RESIDENCY #171 October 14 – November 3, 2018
Chris Abani – author / poet / playwright
Maria de Alvear – composer (Maria de Alvear will not able to attend Residency #171.)
Isaac Julien – filmmaker / installation artist
October 19, 5 PM – 7 PM
Reception to welcome the artists in-residence
Pabst Visitor Center & Gallery,1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, 32168
For more information call: 386-427-6975
October 23, 7 PM
Chris Abani – Master Artist Community Outreach: Reading followed by Q & A and book signing
Lynn Presentation Room, Rinker Welcome Center, Stetson University, 345 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand, FL 32724
Free, open to the public. For more information, call 386-822-7720
“Chris Abani might be the most courageous writer working right now. There is no subject matter he finds daunting, no challenge he fears. Aside from that, he writes like an angel. If you want to get at the molten heart of contemporary fiction, Abani is the starting point.”—Dave Eggers
October 24, 5:30 PM
Isaac Julien – Master Artist Community Outreach: Illustrated Talk followed by Q & A
ACA Joan James Harris Theater and artists’ studios, 1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, 32168
For more information call 386-427-6975
In 2017, Isaac Julien received the Charles Wollaston Award, for most distinguished work at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was awarded the title Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s birthday honors, 2017.
November 1, 7 PM
INsideOUT – Closing reception and informal studio visits with Artists-in-Residence (Adult Content – for mature audiences) ACA Joan James Harris Theater and artists’ studios, 1414 Art Center Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, 32168. For more information call 386-427-6975
Chris Abani is a Pabst Endowed Chair for Master Writers.