venice Film Festival, as well as at that year鈥檚 Telluride, New York, and Toronto Film Festivals.听Life During Wartime听won the best screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival in 2009 and numerous other awards.听Dark Horse听premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2011 and听Wiener-Dog听premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016.听Solondz teaches film writing and directing at the Tisch School of Art at New York University.
Todd Solondz 鈥� Screenwriting Workshop
Nov. 8, 2022 | 12:05-1:30 pm | Stanley Russ Hall 216 G
Todd Solondz 鈥� Writing and Directing the Independent Feature Film
Nov. 8, 2022 | 4:05 pm | Stanley Russ Hall 103
Film Screening:听Welcome to the Dollhouse听(88 min. 1995) written and directed by Todd Solondz
Post-screening Q & A with Todd Solondz, hosted by Keith Corson and Emily Railsback
Nov. 8, 2022 | 6:30 pm | Reynolds Performance Hall